Stephen Ferre

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Chamber Ensemble

Sextet (2023), for fl, cl/bcl, mar, vl, vc, pf, 7′

Temps (2022), for cl/bcl, vl, vc, pf, 22’
            For John Friedrichs

Troublesome Stranger (2021), for cl/bcl, tbn, vl, vc, pf, 12’
            For Timothy Anderson

The Postcards Project 2021, 54 half page movements for a maximum ensemble of flute/alto flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, piano, string quintet (2021). Incorporates 7 Duos and some of the movements from Far From the Fading Light

Postcards from Home, a collection of 18 postcards from The Postcards Project 2020, assembled into 3 movements (2021), 10’
            2022     College Music Society National Convention, Long Beach, CA.

Shadows of Innocence (version for trombone and string quartet) (2021), 19’
            2023 Heather Buchman, Society for New Music All-Stars, Syracuse, NY.

Shadows of Innocence for tenor saxophone and string quartet (2020), 19’
            Commissioned by Diane Hunger

Chaos (2020), version for octet, fl, cl, tpt, pf, and str. qrt, 21’

Summer 2020, for fl, cl, tpt, pf, and str qrt, 13’

The Postcards Project 2020, 51 half page movements for a maximum ensemble of flute/alto flute, clarinet/bass clarinet/tenor saxophone, trumpet, piano, string quartet (2020) Incorporates sets of miniatures featuring trumpet, clarinet, Summer 2020, Postcards from Home, and String Quartet No. 5

Inner Sanctum, reduced version for clarinet, violin, violoncello, and piano (2016), 14’
            For Vision of Sound, choreographed by Edward Murphy
            2017     Society for New Music, Syracuse, Oswego, and Clifton, NY

From Her Husband’s Hand for alto saxophone and chamber ensemble (2018), 18’
            2222/2200/2perc/str [see also version for alto saxophone and piano]
            2018     Diane Hunger, saxophone, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati,
                        Cincinnati, OH

Labyrinth, for flute, clarinet, trumpet, piano, and string quartet, (2016), 21’
            commissioned by The Society for New Music
            2017     Society for New Music, Syracuse
            2018     College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati

Dystopian Sunrise (with Clouds) for violoncello ensemble, (2016), 7’
            commissioned by Jakob Kullberg
            2017     Norwegian Academy of Music, Stavanger

The Master’s Hammer, for fl, cl, hn, tpt, tbn, strings (2016), 5’
            2016     SU Contemporary Music Ensemble, Syracuse

Remembering the Night Sky, alto saxophone, clarinet, violin, violoncello, and piano (2016), 12’
            2015     Diane Hunger-Zumwalt, alto saxophone, Society for New Music, Syracuse
            2018     Diane Hunger, saxophone, College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati

Time Knot for clarinet, violin, violoncello, and piano (2015), 2’
            2015     Society for New Music, Syracuse, NY

Chaos Theory for solo piano, flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, and string quintet (2015), 10’

Paradiso, versionfor clarinet, steel pan, percussion, piano, and string quartet (2013)
            2014     Society for New Music, Syracuse

Night Visions for variable ensemble (2001–2013, final movement in progress)
            Incorporates No Free Lunch and Remembering the Night Sky
            2013     SU Contemporary Music Ensemble, Syracuse (No Free Lunch and improvised movements only)

No Free Lunch for flute, viola, violoncello, and piano (2005) 5’30”
            commissioned by Simon Speare’s Big Noise
            2013     SU Contemporary Music Ensemble, Syracuse (alternate instrumentation)
            2006     Big Noise, Colchester Institute, Colchester, UK

Saxophone Quartet (1999), 8’

Inner Sanctum for flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, violoncello, and piano (1992), 14’
            commissioned by Kyle Horch
            1999     Faculty ensemble, Baldwin-Wallace College
            1997     Kyle Horch and friends, Church of St Giles-without-Cripplegate, London

Momente, for violin, violoncello, and piano (1994), 8’
            [arr. of A Point of Amber Light, Interlude and movt 2]
            Honorable mention, Morley College Composition Competition

Purgatorio for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano (1988), 6’
            1990     “New Music from America”, Lauderdale House, London
            1989     Aspen Music Festival
            1989     Chicago Composers Consortium, 3 Arts Club, Chicago

Satellite Sequences for flute and clarinet (1987), 4’ (variable)
            commissioned by the Near North Montessori School
            1997     Platform, Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
            1987     Near North Montessori School, Chicago

Fanfare and Interludes for brass trio (1987), 4’
            1987     Northwestern University Alumni Trio

The Grey Masque for percussion ensemble (1986), 8’
            commissioned by Glenn Freeman
            1987     Aspen Music Festival
            1987     Glenn Freeman Percussion Ensemble, Northwestern University
            1987     Glenn Freeman Percussion Ensemble, New Music Chicago Spring Festival

Breaking the Winter Silence… for soprano, piano quartet, and percussion (1986), 12’
            commissioned by Susan Charles
            1988     Susan Charles, sopr, New Art Ensemble, University of Chicago

In a dream… for flute, brass quartet, string quartet, and percussion (1984), 10’
            1984     Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
            [see also version for flute and wind ensemble]

As Darkness Becomes Light… for baritone, horn, cello, piano, and percussion (1983), 15’
            1983     Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
            1983     movt 1, Baldwin-Wallace College Composers Workshop

Three Sketches for Three Brass for trumpet, trombone and euphonium (1982), 8’
            2013     Belfer Audio Archive, Syracuse (III)
            1983     Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble
            1982     Baldwin-Wallace College Brass Ensemble

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