Black composer Nailah Nombeko's "Pieces for Oboe and Piano" has been described as displaying "beautiful and invigorating-lyrical lines with staccato piano contrasting with legato oboe." See Nailah Nombeko's website.
Pontchartrain for flute choir (optional drums and any bass instrument in C) is a narrative that depicts the rebuilding of New Orleans. This melodic work begins with a slow section describing the devastation of hurricane Katrina, followed by a…
Japanese composer Dai Fujikura wrote "Poyopoyo" on commission from Nobuaki Fukukawa, to whom the composition is also dedicated. This one movement work was premiered in Nagoya, October 2012. A highly challenging work for unaccompanied horn. On his…
Chinese American composer Wayne Lu wrote "Pranayama" for unaccompanied horn. The work has two movements: I. PranaII. Ayama. The work was commisioned by and dedicated to Steven Cohe. The Theodore Front Musical Literature website indicates that this…
Renée Baker, founding music director and conductor of the internationally acclaimed Chicago Modern Orchestra Project, has composed more than 2,000 works for ensembles, including numerous commissioned pieces for the Chicago Sinfonietta and the Chicago…
Bermudian tuba player and composer Kenneth Amis' "Preludes Nos. 1-5" was composed for Trombone and piano. The composition won the 2008 Eastern Trombone Worksho National Trombone Composition Competition.
The creative output of Anthony R. Green (b. 1984; composer, performer, social justice artist) includes musical and visual creations, interpretations of original works or works in the repertoire, collaborations, educational outreach, and more. Behind…