Jay Derderian Year composed: 2020 Instrumentation: 2 violins, viola, cello Duration (approx.): 3′ NOTES: A text-based composition intended for four people who’ve never played an instrument in their life but want to perform music. PERUSAL SCORE Contact the composer if you’d like to view a perusal score. PROGRAM NOTES Ever wanted to play music but don’t have […]
Year composed: 2019 Instrumentation: flute, guitar Duration (approx.): 10′ NOTES: Commissioned by and dedicated to the Cerulean Duo: Sarah Tiedman, flute, and Mario Diaz, guitar i. cacti dreams ii. desert nocturne iii. hit the road PERUSAL SCORE Coming soon. PROGRAM NOTES All who wander aren’t necessarily lost, and those who are lost might not have been wandering in […]
Year composed: 2011 (arr. 2019) Instrumentation: viola solo Duration (approx.): 7′ NOTES: An arrangement of the composition for solo cello. Perusal Score PROGRAM NOTES: Violet Fantasy is essentially about change. The piece is a series of ever evolving variations of a single theme. As the piece progresses its melody is torn apart and re-contextualized in a number […]
I’m super excited to announce that the Polish Library Association will be commissioning a new multimedia string quartet from me to celebrate the centennial anniversary of Poland’s independence! The piece will feature projected images chosen with help from the PLA and will be performed by the Delgani Quartet later this year. More details to come.
On New Year’s Day I finished a piece that I began last September; a lullaby for my daughter. Commissioned by the Seen/Heard Trio, it’s scored for Mezzo-soprano, flute, and harp, andtitled Child Of The Sun, and features a poem written by my wife, Tri’ah. This piece is a love note, in the purest sense, to our daughter […]
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