ANTHONY BRANDT
Associate Professor of Composition and Theory

B.A. Cum Laude (1983) Harvard University M.A. (1987) California Institute of the Arts Ph.D. (1993) Harvard University 1601 Alice Pratt Brown Hall 713-348-2192 abrandt@rice.edu

List of Works
Instrumental/Vocal

Express for orchestra (2002) To be premiered by Orchestra X, John Axelrod, conductor, in May 2002.

Four Shadowings - String Quartet No. 2 (2001-02) To be premiered by the Flux Quartet at the Rothko Chapel in Houston in April 2002 and the Baltimore New Arts Festival in June.

Roman à Clef (2000) for cello and piano. Premiered by Norman Fischer, cello, and Jeanne Kierman Fischer, piano at the Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA, November, 2001.

Fanfare in X (00) for orchestra. Premiered by Orchestra X, John Axelrod, conductor, in May 2000 at Houston Polo Grounds and Stude Concert Hall, Rice University.

X-Caliber (99-00) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, two percussion, and piano. To be premiered by members of Orchestra X, John Axelrod, conductor, date and place to be announced.

High and Mighty (1999) for flute and trombone. To be premiered by flutist Libby Raichart and trombonist Pat Raichart, date and place to be announced.

Creeley Songs for soprano and piano (1999). Premiered by soprano Karol Bennett and pianist Brian Connelly for Rice faculty compact disc on a concert of the Houston Composers' Alliance at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, March 2000.

Turbulent Tones (1998) for orchestra. Premiered by the Seattle Youth Symphony, Jonathan Shames, conductor, in February 1999.

Breathing Room (Emily Dickinson) (1998) for soprano and string orchestra. Premiered by Karol Bennett and the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra in October 1998 at Jordan Hall, Boston.

Pièce de Résistance [in memoriam MLK] for bass trombone, two tenor trombones, piano and percussion (1998). Premiered by trombonist Jeremy Van Hoy and ensemble at Merkin Hall, New York City,April 1998.

Songs for Soprano and String Quartet (Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams) (1997). Premiered by Karol Bennett and members of the Metamorphosen Ensemble at Paine Hall, Harvard University.

Hidden Motives for two pianos (1996). Premiered in March 1998 by pianists John McDonald and David Horne on a concert of the Harvard Group for New Music at Paine Hall, Harvard.

Octopiece for flute, bass clarinet, percussion, piano and string quartet (1996). Premiered by the Ensemble de las Rosas, Emil Awad, conductor, at the International Festival of Music, Morelia, Mexico.

Disturbing the Piece for piano and improvisatory ensemble (1996). Commissioned by the Tufts New Music Ensemble. Premiered by pianist John McDonald and the Ensemble. New (Amanda Powell) for soprano and piano (1995). Premiered by Karol Bennett and John McDonald at San Francisco State University.

Bar None for string quartet/string orchestra (1995). Premiered by the Chamber Music Center of the Wellesley Composers Conference. Version for string orchestra premiered by the Orchestre de Chambre Orphée of Belgium, Bart Van de Velde, conductor.

String Quartet (1994). Premiered by the Amernet String Quartet at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Music Center.

Cortège for solo euphonium (1994). Premiered by Jeremy Van Hoy in Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Music Center.

Here and There (Robert Creeley) for soprano and piano (1994). Premiered by Karol Bennett and John McDonald at Agassiz Theater, Cambridge.

Septet-à-tête for flute, bass clarinet, two percussion, piano, violin and cello (1993). Premiered by the Wellesley Composers Conference Players, Efrain Guigui, conductor.

Period Piece for flute, cello, percussion and piano (1992). Premiered by the California E.A.R. Unit at Harvard University.

Points and Lines (Aldous Huxley) for soprano and piano (1992). Premiered by Karol Bennett and John McDonald at Harvard University.

At the Party (W.H. Auden) for soprano, electric bass, and piano (1991). Premiered by Karol Bennett, Robert Black and Kathleen Supove on a concert of the Griffin Music Ensemble at the Wang Center, Boston.

Close Quarters for flute, clarinet and percussion (1989). Premiered by the Griffin Ensemble at the Longy School of Music.

The Infinite Tiger, chamber concerto for ten players (1987). Premiered by the CalArts Twentieth Century Players, Stephen Mosko, conductor.