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HOME NEWS ABOUT THE COMPOSER MUSIC CONTACT	Compositions The following is a list of my compositions and current projects, along with scores and recordings when available. For performance materials, please contact the composer directly. All scores and recordings are copyright Penguinman Music and Kyle Rowan. LARGE ENSEMBLE Visions of the beloved disciple (2008) for small orchestra Commissioned by Donald Schleicher and the U. of Illinois Symphony Orchestra Duration: ca. 13' Premiere: February 20, 2009, by Ian Hobson and the UISO; Urbana, IL Score Recording On how we persevere (2005) for wind ensemble Duration: ca. 9' Score Recording Fantasy (2005), for bassett horn and chamber orchestra (version for bassett horn and piano also available) Duration: ca. 8'30" Premiere: October 2006 by Kyle Rowan and Katherine Plympton; Gainesville, FL. Score Recording Chess pieces (2004), for clarinet choir Duration: ca. 13' Premiere: April 2005 by Mitchell Estrin and the U. of Florida Clarinet Ensemble; Gainesville, FL. VOCAL/DRAMATIC WORKS Robin and Marion (2006), opera in one act Funded through the University of Florida University Scholars Program Duration: ca. 40' Premiere: March 7, 2007, by the University of Florida Opera Theater; Gainesville, FL. Score Recording Chamber Mass (2005-06), for solo voice and chamber ensemble Duration: ca. 20' Score CHAMBER MUSIC An Underdetermined System (2009), for two clarinets and bass clarinet Duration: ca. 8' Premiere: Spring 2010 Diversions (2008-09), for flute and guitar Duration: ca. 10' Premiere: April 22, 2009, by Judy White and Jason Mitchell; Urbana, IL. Score Recording: I II III IV Hendecandre (2007), for eleven players Duration: ca. 10' Score Recording (First movement) A life in plaid, begun anew (2007), for two violins and viola Composed for Lauren Holder Duration: ca. 20' Premiere: March 27, 2008, by Lauren Holder, Risa Iguchi, and Kristen Brandt; Gainesville, FL Score Recording (Second movement) Estampie contemporaine (2006-07), for flute and percussion quintet Commissioned by Marcela deFaria Duration: ca. 8' Premiere: March 20, 2007 by Marcela deFaria and members of the UF Percussion Ensemble; Gainesville, FL. Score Recording Fragments (2005-06), for flute and clarinet Commissioned by Danielle Kolb Duration: ca. 5' Premiere: March 2006 by Marcela deFaria and Kyle Rowan; Gainesville, FL. Score Hunts' Up (2005), for six antiphonal horns Duration: ca. 6' Score SOLO WITH PIANO Synecdoche (2009), for B-flat trumpet and piano Commissioned by Doug Surber Duration: ca. 7' Premiere: March 29, 2009, by Doug Surber (trumpet); Cleveland, OH. Score Recording A voice seldom heard (2007), for sopranino saxophone (clarinet) and piano Commissioned by Michael Piader Duration: ca. 7' Premiere: November 13, 2007, by Kyle Rowan and W. Andrew Burnson; Urbana, IL. Score Recording Cascades (2005), for E-flat clarinet and piano Commissioned by Jennifer Schundler Meyers Duration: ca. 6' Premiere: March 20, 2007, by Jaclyn Surber Glazier and Stefanie Britton; Gainesville, FL. Score Miniatures (2004), for clarinet and piano Duration: ca. 8' Premiere: March 31, 2006, by Kyle Rowan and Michael Deall; Gainesville, FL. Score Recording SOLO (UNACCOMPANIED) La valse dauphinoise (2007), for organ solo Duration: ca. 6'30" Premiere: March 20, 2007, by Laura Ellis; Gainesville, FL Score Recording Psalm (2006), for violin (viola) solo Duration: ca. 7' Premiere (violin version): March 1, 2007, by Mark Rush; Gainesville, FL. Premiere (viola version): April 8, 2008, by Rebecca Matayoshi; Urbana, IL. Score Recording (viola) Lamentations (2005), for solo flute Commissioned by Tina Tso Duration: ca. 7' Premiere: March 26, 2006 by Jackie Wright; Gainesville, FL. Score Recording ELECTRONIC MUSIC Of oaks and pines (2008), for stereo electroacoustic music Duraton: ca. 6'30" Premiere: March 13, 2009; Urbana, IL. Recording [to be determined] (2008), for soloist and computer-controlled acoustic piano Duration: ca. 8' Premiere: May 11, 2008, by William Andrew Burnson; Urbana, IL. Score Recording CURRENT PROJECTS Work in progress, for bassoon and alto saxophone Commissioned by bassoonist Erin Sullivan. Exploration of timbre similarities and differences between the instruments. Exploration of time/timelessness as structural materials. Work in progress, for clarinet choir Commissioned by the University of Illinois Clarinet Choir Work in progress, for chamber orchestra Commissioned by the University of Illinois New Music Ensemble

Penguinman Music

The official site of composer Kyle Rowan

Compositions

The following is a list of my compositions and current projects, along with scores and recordings when available.

For performance materials, please contact the composer directly.
All scores and recordings are copyright Penguinman Music and Kyle Rowan.

LARGE ENSEMBLE

Visions of the beloved disciple (2008) for small orchestra

Commissioned by Donald Schleicher and the U. of Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Duration: ca. 13'
Premiere: February 20, 2009, by Ian Hobson and the UISO; Urbana, IL
Score
Recording

On how we persevere (2005) for wind ensemble

Duration: ca. 9'
Score
Recording

Fantasy (2005), for bassett horn and chamber orchestra
(version for bassett horn and piano also available)

Duration: ca. 8'30"
Premiere: October 2006 by Kyle Rowan and Katherine Plympton; Gainesville, FL.
Score
Recording

Chess pieces (2004), for clarinet choir

Duration: ca. 13'
Premiere: April 2005 by Mitchell Estrin and the U. of Florida Clarinet Ensemble; Gainesville, FL.

VOCAL/DRAMATIC WORKS

Robin and Marion (2006), opera in one act

Funded through the University of Florida University Scholars Program
Duration: ca. 40'
Premiere: March 7, 2007, by the University of Florida Opera Theater; Gainesville, FL.
Score
Recording

Chamber Mass (2005-06), for solo voice and chamber ensemble

Duration: ca. 20'
Score

CHAMBER MUSIC

An Underdetermined System (2009), for two clarinets and bass clarinet

Duration: ca. 8'
Premiere: Spring 2010

Diversions (2008-09), for flute and guitar

Duration: ca. 10'
Premiere: April 22, 2009, by Judy White and Jason Mitchell; Urbana, IL.
Score
Recording:
I
II
III
IV

Hendecandre (2007), for eleven players

Duration: ca. 10'
Score
Recording (First movement)

A life in plaid, begun anew (2007), for two violins and viola

Composed for Lauren Holder
Duration: ca. 20'
Premiere: March 27, 2008, by Lauren Holder, Risa Iguchi, and Kristen Brandt; Gainesville, FL
Score
Recording (Second movement)

Estampie contemporaine (2006-07), for flute and percussion quintet

Commissioned by Marcela deFaria
Duration: ca. 8'
Premiere: March 20, 2007 by Marcela deFaria and members of the UF Percussion Ensemble; Gainesville, FL.
Score
Recording

Fragments (2005-06), for flute and clarinet

Commissioned by Danielle Kolb
Duration: ca. 5'
Premiere: March 2006 by Marcela deFaria and Kyle Rowan; Gainesville, FL.
Score

Hunts' Up (2005), for six antiphonal horns

Duration: ca. 6'
Score

SOLO WITH PIANO

Synecdoche (2009), for B-flat trumpet and piano

Commissioned by Doug Surber
Duration: ca. 7'
Premiere: March 29, 2009, by Doug Surber (trumpet); Cleveland, OH.
Score
Recording

A voice seldom heard (2007), for sopranino saxophone (clarinet) and piano

Commissioned by Michael Piader
Duration: ca. 7'
Premiere: November 13, 2007, by Kyle Rowan and W. Andrew Burnson; Urbana, IL.
Score
Recording

Cascades (2005), for E-flat clarinet and piano

Commissioned by Jennifer Schundler Meyers
Duration: ca. 6'
Premiere: March 20, 2007, by Jaclyn Surber Glazier and Stefanie Britton; Gainesville, FL.
Score

Miniatures (2004), for clarinet and piano

Duration: ca. 8'
Premiere: March 31, 2006, by Kyle Rowan and Michael Deall; Gainesville, FL.
Score
Recording

SOLO (UNACCOMPANIED)

La valse dauphinoise (2007), for organ solo

Duration: ca. 6'30"
Premiere: March 20, 2007, by Laura Ellis; Gainesville, FL
Score
Recording

Psalm (2006), for violin (viola) solo

Duration: ca. 7'
Premiere (violin version): March 1, 2007, by Mark Rush; Gainesville, FL.
Premiere (viola version): April 8, 2008, by Rebecca Matayoshi; Urbana, IL.
Score
Recording (viola)

Lamentations (2005), for solo flute

Commissioned by Tina Tso
Duration: ca. 7'
Premiere: March 26, 2006 by Jackie Wright; Gainesville, FL.
Score
Recording

ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Of oaks and pines (2008), for stereo electroacoustic music

Duraton: ca. 6'30"
Premiere: March 13, 2009; Urbana, IL.
Recording

[to be determined] (2008), for soloist and computer-controlled acoustic piano

Duration: ca. 8'
Premiere: May 11, 2008, by William Andrew Burnson; Urbana, IL.
Score
Recording

CURRENT PROJECTS

Work in progress, for bassoon and alto saxophone

Commissioned by bassoonist Erin Sullivan.
Exploration of timbre similarities and differences between the instruments.
Exploration of time/timelessness as structural materials.

Work in progress, for clarinet choir

Commissioned by the University of Illinois Clarinet Choir

Work in progress, for chamber orchestra

Commissioned by the University of Illinois New Music Ensemble