PIERRE JALBERT
Associate Professor of Composition and Theory

B.M. (1989) Oberlin College Ph.D. (1993) University of Pennsylvania 1603 Alice Pratt Brown Hall 713-348-3461

Symphonia Sacra for orchestra (2001) -- 27 minutes
Instrumentation: 4, 2 + eng. hn., 3 + bass cl., 2 + c. bsn.// 4 3 3 1 // timp., 4 perc.// harp, piano, cel // strings
Commissioned and premiered by the California Symphony under the direction of Barry Jekowsky on April 29 and May 1, 2001.

Les espaces infinis for chamber orchestra (2001) -- 10 minutes
Instrumentation: 2222 / 2100 / harp / strings
Commissioned and premiered by the Albany Symphony on Feb. 10 and 11, 2001, Albany, NY. Also performed by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra on Sept. 28 and 29, 2002, Los Angeles, CA.

In Aeternam for orchestra (2000). -- 14 minutes
Instrumentation: 2 + picc., 2 + eng. hn., 2 + bass cl., 2 + c. bsn.// 4 3 3 1 timp., 3 perc. // harp, piano, cel // strings
Commissioned by the California Symphony. Premiered by the California Symphony under the direction of Barry Jekowsky on May 7 and 9, 2000. Also performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, Barbican Centre, London, England, October, 2001 and the Budapest Symphony, Budapest, Hungary, May, 2001.

Visual Abstract for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and 1 percussion (2002) -- 10 minutes.
Premiered by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble under the direction of Kevin Noe on August 10, 2002, Hazlett Theater, Pittsburgh, PA.

Transcendental Windows for chamber ensemble (2000) -- 12 minutes
Instrumentation: fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, 2 vlns, vla, vc, db, harp, 1 perc.
Commissioned by David Alan Miller and the Albany Symphony. Premiered on the Albany Symphony's American Music Festival at First Presbyterian Church, Albany, NY, March 25, 2000.

Sonatine for violin and guitar (1999) -- 8 minutes
Commissioned and premiered by Duo 46. Recorded by Duo 46 on Summit Records.

Trio for violin, cello, and piano (1998) -- 15 minutes
Performances have taken place in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Houston and at the 1999 Tanglewood Music Center Festival of Contemporary Music. Premiered at Reynolda House, Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina as part of the Foothills Music Festival on August 29 and 30, 1998 by Amy Appold, violin, Ben Wolff, cello, and Rachel Matthews, piano.

Dual Velocity for cello and piano (1998) -- 7 minutes
Premiered by Norman and Jeanne Fischer (The Fischer Duo) at St. Gauden's National Historic Site, Cornish, New Hampshire, on July 5, 1998. Recorded by the Fischer Duo on the Gasparo label.

String Quartet (1995) -- 22 minutes
Premiered by the Maia Quartet on April 23, 1996 at Alice Tully Hall, New York City. Performances also took place in Baltimore, Portland, OR, New Jersey, Texas, Iowa, and Japan.

Sonata Quartet for clarinet/bass cl./sop. saxophone (1 player - sop. sax optional), piano, and 2 percussion (1995) -- 15 minutes
Premiered by the Zeitgeist Quartet on October 7, 1995 at Walker Art Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Rhythmus for violin, viola, cello, and piano (1991) -- 6 minutes
Performed in Philadelphia, PA on October 29, 1994. Performances on July 24, 1991 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and July 27, 1991 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Also performed on November 20 and 24, 1992 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Toccata for piano solo (2001) -- 6 minutes
Premiered by Pierre Jalbert at the American Academy in Rome, Italy, June, 2001.

Sonata for solo Marimba (2001) -- 12 minutes
Commissioned and premiered by Makoto Nakura, Kobe, Japan on October 5, 9 and 11, 2001.

Two Character Pieces for solo Tuba (1999) -- 5 minutes
Premiered by Mark Nelson.
Published by Bernel Music

* Relativity Variations for piano solo (1991) -- 9 minutes
Performances on April 30, 1994 in Woodstock, VT, Pierre Jalbert, Pianist; October 12, 1993 in West Chester, PA; October 6, 1993 in Wilmington, DE; October 4, 1993 in Philadelphia, PA; October 1, 1993 in State College, PA, Pierre Jalbert, Pianist; July 18, 1991 in Brunswick, ME; March 2, 1991 in Philadelphia, PA; Feb. 25, 1991 in Baltimore, MD.

Timing and Collisions for piano and electronics (1989) -- 7 minutes
Premiered by Pierre Jalbert and Tom Lopez at Oberlin Conservatory, May 1989.

Songs of Gibran for soprano, cello, piano, and 1 percussion (1992) -- 18 minutes
Performed by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center as part of their "Music of Our Time" series at Merkin Concert Hall on May 14, 1998. Performed by members of Orchestra 2001 on March 23, 1995 in Swarthmore, PA and on March 26, 1995 in Philadelphia, PA. Performed by the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble on October 29, 1993 in Burlington, VT; the Tanglewood Music Center on July 19, 1992; the Curtis Institute of Music on April 11, 1992; Alternate Currents Performing Ensemble on December 6, 1992 in Berkeley, California and February 24, 1993 in San Francisco, California.