COMPOSITIONS
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Orchestra & Large Ensemble
Follow… (2023)
for string orchestra
Duration: 3’
Premiere: (scheduled) May 28, 2023, Oakville ON
Commissioned by the Oakville Symphony Youth Orchestra: Philharmonia, Caron Allen (Music Director), with support from the SOCAN Foundation
Kaleidoscope (2021)
for orchestra [2(1.picc) 2 2 2 – 4 3 3 1 – timp+2perc – hp – strings]
Duration: 5.5’
Premiere: January 26, 2023 @ Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, MB (as part of the 2023 Winnipeg New Music Festival)
Dmitri Zrajevski (conductor), Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Scherzo (2020)
for orchestra [2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 – timp – str]
Duration: 15’
Premiere: (scheduled) September 23, 2023 @ First Ontario Concert Hall, Hamilton, ON
Gemma New (conductor), Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
Commissioned by Justin Pambianchi with support from the Canada Council for the Arts
chamber Dances (2019)
for 17 Instruments [1 1 2(1.bcl) 1 – 1 1 1 0 – 2perc – pft – hp – str(1.1.1.1.1)]
Duration: 7’
Premiere: May 23, 2019 @ The Cotton Factory, Hamilton, ON
Gemma New (conductor), Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra
Commissioned by the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra with support from the RBC Emerging Artists Projects
Tread softly (2018/rev.2022)
for orchestra [2 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 1 – timp.+3perc – str]
duration: 6’
Premiere: July 5, 2022 @ Isabel Bader Hall, Kingston, ON (as part of the NYO Composer Mentor Program)
Gregory Oh (conductor) , National Youth Orchestra of Canada (as part of the NYO Composer Mentor Program)
Orchestra w/ Soloist
ASCENSION AND CASCADES (2016)
for percussion and string orchestra
Duration: 10'
Premiere: July 27, 2016 @ Trinity St. Paul, Toronto, ON (as part of the 2016 Canadian Contemporary Music Workshop)
William Rowson (conductor), Michael Murphy (percussionist), Sneak Peek Orchestra
Chamber Ensemble
Nocturne (2024)
for violin and piano
Duration: 6'
Premiere: TBD
Written with support from the Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Ontario
From Earth, to seeds (2023)
for violin and shō
Duration: 12'
Premiere: TBD
Commissioned by Michael Murphy and Aysel Taghi-Zada , with support from from the Canada Council for the Arts
Four Folkless-Songs (2023)
for violin and harp
Duration: 14'
Premiere: TBD
Commissioned by Etusko Kimura and Lori Gemmel, with support from the City of Toronto through Toronto Arts Council
Façade (2022)
for septet (clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, contrabass)
Duration: 12'
Premiere: June 4, 2022 @ Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto ON (postponed due to COVID)
Musicians of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra: Miles Jacques (clarinet), Darren Hicks (bassoon), Nicholas Hartmann (horn), Yolanda Bruno (violin), Theresa Rudolph (viola), Joseph Johnson (cello), and Michael Chiarello (contrabass)
Commissioned by Joseph Johnson, with support from the Ontario Arts Council
Three Inventions (2020)
for violin and cello
Duration: 10'
Premiere: January 21, 2021 – recorded for digital release by Debut Atlantic
Eva Aronian (violin) and Cameron Crozman (cello)
Commissioned by Eva Aronian and Cameron Crozman with support from the Canada Council for the Arts
COLOUR PALETTE #1: images of Gros Morne (2018)
for string quartet
Duration: 13'
Premiere: April 22, 2018 @ Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto, ON
Nelson Moneo (violin), Matthias McIntire (violin), Clara Nguyen-Tran (viola), Deborchna Zubek (cello)
SHOCK-BREAKOUT (2017)
for flute, violin, cello, percussion, and piano
Duration: 5'
Premiered: August 10, 2017 @ Orford Music Festival, Orford, QC (as part of the 2017 Orford Academy Creation Workshop)
Veronique Lacroix (conductor), Orford Contemporary Music Ensemble
QUARTET (2016)
for viola, cello, contrabass, and piano
Duration: 8'
Premiered: June 1, 2016 @ Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre, Halifax, NS (as part of the 2016 Scotia Festival of Music)
Carolyn Farnand (viola), Susana Tascon (cello), Joshua Bullen (contrabass), Chloe Weston (piano)
OBSERVATIONS OF DR. MILDRED PARTEN (2015)
for flute and marimba
Duration: 10'
Premiere: November 24, 2015 @ Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Kathy Hao (flute), Michael Murphy (percussion)
3 MINIATURES (2015)
for two violas
Duration: 7'
Premiere: October 20, 2015 @ Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Carolyn Farnand (viola), Clara Nguyen-Tran (viola)
SYNCHRONIZATIONS (2014)
for harp and percussion
Duration: 8'
Premiere: September 26, 2014 @ Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (as part of the 2014 Canadian Contemporary Music Workshop)
Sanya Eng (harp), Ryan Scott (percussion)
HAMILTON IMAGES (2012)
for flute, clarinet, and bassoon
Duration: 8'
Premiere: April 12, 2013 @ CBC Hamilton, Hamilton, ON (as part of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra's 2013 What Next Festival)
Leslie Newman (flute), Stephen Pierre (clarinet), Eric Hall (bassoon)
Vocal, Choral, & Opera
confessor domini (2019)
for choir (SSAATB) and string quartet
Duration: 5'
Commissioned by Antonio Signoroni (for the Basilica di San Bassiano)
LIGHT FRAGMENTS (2018)
for baritone and chamber orchestra [2.(1.picc).2.1.1 - 2.1.1.0 - 2perc - pft - strings]
text: excerpts from Light Light, by Julie Joosten
Duration: 17'
Premiere: April 22, 2018 @ Church of the Holy Trinity, Toronto, ON
Liam Ritz (conductor), Korin Thomas-Smith (baritone)
PRIMA ZOMBIE: The Diva that just wouldn't stay Dead - scene iv (2017)
Opera for voices, chorus, and chamber orchestra (collaborative project)
Libretto: Michael Albano
Duration: 15'
Premiere: February 24, 2017 @ MacMillan Theatre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON (as part of the 2017 University of Toronto New Music Festival)
Michael Albano (director), Sandra Horst (conductor), with University of Toronto Opera Division
LIGHT FRAGMENTS (2017)
for baritone, flute, violin, horn, percussion, and piano
text: excerpts from Light Light, by Julie Joosten
Duration: 14'
Premiere: May 28, 2017 @ St. John the Evangelist, Hamilton, ON (as part of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra's 2017 What Next Festival)
Paul Widner (conductor), Jeremy Ludwig (baritone), Leslie Newman (flute), Lance Ouellette (violin), Neil Spaulding (horn), Stefan Kitai (percussion), Shoshana Telner (piano)
SOLO WORKS
Four Bagatelles (2021)
for solo guitar
Duration: 15'
Premiere: May 12, 2023 @ Institute 193, Lexington, KY
Jamie Monck (guitar)
Commissioned by Jamie Monck.
Nine Forgotten Variations (2021)
for solo piano
Duration: 22'
Premiere: September 10, 2022 @ Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY
Adam Sherkin (piano)
Commissioned by Adam Sherkin and The Piano Lunaire with support from the Ontario Arts Council.
Music for an empty room (2020)
for solo violin
Duration: 11'
Premiere: May 14, 2023 @ Ibaraki Kasugaoka Church (the Church of the Light), Osaka, Japan
Etsuko Kimura, violin
Commissioned by Etsuko Kimura with support from the City of Toronto through Toronto Arts Council
Domicile Adoré (2020)
for solo cello
Duration: 3'
Premiere: May 12, 2020 (YouTube Digital Release)
Cameron Crozman (cello)
Aka-Tombo (2018)
for solo violin
Duration: 6'
Premiere: November 6, 2018 @ Certosa di San Martino, Naples, Italy
Etsuko Kimura (violin)
Commissioned by Etsuko Kimura
PARTITA IN FLUX (2017)
for solo oboe
Duration: 6'
written for Meredith Liu
SONATA (2016)
for solo marimba
Duration: 8'
Premiere: March 15, 2016 @ Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Jonny Smith (percussion)
ARRANGEMENTS
Happy Birthday: ride of the valkyries (arr. liam Ritz)
for orchestra [4(1.2.pic1.pic2) 4(1.2.3.Eh) 4(1.2.3.bcl) 3 – 8 3 4 1 – 2timp+3 – str]
Duration: 1'
For requests of performance materials, contact composer here
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (arr. liam Ritz)
for two flutes, oboe, bassoon, piccolo trumpet, and strings
Music by: J.S. Bach
Duration: 4'
For requests of performance materials, contact composer here
shall we gather at the river (arr. liam Ritz)
for clarinet quartet
Music by: Robert Lowry
Duration: 4'
Music available through Sheet Music Plus and Sheet Music Direct
Born This WAy (arr. liam Ritz)
for woodwind quintet and piano
Words and Music by: Paul Blair, Stefani Germanotta, Jeppe Laursen, Fernando Garibay
Duration: 4'
Music available through Sheet Music Plus and Sheet Music Direct
let’s hear it for the boy (arr. liam Ritz)
for woodwind quintet and piano
Words and Music by: Dean Pitchford, Tom Snow
Duration: 4’
Music available through Sheet Music Plus and Sheet Music Direct
over the rainbow (arr. liam Ritz)
for woodwind quintet and piano
Words and Music by: Harold Arlen, E.y. "yip" Harburg
Duration: 3.5’
Music available through Sheet Music Plus and Sheet Music Direct
all is full of love (arr. liam Ritz)
for string quartet
Words and Music by: Bjork Gudmundsdottir
Duration: 3’
Music available through Sheet Music Plus and Sheet Music Direct
