Yehudi Wyner

Written in 1999, this single movement work was commissioned by the Winsor Music Consortium - a group made up of 12 oboists and four chamber music festivals. The premiere took place in February 2000. 2...

This work consists of four songs set to the whimsical poetry of Marianne Moore: 'O to Be a Dragon, ' 'A Jellyfish, ' 'To a Chameleon, ' and 'To Victor Hugo of My Crow Pluto. ' Performance time: 15:00.

Based on a cantillation melody collected by the composer's father in the 1920s, this short work suggests ancient origins. The tonality reflects very little of the modes we often associate with orienta...

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Includes a foreword by the composer.

Based on a cantillation melody collected by the composer's father in the 1920s, this short work suggests ancient origins. The tonality reflects very little of the modes we often associate with orienta...

Composer note: The idea for a piano concerto for the Boston Symphony was instigated by Robert Levin, the great Mozart scholar and pianist. The idea was evidently embraced by BSO Artistic Administrator...

Horntrio was commissioned by World-Wide Concurrent Premieres and Commissioning Fund, Inc. and was give its first performance on December 7, 1997 by Jean Rife, horn, James Buswell, violin, and Yehudi W...