Hilary Tann - Psalm 104

ORCHESTRAL WORKS BY HILARY TANN
Scores and parts available on rental
Adirondack Light
for Narrator and Chamber Orchestra [2.2.2.2-2.2.0.0-timp.perc-str], 18 minutes
Commissioned and premiered by the Glen Falls Symphony Orchestra, commemorating the
100th Anniversary of the Adirondack Park, Queensbury, New York, 18 October 1992; Hilary Tann, conductor.
Anecdote
for Solo Violoncello and Orchestra [2(2nd+picc).2.2.2-4.2.2.1.1-timp.2perc-str], 14 minutes
Commissioned by the Newark (Delaware) Symphony Orchestra. Premiered on 10 December 2000
by the Newark Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Roman Pawlowski, with cello soloist Ovidiu Marinescu.
As Ferns
for String Orchestra [violins 1, 2; viola; cellos 1, 2 –basses not scored], 9 minutes
Composed in 1979 and revised in 1990. Premiered by the Welsh Chamber Orchestra,
Swansea, Wales, 27 May 1992; Anthony Hose, conductor.
Fanfare for a River
for Orchestra [picc.2.2.2.2-4.3.3.1-timp.2perc-str.], 4 minutes
Commissioned by the Knoxville Symphony Society and conductor Kirk Trevor as one of the
“Fanfares for a New Millennium,” a project supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
First performed on 18–19 January 2001 at the Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, Tennessee,
by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kirk Trevor.
From Afar
for Orchestra [3.3.3.3-4.3.3.1-timp.3perc.str], 20 minutes
Consortium commission made possible by the Meet the Composer/Reader’s Digest Commissioning Program
in partnership with the N.E.A. Premiered by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville, Tennessee,
14 October 1996; Kirk Trevor, conductor. Commissioning orchestras include Augusta Symphony,
Columbus Pro Musica, University of South Carolina Symphony, and Women’s Philharmonic.
for online perusal only
The Grey Tide and the Green
for Orchestra [picc.2.2.2.2-4.2.3.1-3perc-hp.str.], 11 minutes
Commissioned by St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wales, with financial assistance from the Arts Council of Wales.
Premiered on 28 July 2001 for The Last Night of The Welsh Proms at St. David’s Hall, by the Royal
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes.
Here, the Cliffs
for Violin and Orchestra [2.picc.2.2(2+Eb).2-4.2.3.1-timp.2perc.hp-str], 12 minutes
Consortium commission from the Meet the Composer/Arts Endowment Commissioning Music/USA. Premiered by the
North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, Raleigh, North Carolina, 17 October 1997; Gerhardt Zimmermann, conductor,
Corine Cook, violin. Commissioning orchestras include Canton Symphony, Salisbury Symphony,
Western Piedmont Symphony, and Winston-Salem Piedmont Triad Symphony.
In the First, Spinning Place
for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra [2.2.1Eb.1Bb.2-4.2.2.1-3perc-str], 12 minutes
Commissioned by the University of Arizona Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Jindong Cai
for the North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference, hosted by Kelland Thomas.
Premiered in Crowder Hall, University of Arizona, on 10 March 2000,
with Debra Richtmeyer, soloist, and Jindong Cai, conductor.
The Open Field
for Orchestra [2(2nd+picc).2.2.2-4.3.3.1-timp.3perc-str], 10 minutes
in memoriam Tienanmen Square, June 1989
Commissioned and premiered by the Schenectady Symphony Orchestra with funding from the
New York State Council on the Arts, Schenectady, New York, 22 April 1990; Charles Schneider, conductor.
Psalm 104
for Mixed Choir (SATB) and Chamber Orchestra [fl., ob., cl.-A (or Bb), bn, 2hn, 2solo-tpts-C (or Bb), str.], 8 minutes
Premiered on 14 May 2002, William Abbott Recital Hall, Kleinpell Hall, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River
Falls, Wisconsin, by the UWRF Concert Choir and members of the St. Croix Valley Symphony Orchestra,
conducted by A. Grace Cajiuat. Originally composer for Mixed Choir (SATB), 2 Trumpets, and Organ.
Sarsen
for Orchestra [2.2.2.2-2.2.2.1-timp.2perc-str.], 11 minutes
Premiered on 14 May 2002, William Abbott Recital Hall, Kleinpell Hall, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River
Falls, Wisconsin, by the St. Croix Valley Symphony Orchestra, conducted by A. Grace Cajiuat.
Through the Echoing Timber
for Orchestra [2(2nd+picc).2.2.2-4.3.3.1-timp.2perc-str], 4 minutes
Commissioned and premiered by the Columbus Pro Musica, Columbus, Indiana,
15 February 1992; David Bowden, conductor.
Water’s Edge
for String Orchestra [violins 1, 2, 3; viola, cello, double bass], 9 minutes
Transcribed for string orchestra by the composer from the piano duet of the same name (available for sale).
Premiered by the Presteigne Festival Orchestra, Presteigne, Wales, 30 August 1994; George Vass, conductor.
Premiered in the United States by the St. Cecilia Orchestra, Schenectady, New York, 6 November 1994; Peter Bay, conductor.
With the Heather and Small Birds
for Chamber Orchestra [2.2.2.2-2.2.0.0-timp.perc-str], 10 minutes
Commissioned by the Cardiff Festival with funds provided by the Welsh Arts Council.
Premiered by the European Women’s Orchestra, Cardiff, Wales, 17 September 1994; Odaline de la Martinez, conductor.
Premiered in the United States by the Women’s Philharmonic, San Francisco, California, 1 March 1997; Karla Lemon, conductor.