ELENA RUEHR: LIST OF WORKS WITH SELECTED PERFORMANCES

OPERA

Toussaint Before the Spirits, chamber opera, commissioned by the Boston Modern
Orchestra Project and Opera Boston, Libretto by Madison Smartt Bell, choreography, Nicola Hawkins.
premiered and recorded June, 2003.

The Snow Queen, 1997, a musical theater work, libretto by Brian Vinero, produced at
Willoughby Theater at the West Side Dance Project, New York City, July, 1997

ORCHESTRAL AND BAND

In Time of Silver Rain, 2006, for 10 brass players.

Ladder to the Moon, orchestra, commissioned by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, premiered March 2003

Spin, 1994, for concert band, commissioned by the M.I.T. Band,
premiered at Kresge Auditorium, May 6, 1995, with the composer conducting
November 2002, MIT band, Fred Harris conducting. Recording forthcoming.

Shimmer, 1994, string orchestra, commissioned by The Metamorphosen Chamber Ensemble
Jordan Hall, Boston, February 10, 1995
recorded April 1994
Released on Albany records in April 1996

The Lawrence Tree, 1993, for orchestra
The Civic Orchestra of Chicago, March 1994 (reading)

Sky Above Clouds, 1992, for orchestra
Michigan Technological University 1999
The University of New Hamphshire, May 1998
The Eastman School of Music, October 1997
The New England Philharmonic, March 1995
The Cincinnati Symphony, March 1993 (reading)
The MIT Premiere Orchestra, November 1993
The Civic Orchestra of Chicago, May 1992 (reading)

Ballads for Orchestra, 1991, commissioned by the
Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra, Finney Chapel, Oberlin, Ohio, February 1991
Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra, July 1992
Vocalissimus, 1989, for chamber orchestra
Omaha Symphony, December 1990
Charles Ives Center Chamber Orchestra, Danbury, CT, August 1989

Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra, 1986
The Juilliard School, 1987

Variations on a Lullaby, 1985, for orchestra
Aspen, Colorado, July, 1985

Fantasy for 'Cello and Ensemble, 1984, for ‘cello, 4 flutes, 4 clarinets, 2 percussion, piano
Lincoln Center New Music Weekend, Juilliard Theater, April 1987

VOCAL AND CHORAL

Manhattan Trade School for Girls, 2007, 3 part girl’s chorus and string quartet (Film)
In Time of Silver Rain, 2008, for 6 voice girl’s chorus.

Gospel Cha Cha, 2001, for chorus, orchestra and solo baritone, commissioned by Plymouth
Music, text by Langston Hughes
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, Philip Brunelle, conducting, February, 2001

Cricket, Spider, Bee, 1998, second version, for Chorus, Harp, Percussion and string orchestra,
commissioned by the Back Bay chorale, texts by Emily Dickinson.
Marsh Chapel, Boston, February, 1998
McGill University, Montreal Canada, November 2001

Lullabies and Spring Songs, 1997, for baritone and piano, with texts by Langston Hughes, Stephen Salters’ Celebrity Series Recital, Jordan Hall, Boston, April, 1998
Performed as part of Mr. Salters' international tours, 1999-2002.
Recording forthcoming.

Cricket, Spider, Bee, 1998, first version, for Chorus, Harp, Percussion and string orchestra,
commissioned by the Back Bay chorale, Texts by Emily Dickinson.
Marsh Chapel, Boston, February, 1998.

Rain Down, 1989, for Chorus and Piano, text of Mary Ellen Solt
Voices, Princeton New Jersey, October 1995
Chautauqua Chamber Singers, February 1992
University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana Concert Choir, March 1989

Slender Wind, 1988, for soprano, flute, bass, 2 percussion, piano
Paul Hall, Juilliard, May 1988

Songs for Sharon, 1984, for soprano, flute, harp and ‘cello
Recital Hall, The University of Michigan, April 1985

CHAMBER AND SMALL ENSEMBLE

Blackberries, 2007, for clarinet, ‘cello and piano (also in a version for string trio).

Fourth String Quartet, 2005.

Third String Quartet, 2001, commissioned by the Rockport Chamber Music Festival
The Borromeo Quartet, June, 2001

The Law of Floating Objects, for flute and tape, 2001 commissioned by Dinosaur Annex
First and Second Church, Boston, April, 2000
CyberArts Festival, Brandeis University, May 2001
The Nicola Hawkins Dance Company, FleetBoston Celebrity Series, January 2002

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sample score

Song of the Silkie, 2000, for baritone and string quartet, commissioned by the Rockport Music
Festival, libretto by Laura Harrington.
Stephen Salters and the Shanghai Quartet, June 30, 2000

L'Effetto di Scarlatti, 1997, for violin, 'cello and piano, commissioned by Boston's First Night, and Donald Berman
First and Second Church, Boston, December, 1997

The Voyage Out, 1995, for clarinet quintet, an M.I.T. Roy Lamson commission
Killian Hall, M.I.T., October 18, 1995

Catwalk, 1994, for cello and bass, commissioned by the Axiom Duo
Wherebrook Festival, Vermont, July 1995
Throughout their 1995-96 season

Black and White, 1993, for clarinet and piano, commissioned by Evan Ziporyn
Werebrook Music Festival, June 2002
Continuum, Miami, March, 1997
First and Second Church, Boston, NUCLASSIX, May 19, 1993

Four Pieces for String Quartet, 1991, revised 1993
St. Luke's Chamber Orchestra Second Helping Series, New York, May 15, 1996
The Shanghai Quartet, Kresge Auditorium, M.I.T., November, 1993
First movement, commissioned by The New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Series, Merkin Hall, New York, May 1992

Variations on a Familiar Theme, 1988, for clarinet and 'cello, commissioned by the Lincoln
Center Student Program
Paul Hall, Juilliard, May 1988
New York Public Schools, Fall 1988

Trio, 1987, for oboe, clarinet and piano
Buffalo, New York, June in Buffalo, June 1987

Of Water and Clouds, 1986, for flute and piano
National Flute Convention, New York City, August 10, 1996
Mostly Women Composers Festival, Marymount College, May 5, 1996 Killian Hall, MIT, May 17, 1996
NUCLASSIX, First and Second Church, Boston, September, 1992
Composers Forum, The University of Michigan, October 1988
Chamber Music Concert, The Unitarian Church, Ann Arbor, MI, July 1989
Salt Lake City New Music Consortium, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 1988
Meet The Composer, Michigan Technological University,
Houghton, Michigan, January 1987
Paul Hall, Juilliard, January 1987
Alice Tully Hall, New York, October 1986

SOLO

Swing Set, 2001, for solo piano,
Collage New Music, January, 2002
Composers in Red Sneakers, October, 2001

Cymbal and Spice, 2000, for live performance on the Kurzweil 2500
The Nicola Hawkins Dance Company, FleetBoston Celebrity Series, January 2002
St. Marks Church, New York City, November 2001
Tsai performance Center, Boston University, May 11-13, 2000
Cambridge Multicultural Arts Complex, December 2000

Recurrences, 1985, for Saxophone and piano
Manhattan School of Music, November 1986
Paul Hall, Juilliard, February 1986

For My Grandmothers, 1983, for string trio,
Memphis, Tennessee New Music Festival, 1985
Composers Forum, The University of Michigan, February 1984

Music for Flute and Vibraphone, 1982
Ann Arbor, Michigan, Midwest Composers Symposium, March 1983 Composers Forum, The University of Michigan, February 1983

Preludes for Piano, 1984

Red Sneakers, October 2001
Killian Hall, MIT, May, 1993
Michigan Technological University, 1987
Recital Hall, The University of Michigan, November 1984