Stacy Garrop

Garrop's major work Terra Nostra is a contemplation of the world, from its pristine beginnings, to man's advancement across the globe and into the air, to the critical need to now come to terms with t...

Mystical, lyrical, and imbued with wonder for the beauty of nature, this movement for chorus from Stacy Garrop's monumental oratorio Terra Nostra is a striking and achievable work, written for the voi...

FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS, für Erzählerin/Sängerin und Streichquartett, ist eine monodramatische Nacherzählung der Ereignisse aus dem Buch Esther aus der Sicht Esthers. Die Erzählung dreht sich um die i...

When Stacy Garrop first heard the Appalachian folk song Silver Dagger at a folk festival, the simplicity of the melody and its cautionary love tale enthralled her, leading to several years researching...

Inspired by the dramatic interplay of light and shadow in Rembrandt's paintings, Stacy Garrop's CHIAROSCURO translates this effect into sound in a seven-minute work for mixed sextet. The music dances...

Inspiriert von einem optischen Phänomen, das nur in der Morgen- und Abenddämmerung von hoch gelegenen Bergen aus zu sehen ist, zeichnet dieses Doppelkonzert für Altsaxophon und Tuba von Stacy Garrop -...

THE SOLITUDE OF STARS is a 5-minute work for Violin, Cello, and Piano. It depicts the composer's awe at experiencing a nighttime view of the starry heavens, shining brightly over the vast expanse of t...

SANSKARA is a free-flowing, lyrical solo work for horn, inspired by the Sufi religion practiced by Garrop's first composition teacher. The composer has written: 'While he and I never talked about his...

Legends of the phoenix are found in stories from ancient Egypt and Greece. While each culture possesses a range of stories encompassing the myth, these tales tend toward similar traits: a sacred bird...

Flamenco is an art form involving highly dramatic music and dance. Associated with the Andalusia region of southern Spain, its actual origins are less clear, often assumed to have been developed by mi...

THE SOLITUDE OF STARS is a 5-minute work for oboe and piano. It depicts the composer’s awe at experiencing a nighttime view of the starry heavens, shining brightly over the vast expanse of the Wyoming...

Legends of the phoenix are found in stories from ancient Egypt and Greece. While each culture possesses a range of stories encompassing the myth, these tales tend toward similar traits: a sacred bird...

In this textural tour de force, a trio of soprano saxophones creates unique sound colors and gestures to dramatically depict the archangels Michael (Warrior), Raphael (Healer), and Gabriel (Heralder)....

THE SOLITUDE OF STARS is a 5-minute work for Soprano and Tenor Saxophones and Piano. It depicts the composer's awe at experiencing a nighttime view of the starry heavens, shining brightly over the vas...

In ATHENA TRIUMPHANT, Stacy Garrop depicts the goddess Athena marching into war with her armies, a frenetic battle, and the quiet joy of victory in vivid detail and with remarkable concision. Adapted...

THE SOLITUDE OF STARS is a 5-minute work for SATB Saxophone Quartet. It depicts the composer’s awe at experiencing a nighttime view of the starry heavens, shining brightly over the vast expanse of the...

Bei ihren Nachforschungen über ein inspirierendes Volkslied aus den Appalachen entdeckte Garrop mehrere Varianten, die alle ein ähnliches Thema haben, sich aber in ihren Ergebnissen unterscheiden. Aus...

Garrop setzt sich musikalisch mit einem der dramatischsten Ereignisse der Menschheitsgeschichte auseinander, der Explosion des Krakatoa. Ihr Konzert für Solo-Bratsche, Schlagzeug und Streicher fängt d...

Das Film-Noir-Genre des Kinos der 1940er Jahre umfasst in der Regel eine starke, aber fehlerhafte männliche Hauptfigur (oft ein Detektiv), eine schöne Frau, die den Mann zu einem Mord zwingt oder selb...

Stormy; Husky; Brawling takes its name from the 4th line of the poem Chicago; written by Carl Sandburg in 1916 when Chicago was the heart of the meatpacking and railroad industries. When bass tromboni...

Originally a saxophonist herself; Stacy Garrop has enriched the sax repertory with many chamber works that offer both daredevil excitement and an insider's affinity for the instrument. Stubborn As Hel...

Commissioned by and composed for celebrated clarinetist Robert Spring, Stacy Garrop has created a piece that not only reflects Spring's technical and musical abilities, but also his great sense of hum...