Detailed Information for David Johnson

 

Catalogue of Works

 

2010

A Winter Rhapsody (6 min)

for flute and piano

 

Parlor Games (10 min)

for English horn and piano (also for oboe and piano, soprano sax and piano)

 

Night for Night (6 min)

for trumpet and piano

 

2009

Dead Man’s Hand:  Rag for Orchestra (5 min)

for large orchestra (also for concert band)

Commissioned by the Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra.

 

Sonata “Remembrance” (16 min)

for cello and piano

Commissioned by Duo Novana.

 

Overture XX (5 min)

for large orchestra (also for concert band)

Commissioned by the Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra in honor of its 20^th anniversary.

 

 

Gnomus (6 min)

for brass choir

Commissioned by the University of Puget Sound Brass Choir.

 

2008

5 Melodies (13 min)

for violin and piano (also viola and piano, cello and piano)

Commissioned by the violin studio of Jo Nardolillo.

 

Piano Trio in D Major “Rothko” (24 min)

for violin, cello, and piano

Commissioned by the Rothko Trio for their Northwest concert tour.

 

Suite from the Age of Irony (16 min)

for piano

 

2007

Woefully Inaccurate Hymn to Georgia (3 min)

for children’s choir

 

Jerusalem Trilogy (8 min)

for SATB chorus a cappella

 

La Folia  (9 min)

for oboe and piano

Commissioned by Keri McCarthy for the International Double Reed Society 36th Annual Conference.

 

Trio “Agitato”  (16 min)

for violin, viola, and cello

 

2006

Envy’s Stinging  (7 min)

for large orchestra

Commissioned by the Macon Symphony Orchestra in honor of its 30th anniversary.

 

“Romanze” and “Down in My Heart” (8 min)

for string orchestra

Commissioned by the Mercer/Macon Youth Symphony.

 

2005

3 Songs on Poems of John Donne (10 min)

for soprano, clarinet, and piano

Commissioned by the Atheneum Ensemble.

 

 

Glances from a 2-Gallon Aquarium (11 min)

for clarinet, violin, and piano

 

Burlesque Effete (14 min)

for cello and piano  

 

2004

Hero’s Tragedy (13 min)

for large orchestra

 

2003

Fair Cloris (6 min)

for soprano and electronic tape

 

Soliloquy (8 min)

for solo violin

 

Dramatic-Lyric (8 min)

for organ

 

Elegy (5 min)

for electronic tape

 

2002

Five Portraits (17 min)

for flute, English horn, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, and percussion

 

Satan’s Bread (4 min)

for electronic tape

 

Two Movements (9 min)

for viola and piano

 

2001

Klavierstück (5 min)

for piano

 

Eight Songs on Poems of Lionel Johnson (18 min)

for voice and piano

 

2000

Metamorphosis to a Theme of Haydn (7 min)

for trumpet, trombone, and piano

 

1999

Three Songs on Texts of Charles G.D. Roberts (9 min)

for mezzo-soprano, oboe, viola and piano

 

Epitaph (9 min)

for large orchestra

 

Scherzo (8 min)

for chamber orchestra

 

Suite (9 min)

for two violins

 

1998

8 Songs on Poems of Thomas Hardy (16 min)

for voice and piano

 

Le Trio Oublié (8 min)

for violin, cello, and piano

 

1997

Suite from “The Ghost of Ronald Reagan” (12 min)

for small chamber ensemble

 

Chamber Symphony (15 min)

for 15 players

 

Trio “1907” (7 min)

for flute, horn, and marimba

 

1996

Prelude and Fugue (5 min)

for brass quintet

 

Sonata-Ballade (13 min)

for violin and piano

 

 

Selected Performances

 

Dead Man’s Hand:  Rag for Concert Band performed in the Performing Arts Center at Victor Valley College in Victorville, California 6/10/10.

 

Dead Man’s Hand:  Rag for Orchestra  performed in Bridges Hall of Music at Pomona College in Claremont, California 5/23/10.

 

La Folia performed in Niles Gallery at University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky 4/10/10.

 

5 Melodies performed in Concert Hall at California State University in Fresno, California 1/28/10.

 

Overture XX performed at Mount de Sales Academy Zuver Auditorium by the Mercer Wind Ensemble in Macon, Georgia 11/20/09.

 

Dramatic-Lyric performed at Edenton Street United Methodist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina 11/13/09.

 

5 Melodies performed in William Abbott Concert Hall at University of Wisconsin-River Falls in River Falls, Wisconsin 11/03/09.

 

Overture XX performed by the Lake Union Civic Orchestra at Town Hall in Seattle, Washington 10/23/09.

 

Dramatic-Lyric performed at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in the L’Organo Recital Series of the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina 6/5/09.

 

Overture XXperformed at Pomona College by the Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra in Claremont, California 5/31/09.

 

“Romanze” performed at University of Puget Sound by Christophe Chagnard and the University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra in Tacoma, Washington 4/8/09.

 

Gnomusperformed at University of Puget Sound by the University of Puget Sound Brass Ensemble in Tacoma, Washington 4/5/09.

 

5 Melodiesperformed in Kilworth Memorial Chapel at University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington 3/23/09.

 

Soliloquyperformed in Kilworth Memorial Chapel at University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington 3/23/09.

 

5 Melodiesperformed in Morrison Center Recital Hall at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho 3/16/09.

 

Soliloquyperformed in Morrison Center Recital Hall at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho 3/16/09.

 

Piano Trio in D Major “Rothko”performed by the Rothko Trio in Washington State University Kimbrough Concert Hall in Pullman, Washington 1/16/09.

 

CD Release, Glances from a Two Gallon Aquarium, ACA Digital Recording, EM30008.  Album released in December of 2008, consists of chamber works performed by the Mercer Chamber Players.  Recorded in Fickling Hall in Macon, Georgia 5/5 and 5/6/08.  Available on iTunes.

 

Trio “Agitato”performed by the Les Bois Chamber Players in the Boise State University Faculty Artist Series in Boise, Idaho 11/09/08.

 

Piano Trio in D Major “Rothko”performed by the Rothko Trio in the University of Puget Sound Faculty Recital Series at Schneebeck Concert Hall in Tacoma, Washington 10/26/08.

 

Piano Trio in D Major “Rothko”performed by the Rothko Trio in the Boise State University Faculty Artist Series in Boise, Idaho 10/16/08.

 

Trio “Agitato”performed at the Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory’s Faculty Recital Series in Steamboat Springs, Colorado 7/25/08.

 

La Foliaperformed by Keri McCarthy and Jeffrey Savage at The Arts House Living Room in Singapore 6/12/08.

 

La Foliaperformed by Keri McCarthy and Jeffrey Savage at the SEGi College Recital Hall in Kuala Lumpur,  Malaysia 6/10/08.

 

La Foliaperformed by Keri McCarthy and Jeffrey Savage at the Vietnam National Academy of Music Concert Hall in Hanoi, Vietnam 6/5/08.

 

La Foliaperformed by Keri McCarthy and Jeffrey Savage at the Chulalongkorn University Recital Hall in Bangkok, Thailand 6/3/08.

 

La Foliaperformed by Mercer Chamber Players at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia 4/28/08.

 

Burlesque Effeteperformed by Mercer Chamber Players at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia 4/28/08.

 

Suite from the Age of Ironyperformed by Mercer Chamber Players at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia 4/28/08.

 

Trio “Agitato”performed by Mercer Chamber Players at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia 4/28/08.

 

Glances from a 2-Gallon Aquariumperformed by Mercer Chamber Players at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia 4/28/08.

 

Jerusalem Trilogyperformed by Mercer Singers at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia 4/19/08.

 

Trio “Agitato”performed by Mercer Chamber Players at Central Congregational Church in Atlanta, Georgia 4/06/08.

 

Soliloquyperformed by Samuel Fischer in Thayer Hall at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, California 2/17/08.

 

Soliloquyperformed by Samuel Fischer at the estate of Yuko Shimazaki in Los Angeles, California 2/16/08.

 

Jerusalem Trilogyperformed by Mercer Singers for Georgia Music Educators Conference at Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church in Savannah, Georgia 1/24/08.

 

Jerusalem Trilogyperformed by Mercer Singers at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia 1/22/08.

 

Trio “Agitato”performed by neoPhonia Ensemble at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia 11/13/07.

 

Trio “Agitato”performed atMercer University in Macon, Georgia 10/9/07.

 

La Foliaperformed atWashington State Univerisity in Pullman, Georgia 9/25/07.

 

La Foliaperformed at the 36th Annual International Double Reed Society at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York 6/15/07.

 

Soliloquyperformed atCalifornia State University, Fresno in Fresno, Callifornia 4/25/07.

 

Burlesque Effeteperformed atSaint Francis Episcopal Church in Macon, Georgia 12/10/06.

 

Burlesque Effeteperformed atGeorgia College and State University in Milledgeville, Georgia 11/20/06.

 

Burlesque Effeteperformed atMercer University in Macon, Georgia 11/14/06.

 

Envy’s Stinging performed by Adrian Gnam and Macon Symphony Orchestra at Macon Grand Opera House 10/28/06.

 

Envy’s Stinging performed by Adrian Gnam and Macon Symphony Orchestra at Macon Grand Opera House (Young People’s Concert) 10/27/06.

 

 3 Songs on Poems of John Donneperformed by the Atheneum Ensemble at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia 8/24/06.

 

“Romanze” and “Down in My Heart” performed atMercer University in Macon, Georgia by the Mercer/Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra 4/13/06.

 

“Romanze” and “Down in My Heart” performed in the Warner Robins Community Concert Association in Warner Robins, Georgia by the Mercer/Macon Symphony Youth Orchestra 4/2/06.

 

Burlesque Effete performed atMercer University in Macon, Georgia 4/2/06.

 

Glances from a 2-Gallon Aquarium performed atMercer University in Macon, Georgia 10/8/05.

 

Suite for Two Violins  performed at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia 6/2/05.

 

Suite for Two Violins  performed at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia 10/21/04.

 

Soliloquy for Solo violinperformed at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia 10/21/04.

 

Soliloquy for Solo violinperformed at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia 4/04.

 

Fair Clorisjuried and exhibited at the IDEAS festival in Bloomington, Indiana 4/04.

 

Dramatic-Lyric performed at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta, Georgia 3/04.

 

Dramatic-Lyric performed at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Detroit, Michigan 2/04.

 

Dramatic-Lyric performed at St. John Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in

Indianapolis, Indiana 1/04.

 

Two Movements for Viola and Piano performed at Indiana University 12/03.

 

Soliloquy for Solo violinperformed at the University of Iowa for the Midwest

Composers Symposium 11/03.

 

Soliloquy for Solo violinperformed at Indiana University 9/03.

 

Five Portraits for Small Chamber Ensemble performed at Indiana University and 9/03.

 

Two Movements for Viola and Piano performed at Indiana University 9/03.

 

Eight Songs on Poems of Lionel Johnson performed at Indiana University 9/03.

 

Soliloquy for Solo violin performed at the Brevard Music Festival 7/03.

 

Five Portraits for Small Chamber Ensemble performed at Indiana University 3/03.

 

Klaveirstück performed at Indiana University 3/03.

 

Elegy for Electronic Tape performed at Indiana University 12/02.

 

Eight Songs on Poems of Lionel Johnson performed at Indiana University 3/02.

 

Klaveirstück performed at Indiana University 12/01.

 

Suite for Two Violins performed at Indiana University 10/01.

 

Le Trio Oublié performed at the University of Southern California 2/01.

 

Eight Songs on Poems of Lionel Johnson performed at the University of Southern

California 1/01.

 

Suite for Two Violins performed at the University of Southern California 1/01.

 

Le Trio Oublié performed at the University of Southern California 1/01.

 

Metamorphosis to a Theme of Haydn performed in New Music New Haven 4/00.

 

Scherzo for Chamber Orchestra performed at the SCI National Student Conference at the

University of Michigan 3/00.

 

Suite from “The Ghost of Ronald Reagan” performed in New Music New Haven 10/99.

 

Eight Songs on Poems of Thomas Hardyperformed in New Music New Haven 10/99.

 

Suite for Two Violins performed at the Manchester Music Festival 8/99.

 

Le Trio Oublié performed at the Manchester Music Festival 8/99.

 

Suite for Two Violins performed in the Gemini Duo’s Boston Tour 4/99.

 

Scherzo for Chamber Orchestra performed in New Music New Haven 3/99.

                                                                       

Suite for Two Violins performed in New Music New Haven 3/99.

 

Le Trio Oublié performed in New Music New Haven 10/98.

 

Suite from “The Ghost of Ronald Reagan” performed at the University of Southern

California 12/97.

 

Chamber Symphony for 15 Players performed at the University of Southern California

11/97

 

Trio “1907” performed at the University of Southern California 11/97

 

Prelude and Fugue for Brass Quintet performed at the University of Southern California

11/97.

 

Sonata-Ballade performed at theUniversity of Southern California 11/97.