Compositions
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Opera
Fallen Angels - a proposed set of at least 4 short chamber operas, including:
Lilith - a chamber opera (2011) - duration: 15:00
Libretto from several public domain sources and with original text by Michael Oberhauser
(see entry for details)
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The Name on the Door - a chamber opera (2010) - duration: 15:00
Libretto adapted from the King James Bible and with original text by Michael Oberhauser
Magnum Opus - a chamber opera (2009) - duration: 60:00
Music and Libretto by Michael Oberhauser
Brother Fire - a miniature opera (2008) - duration: 5:00
Libretto on the play by Thornton Wilder
Lilith - a chamber opera (2011) - duration: 15:00
Libretto from several public domain sources and with original text by Michael Oberhauser
(see entry for details)
-and-
The Name on the Door - a chamber opera (2010) - duration: 15:00
Libretto adapted from the King James Bible and with original text by Michael Oberhauser
Magnum Opus - a chamber opera (2009) - duration: 60:00
Music and Libretto by Michael Oberhauser
Brother Fire - a miniature opera (2008) - duration: 5:00
Libretto on the play by Thornton Wilder
Other Stage Music
Jekyll or Hyde - incidental music for a movement-based theater piece (2008) - duration: 20:00
Play by Stephen Bradford Lewis
Co-composed with John WV Maggi
The Ballad of Esther Tanner - a Musical (2008) - duration: 20:00
Book and Lyrics by Steve Spotswood
The New Roommate - Musical Theater song for Soprano and Piano (2007) - duration: 1:45
Lyrics and Music by Michael Oberhauser
The Frogz - incidental and chorus music for a new play (2007)
Play and lyrics by Stephen Bradford Lewis
Play by Stephen Bradford Lewis
Co-composed with John WV Maggi
The Ballad of Esther Tanner - a Musical (2008) - duration: 20:00
Book and Lyrics by Steve Spotswood
The New Roommate - Musical Theater song for Soprano and Piano (2007) - duration: 1:45
Lyrics and Music by Michael Oberhauser
The Frogz - incidental and chorus music for a new play (2007)
Play and lyrics by Stephen Bradford Lewis
Art Song
Love is Not the Last Room - for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, and Piano (2011) - duration: 35:00
Various Poets
-1. Introduction - Soprano - (Yehuda Amichai) - 0:45
-2. On Pilgrimage - Baritone - (Laurence Hope) - 3:30
-3. De Profundis - Mezzo-Soprano - (Charles Hamilton Musgrove) - 2:15
-4. Interlude 1 - Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano - (Yehuda Amichai) - 0:45
-5. Singers - Tenor - (Unknown) - 1:15
-6. Oh, Every Day that Dawns - Soprano (David Belasco) - 2:00
-7. An Empty Crib - Mezzo-Soprano (Ella Wheeler Wilcox) - 4:00
-8. Interlude 2 - Mezzo-Soprano and Tenor - (Yehuda Amichai) - 1:15
-9. Chloris and Fanny - Baritone - (Thomas Moore) - 1:30
-10. When I Would Muse in Boyhood - Tenor - (Alfred Edward Housman) - 2:30
-11. To One Away - Soprano (Sara Teasdale) - 1:15
-12. Interlude 3 - Soprano, Tenor, and Baritone (Yehuda Amichai) - 0:45
-13. The Floor - Mezzo-Soprano - (Oliver Herford) - 1:15
-14. I Thought I was Not Alone - Baritone - (Walt Whitman) - 2:00
-15. The Cross of Snow - Tenor - (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) - 3:00
-16. Interlude 4 - Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, and Baritone (Yehuda Amichai) - 0:45
-17. Good Night - Soprano - (Richard La Gallienne) - 3:00
-18. Near the Wall of a House - Quartet - (Yehuda Amichai) - 2:30
Heaven-haven: A Nun Takes the Veil - for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (2007) - duration: 1:00
Poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins
The Brontë Songs - for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (2006) - duration: 13:00
Poems by Anne and Emily Brontë
- I. My Soul is Awakened - 2:45
- II. The Sun Has Set - 2:45
- III. The Night - 1:30
- IV. If Grief for Grief can Touch Thee - 3:00
- V. 'Tis Moonlight - 1:45
Too Solemn for Day, Too Sweet for Night - for Soprano and Piano (2005) - duration: 3:00
Poem by William Sydney Walker
Commissioned by Michelle Cha
Hail Mary - for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, and Piano (2005) - 1:45
Various Poets
-1. Introduction - Soprano - (Yehuda Amichai) - 0:45
-2. On Pilgrimage - Baritone - (Laurence Hope) - 3:30
-3. De Profundis - Mezzo-Soprano - (Charles Hamilton Musgrove) - 2:15
-4. Interlude 1 - Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano - (Yehuda Amichai) - 0:45
-5. Singers - Tenor - (Unknown) - 1:15
-6. Oh, Every Day that Dawns - Soprano (David Belasco) - 2:00
-7. An Empty Crib - Mezzo-Soprano (Ella Wheeler Wilcox) - 4:00
-8. Interlude 2 - Mezzo-Soprano and Tenor - (Yehuda Amichai) - 1:15
-9. Chloris and Fanny - Baritone - (Thomas Moore) - 1:30
-10. When I Would Muse in Boyhood - Tenor - (Alfred Edward Housman) - 2:30
-11. To One Away - Soprano (Sara Teasdale) - 1:15
-12. Interlude 3 - Soprano, Tenor, and Baritone (Yehuda Amichai) - 0:45
-13. The Floor - Mezzo-Soprano - (Oliver Herford) - 1:15
-14. I Thought I was Not Alone - Baritone - (Walt Whitman) - 2:00
-15. The Cross of Snow - Tenor - (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) - 3:00
-16. Interlude 4 - Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, and Baritone (Yehuda Amichai) - 0:45
-17. Good Night - Soprano - (Richard La Gallienne) - 3:00
-18. Near the Wall of a House - Quartet - (Yehuda Amichai) - 2:30
Heaven-haven: A Nun Takes the Veil - for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (2007) - duration: 1:00
Poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins
The Brontë Songs - for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (2006) - duration: 13:00
Poems by Anne and Emily Brontë
- I. My Soul is Awakened - 2:45
- II. The Sun Has Set - 2:45
- III. The Night - 1:30
- IV. If Grief for Grief can Touch Thee - 3:00
- V. 'Tis Moonlight - 1:45
Too Solemn for Day, Too Sweet for Night - for Soprano and Piano (2005) - duration: 3:00
Poem by William Sydney Walker
Commissioned by Michelle Cha
Hail Mary - for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, and Piano (2005) - 1:45
Orchestral
Necromancer's Dance - 2fl, 2ob, 2cl, 2bsn, 4hn, 2tpt, 2tbn, tba, 3perc(timp, sus cym, snare, bd, mba, glock), vlnI, vlnII, vla, vcl, bs
Chamber Instrumental
365 Project - for piano or string quartet (2011) - duration:
- I. Summer
- II. Autumn
- III. Winter
- IV. Spring
Four Poems - for flute, percussion, and viola (2010) - duration: 16:00
- I. Sonnet - 2:00
- II. Limerick - 1:00
- III. Haiku (also an arrangement for flute, piano, and viola) - 5:00
- IV. Free Verse (also an arrangement for flute, piano, and viola) - 8:00
Little Woodwind Pieces - for Flute I, Flute II/Alto Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in Bb I, Bass Clarinet or Clarinet in Bb II, and Piano (2006) - duration: 6:15
Cogito Ergo Sum - for Piano (2005) - duration: 2:15
Choral
Revelation - Cantata for Soloists, Chorus, and Piano (2006) - duration: 30:00
Text from The Holy Bible
-I. Prologue - Chorus - 2:00
-II. God and the Lamb in Heaven - Soloists and Chorus - 4:45
-III. The Seven Seals - Soloists and Chorus - 5:00
-IV. The Seal of God - Chorus - 1:30
-V. The Seven Trumpets - Soloists and Chorus - 4:30
-VI. The Woman and the Dragon - Soloists and Chorus - 4:00
-VII. The Beasts - Chorus - 2:30
-VIII. The Three Angels and the Spirit - Soloists - 1:45
-IX. The Victory Song - Soloists and Chorus - 1:45
-X. The New Creation - Soloists and Chorus - 2:00
Text from The Holy Bible
-I. Prologue - Chorus - 2:00
-II. God and the Lamb in Heaven - Soloists and Chorus - 4:45
-III. The Seven Seals - Soloists and Chorus - 5:00
-IV. The Seal of God - Chorus - 1:30
-V. The Seven Trumpets - Soloists and Chorus - 4:30
-VI. The Woman and the Dragon - Soloists and Chorus - 4:00
-VII. The Beasts - Chorus - 2:30
-VIII. The Three Angels and the Spirit - Soloists - 1:45
-IX. The Victory Song - Soloists and Chorus - 1:45
-X. The New Creation - Soloists and Chorus - 2:00
