Sri Lankan-born Canadian composer Dinuk Wijeratne composed "Colour Study in Rupaktaal" in 2007. The work was commissioned by pianist David Jalbert and received its world premiere at "Music Toronto" series in Toronto, Ontario in May 2007. Wijeratne's…
Navajo pianist and composer Connor Chee combines classical piano technique with Native American heritage. "Navajo Vocables for Piano" is based on transcriptions of vocals sun in chants. Numbers 1-4 and 9-12 are based on Navajo Corn-Grinding songs.…
Mexican American composer Robert Xavier Rodríguez composed "Gambits: Six Chess Pieces" in 2002. The work was commissioned by Charles and Sarah Riehm, and dedicated to Andrew Riehm & the Musica Nova ensemble of the University of Texas. The music…
Korean American composer HyeKyung Lee has written for diverse genres and media. As written on Jack Sutte's website: "Frenetic Dream was written for Jack Sutte in 2001. Frenetic Dream makes use of a minimal amount of material (stated in the opening)…
Japanese composer, Hiroshi Hoshina's "Miko Dance" is a free-style concerto for solo horn and orchestra. The work was composed at the request of the Hoshina Academy Chamber Orhcestra Ensemble Harmonia.