Manuscript for Un grand sommeil noir, fragment.

LIST OF WORKS

Orchestral Music

Improvisations (1968); 8'

First performance: March 26, 1971, The Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra,

Renard Czajkowski, conductor. (PWM)

Spectri Sonori (1973); 7'

First performance: January 22,1974, The Cleveland Orchestra,

Matthias Bamert, conductor.

Crystallites (1973-74); 14'

Commissioned by the Kościuszko Foundation in New York.

First performance: January 24, 1975, Bydgoszcz, Poland,

The Pomeranian Philharmonic Orchestra,

Antoni Wit, conductor. (PWM rental)

Concerto for Percussion Quartet and Orchestra (1974); 13'

Commissioned by the Sage City Symphony Orchestra.

First performance: October 10, 1974, Bennington, Vermont,

Sage City Symphony Orchestra,

Louis Calabro, conductor. (PWM)

Conductus - A Ceremonial for Winds (1982); 5'

for symphonic band

First performance: March 18, 1983, Chicago, The Chicago Symphonic Band.

Manuscript.

La Novella D'Inverno (Winter's Tale) (1984); 10'

for strings

Commissioned by and dedicated to Jerzy Maksymiuk and the Polish Chamber Orchestra.

First performance: May, 5, 1985, Lisboa, Portugal, The Polish Chamber Orchestra,

Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor.

Second Prize at the International Rostrum of Composers in Paris, France, 1986. (PWM).

Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra (1985); 28'

Dedicated to Keiko Abe.

Premiere broadcast performance: May 8, 1986, Cracow,

The Cracow Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra,

Szymon Kawalla, conductor, Keiko Abe, soloist.

Recordings: CD, Muza Records, Poland, 1991

Charlie's Dream - Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra (1988); 18'

Manuscript.

Ode to Praise All Famous Women (1992); 10'

Commissioned by the Florida Space Coast Philharmonic.

First performance: March 22, 1992, Orlando, Florida Space Coast Philharmonic Orchestra,

Maria Tunicka, conductor.

Fanfare For Peace (1993); 4'

Commissioned by Jesus Lopez Cobos and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Premiered: Nov. 18, 1994, Cincinnati, The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra,

Jesus Lopez Cobos, conductor.

Concerto Grosso (1996); 14'

for two violins and chamber orchestra

First performance January 26, 1997, Warsaw, Sinfonia Varsovia,

Lord Yehudi Menuhin, conductor.

Fanfare in Memoriam Frederic Chopin (1999); 3'

First performance June 12, 1999, Chicago, Polish American Symphony Orchestra

Wojciech Niewzol, conductor.

Drum of Orfeo - Concerto for Percussion (1999-2001); 20'

Written for and dedicated to Evelyn Glennie.

Vocal and Instrumental Works

A Tale of Nightingales (1968); 8'

for baritone and chamber ensamble,

to the poetry of K.I. Gałczyński,

Manuscript.

Vocalise (1971); 5'

for female voice and vibraphone.

First performance: July 18, 1971, Breukelen, Holland,

Cornelia van der Horst, sop., Marta Ptaszyńska, vibes.

Manuscript.

Oscar of Alva opera in 6 scenes (1971-72, revised in 1986); 60'

for 5 soloists (soprano, mezzo, tenore, baritone, bass) mixed choir, and orchestra,

in Polish with English subtitles.

Libretto based on Lord Byron's poem by Z. Kopalko.

A TV production: 1988, Cracow, Poland, Polish Radio and Television.

Stanisław Zajączkowski, director,

Cracow Radio and TV Orchestra and Chorus,

Szymon Kawalla, conductor.

(PWM rental)

Epigrams (1976-77); 24'

for women's choir, flute, harp, piano and percussion,

to ancient Greek poetry; in English.

Commissioned by the Dorians Choir of the University of California in Santa Barbara.

First performance: May 8,1977, Santa Barbara, California, Dorians Choir,

Michael Ingham, conductor.

(EBM rental)

Un Grand Sommeil Noir (A Great Dark Sleep) (1977); 10'

for soprano, flute and harp,

to Paul Verlaine's poem (French/English).

First performance: June 22, 1979, Pontino, Italy, XV Festival di Musica Contemporanea. (PWM).

Die Sonette an Orpheus (Sonnets to Orpheus) (1980-81); 14'-16'

for middle voice and chamber orchestra,

to R.M. Rilke's poems; in German.

First performance: October, 1989, Warsaw, Poland, Sinfonia Varsovia,

Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor, Ewa Podleś, mezzosoprano.

Ave Maria (1982 version); 7'

for four men's voices, brass, percussion and organ.

Commissioned by the S. Moniuszko Musical Society of Boston.

First performance: October 10, 1982, Boston Cathedral,

New England Conservatory New Music Ensemble.

(PWM rental)

Ave Maria (1987 version); 13'

for men's choir and orchestra.

First performance: April 18, 1988, Cracow, Poland,

The Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir.

(PWM rental)

Polish Letters (Listy Polskie) (1988); 40'

Cantate to commemorate Poland's Independence

for percussion, piano, string quartet, soprano, mezzo, baritone soli.

To the poetry of Polish and other European poets; in Polish.

First performance: July 15, 1989, Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland,

Warsaw Academy of Music chamber Choir and Instrumental Ensemble,

Varsovia String Quartet,

Ryszard Zimak, conductor,

(PWM rental)

VHS recording: Polish TV Poltel, Warsaw, 1984.

Songs of Despair and Loneliness (Pieśni rozpaczy i samotności) (1988-89); 24'

for mezzosoprano and piano.

Poems by Rilke, Verlaine, Shakespeare, Staff,

and Lorca in original languages.

Commissioned by Jerzy Marchwiński for Ewa Podleś, mezzosoprano.

First performance: October 3, 1989, Warsaw Philharmonic, Poland,

E. Podleś and J. Marchwiński.

Recordings: CD, Muza Records, Poland, 1991

Holocaust Memorial Cantata (1992); 40'

for three solo voices, mixed choir and orchestra (percussion, harp, strings).

To the poetry of Leslie Woolf Hedley Chant for All the People on Earth (English/Hebrew/Yiddish/Polish).

Commissioned by the Lira Singers of Chicago.

First performance: April 5, 1992, Glencoe, Illinois, Lira Singers,

Lucy J. Ding conductor.

Score and piano reduction.

Recordings: CD, POLYGRAM CD ACCORD, Poland, 1996

Liquid Light for Mezzosoprano, Piano and Percussion (1994-1995); 18'

To the poetry of Modene Duffy.

Commissioned by and written for Patricia Adkins-Chiti.

Premiered at Warsaw Autumn 1997 and in the unabridged version at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Nov. 25, 1997. Patricia Adkins-Chiti, Mezzo soprano, Ian Buckle, piano, Marta Ptaszynska, percussion.

Cantiones Jubilationis for Women's Choir and Percussion (1995); 12'

To the poetry of Modene Duffy.

Commissioned by the Lira Singers of Chicago.

Premiered: March 19, 1995, Chicago, The Lira Singers,

Lucy Ding, conductor.

Silver Echos of Distant Bells for Mezzosoprano and String Quartet (1995); 28'

To the poetry of Lord Tennyson, Laslie Woolf Hedley, Donald Bogan, Krzysztof Koehler and Stanislaw Wyspiański; in English.

Commissioned by the Kosciuszko Foundation.

Premiered: Dec. 10, 1995 in New York at the Kościuszko Foundation by Mary Henderson-Stuckey, mezzosoprano and the Halycon String Quartet.

Chamber Music

Instrumental Solo Works

Variations for flute (1967); 6'

(PWM/EBM)

Space Model for percussion (1971-75); 12'

Published - (TPC).

Stress for percussion & tape (1972); 4'

(MPL).

Arabesque for harp (1972); 7'

(AA).

Touracou for harpsichord (1974); 5'

(PWM).

Farewell Souvenir for piano (1975); 6'

Recitativo, Arioso and Toccata for Violin (1969-75); 10'

(PWM).

Two Poems for tuba (1975); 7'

(PWM/EBM).

Quodlibet for double-bass and prerecorded tape (1976); 12'

(PWM).

Six Bagatelles for harp (1979); 9'

(TPC).

Graffito for marimba (1988); 12'

Commissioned by Nebojsa Jovan Ziukovic.

Premiered: European Percussion Congress, Germany.

Recordings: CD, Bayer Records, Tubingen, Germany. (TPC).

Hommage a I.J. Paderewski for piano (1992); 5'

Premiered: 1992, Washington D.C., Jerzy Stryjniak.(FLP).

Spider Walk for percussion (1993); 9'

Dedicated to Stanisław Skoczyński

Premiered: Nov. 10, 1993, Columbus, Ohio, USA,

Stanisław Skoczyński

Multi-Media Works

Soirée Snobe Chez La Princesse Instrumental Theatre (1979); 15'

for 2 keyboard instruments, prerecorded tape, mimes and lighting.

Commissioned and premiered in 1979 by Annette Sachs and Piotr Lachert,

Théâtre European de Musique Vivante, Brussels, Belgium. Manuscript.

Music for Children