Eric Ewazen

Ewazen found himself truly a captive audience to three trombonist friends during a winter blizzard. While the storm raged outside and the trombonists played through their repertoire; Ewazen was inspir...

As a guest composer of the Brisbane (Australia) Conservatory and the Brisbane Philharmonic; Ewazen was captivated by the churning waves and the sheer grandeur of the Gold Coast landscape; writing bold...

Written for the Simply Brass quintet from Zagreb; Croatia; Eric Ewazen's newest quintet celebrates the composer's love of Eastern European music; dance; and food; with inspirations ranging from his fa...

Stately yet folklike, CEREMONIAL is a graceful 4-minute work in comfortable reach of intermediate students, and equally attractive for advanced and professional violists to exercise their cantabile. T...

A beautiful cantabile song without words; A Song from the Heart has all of Ewazen's expressive elegance and is a perfect recital piece both for students and professionals. Originally composed for Trum...

Ewazen's A Night in New Orleans is a tour-de-force: a 12-minute work for solo flute which is at once a three-movement sonatine, a colorful travelogue, a venture into New Orleans jazz and zydeco styles...

The subtitle (Visions of Hawai'i) explains the beauty of Ewazen's ALI'I SUITE, a fascinating hybrid between the composer's luscious melodic voice and Hawai'ian music traditions. The three movements ar...

Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra was commissioned by and dedicated to Greg Hustis; principal horn of the Dallas Symphony; who premiered the work with Voices of Change. The work is a brilliant; v...

Autumn Rondo was commissioned by hornist Heather Pettit Johnson as a birthday gift for her husband; the celebrated hornist David Johnson. The work's title refers to the time of year of David's birthda...

Originally composed for Trumpet and Piano; A Song from the Heart is one of those rare new works that immediately captures performers and listeners in a wide range of settings. A beautiful melodic solo...

This sonata for horn and piano is a challenging recital selection for an advanced horn player. It was written for Scott Brubaker. Movements: I. Andante - Allegro Molto, II. Adagio, III. Allegretto, IV...

Following the acclaim and popularity of the first concerto that Eric Ewazen wrote for oboist Linda Strommen; in 2010 Ewazen composed a second concerto for her; this time with wind ensemble accompanime...

Originally composed for Trumpet and Piano, A Song from the Heart is one of those rare new works that immediately captures performers and listeners in a wide range of settings. A beautiful melodic solo...

Perfect for Fall recitals, seasonal theme programming, and all-year round, AUTUMN NIGHT evokes the heartfelt crispness and warmth of the title's image. The plaintive oboe part is lyrical and spiced wi...

Composed in the traditional three-movement format; Eric Ewazen's third trombone concerto was composed in memory of one of Brazil's greatest trombonists; a former theory student of the composer. The ti...

Eternal Spring is a heartfelt eulogy for bassoonist Robin Sullivan, composed for her husband, trumpetist Robert Sullivan. The work celebrates her life and music (including a quote from Mozart's bassoo...

Celebrated trumpeter Chris Gekker commissioned Ewazen's 12-minute Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Brahms as a memorial to his father; a dedicated amateur pianist who loved Brahms; Schumann; and Sch...

A beautiful cantabile song without words; A Song from the Heart has all of Ewazen's expressive elegance and is a perfect recital piece both for students and professionals. Originally composed for Trum...

'Songs of Love and Loss was originally written for bass voice and piano; and premiered by Bryan Matthews at Juilliard in 1984. Subsequently in 2004; I arranged the work for Bass Trombone and Piano for...

Composed for a friend and fellow graduate student at Juilliard, this displays Ewazen's 1980 serial technique in the first two movements, while the third movement arises from his newfound love of the m...

Eric Ewazen's THREE INVENTIONS were inspired by Bach's Two-part Inventions, yet they sound thoroughly like Ewazen. Composed for harpsichord (with a piano adaptation following later), Ewazen's inventio...