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Each year the Cypress String Quartet selects two works from the standard quartet repertoire and commissions a third work based on inspiration derived from two older works. String Quartet No. 4 was wri...

A string quartet in ten movements based on the novel by Ann Patchett (Bel Canto), commissioned by and dedicated to the Cypress String Quartet. This piece takes one through the novel, develops its char...

Written for the Cypress String Quartet, partially commissioned by the Fromm Foundation, and dedicated to Todd Donovan. If there were a nickname for this quartet, it might be the 'Romantic Quartet. ' A...

While studying at the American Academy in Rome from 1922 to 1925 on the first Damrosch Fellowship, Randall Thompson, fascinated with Kenneth Grahame's delightful 1908 children's story The Wind in the...

Open your next concert with a sparkling musical overture! "Aperitif for a Feast of Music", published by ECS Publishing, is the perfect piece to captivate your audience from the very first note. This v...

Experience a powerful and resonant masterpiece with "Antiphon", published by the esteemed ECS Publishing. This uplifting work combines festive brilliance and solemn depth in perfect harmony. It create...

Experience a powerful and magnificent work with "Prelude and Toccata", published by the renowned ECS Publishing, masterfully uniting festive grandeur and virtuosic brilliance. The interplay between fo...

Subtitled 'Homage to the 18th Century. ' This straightforward arrangement is definitely one to have on hand for gigs and student groups.

Completed on November 11, 2008, this work was commissioned by Carolina Brass who gave it its world premiere performance on April 17, 2010, at Brass Fest, Gardner-Webb University, Boiling Springs, NC.