Eric Ewazen

Mendelssohn's classic art song, 'On Wings of Song, ' set to the poetry to Heinrich Heine, provided the inspiration for the music. The sublime melody has become part of the repertory of musicians of ev...

PASTORALE FOR TENOR TROMBONE, BASS TROMBONE AND PIANO is an arrangement of the middle movement of an ealier work BALLADE, PASTORALE AND DANCE FOR FLUTE, HORN IN F AND PIANO, composed in the winter of...

Commissioned by the American Brass Quintet, the orchestral version was written for the Orquesta Sinfonica Carlos Chavez of Mexico City, the Wind Ensemble Version for Butler University, and recorded by...

Colchester is among the oldest cities in Britain, with an old Roman wall, a massive Norman castle, picturesque homes and churches, and, as in all decent English towns, colorful old pubs. Each movement...

As commissioning bassoonist Jeffrey Keesecker wrote after the concerto's premiere, 'Eric has composed a modern masterpiece, a profound work of depth and meaning that captures the soul of the bassoon.'...

A 3-movement concerto for oboe and string orchestra, Down a River of Time is an alternately joyous and wistful contemplation reflecting on life, memory, and the importance of dreams and ideals. Dedica...

Following the acclaim and popularity of the first concerto that Eric Ewazen wrote for oboist Linda Strommen; in 2010 Ewazen composed a second concerto for her; this time with wind ensemble accompanime...

The several days which followed the tragedy of September 11, 2001, New York became a city landscape of empty streets and impromptu, heartbreaking memorials mourning our lost citizens, friends and fami...

Quintet for Trumpet and Strings was commissioned by and dedicated to Chris Gekker, who premiered the work at the International Trumpet Guild convention in College Park, Maryland in May of 1991. The wo...

After witnessing the tragic aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attack on New York firsthand, Ewazen composed this as a memorial to those who lost their lives, and as a tribute to the resilience and d...

Originally titled 'Sonata for Tuba or Bass Trombone and Piano', an orchestra arrangement written for The Juilliard School followed the sonata's premiere a year later. A subsequent arrangement for band...

Ewazen's gift to honor the great horn player Fred Fox on his 100th birthday is a setting of text by Fox; himself; for voice and (appropriately) a chorus of eight horns. The uplifting; life-affirming p...

The Symphonic Dances were written for Peter Boonshaft, director of the Hofstra University Wind Ensemble, who premiered the work in 2009. The three movements (Gopak, Valse Triste, Barcarolle) are prese...

The Symphonic Dances were written for Peter Boonshaft, director of the Hofstra University Wind Ensemble, who premiered the work in 2009. The three movements (Gopak, Valse Triste, Barcarolle) are prese...