Theodore Presser Company

Life Is an Ecstasy is Adler's second commission from the Clarion Duo, Keith Benjamin (trumpet) and Melody Turnquist-Steed (organ), and will appear on the Duo's third album. The intricate duo features...

HAMAMATSU OVERTURE is a joyous fanfare created to showcase the beautiful sonorities of three types of brass chamber music. Eric Ewazen was selected by the Yamaha Corporation to compose the most gratif...

Adolphus Hailstork makes use of the term BLatinx—a combination of Black and Latinx—in his new work L'Blatinx. This dissonant, blues-filled  work is scored for a trio of C Trumpets, utilizes footstompi...

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE is a sweeping and sunny work for trumpet and piano. Trumpeters will revel in the opportunities to showcase their instrument's expressivity, as well as surprising colors created by v...

Amlin's dazzling moto perpetuo brilliantly weaves together a pair of trumpets, at times playing in harmony, at times spelling each other through subtle dovetailing of phrases, and always maintaining e...

For Violin and Piano

Als das Philadelphia Orchestra Liebermanns CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN mit der Solistin Chantal Juillet und dem Dirigenten Charles Dutoit uraufführte, prognostizierte der Philadelphia Inquirer, dass das Werk...

A microcosmic masterpiece in its own right and defined by the composer as an encore piece; Bitten at the Opera is all that and more. Carter Pann may leave us guessing about some of the references in h...

James Matheson's Capriccio was composed for Jennifer Koh who premiered it as part of the 2016 NY Philharmonic Biennial. Playing against the expectations of flamboyant violin caprices, Matheson's work...

The seven-movement 'in the snowy margins' might be considered a sort of atomic suite; as each movement is succinct; yet a microcosmic powerhouse inspired by 'The Comet;' by Polish writer and Holocaust...

Composed by a violinist and teacher for violinists of any level, Across the Ocean is a beautifully lilting waltz with all the sunshine and flow of a warm, breezy afternoon on the sea. Across the Ocean...

MUTUAL is a dreamy single-movement work for violin and piano that navigates numerous moods and textures in its seven-minute span with elegance and poise. At times, it is a showpiece for the violin at...

POSTCARDS FROM UKRAINE is a charming-yet-fiery suite of six character pieces reflecting the culture and music of Didorenko’s homeland. The work was composed in early 2022 following the invasion. Movem...

ACADIAN DREAMS ist eine ausgelassene Hommage an die Volkslieder und Tänze der Akadier, ursprünglich französische Entdecker, die sich im Osten Kanadas niederließen, später nach Louisiana umzogen und al...

Chen Yi beschreibt ihr Violinkonzert SPRING IN DRESDEN als ein amerikanisches Gedenken an den Wiederaufbau der Dresdner Frauenkirche, die im Zweiten Weltkrieg von amerikanischen und britischen Truppen...

In his later years, Steven Stucky revisited traditional forms, including a symphony, opera, piano sonata, and the dramatically ravishing Sonata for Violin and Piano. Stucky describes the first and thi...

In her powerful Foreword to the music, violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins has written: "There are great works which give voice to important moments for generations, and this is one of them." The tragedy of...

n intense and passionate tour de force, Lauren Bernofsky's SONATA FOR SOLO VIOLIN is a welcome addition to any advanced player's repertoire. Citing influences from such disparate sources as Bach, Klez...

Diese zugleich spritzige und dramatische Tour de Force für zwei flinke Violinsolisten ist eine großartige Ergänzung des Repertoires für zwei Violinen. Concertante ist voll von Imitation, Austausch und...

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...

Chen Yi describes her dramatic study in the organ's sonorities: 'From the bronze drum set on top of the totem pole, I imagine that our ancestors played the powerful low percussion instrument, to unify...

Several powerful elements combine to create this striking 11,5-minute organ solo. In composing for the AGO chapter of Albany, NY, where Hailstork was raised and became a musician, the composer selecte...