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Wet Ink (2014) (5)

for clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano (6:00)

A Bennington Chamber Music Conference Commission

https://soundcloud.com/leschwend/01-track-1-1

 

 

 

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Celestial City (2002) (18:01)

for clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano  (5)

For Spectrum Concerts of Berlin. Koussevitzky Foundation Commission. Premiere was 1/22/03: Berlin Philharmonic recital Hall

 

Aviary (5)

for percussion quartet and piano

A walk through an imaginary bird house

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Mixed Sextets

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The Artist’s Muse (6)

for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (22:38)

A Koussevitsky Commission for the Chameleon Art's Ensemble

Review, May 21, 2017, Boston Music Intelligencer

Musical portraits of seven women, in works by Petrus Christus, Pablo Picasso, Leonardo Da Vinci, Paul Cezanne,

Johannes Vermeer, John Singer Sargent and Gustav Klimt

Chameleon Paints With Music

https://www.classical-scene.com/2017/05/21/chameleon-paints/

excerpt from VII. Adele Bloch Bauer
 

After the Sunrise (2016) (6)

for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (6:00)

for Lakeshore Rush

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Brushstrokes (2013) (6)

for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (12:00)

Commimsioned by the StonyBrook Premiere Series

Symphony Space, N

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Mise-en-Scene (2010) (6)

for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (14:00)

for Boston Musica Viva

and review in Boston Musical Intelligencer

 

Footfalls (2012) (6)

for flute, oboe, guitar, mandolin, violin and cello. For Cygnus

Commission for Sounding Beckett

 

Garden of Earthly Delights (2008) (6)

for flute, oboe, guitar, mandolin, violin and cello. For Cygnus

https://soundcloud.com/leschwend

 

Fable (1994) (6)

for flute (alto, piccolo), clarinet (bass), violin, cello, piano and percussion (15:00) (6)

Performances include Aspen Music Festival, San Francisco Conservatory of Music New Music Ensemble, June in Buffalo and Bowdoin Festival

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Solo Works

 

Piano Works

Van Gogh Nocturnes for piano (2006) Premiered by Christopher Taylor (8:12)

premiered by Christopher Taylor (3/12/2010)

(excerpt sound file movement 1, Starry Night Over the Rhone)

(excerpt sound file movement 2, Night Cafe at Arles)

 

Magic Carpet Music (2002) for piano (13:00)

Adapted for Jenny Lin. Premiere was on April 12, 2003 at Galapagos Art Space, NYC

 

Pointillisms (1997), for solo piano includes Point of Departure, Pedal-Point, Point of Balance,

Boiling Point and Exclamation Point, a work for Leslie Amper (12:00) available alone Point of Balance (1991) for Piano (2:45)

Performances include Vancouver New Music and the University of California at Santa Cruz New Music Festival.

Solo Flute Works

Iridos for solo flute (2011) Written for Dawn Lawler

Premiere June at WPR stage, Madison, WI

 

Aerialist for solo flute (2006) Written for Christina Jennings

Premiere November 30, 2006 at Symphony Center in New York City

 

Other solo instrumental works ( for solo Violin, Bass, Alto Sax)

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Far Over the Misty Mountains (4:07)

for solo oboe, dedicated to Juan Pechuan Ramirez. Recorded by Aaron Hill

https://soundcloud.com/user527919643/far-over-the-misty-mountains

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Sonata for solo violin (1992) in three movements (13:00)

Written for and premiered by Victor Schultz at the Ives Center for American Music

On Centaur CD, High Wire Acts

https://soundcloud.com/leschwend/solo-violin-sonata-movement-2-by-laura-schwendinger

 

Fluorescenza (2020) for Cello Solo (6:10), A Primavera Project Commission from Matt Haimovitz


recorded for Primavera: the wind https://www.allmusic.com/performance/fluorescenza-mq0002508209

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All the Pretty Little Horses (2013) for Cello Solo (6:00)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mweAGfoeGLM 

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Basso Non-Profundo for Bass solo (2006)

Written for David Murray and the Chicago Composer's Consortium. Premiere Oct. 2006

 

Asherah (1995), for solo alto saxophone

Written for Joseph Wytko (8:00)

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Mixed Chamber Works with Voice (3-8 players)

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Sudden Light (2012) (8:20) (3)

-for Mezzo soprano and String Trio (2 violins and cello)

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Settings of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Emily Dickinson

Premiere June 2012, by Jennifer Beattie, mezzo-soprano, Christopher Otto, Ari Streisfeld, violins and Kevin McFarland, cello (of the JACK String Quartet) New Music on the Point, Vermont.

On Albany CD; Quartets with the JACK Quartet, Christopher Taylor and Jamie Van Eyck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMHF3Z2hgyM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDq3HxRrPjk

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LOVE SONNETS for mezzo-soprano voice and violin (14:55) (2016) (2) +V
For Ari Streisfeld and Rachel Calloway, The Cortona Duo
116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds
147: My love is as a fever, longing still
18: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

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Kay Ryan Settings (2014) (3)

for soprano, cello and piano (9:00) +V

For Nanette McGuinness Jewish Music & Poetry Project commission, SF Music Thursdays (sponsoroed by SFFCM)

https://soundcloud.com/leschwend/kay-ryan-songs-by-laura-schwendinger-2-if-the-moon-happened-once

 

 https://soundcloud.com/leschwend/i-lighthouse-keeping-from-kay-ryan-songs/s-8sKHa

 

Lady Lazarus (2005) for mezzo-soprano (6)

flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (7) +V

A setting of the Sylvia Plath poem, Commissioned by Nicole Paiement and the Ensemble Parallele for the opening

concert of the Blueprint series at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music

 

Songs of Heaven and Earth (1998)

for mezzo-soprano, flute (picc.,alto), clarinet (bass),

violin, cello, piano, percussion,

and harp (28:00) (8) +V

Commissioned and premiered by The Theater Chamber Players, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

 

These Verses Hold... (1995) Setting of Petrarch for soprano, clarinet, cello, piano and percussion (4)

For performance at the Contemporary Music Program, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival (9:10)

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Voice and Piano

Chansons Innocentes (1996, 2004) +V

Three song set includes In Just Spring- , Hist whist, little ghost things (2000) and Tumbling-hair for voice and piano.

Hildegard Publishing, available from Theodore Presser

 

from Chansons Innocentes- +V

In Just Spring- (1988) for soprano and piano

Taken on tour (1997-2002) by Dawn Upshaw and Gilbert Kalish, venues include Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall- London,

Veteran's Wadsworth- Los Angeles, Theatre du Chatelet- Paris, Herbst Theater- San Francisco and

The Tanglewod Music Festival.

Also available on "Voices of Our Time" a recital video of Dawn Upshaw at The Theatre du Chatelet in Paris

 

the sky a silver dissonance (1990) +V

A setting of the poem by E.E. Cummings (3:50)

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Orchestra Works

             & Orchestra Works with solo instruments

(9 works)

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Second Sight (2022) for Harp Solo and Orchestra (17:00)

for Emory University and Elizabeth Remy Johnson, Principle Harpist of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

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Nightingales (2022) for Two Solo Violins and Orchestra (17:00)

for the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra and the UWSO, featuring Eleanor Bartsch

  

SHADINGS (2010) for Orchestra (15:40)

for the AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA, UnSafe series, premiere March 4 at Carnegie's Zankel Hall

a collaboration with lighting artist Leni Schwendinger

 

Waking Dream for flute and chamber orchestra

Premiered by Christina Jennings and the UW Chamber orchestra, Nov. 14, 2009. For small or large chamber orchestra

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Chiaroscuro Azzurro (2007), a "Pocket Concerto" commission from Miller Theater

for violin and chamber orchestra (or full orchestra)  Jennifer Koh, Violin

   Premiere March 2008, Miller Theater, New York City ( March 27, 2008) see NY TIMES review on review page

   Move. 1 (12:30); Move. 2 (8:31); Move. 3 (12:30)

   On Albany CD with Curtis Macomber, violin soloist, and Nicole Paiement, conductor, on an Albany CD

 

Esprimere Concerto for cello and orchestra (2005)

On Albany CD with Matt Haimovitz, soloist, and Nicole Paiement, conductor

https://soundcloud.com/leschwend/schwendinger-cello-concerto-mov-2-excerpt

 

Oceania (La Mer) 

inspired by Art Institute Chicago(2005) for Orchestra (9:00)

Written for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chamber Orchestra. Premiered April 8, 2005*

 

Bellagio Suite (2000) for string orchestra

Written for The Cleveland Chamber Symphony. Premiere was 2/1/01 (12:00)

 

Chiaro di Luna (1998) for string ensemble (4:00)

Written and premiered by The Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra of Hungary

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Orchestra work with Voice

Memorial to D.C. (1986) +V

for mezzo-soprano and orchestra

Written for the University of California Symphony

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Choral Works

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STARS, text by Marjorie Pickthall for SSAA (5:20)

ARTEMISIA Vocal Ensemble

Artemisia with Kaitlin Foley, Diana Lawrence, Alexandra Olsavsky

with guest artist Beena David Chicago Composer's Consortium

Ganz Hall, Chicago, April 30, 2021

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Seven Choral Settings (1994) +V

Commissioned by the Boston University Marsh Chapel Choir, Julian Wachner, Director (revised in 1994) current title Six Choral Settings (15:00)

Repeat performance with Trinity Choir at Zankel in May 2012

 

Llorona from the old Mexican Song

for chorus and Guitar  (2014) +V

Written for the UW Concert Choir, Beverly Taylor, Director (15:00)

Repeat performance May 2016

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For Paris  (5:00) (2017) Viola+Choir

for Solo Viola and Chorus

Premiere on April 28, 2017

featuring Sally Chisholm and the UW Choir

directed by Beverly Taylor

http://www.music.wisc.edu/event/uw-concert-choir-4-matt-haimovitz/

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to listen

https://uwmadison.app.box.com/s/ax3l44x10rzn85xz2tdrmwp91n49bxl5

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Opera

 

Cabaret of Shadows  (2021) +6 Voices and Chamber Ensemble

for 6 voices, and chamber orchestra

(and soon, also in chamber version for 7 players)

ARTEMISIA  (2017) +6 Voices

for 6 voices, and chamber orchestra

(and soon, also in chamber version for 7 players)

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NOW ONLINE

https://vimeo.com/791322363  

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March 7/9

an opera of passion, betrayal and art in 17th century Italy

​Libretto by Ginger Strand

TRINITY WALL STREET, NOVUS
Times Arrow Festival
St. Paul's Chapel, New York City

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Continuing their commitment to amplifying the voices of female artists across multiple mediums, this year's Time's Arrow festival juxtaposes old and new stories of the biblical character Susanna. Exploring sensitive themes of our time, the festival includes the fully staged world premiere of the new opera Artemisia and concerts of Handel's Susanna as Trinity continues its presentation of the composer's oratorios.

Composed by Laura Schwendinger with libretto by Ginger Strand, Artemisia tells the story of the Baroque artist who portrayed herself as Susanna in her famous painting Susanna and the Elders. 

March 9 at 7pm:

Laura Elise Schwendinger’s Artemisia

NOVUS NY

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Cast
Heather Buck – Susanna 
Augusta Caso –  Artemisia Gentileschi 
Oliver Mercer – Agostino Tassi/Elder 1
Christopher Burchett – Cosimo di Medici/Elder 2
Richard Troxell – Tomasso/Oculist 
 
Creative Team
Laura Schwendinger – composer
Ginger Strand - librettist
Christopher Alden - stage director
James Smith - assistant director
Lidiya Yankovskaya - conductor
Zachary Goodman - assistant conductor
Ika Avaliani - scenic, lighting, and costume designer
Kelly Ruth Cole - production and stage manager
Mason Fick – assistant production and stage manager

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Directed in workshop (1/7/17) by Julian Wachner, with libretto by Ginger Strand

Made possible by Opera America Discovery Grant

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Performed by Trinity NOVUS and the amazing Julian Wachner.  Featuring Patricia Green, Marnie Breckenridge,

Andrew Fuchs, Andrew Garland, Jonathan Woody and Emily Birsan. Libretto by Ginger Strand. An opera of passion,betrayal and art, in 17th century Italy