Philip Schuessler – Composer

Works and Audio

List of Works by Genre:

• Chamber Works

• Solo Works/Solo Works with Electronic

• Orchestral Works

• Electroacoustic Works

• Vocal/Choral Works

• Theater Works/Other

List of Major Works (Chronological: 2005 – Present)

<<Audio for certain works appear below the listing of those works.  For more details about all pieces, click on the categories above>>

• Patchwork Vespers (2011) for bass clarinet and vibraphone – 14′

Patchwork Vespers (MIDI Realization)

• Interruptions III (2011) for alto saxophone and tape – 9′
• For a copy of the score go here: Interruptions III

• Pendula (2011) for amplified trombone – 8′

• Sextet (2011) for percussion sextet – 9′

Sextet  (MIDI Realization)

• Brass Orchids (2011) for clarinet, trombone, and cello – 6′

BrassOrchids (MIDI Realization)

• Four (Inter)Ludes (2010) incidental music for two melodic instruments and drum set – 4′

• Ripple (2010) for guitar quartet and percussion quartet – 14′

• Premier: 3/31/10 – Ripple, DitherMantraOctet Concert, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY Dither Guitar Quartet – electric guitars, Mantra Percussion Quartet – percussion

• Tracers (2010) for saxophone quartet, piano, and electronics – 14′

• Intervals III (2010) for alto saxophone and piano – 6′

• Premier: 2/8/10 – Ensemble Ilusis Concert, Music & Dramatic Arts Building, Recital Hall, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Richard Schwartz – alto saxophone, Kenneth Boulton – piano

• Glass Abattoir (2009) for percussion trio – 10′

• Premier: 12/10/09 – School for Designing a Society House Theater, Grosser/McDowell  residence, Urbana, IL, Ben Michaelis, Michael Gaiuranos, Philip Schuessler –  voice/percussion

• Tiamat (2009) for solo tenor – 4′

• Premier: 7/22/09 – soundSCAPE Festival, Vittadini Music School, Pavia, Italy Joe Dan Harper – tenor

• Looking-Glass House (2009) for soprano and ensemble – 8′

• Premiere: soundSCAPE Festival, Vittadini Music School, Pavia, Italy Tony Arnold – soprano, Rachel Beetz – flute, Ariana Lamon-Anderson – clarinet, Martha Morrison – violin, Avi Avital – mandolin, Andrew Booth – guitar, Bryan Kelly – piano, Trent Petrunia – percussion, Brian Hulse -  conductor

• Abstractions I (2008) for violin and piano – 14′

• Premiere: 12/2/08 – DMA Recital Charles B. Wang Center Chapel, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY  Louella Alatiit – violin, Yi-heng Yang – fortepiano

• Towers, Clocks and Glass (2007-8) for orchestra – 13′

• Hymn 320 (2008) for percussion duo and Max/MSP – 8′

• Premiere: 4/6/08 – Left/Right Percussion Duo concert, Tenri Cultural Center, New York, NY  Daniel Kennedy, Michael McCurdy – percussion, Philip Schuessler – electronics

• Monochrome Variations II (2007) for simplified violin – 6′

• Premiere: 10/28/07 – 21 Grand Arts Space, Oakland, CA Eric KM Clark – violin

• Bicycle Etude No. 2 (2007) for two-channel digital audio – 1′

• Premiere: 10/11/08 – FrammentAzioni, Teatro San Giorgio – Udine, Italy

• Five (2007) for five improvising musicians (variable length)

• Premiere: 7/8/07 Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium, Wild Nights Café, Collier Hall,  University of Oregon, Eugene, OR Ryan Brown – guitar, Jon Russell – bass clarinet, David  Horton – piano, Tom Peterson – piano & trumpet, Scott Ordway – cello, Philip Schuessler –             conductor

• Interruptions II (2007) for piano – 9′

• Premiere: 7/7/07 Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium, Beal Hall, University of Oregeon, Eugene, OR  Philip Schuessler – piano

• Flicker-Poeme (2006) for Max/MSP (variable length)

• Premier: 12/3/06 – School for Designing a Society concert, Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL

• Interruptions I (2006) script for 7 actors, singing bowl, & toy piano  15’

• Premier: 12/3/06 – School for Designing a Society concert, Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL  Lydia Moffet, Libby Loft, Mark Enslin, Tim Richardson, Jason Marrero, Yong, Philip Schuessler,             Anna Hocchalter

• Preludes (2006) for piano – 4′

• Premiere: 7/29/06 – Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, Milwaukee, WI Ed Martin – piano

• Micromovements: Book I (2006) for guitar – 8′

• Premiere: 3/29/08 – CMS TwoGreats SuperRegional Conference, CPA Auditorium, Illinois State University, Bloomington, IL, Tim Johnson – guitar

• Micromovements: Book II (2006) for guitar – 8′

• Supercell (2006) for percussion and Max/MSP – 14′

• Premiere: 5/9/06 – Michael McCurdy Doctoral Recital, Staller Center, SUNY – Stony Brook, NY, Michael McCurdy – percussion

• Omega Loops (2006) for violin, guitar, and piano – 8′

• Premiere: 7/13/06 – Bloomingdale School of Music, New York, NY Louella Alatiit – violin, Bathsheba Marcus-Conley – piano, Paul Cesarczyk -  guitar

• Pylons (2006) for clarinet, trombone, and contrabass – 13′

• Theater Piece No. 2 (2005) for lecturer/conductor, 1 – 6 performers and Max/MSP – 60′ (edit – 20′)

• Premiere: 5/3/05 –  PhD. Colloquium, Staller Center, Stony Brook, NY Louella Alatiit – violin, Ian Antonio – percussion, Alicia Bennett – clarinet, Ben Lanz – trombone, Brent Miller – saxophone, Andy Papadeas – electronics, Philip Schuessler – lecturer, Sally Wall – oboe

• Etude No. 9: Pastourelle (2005) for orchestra – 1′

• Premiere: 5/3/05 – Stony Brook Undergraduate Orchestra Concert, Staller Center, Stony Brook, NY Susan Deaver – conductor

• What a Dream We Have in Jesus (2005) for trombone and Max/MSP – 17′

• Premiere: 3/13/05 – Benjamin Lanz Doctoral Recital, Staller Center, Stony Brook, NY, Benjamin Lanz – trombone