List of Works (by Opus Number)
of Leonard J. Lehrman,
as of Feb. 1, 2006
PrC = score available in Professional Composer
1. The Comic Tragedy of San Po Jo, musical
(book & lyrics with Mark Kingdon) (45') 7/62
2 perfs. Roslyn Public Schools, Roslyn, NY, 5/63 14 numbers
Overture perf. at Temple Sinai of Roslyn 8/20/89
(portions reused, op. 61)--see also op. 51 (variations)
2. Prayer for Peace (Bar Mitzvah Cantata) for SATB Choir & Organ
(5') Summer 1962 PrC AMC
prem. Temple Sinai of Roslyn 9/8/62 and (slightly revised) 8/20/89
2A&B. Mazurka (prem. University of Vermont 7/64) & Waltz for Piano (@ 2')
1963-64 (deleted)
3. Two Short Piano Pieces (@ 2') 1963-64
1) Ma Meilleur Aufsatz, 2/19/66 Temple Beth Sholom, Roslyn, NY PrC AMC
2) Promenade, 4/14/67 Presbyterian Church of Roslyn, NY
prem. together 7/68, Interlochen, Michigan
4. Sonata for Flute and Piano, in 5 movements, 1964-65 (15')
prem. Dunster House, Harvard University 5/68;
also perf. Interlochen, 7/68, Augsburg 7/21/80,
Basel 5/10/81[cadenza by Raymond Meyland],
Berlin 10/24/85 broadcast WHRB, WBAI 3/79
Shelter Rock Library, LICA: Laurel Maurer & Avraham Sternklar 4/25/93
Movements #3 & 2, in that order, form a Sonatina (5 min.)
prem. Univ. of Vermont 7/65; also perf. Indiana Univ. 2/29/76
4A. Concertino for Flute and Orchestra, orchestration of Sonatina
(5') 1968 played by Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, 2/69
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, orchestration of Sonata (15') 1982 AMC
5. Two Short Trios for Flute, Oboe & Clarinet
or (5A) Oboe, Violin & Viola (4') 1964-65
prem. in latter combination, Roslyn High School 10/65 PrC AMC
6. Song Cycle(tte): Three Girls' Love Songs:
1) Love's Secret (William Blake) (2'30") for Contralto (or Mezzo)
or Soprano [or Baritone]
and Piano (or Orchestra--orchestration taped 12/67), 1965 PrC AMC
perf. Fontainebleau 7/69 (Mezzo), Augsburg 7/21/80 (Baritone),
LICA 2/5/95 (Soprano)
broadcast by WHRB, WBAI 3/79
recorded on Capstone #CPS-8647: Helene Williams sings Songs of Love
2) When I am Dead, My Dearest (Christina Rossetti) (3') 1964 for Soprano
(or, transcribed, for Mezzo) and Piano, 1964 PrC AMC
prem. 12/64 Roslyn High School (Soprano), Fontainebleau 7/69 (Mezzo)
also perf. Ghent (Belgium) 8/72, Heidelberg 5/13/80, Augsburg 7/21/80,
Basel 5/10/81, Vienna 5/82; LICA 5/24/92, 2/5/95
broadcast by WHRB, WBAI 3/79
recorded on Capstone #CPS-8647: Helene Williams sings Songs of Love
3) Sweet and Low (Alfred, Lord Tennyson) 4 min. for SSAA Girls' Chorus
or Quartet and Piano, 1965 PrC AMC
All 3 prem. Roslyn High School 5/27/65
2A) arr. of #2 for accompaniment by 2 Guitars & obbligato Flute 3/82
7. Chorale for 2 Pianos 2-3 min. 1966; prem. Roslyn High School 4/66 AMC
also perf. Harvard University w/Philip Morehead 4/68,
Queens College w/Avraham Sternklar 2/26/96,
American University (Sonneck Society Convention) w/Alan Mandel 3/96
broadcast by WHRB, WBAI 3/79
8. When Smoke Stood Up From Ludlow (A. E. Housman) 5-6 min.
for SSAA Girls' Chorus
or Quartet, Flute and Piano, 1966; prem. Roslyn High School 4/66 AMC
Christine Sabatino, Carol Lehn, Janet Lynn, Jacqueline Ross;
Peggy Friedland, flute; composer at the piano
broadcast by WHRB, WBAI 3/79
9. Sonatina in C for Oboe Alone, in 3 movements (5') 1966, rev. 1967 AMC
prem. Harvard University 5/69 (2nd movement re-used as interlude in op. 54)
broadcast WHRB, WBAI 3/79
9A. Addendum (Encore): March for Oboe and Two Left Feet (1') 1966 AMC
10. Variations for Piano on "Cold Blows the Wind"
("The Unquiet Grave" Child Ballad #78) (5')
Summer 1966 PrC AMC
11. Song for Soprano, Violin and Piano
(text from Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet) (7') 7/66-11/67
prem. Indiana University 2/29/76 PrC AMC
12. Sonnetina #1 for (Mezzo)-Soprano and Piano
(sonnet by Marilyn Siegel (Smith)) (4') 1966-67
prem. Fontainebleau 7/69 broadcast by WHRB PrC AMC
[arr. for Bass & Piano = op. 83]
12A. Arrangement for Soprano (or Tenor), Flute and Guitar, 7/69;
+ Cello obbligato 3/80 AMC
prem. w/ Soprano, Indiana University 2/29/76 broadcast by WBAI 3/79;
also perf. Heidelberg 5/13/80; prem. w/ Tenor, Basel, 5/10/81;
engraved for publication by Editions aux guitarres, Basel
[but then they went out of business]
13. Study for Clarinet or Viola and Piano 6/67 (6') (deleted)
14. Sonnetina #2 for Bass, Piano and Page-Turner
(setting of sonnet by Percy Bysshe Shelley: "Lift Not the Painted Veil")
(5') 1967-68; AMC
prem. Paine Hall, Harvard 3/68; also perf. New England Conservatory 2/2/69,
Indiana University 2/29/76, Heidelberg 5/13/80, Augsburg 7/21/80;
broadcast by WHRB
(repeatedly, as program theme, "Serious Music Today" 1968-70), WBAI 3/79
15. String Trio in G, in memory of Martin Luther King, in 4 movements
(11') 1967-8 PrC AMC
prem. Radcliffe College 4/69
broadcast by WHRB 1/15/69, WBUR 4/4/69, WBAI 3/79
16. Sonata in E-flat for Piano and Tape in 3 movements (13') 1968 AMC
perf. by composer @Interlochen 7/68, Fontainebleau 8/69;
by Robert Miller at Bennington
Composers' Conference 8/70; Harvard & New England Conservatory 1968-71,
Leningrad Conservatory 10/71; by Martin Goldray at Cornell University
Contemporary Festival 11/72; Risley College 2/73, Augsburg 7/21/80,
Basel 5/10/81, Munich 12/1/82, Berlin 10/24/85,
Chelsea Center (LICA) 5/19/90;
choreographed as ballet at Loeb Ex 1/71; broadcast by WHRB, WBAI 3/79
17. Duet for Flute/Oboe/Bb Clar./Alto Sax/Vn
and A Clar./Bassoon/Horn/Vla/Vc/Trombone (2') 1967
prem. with Flute & Cello, Amerikahaus, Berlin 10/24/85
prem. with Oboe & Viola,
C.W. Post College LICA Archive opening concert 4/26/94 PrC AMC
17A. Chamber Symphony, slow movement only 1967-8 3 min. (in progress)
[see op. 122]
played by Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, 1968 PrC
18. Chorale Prelude on "Kol Nidre" for String Quartet/Piano/Organ[PrC]
AMC (3') 1968
19. Designs, for 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 instrument(s), 1969 (indeterminate)
20. Three Studies for Piano (2') 1969 AMC
prem. chez Nadia Boulanger, Paris, France 1/72
public prem. Amerikahaus, Muenchen, Germany 12/1/82 and Koeln 2/83
21. The Bird of Paradise, symphonic poem dedicated to the Living Theatre,
for orchestra (12') 1970 including soprano, a large percussion section,
and an electronic tape (in progress)
played by Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra without tape, spring 1970 12 min.
22. Three-Part Motet for Alto, Tenor and Bass:
"Monsieur Croche a la Boulangerie" (3') summer, 1969
text: Claude Debussy; perf. @Fontainebleau for Nadia Boulanger;
tape broadcast by WHRB, 1970
23. Beowulf
or The Great Dane, musical fantasy operetta, 1969-70;
libretto original except when quoting for satirical purposes
(condensed version: 15' - 7 numbers for 2 people)
concert perfs @ Dunster House, Harvard 3/70; Barnes Hall, Cornell 7/77
broadcast by WHRB and WBAI 3/79
24. Song of the Flies, for Loeb (Harvard) Main Stage production of
Jean-Paul Sartre's The Flies (2') prem. (6 perfs) 3/70
25. My University
(Vladimir Mayakovsky, in Russian; or in English translation by composer)
AMC
for Bass-Baritone & Piano (5') 1970 prem. 5/1&3/70
sung by Rip Keller and Gregory Sandow, respectively, @ Harvard & Boston University
(Massachusetts Federation of Music Clubs Concert)
also by composer
@ Leningrad Conservatory 10/71 & Moscow Youth Festival 8/85
NY prem.: Charles Samuel Brown @Mayakovsky Centennial, Lehman College, 4/30/93
also perf. by Walter Fink @Vienna Hochschule fuer Musik
(Gesellschaft fuer Musik Theater) 5/82
broadcast by WHRB, WBAI 3/79
26. Marat's Liturgy (3'30") and incidental music for
Harvard production of Weiss' and Peaslee's Marat/Sade
8 perfs April-May 1970
27. Piano Trio in 4 movements (6') 1969-70
prem. Paine Hall, Harvard 5/70 AMC
third movement won first prize in Fontainebleau Concours de Composition
NY prem. @LICA concert, S. Huntington Library 6/9/89
broadcast by WHRB, WBAI 3/79
28. The Bourgeois Poet, cycle of 8 songs, poetry by Karl Shapiro (30') 1970
for voice and piano, orchestrated for soprano, strings and piano AMC
(Harvard B.A. honors thesis piece)
prem. with piano
@Barnes Hall, Cornell by Kathryn Henderson & composer 10/29/73
1) Introductory (from The Bourgeois Poet #34) 1'
2) The Bourgeois Poet (from The Bourgeois Poet #7) 2'
3) Deep-Thinking Machine (from The Bourgeois Poet #66) 3'
4) When Suffering Is Everywhere (from The Bourgeois Poet #33) 3'
5) How Do I Love You? (from White-Haired Lover) (= Sonnetina #3) 4'
[arr. for Bass & Piano = op. 82]
6) The First Time (from Poems of a Jew) 8'
7) The World Is My Dream (from The Bourgeois Poet #1) 4'
8) A'men (from The Bourgeois Poet #71) 4'
All sung & taped with orchestra, Bennington 1970 (Antonia Lavanne)
& Harvard 1971
#6-8 perf. with piano at Harvard; #6 perf. Salzburg 8/72;
#5-6 perf. Steinway, N.Y.City 3/11/79 & Heidelberg 5/13/80
#1 perf. by composer in one-man-show, E.Berlin 4/19/85
#5 perf. by Charles Osborne, Temple Sinai of Roslyn 8/20/89
28A. Arrangement of #5 from above cycle for mixed chorus and
string quartet or piano (4') 8/72 AMC
prem. w/ piano:
Thomas Sokol Chorale @Cornell ASUC convention 4/16/77
prem. w/ str qt: Alliance for American Song Merkin Hall concert 10/83
broadcast by WBAI 3/79 & WFUV;
29. The Circus Sideshow, pop song for use in
original adaptation of Elie Siegmeister's
& Edward Mabley's The Mermaid in Lock #7 (3') Fall 1970
prem. 7/13/89 Belezy, France PrC
30. Toller Music:
song, overture and incidental music for
Ernst Toller's (90') play
Man and the Masses, commissioned by Wellesley College Theatre
(7' of music)
perf. @Wellesley with flute, clarinet, piano and percussion 12/11-13/70
broadcast in interview on WGBH, 2/71
30A. Overture, incidental music and orchestrations for
Bertolt Brecht's & Hanns Eisler's
Days of the Commune (1948)
original translation & adaptation (1970)
later published by Dunster Drama Review and Massachusetts Review
and, in book form, by University of Massachusetts Press
for American premiere production at Harvard 3/17/71 on the eve of the
100th anniversary of the Paris Commune; broadcast 3/18/71 WGBH
perf. Yale Univ. Drama Festival 3/21/71
and Univ. of Victoria, British Columbia, Fall 1975
(3 hr. play, 45' of music)
30B. Overture, incidental music and orchestrations for
Bertolt Brecht's & Hanns Eisler's
The Roundheads and the Pointedheads (1931-36)
original translation (with Gesa Valk) and
adaptation (with Bill Castleman) (1971-3)
for American premiere production at Cornell Nov. 1973
excerpts perf. by Gisela May in Chicago, Australia & elsewhere
by Martha Schlamme's ensemble at Aspen, Summer 1981
Complete score with abridged script perf. at Stanford Univ., Berlin 12/85
and at People's Voice Cafe, N.Y.City, 6/14/86 (3 hr. play, 45' of music)
Excerpts from 30A played at
Second International Brecht Society Convention at Rutgers 4/71.
Excerpts from 30B played at
Third International Brecht Society Convention at McGill, 10/74.
(Translations copyright by Stefan Brecht)
31. Three Fantasies for Four Hands of Two Good Friends or String Quartet
(15') Summer 1971 AMC
(#1 revised 4/73)
(#3 is a set of variations on a Virelai,
"Si je souspir" by Guillaume de Machaut)
prem. (with piano) by William Cowderey & composer @Cornell U 5/1/73,
Ashtabula (Ohio) Arts Center 8/21/76; also perf. @Indiana U 12/10/75,
Basel 5/10/81, Chelsea Center w/Avraham Sternklar (LICA) 6/1/91
Bremerhaven (#2 only) 8/81, Goslar (#2 & 3)
broadcast by WBAI 3/79
#2 & 3 read by Tremont Qt, Summer 1977
#2 (for String Qt) prem. 11/15/92 by LICA, Bethpage Library
#1 (for String Qt) read & taped by Friends & Enemies of New Music,
N.Y.City 11/7/94
complete string quartet prem. by New Music Quartet,
Bellmore Memorial Library, LICA 4/23/95
32. Two More Shelley Settings
1) Sonnetina #4 On Political Greatness (on a sonnet by Percy Bysshe Shelley)
for Mezzo-Soprano (or, transcribed, for Soprano) or Tenor and Piano (4') 8-9/71
prem. Cornell Univ. Contemporary Festival 11/74 AMC
[arr. for Bass & Piano = op. 84]
2) Love's Philosophy (Percy Bysshe Shelley)
for Soprano or Tenor and Piano (2'30") 7/79
prem. by Deborah Cook, Heidelberg 5/13/80
also perf. by Elizabeth Parcells, Augsburg 7/21/80
2A) Arrangement of op. 32 #2 for Soprano-Tenor Duet and Piano, 6/80 AMC
33. Sonata or Concerto for Violin & Piano or Orchestra, in 3 movements (16')
dedicated to Janet Packer, 1970-71, orch. 1973-74
Cornell Univ. M.F.A. composition
perf. w/piano 2-3/73 Risley College, Cornell Univ., Exeter Academy, M.I.T.
2nd movement also perf. Indiana Univ. 2/29/76
Finalist, National Orchestra Association composition competition, 1988
NY prem. by Cyrus Stevens & composer, Bryant Library, Roslyn 8/20/99
N.Y.City prem. at Composers Concordance concert, NYU, Oct. 3, 2000
34. Schweik Music
incidental music for Cornell Univ. production of
Jaroslav Hasek's The Good Soldier Schweik
(English translation/adaptation by Marvin Carlson after Milton Kepel)
20' of music (210' play) for trumpet, piano & percussion 7 perfs. 11/72
35. Simple Songs
1) Why So Pale and Wan, Fond Lover? (John Suckling) (2') 2/10/73 AMC
for Voice and Harpsichord or Piano;
prem. Risley College, Cornell, Spring 1973;
also perf. Indiana Univ. 2/29/76
2) Advice to Virgins - Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May (Robert Herrick)
(3'30") 4-5/78
for Voice and Harp (prem. Ithaca NY 2/26/79)
or Mandolin & Continuo (prem. Steinway, N.Y.City 3/11/79)
or Harpsichord or Piano
prem. together Heidelberg 5/13/80;
also perf. Cologne Spr. 1984; Chelsea Center (LICA) 5/22/93
recorded on Capstone #CPS-8667: Helene Williams sings More Songs of Love
36. Two Songs of a Madman
(from Hebrew Melodies by George Gordon, Lord Byron)
for Female Voice and Piano or Winds (5') Fall 1973
[#1w/winds,#2w/pno AMC]
1) My Soul is Dark
2) They Say That Hope Is Happiness
prem. w/piano Cornell University 12/7/73
prem. w/winds Cornell Wind Ensemble 4/18/77
36A. #1 arranged for Voice and Vibraphone 1982 AMC
37.-38. Tales of Malamud
AMC, Theodore Presser
[see also op. 125]
37. Idiots First, one-act opera after story by Bernard Malamud,
libretto & music begun by Marc Blitzstein,
edited & completed by Leonard Lehrman 12/21/73 (55') PrC
preview by Ithaca Opera Association @Barnes Hall, Cornell 8/3/74
prem. Indiana University @Monroe County Library,
Bloomington, IN 3/14/76
NY prem. Bel Canto Opera 1/14-15, 21-22/78
(publisher: Theodore Presser) 3BarBs2-3TenSop Orch: 21+
orch. prem. 3/19&21/92 by Center for Contemporary Opera, NYU
Winner, Off-Broadway Opera Award
"most important event of the season" 1977-8
recipient (w/ #38) of Margaret Jory $1,000 Amer Music Center copying grant '91
and grants from National Endowment for the Arts & Mary Cary Flagler Trust
broadcast by WBAI 3/79
Excerpts "How I Met My New Grandfather" and "Who Will Close the Door"
have been performed at Metropolitan Music School 7/19/79,
Heidelberg 5/13/80, Stern College (Yeshiva Univ) 1/84, East Berlin 4/85,
Moscow Union of Composers as part of Moscow Youth Festival 8/85
LICA Chelsea Center concert 5/22/93
and as part of programs, including
Opera and the Jewish People (Seymour Schwartzman Temple Beth Sholom 3/8/87)
A Blitzstein Cabaret
NY Public Library at Lincoln Ctr, 1/23-25/89
Bryant Library, Roslyn, 3/2/89
Caffe Bonnelle, NY 3/7/89
People's Voice Cafe, NY 1/21/89 & 3/25/89
CMS Regional Meeting, Purchase, NY 4/8/89
Boston Conservatory, 3/2/90
Community Church of Boston,11/11/90
Shelter Rock Library 4/26/92
Memories & Music of Leonard Bernstein (see also op. 90)
The Jewish Woman in Song
and Jewish American Cabaret in NY, Florida & in Europe
and recorded for Premier Recordings PRCD #1005
by Ronald Edwards & Leonard Lehrman
"How I Met My New Grandfather" was also performed
by Jose Ferrer, Leonard Bernstein & the NY Philharmonic 4/19/64;
& by James Sergi, winner, Center for Contemporary Opera competition, 1992
and published in The Marc Blitzstein Songbook, v.1 (Boosey & Hawkes, 1999)
broadcast by WHCU, WQXR, WNYC and WBAI 3/79
"Under the Sky" recorded by James Sergi & Leonard Lehrman, Original Cast Recordings OC 4441 and published in The Marc Blitzstein Songbook, v.2 (Boosey & Hawkes, 2001)
38. Karla, one-act opera after Bernard Malamud's
"Notes from a Lady at a Dinner Party" (40') SMATBarB Orch: 21+
libretto by composer, 7/74
(German translation by composer & John Porter, Spring 1980)
previewed by Ithaca Opera Assn. 8/3/74 together with #37,
the two known together as Tales of Malamud
(title original with Blitzstein
who had intended to write a second Malamud opera; see also op. 116)
prem. Indiana University 3/7/76 & (with #37) 3/14/76;
also staged at Cornell 3/76
NY prem. Bel Canto Opera (with #37) 1/14-15, 21-22/78
orch. prem. 3/19&21/92 by Center for Contemporary Opera,
New York University
recipient (w/ #38) of Margaret Jory $1,000
Amer Music Center copying grant, 1991
and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts
& Mary Cary Flagler Trust
broadcast by WHCU, WBAI 3/79
excerpts broadcast by WQXR, WNYC 1/78
(publisher: Theodore Presser)
Indiana production videotape broadcast in part by
WCIC-TV (Ithaca, NY) 8/2/76
Excerpts (Max's & Clem's Arias) prem. in concert
at Indiana University 2/29/76
and (Clem's Aria) in German:
Heidelberg 5/13/80, Augsburg 7/21/80,
Basel May 10, 1981, Vienna 5/82
Max's Aria also on Blitzstein Cabaret program,
Medicine Show, NYC 3/2/95, 3/10-12/95
39. Prelude: Bloody Kansas
for orchestra (1') 12/75 AMC
played by Indiana Univ. Orchestra 12/75
broadcast by WHCU Aug. 4, 1976 and WBAI 3/79
40. Sima, two-act opera, libretto by composer based on
"The Krasovitsky Couple" (1906)
by David I. Aizman (1869-1922),
translated by Edgar H. Lehrman (1926-1986) (90') 7/76
32 numbers (publisher: Carl Fischer) SSMBarChildSop+opt.Children'sChor
previewed Cornell University 8/6/76
prem. Ithaca Opera Assn. 10/22-23/76
broadcast (complete) by WBAI 3/79
Overture broadcast by WHCU
videotape edited at WXXI-TV Rochester on N.Y.State Council grant
telecast by WCIC-TV 5/19/77
shown in NY, MA, VA, TN, MN & IL,
Vienna (Gesellschaft fuer Musiktheater),
East & West Berlin, Kiel, Bremerhaven,
Davos (Switzerland), Moscow Youth Festival 8/85
German translation 1982
German prem. @Juedisches Gemeindehaus, Berlin 5/28/84
Excerpts: #5 Lyuba's Aria (4') perf. Indiana University 2/29/76,
Steinway N.Y.City 3/11/79, Metropolitan Music School 7/19/79,
Heidelberg 5/13/80, Augsburg 7/21/80, Vienna 5/82, 92 St Y 6/83
WHCU broadcast by WHCU 7/23/76, by SFB (Berlin) 3/84
#17 Yakov's Aria (6') perf. Steinway N.Y.City 3/11/79
WHCU broadcast 8/4/76
#19 Manya's Letter Aria Mad Scene (10')
prem. Indiana University 4/15/76 broadcast by WHCU 7/23/76
Cornell Contemporary Festival 11/11/76
w/6-pce ens. Ithaca Music Club concert 2/28/77
[Winner, National Federation of Music Clubs American Music Award]
Metropolitan Music School 7/19/79; Heidelberg 5/13/80
Basel (in French) May 10, 1981
#26 Regina's Mea Culpa Aria (4')
perf. Metropolitan Music School 7/19/79; Heidelberg 5/13/80
#32 Manya's Lullaby (2') broadcast by WBAI Fall 1981
perf. East & West Berlin 3-5/84, Temple Beth Sholom, Roslyn, 3/8/87
Temple Sinai, Roslyn 8/20/89
Temple Kol Ami, Plantation, FL March 25, 1990
French tr. by David Noakes perf. Fontainebleau & Bedoin, France 7/96
41. A Songlet on an English Love Note (based on Shelley's "To Night")
for Soprano and Piano, Spring 1977 1'30"
prem. Cornell Univ.4/11/77; broadcast by WBAI 3/79
also perf. by Deborah Cook, Heidelberg 5/13/80; Augsburg 7/21/80
41A. arr. for Soprano & Vibraphone AMC
42. Songs of Birds (in Russian, and English, tr. by composer)
(12') (@ 4 min.)(1977) AMC
1) Greeting (Afanasy Fet) w/English Horn or Clarinet [1A or Marimba]
2) Quartet (Ivan Krylov) w/Oboe, Horn, Viola & Harpsichord +opt.Flute
or Piano
3) Nightingale in a Dream (Gavril Derzhavin) a cappella
previewed Ithaca Performers' Club 7/28/78, Ithaca Music Club 2/26/79
prem. Louise Wohlafka & Richard Nass (Eng. Hn) Steinway N.Y.City 3/11/79
broadcast by WBAI 3/79
#1 w/ cl. prem. by Clarino Duo, Bremerhaven, Goslar, Lueneburg & Denmark
also perf. Berlin 10/10/85
#2 perf. by composer in Boston, Memphis, Cincinnati 4-5/78,
York (UK) 6/78, Mannheim-Seckenheim (Germany) 5/24/80,
E. Berlin 4/85
and at Moscow Composers' Union (as part of Youth Festival) 8/85, etc.
43. Benediction (Alexander Blok, in Russian and English,
translation by composer) AMC
for Contralto a cappella (1'30") summer, 1977 in memory of Paul Gottschalk
prem. Cornell University 8/2/77; also perf. Ithaca Performers' Club 7/28/78
broadcast by WBAI 3/79
44. Little Alice from Amherst, Ohio (Polly Joan) for Female Voice & Piano
(4'36") Spring 1978 AMC
prem. Ithaca Performers' Club 7/28/78
recorded by Helene Williams & composer on
Songs of Conscience cassette 3/91 & CD 6/03
45. Sonnetina #5 (Shakespeare#18: "Shall I Compare Thee To a Summer's Day?")
(3'30") Spring 1978
for voice w/Viola
or A Clarinet or (45A) Harp or (45B) Guitar or (45C) Marimba AMC
prem. w/Viola Ithaca Performers' Club 7/28/79
prem. w/Clarinet Steinway N.Y.City 3/11/79
prem. w/Harp Ithaca Music Club 2/26/79
46. see op. 35 no. 2 (renumbered)
47. A Red, Red Rose (Robert Burns) for Voice a cappella (2') 5/78 AMC
prem. Ithaca Performers' Club 7/28/78; also perf. Heidelberg 5/13/80
recorded by Helene Williams on Capstone #CPS-8667
Helene Williams sings More Songs of Love
48. Answer to a Child's Question (Samuel Coleridge) for Coloratura Soprano
and Woodwind Quintet or Piano 5/78 2 min. AMC
prem. by Karen Smith (Emerson) with piano at Steinway, NYC 3/11/79;
also performed with piano at Augsburg 7/21/80 by Elizabeth Parcells
49. Two Songs on Texts by Leigh Hunt
2/79 PrC AMC broadcast by WBAI 3/79
1) Jenny Kissed Me, for Baritone (1') 5/78
(or, 1A, transcribed, for Bass - perf. 7/21/80 Augsburg)
and String Trio or Piano or (1B) Guitar, Cello & obbligato Flute
2) Abou Ben Adhem, for Voice and Piano or (2A) Flute, Cello & Guitar (3'38")
prem. together Ithaca Music Club 2/26/79, Steinway N.Y.City 3/11/79
#2 perf. also by Helene Williams 1/6/91
at Vladeck Auditorium, Bronx & elsewhere
incl. Ethical Culture Society of NY, 3/20/93
recorded by Helene Williams & composer for
recorded with composer at the piano on
Capstone #CPS-8667 Helene Williams sings More Songs of Love
50. There Is a Lady Sweet and Kind (Anon.) for Voice with
Clarinet or Oboe or English Horn
or (50B) Violin or Viola or Marimba (2'30") 6/78 AMC
prem. w/Violin Ithaca Performers' Club 7/28/78
prem. w/Clarinet Steinway N.Y.City 3/11/79 broadcast by WBAI 3/79
also perf. Heidelberg 7/19/79
50A. arr. for SATB with solo tenor or soprano (a cappella) AMC
51. Wedding Variations on Op. 1 Wedding Theme and Wedding March (6') 7/78
prem. 7/29/78, Ithaca NY 6 min.
52. Hannah, three-act opera after Talmudic Chanukah legends,
libretto with Orel Odinov, dedicated to Xenia Odinov Protopopescu
(150') 1978-80 34 numbers S2M2TBarB
concert prem.with Seventh Army Soldiers' Chorus,
Roadside Theatre Center, Mannheim-Seckenheim, Germany 5/23-24/80
first complete broadcast: WBAI 12/25/89
Prologue*; Opening Scene*; Dinah's Arioso with Ensemble*;
Mattathias' Arioso*; The Ritual*; Hannah-Dinah Duet*;
Eleazar's Entrance*; Eleazar's Arioso; Love Duet*; Quartet;
The Ballad of the Barrel*; Hannah's Monologue;
Hannah's Prayer & Sukkoth Scene; May the Words; Prelude to Act II;
Mattathias' Monologue*; Mattathias-Eleazar Duet*;
Dressing Scene (Double Women's Chorus); Wedding Fugue*;
Wedding Scene; Hannah's Aria; Ensemble; Nicanor's Entrance;
Act II Finale; Prelude to Act III; Battle Fugue; Jonathan's Aria;
Reconciliation Quartet; Mattathias-Judah Duet with Chorus;
Nicanor's Scene*; Confrontation, Battle & Eleazar's Death;
Mattathias' Final Scene*; Prophecy Scene*
*Excerpts perf. Ithaca Music Club 2/26/79,
Steinway N.Y.City Mar. 11, 1979,
Metropolitan Music School 7/19/79,
Heidelberg 5/13/80, Stern College 1/84
by Ronald Edwards, Charles Osborne, Sherry Zannoth, Jan Edwards,
Karen Smith, Peter Ludwig, Natasha Lutov,
Paul Gibbons, Yvonne Parkes, Edward Swenson et al
Eleazar-Mattathias Duet, Berlin 4/30/84; Overture, Berlin Summer 1984
Love Duet (10'), Temple Sinai of Roslyn 8/20/89,
Chelsea Center, E.Norwich 8/16/90
broadcast by WNYC, WFUV and WBAI 3/79
complete broadcast on WBAI 12/25/89
52A. May the Words (from Act I Finale)
for Soprano Solo & Men's Chorus (1') [see op. 129]
solo version prem. by Helene Williams, July 3, 2001
at Guild of Temple Musicians Convention, Washington, D.C.
52B. Fugue for a Jewish Wedding (from Act II Scene 3)
SATB &/or Organ/Piano (1') AMC
perf. by Suffolk Community College Chorus (twice), spring 1993
53. Two Synagogue Pieces [see op. 129]
1) Yism'khu (arr. trad. melody) 2' for Cantor, Choir & Organ
prem. Norman Atkins & Metropolitan Synagogue 5/11/79
2) Adoration: May the Time Not Be Distant 4' for Soprano Solo & Piano/Organ
+ SATB Choir; prem. as solo Metropolitan Music School 7/19/79;
also perf. Heidelberg 5/13/80; 92 St Y, NYC 6/83 ; Berlin 4/86,
Carnegie Recital Hall 6/14/89 (benefit for Ezrath Nashim);
Temple Sinai of Roslyn 8/20/89;
prem. with choir, Temple Beth Sholom, April 5, 1987 PrC
54. Growing Up Woman, musical in 2 acts (175') 1978-81
bk & lyrics: Barbara Tumarkin Dunham
for 5 female voices, baritone & dancers with piano or orch. of 5
prod. at Glassboro State College, Glassboro NJ 9/80, 2/81 & 7 perfs 4-5/81
1-act version by composer (45') 10/82 for 4 female voices and baritone
prem. Berlin 4/30/84 15 numbers
Excerpts: "So Low" perf. Basel 5/10/81; Golden Fleece, NYC 5/8/94
"Growing Up Woman," "So Low," "Ice and Glass and Diamonds,"
"Why Without Him," "Where Is Our Intimacy" and "Finale"
perf. Bremerhaven 8/20/82
55. The Cautious Struggle (Anon. from The Festival of Love (1789))
for Soprano & Piano (2') 6/80
prem. Elizabeth Parcells & composer, Augsburg 7/21/80 AMC
US prem. Amy Vail & composer, The Phoenix, Greenwich NY 8/21/93
56. Spiele (Peter Maiwald, in German, or in English, translation by composer)
(2') Spring 1980 AMC
for Soprano/Tenor with Piano/Clarinet/Marimba/Guitar
prem. by Soprano & Piano: Elizabeth Parcells & composer, Augsburg 7/21/80
prem. w/Clarinet: Deborah Cook & David Glaser, Radio Brussels, Spring 1981
prem. w/Tenor: Klaus Neumcke & composer, Berlin 7/14-15/85
57. Deutschland (Bertolt Brecht (1920) in German) for Baritone or Bass & Piano
(6') 6/80 AMC
prem. Augsburg 7/21/80
58. Sonatina for Tuba Alone 3 movements (5') Fall 1980
59. Songs for Revue: I Love New York, Spring 1981
1) Dawn in New York (Federico Garcia Lorca) Soprano/Mezzo + opt. Chorus
3-4' AMC
prem. Basel 5/10/81; also perf. Vienna 5/82, Golden Fleece (NYC) 5/8/94
2) The Subway Beggar (Eve Merriam) prem. E.Berlin 4/19/85 (1'10")
prem. together by Carol Dovan, LICA concert,
Hewlett-Woodmere Library 3/12/92
60. Gesanglos war ich (Heinrich Heine, in German) Soprano-Bass Duet
(1'30") AMC
for Helga & Walter Fink, 5/81; prem. Vienna 5/82
60A. arr. for Soprano & Clarinet 1/82
prem. Clarino Duo, Bremerhaven & Goslar 5/82 AMC
60B. arr. for Voice & Marimba
61. Kommt - wir aendern die Welt (Let's Change the Woild!), musical
(150') 1981
book & lyrics: Guenter Heinz Loscher; English translation by composer
28 numbers
5 excerpts prem. by Loretta Zien & composer, Bremerhaven 8/20/82;
1 (title song) in English by Ron Edwards & composer
at LICA Chelsea Ctr concert 5/22/93
62. In der Fremd (Leyb Naydus (1890-1918),
in Yiddish, or English translation by composer) AMC
(2'30") 9/81 for Voice & Harp/Piano
in memoriam Lazar Weiner and the Wien synagogue victims
prem. w/piano Vienna Society for Music Thteare 12/82
also perf. widely in E.&W. Berlin, on ZDF-TV 3/84;
Juedisches Gemeindehaus 4/84
& Akademie der Kuenste (Berlin) 6/84;
92 St Y (NYC) 6/83; Temple Sinai, Roslyn 8/20/89;
LICA concerts 5/29/92, 5/30/94, 2/5/95;
broadcast on Kol Yisroel, Jerusalem 11/84
and in Jewish Woman in Song program
@Vladeck Auditorium, Bronx 1/6/91, etc.
recorded (in English) on Capstone #CPS-8647: Helene Williams sings Songs of Love
62A. arr. as Duet for Soprano & Tenor with Harp/Piano AMC
prem. Chelsea Center, East Norwich
by Helene Williams & Charles Osborne 8/16/90
63. A Secular Kaddish (in English, adapted from the Union Prayer Book)
(3') 1/82 AMC
for Voice a cappella or w/accomp. by Viola, Clarinet or Marimba
in memory of Jacob Lehrman prem. w/Viola Hamburg 4/82
perf. w/Cello, People's Voice Cafe, NYC, Fall 1988
a cappella: 92 St Y, NYC 6/83; Temple Sinai of Roslyn, 8/20/89
64. Reineke Fuchs, incidental music to a staged reading of Goethe's fable
(12-13' of music) 12/81-2/82
prem. Stadttheater Bremerhaven 2-3/82 AMC
Piano Suite prem. NY 7/82;
also Muenchen & Goslar 12/82, Koeln 2/83, SUNY-Purchase 11/3/94
recorded on Capstone #CPS-8661: Leonard Lehrman performs Solo Piano Works
65. Sonnetina #6 (e.e. cummings: "Next to of course god") for Voice & Guitar/Piano
(5') 2/82 AMC
66. Sonnetina #7 (Christina Rossetti: "Remember Me When I Am Gone Away")
(4') 4/82 AMC
for Soprano Solo or (op. 66A) Soprano-Tenor Duet
with Piano or Flute & Guitar (+ Cello obbligato) [or for Bass
& Piano]
duet prem. 8/16/90 - Chelsea Center, E. Norwich -
Charles Osborne & Helene Williams
solo prem. 1/6/91 - Vladeck Auditorium, Bronx - Helene Williams
also perf. LICA 5/29/92, 2/5/95
recorded on Capstone #CPS-8647: Helene Williams sings Songs of Love
67. Ode to the City of Cologne (Samuel Coleridge) for Voice & Piano (2'30")
6/82 AMC
prem. by Daniel Newman, Amerikahaus Koeln, College Music Society concert
Spring 1985
68. Overture & incidental music for The End of the Beginning
(play by Sean O'Casey) (12') 8/82
prem. 9/10/82 perf. throughout 1982-83 season
69. A March for Ben & Mary Beth (text: Mary Beth Armes)
for Voice & Guitar (1') 1983 AMC
prem. by Mary Beth Armes & Benjamin Bunch, Spain, Summer 1985
70. The Night Is Darkening Round Me (Emily Bronte) (2') 1983
for Voice & Piano or for TTBB with Piano and/or Suspended Cymbal AMC
prem. by Cornell Univ. Glee Club, Thomas Sokol, cond. 10/10/87
71. The Family Man, one-character opera (monodrama)
w/Piano or 12-15 instruments AMC
after 1925 story by Mikhail Sholokhov (1905-1984) (44') 1983
translation & libretto by composer in English;
new German translation by Peter Zacher 1985
[German title: Mikischara und seine Kinder]
previewed at TOMI & Stern College by Ron Edwards,1/8&11/84
concert prem. by George Shirley, Berlin 1/6/85;
stage prem. by Golden Fleece Ltd. w/Ronald Edwards, N.Y.City, 6/27-30/85
new German tr. prem. w/Ronald Edwards, Saxon State Opera, Dresden, 7/2/96
72. Ein Wanderer durch Deutschland nach Heines Wintermaerchen,
[English title: A Wanderer through DEUTSCHLAND after Heine's Wintermaerchen] song cycle, 1984 AMC
for 1-2 voices (Tenor/Baritone or Tenor/Baritone & Soprano/Mezzo) & Piano
in German, or in English translation by composer @ 1-5' total: 30-34'
1) An der Grenze (At the Border) (male) 3'
2) Koeln (Cologne) (male or female) 3'
3) Ostwaerts (Eastwards) (male or female & male) 2'
4) Mit den Woelfen (The Wolves) (male) 5'
5) Die Sonne (The Sun) (male or female) 1'
6) Die feste Burg (The Mighty Fort) (male or female) 1'
7) Im Wirtshaus (At the Inn) (male or female) 2'
8) Bei der Mutter (At Mother's) (male or male & female) 3'
9) Wir Juden (We Jews) (male or female) 2'
10) Die Goettin (The Goddess) (male or male & female) 4'
11) Das Versprechen (The Promise)(male or male & female) 2'
[may be optionally cut]
11 or 12) Was ich gesehn (What I Saw) (male or male & female) 4'
prem. US Minister's Residence, Berlin 10/22/84 & Berlin Museum 10/29/84
also perf. at Urania, Amerikahaus & Club Romantique in Berlin in 1985
recorded on cassette Juedische Lieder: Der Juedische Musiktheaterverein Berlin
73. Licht im Dunkel (A Light in the Darkness)
wds: Andy Orieli (pseud.for Harry Oschitzki) 1984 AMC
song cycle for Tenor or Soprano & Piano/Orch. (in German, or English
translation by composer)
1) Schifflein (White-Sailed Boat Upon the Water) 2'15"
2) Ne plus ultra (Sonnetina #8) 3'45"
3) Merk dir (Spruch in den Spiegel) (Take Note (Speech in the Mirror)) 2'15"
4) Bittere Klage (Bitter Complaint) 2'45"
5) Vermaechtnis und stete Mahnung (Mauthausen)
(Legacy and Perpetual Reminder) (Mauthausen) 3'30"
6) Ein brauner Wolf (Arturo Ui) (A Brown Wolf) (Arturo Ui) 6'45"
total: 21'45"
prem. Urania, W. Berlin 2/10/85; also perf. Amerikahaus Berlin 10/24/85
US prem. by Constance Cooper & Loretta Goldberg, Hebrew Union College, 10/85
#5 perf. 5/85 Zehlendorf;
#6 perf. by Ron Edwards
at Raoul Wallenberg Birthday concert 8/4/92 Chelsea Ctr
#6 also recorded on cassette - broadcast 3/24/87 by WBAI, 3/31/87 by WNYC
"Juedische Lieder: Der Juedische Musiktheaterverein Berlin"
#3A arr. for SATB Chorus, #5A for Children's Chorus
74. Two Tragicomical Songs
1) Four-Power City for Voice & Piano (text: composer) (1'30") 1984
prem. Berlin Museum 10/29/84
2) A Clementine Kaddish (text: composer) (1') 1984
[the missing verse in Tom Lehrer's "Clementine"]
prem. US Minister's Residence, Berlin 10/22/84;
also performed often in The Jewish Woman in Song program
75. Nachtmusikanten (text by Abraham a Santa Clara) AMC
for Male Chorus TTBB a cappella (5'30") Fall 1984
premiered by Hofstra University Chamber Singers, LICA concert 4/28/91
75A. arr. for TTBB & String Quintet (Vn I, Vn II, Va, Vc, Cb) (6') AMC
76. Erotic Song (text: Anonymous) for voice & Pno/Organ (3') Fall 1984 AMC
prem. by composer, accomp. by Cary Bair, The Phoenix, Greenwich NY 8/21/93
77. Liebeslied (text: Mascha Kaleko, English translation by composer)
for Voice & Piano (2') 1984-5
prem. in German: Juedisches Gemeindehaus, West Berlin 3/7/85
prem. in English: Verband der Journalisten, Berlin-DDR 4/19/85
soprano-baritone duet arr. for Diana & Andre Solomon-Glover, 2/91 PrC AMC
recorded (in English) on Capstone #CPS-8667:
Helene Williams sings More Songs of Love
78. E.G.: A Musical Portrait of Emma Goldman (90') 1984-87 (2 acts)
22 numbers
for female singer & male singing pianist PrC
alt. version titled Emma Goldman in Exile
or Scenes from the Life of Emma Goldman
for 3 female & 3 male singing actors (130')
(2 acts, incl. more dialogue & ensembles)
book & lyrics with Karen Ruoff Kramer
(except 7 numbers by composer alone)
previewed at Stanford University in Berlin 5/86
completion commissioned by Bel Canto Opera Workshop et al, 1986-87
1987 perfs: Herbert Liebman Memorial Concerts, Vladeck Auditorium (Bnx);
WBAI,WEVD; Workmen's Circle Branch (Manhattan);
Alchemical Theater (Manhattan); Cornell University;
SUNY-Cortland; Fine Arts Museum of Long Island (Hempstead);
Jewish Currents Concert
1989 perfs: Temple Emanuel (sponsored by University of Lowell),
Community Church of Boston, Boston University, Harvard College,
Brandeis University Festival
1990 perfs: Columbia University; Queens College; Wellesley College;
Bryant Library, Roslyn; WQXR's "The Listening Room";
Midtown YM-YWHA (Manhattan);
International Institute for Social History, Amsterdam;
E.&W.Berlin; Paris Cabaret; Dartmouth College
1991 perfs: Ethical Culture Society of N.Y. City;
Peninsula Library, Lawrence, L.I.; McCormick Auditorium, Norris Center,
Northwestern University (National Opera Assn convention);
American University, Kreeger Music Building,
McDonald Recital Hall - (Jewish Studies Program);
San Francisco Modern Language Assn Convention -
Noe Valley Ministry, U.C./Berkeley
1992 perfs: Alexander Berkman Conference, Pittsburgh;
UMass/Amherst Marxism and the New World Order Conference
1994 perf: CWPost College
(School of Education, Library School Student Assn, McGrath Fund)
Excerpts "I Believe," "Judith" and "If I Can't Dance"
performed at Weill Recital Hall 6/14/89
"Where Do I Belong" performed widely;
also as part of Jewish Woman in Song program
"Where Do I Belong?" (2'43") & "If I Can't Dance" (2'16") AMC
recorded by Helene Williams & composer on Songs of Conscience cassette 3/91 & CD 6/03
79. Jüdische Stimmen in Deutschland (Jewish Voices in Germany)
cantata for Baritenor & Soprano with Piano or Orchestra AMC
or for Chorus with Piano or Orchestra (27'48") 1985
texts in English (#1-4 & 7) from Leo Katcher's Post-Mortem (1968),
Delacorte Press, NY, German tr. by composer
texts in German (#5-6, 8-9, 11-14) from Fremd im Eigenen Land (1979),
S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt; English tr. by composer
1) Introductory (Prophecy) (Vorhersage) text: John J. McCloy (1'45")
2) The National Monument (Das Denkmal) text: Hilde Walter, Berlin (1'55")
3) To Live in Germany (In Deutschland zu Leben) text: Herr Rubinstein, Munich (1'50")
4) The Vacuum (Das Vakuum) text: Jutta Bohnke-Kollwitz, Koeln (1'35")
5) Die Ehrenbürgerwürde (The Honorary Citizen) text: Henryk M. Broder (1'59")
6) Die Vorschriften (Just Following Orders) text: Jeannette Lander, Berlin (0'50")
7) People Are Not Buttons (Menschen sind keine Knöpfe)
text: "Itzhak" from Galicia - pseud. (6'04")
8) Was das Leben wert ist (How Much Is a Jewish Life Worth?)
text: Ossip Flechtheim, Berlin (1'27")
9) Die Distanzierung (The Distancing) text: Artur Brauner, Berlin (1'49")
10) The Collegiality (Die Kollegialitaet) text: composer (0'51")
11) Die Christen (The Christians) text: Georg Kreisler, Vienna-Berlin (1'09:")
12) In Österreich (In Austria) text: Bruno Frei, Vienna (3'03")
13) Die Überempfindlichkeit (The Oversensitivity)
text: Thomas Rothschild, Stuttgart (1'41")
14) Das sogenannte "Judenproblem" (The So-Called "Jewish Problem")
text: Herbert Levine, Berlin (1'50")
prem. with Baritenor & Soprano (in German)
Urania W. Berlin 2/10/86 & Dresden 4/21/86
broadcast by WBAI 3/24/87; #4 on cassette Juedische Lieder -
Der Jüdische Musiktheaterverein Berlin broadcast WNYC 3/31/87
prem. with Chorus (in English) Temple Beth Sholom, Roslyn 4/5/87
perf. & recorded by Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus,
Temple Judea, Manhasset 4/3/03
80. Me & Russia (Velemir Khlebnikov, in Russian,
or English translation by composer) (3') 11/85
Voice & Pno prem. Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft
W.Berlin 11/22/85 AMC
81. The Anchor of My Heart (text: composer) for Voice & Piano
(1'30") 11/85 AMC
prem. at Theater im Keller, 6/90 W.Berlin
US prem. by Helene Williams, Vladeck Auditorium, Bronx 1/6/91
82. Faulty Communication (arr. of op. 28 #5) for Bass & Piano (1985) AMC
83. If I Could (arr. of op. 12) for Bass & Piano (1985) AMC
84. Man Who Man Would Be (arr. of op. 32 no. 1) for Bass & Piano (1985) AMC
85. Three Minute Songs (Three Limerick Settings)
(@ 1') 1/86 for Voice & Piano AMC
1) Titian (Anon.)
2) The Freud of Sex (text by composer)
3) Love (Anon.)
prem. together by Soprano Carol Dovan, LICA concert,
Hewlett-Woodmere Library 3/12/92
prem. by Tenor Ron Edwards, LICA concerts,
Freeport Memorial Library 12/5/92, Chelsea Ctr 5/22/93
recorded on Capstone #CPS-8667: Helene Williams sings More Songs of Love
86. Two Songs
1) Heart, Dear Heart (Heinrich Heine's "Herz, mein Herz"
or in English translation by composer) AMC
(2') Spring 1986 prem. Berlin 3/86
2) Winter Morning (Alexander Pushkin,
in Russian, or in English translation by composer)
(2') Spring 1986 prem. Berlin 4/86 AMC
87. The SDI Waltz (text by composer) (3') Spring 1986
prem. Berlin 5/86 AMC PrC
incorporated into op. 95 as #5
recorded by Helene Williams and composer on
Songs of Conscience cassette 3/91 & CD 6/03 & CD 6/03
perf. on Composers Concordance concerts, CAMI Hall & C.W.Post College, 2/92
88. Two Family Songs:
a. Frankye (text by composer) (3') 7/1/85
b. The Lehrman Centennial (text by composer) (3') 8/86
89. The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (Christopher Marlowe)
(6') Fall 1986 for Solo Voice & Piano PrC AMC
prem. 1/6/91 Vladeck Auditorium, Bronx
by Helene Williams & composer
89A. arr. for Soprano-Tenor Duet 10/89 PrC
prem. 8/16/90 Chelsea Center, E. Norwich
by Helene Williams, Charles Osborne & composer
solo version recorded on Capstone #CPS-8647: Helene Williams sings Songs of Love
90. Every Boy Should Have a Jewish Mother (Joshua Vogel & composer)
(3') 12/86 AMC
prem. at Hadassah 75th Anniversary, Riverdale Temple, 4/5/87
also sung at Fine Arts Museum of Long Island 8/27/87
also sung at International Jewish Arts Festivals of Long Island
9/87, 9/89, 9/93, 5/94
at Weill Recital Hall benefit for Ezrath Nashim, 6/14/89
and many times on Memories & Music of Leonard Bernstein program at
Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library 2/14/91, Bryant Library 8/27/91,
World Fellowship Peace Center 8/15/91, Bethpage Public Library 10/27/91
Plainview-Old Bethpage Library 8/28/91, Great Neck Library 1/26/92
Chelsea Center, E. Norwich 3/15/92, East Meadow Library 5/1/92
Selden Community Center 9/20/92, Oceanside Library 11/22/92
First Night Freeport - Freeport Memorial Library 12/31/94;
Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto 10/31/93
and many other times as part of programs
The Jewish Woman in Song, An Israel Cabaret
German translation by Gerhard Bronner,
"Jeder Sohn braucht eine jiddische Momme," PrC
perf. by composer at Haus der Kirche, Berlin 9/1/92
and Dresden Center for Contemporary Music 9/5/92
91. Instead of Mellowness (I MISS YOU)
(text by Helene Williams) (2') 1/28/87
for Soprano Solo + SATB Choir; prem. by Helene Williams & Solo Quartet of
Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus, Temple Sinai of Roslyn 8/20/89 PrC AMC
92. A Letter to Louise (John Reed's last poem)
for Soprano & Piano (2'35") 1/29/87 PrC AMC
broadcast by WBAI 3/24/87 & 10/16/89;
prem. @John Reed Centenary, 10/22/87 Adams House, Harvard
& Harvard Club of NY 10/23/87
also perf. at Chelsea Center (LICA) 5/22/92
recorded by Helene Williams & composer on
Songs of Conscience cassette 3/91 & CD 6/03
93. Conscience (Lewis Allan [Abel Meeropol])
for Voice & Piano (2'11") 5/87 PrC AMC
prem. by Helene Williams, NYU Law School Auditorium 6/19/87
[memorial to Abel Meeropol]
also sung at Fine Arts Museum of Long Island 8/27/87
twice at Jewish Arts Festival of Long Island 9/787
6/14/88 Bryant Library (Roslyn)
10/6/88 Nassau County Museum of Fine Art (Roslyn),
12/11/88 Community Church of Boston, 12/22/88 WESPAC (Ardsley, NY)
6/12/89 for National Council of Women, Time-Life Building, NYC
6/14/89 Weill Recital Hall, for Ezrath-Nashim benefit
Dresden Ctr for Contemporary Music 7/1/89, Temple Sinai (Roslyn) 8/20/89
WESPAC Benefit 12/15/90; Merkin Hall 6/23/91
Ethical Culture Society of NY, 3/20/93
recorded by Helene Williams & composer on
Songs of Conscience cassette 3/91 & CD 6/03, CD 6/03
recorded by Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus
on Original Cast Recordings CD 6055 The Abel Meeropol Centennial Concert
93A. arr. 7/87 for SATB or TTBB Chorus
with optional Piano/Organ accompaniment PrC
prem. by Ithaca Community Chorus, Paul Gibbons, cond. 4/14/88
arr. 3/02 for Chorus and Orchestra
Winner, 2002 Sunrise/Sunset Competition of Brookhaven Arts Council
prem. July 13, 2002 at Brookhaven Choral Festival, cond. Martin Rutishauser
94. We Are Innocent, cantata on letters of Julius & Ethel Rosenberg
(45'30") 1987-88
commissioned by the National Committee to Re-Open the Rosenberg Case
in 12 movements, prelude & 2 interludes
dedicated "to my father," N.S. Lehrman PrC AMC
Prelude
1) Childhood Memories (Julius)
2) The Shofar (Ethel [+Chorus])
3) Together (Julius & Ethel)
4) We Are Innocent (Julius & Ethel [+Chorus])
5) How Sad I Was To Leave You (Ethel)
Interlude
6) How Much You Have Given Me (Julius)
7) The Astounding Spectacle (Ethel & Julius [+Chorus])
Interlude
8) A Visit From Mother (Ethel)
9) Of Course It Isn't Easy (Julius)
10) "Mercy"? (Ethel & Julius [+Chorus])
11) On the Threshold of Death (Julius)
(Variations on a theme by Edith Segal - used by permission )
12) To Michael & Robert (Ethel & Julius [+Chorus])
#2 perf. by Helene Williams, NYU Law School Auditorium 6/19/87, and
3/6/88, both at Metropolitan Philharmonic Orch chamber concert and
on "Contrasts" concert series at Tom O'Horgan's in New York;
also 6/12/89 for National Council of Women, Time-Life Building, NYC
first complete performance by Helene Williams and Peter Schlosser,
on "Meet the Composer" grant, at Bryant Library, Roslyn 6/14/88;
also perf. at Museum of Fine Art (Roslyn)10/6/88,
Community Church of Boston, 12/11/88, WESPAC (Ardsley, NY) 12/22/88;
prem. with (Metropolitan Philharmonic) Chorus
at Community Church of NY 6/19/88
also perf. WQXR-AM, NY ("The Listening Room") 12/8/88
(all but #9 & Interlude 1)
#2, 1, 7 & 4 perf. at Weill Recital Hall benefit for Ezrath Nashim 6/14/89
and at Temple Sinai of Roslyn
(w/ Douglas Kiddie instead of Peter Schlosser) 8/20/89
prem. w/Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra:
Marymount Manhattan Theater 6/11/89
recording: OPUS ONE #145
with Metropolitan Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
prem. of rescored version for Soprano, Tenor & Chorus
by Helene Williams, Ronald Edwards
& Met Phil Chorus at Plandome Unitarian Church 6/19/93
95. Superspy ! The Secret Musical -
book: Joel Shatzky, lyrics: composer & Shatzky;
for Soprano, Mezzo, Tenor, and Two Baritones with Piano
(in two acts, c. 2 hrs.) 18 numbers PrC
1) I Am I - Or Am I?
2) We're Right Because We're Right
3) Why Do I Love Him?
4) The Geneticist's Song
5) The SDI Waltz (arr. of op. 87, text by composer)
6) Deniability
7) Side by Side With Cyanide
8) Just a Little Favor
9) A Girl Without Morals
10) Act I Finale
11) I Am I - Why Do I Love Him?
12) Tell Me, What Is Love?
13) Superspy
14) The Real Realpolitik
15) Superspy - Realpolitik
16) A Cure for Everything
17) The Glorious War Song
18) Act II Finale: An Upbeat Ending
#11, 2, 5, 9, 6, & 13-15 previewed by Helene Williams & composer 3/6/88
at Metropolitan Philharmonic Orchestra chamber concert and
on "Contrasts" concert series at Tom O'Horgan's in New York;
first complete public reading at First St. Playhouse, Ithaca, NY 3/20/88
95A. revised as one-act cabaret for two people (48') 14 numbers
1) The Real Realpolitik
2) I Am I... Or Am I? - Why Do I Love Him?
3) We're Right Because We're Right Because We're Right
4) The Geneticist's Song
5) The SDI Waltz
6) Deniability
7) Side by Side with Cyanide
8) Just A Little Favor
9) A Girl Without Morals
10) Tell Me, What Is Love?
recorded on Capstone #CPS-8647: Helene Williams sings Songs of Love
11) Superspy
12) A Cure for Everything
13) An Upbeat Ending
14) Superspy-Realpolitik (Encore)
prem. by Helene Williams & composer
for US Peace Committee-Paris 7/7/89, NY 11/18/89
also perf. 2/22/90 Nassau Community College Little Thtr;
Chelsea Mansion, E. Norwich
(Nassau County Office of Cultural Development) 10/20/90;
and Turtle Bay Music School
sponsored by the Center for Contemporary Opera, 11/17-18/90
command perf for Tom Lehrer, Santa Cruz 12/91
#5 performed at Harvard, 4/89 & videotaped on Strike Reunion tape
#9 performed at Hadassah, 6/88, at Jewish Arts Festival of L.I., 9/3/89
and many other times as part of program The Jewish Woman in Song
also at First International Naturist Opera Workshop, Belezy, France 7/89
#10 expanded version, premiered 12/27/90 Gay Men's Health Crisis, NYC
- on Center for Contemporary Opera Blitzstein program
sponsored by "Meet the Composer"
also perf. LICA Songs of Love concert 2/5/95, North Merrick Library
#17 revised, 3/6/91, prem. at Tarrytown Music Hall WESPAC Benefit 3/15/91;
#5 & 17 (rev.) recorded by Helene Williams & composer on
Songs of Conscience cassette 3/91 & CD 6/03
and perf. on Composers Concordance concerts, CAMI Hall & C.W.Post College, 2/92
96. Wedding Processional
for Betty Lehrman & David Schwartz (3') for Piano PrC
premiered at Harvard Club, Cambridge, Mass., June 5, 1988
97. The Birthday of The Bank,
one-act opera based on composer's translation of
Chekhov's Yubilei for Soprano, Mezzo, Tenor, Baritone and Bass,
commissioned by Opera America for Lake George Opera Festival,
prem. there 8/3/88 staged by Rosalind Elias 28 numbers (50') PrC AMC
prem. staged & conducted by composer 6/12/98 concertante, Adelphi Univ.;
semi-staged: 6/21/98 Glenwood Presbyterian Church, Glenwood Landing;
NYU Theater 6/22/98
staged: 9/6/99 Jewish Arts Festival of Long Island, Commack NY;
9/30/99 Queens College
with Ronald Edwards, Peter Ludwig, Maro Partamian, Janis Sabatino Hills, Benjamin, Spierman, Nathan Bahny, Natalia Jitomirskaia
98. Wedding Song
for Carol Skinner & Charles Pearman,
text by composer (3') Summer 1988
for soprano, contralto and horn prem. in Maine 8/19/88 PrC
99. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
setting of preamble for SATB and Piano or Winds and Percussion
(8') Summer 1988 PrC
prem. at United Nations, 10/26/88
by Solo Quartet of the Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus
also perf. Temple Sinai, Roslyn 8/20/89
100. Sisters
3 monologues based on first-person stories of Biblical women
PrC (1989) AMC
(Lot's Wife, Miriam and Zelophehad's Daughters)
for Female Voice and Piano or 9 instruments;
1st movt 6'45"; 2nd movt 5'56"; 3rd movt 3'40" (as solo; 4'53" as quintet)
total: 16'11"
last movement also arranged for 2 Sopranos, Mezzo, and 2 Altos
for Helene Williams and Womansong
last movement prem. 6/12/89 for National Council of Women,
Time-Life Bldg, NYC
full cycle prem. 6/14/89 Weill Recital Hall,
for Ezrath-Nashim benefit
prem. with dancers:
Cadmon Hill-Clinton Dance Choir, Paulina Kent Dennis, director,
Temple Sinai, Roslyn 8/20/89;
prem. of complete solo version: Golden Fleece Ltd., Theater 22, 3/31/90
prem. of complete solo version w/cl.-bcl.-alto sax,vc.,pno, perc. & synth,
LICA Bryant Lib 3/21/93
first movement also perf. at Theater unterm Dach, East Berlin, 6/27/89,
at Dresden Center for Contemporary Music 7/1/89,
and at Downtown Music Productions Holocaust Memorial concert 3/5/90
last movement also perf. Ft. Lauderdale Jewish Community Center 3/20/90,
at Workmen's Circle 5/24/90 and elsewhere
on Jewish Woman in Song and An Israel Cabaret programs
N.Y.City premiere w/ dancers:
6/23/91 Merkin Hall w/Wendy Osserman Dance Co.
prem. in arrangement for
vce, cl.-bass cl.-alto sax, vc., perc., pno & synthesizers:
Bryant Library (LICA) 3/21/93
recorded by Helene Williams & composer on
Songs of Conscience cassette 3/91 & CD 6/03
101. A Requiem for Hiroshima (25') (text: Lee Baxandall (1959, rev. 1988-9))
for SATB Soli, Chorus and Orchestra PrC
[chamber orch version:
shakuhachi, flute/piccolo, clarinet, trumpet, koto, percussion,
piano, violin, viola, cello, and contrabass]
1) Dies Irae (THE DEAD CRY OUT)
2) Mors stupebit (WHO MAY JUDGE)
3) Liber Scriptus (THIS IS WHAT WAS DONE. THIS IS WHO WE WERE)
4) Lacrymosa (THE KILLED)
5) Rex Tremendae (THE KILLER)
6) Libera Me (NO REST)
last movt previewed Union Theological Seminary
CALC 25th anniversary 7/22/90
entire work previewed w/Solo Octet & Piano
on WQXR-AM 8/3/90
prem. at Riverside Church 8/5/90
w/Voices Saintpaulia, Inoue Chamber Ensemble,
& Solo Quartet of the Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus;
broadcast on WBAI-FM 8/7/90
text and first 4 pages of vocal score publ.
by Left Curve, No. 15 (1991) (San Francisco)
prem.w/Solo Octet, Piano & Organ:
9/3/95 Malverne Community Presbyterian Church
102. New World: An Opera About What Columbus Did to the "Indians"
(100') 55 numbers
in one or two acts; commissioned by the Puffin Foundation in honor of
the 50th anniversary of the American Music Center
& the Columbian Quincentennial; PrC (1991)
libretto by composer & Joel Shatzky
(credit withdrawn at his request 11/30/92)
SSTTBarBarB, 2 Rappers, Piano, Percussion, 3 Synthesizers,
opt. Chorus, Ballet, Trumpet, Trombone
Arias previewed: #1 Kaytawari's Monologue #2 Crew #3 Columbus
#6 Nudity Chorus #9 Prayer #11 Rodrigo #16 Isabella #17 Quartet (Act I)
#26 Guarionex #27 Yuisa #29 Kaytawari's Vision #30 George
#32 Columbus-Isabella Duet #34 Quartet (Act II)
#37 De Torres #44 Rap Number #46 Tainos' Mourning Chorus
#16 at Golden Fleece Ltd. Composers' Chamber Theater
Square One program @Theater 22, NYC 3/31/90
#1, 3 Union Theological Seminary CALC 25th anniversary 7/22/90,
& WBAI 10/12/90
#2, 6 chorus preview: Second International Naturist Opera Workshop,
Belezy, France 7/90
#16 Third International Naturist Opera Workshop,
Belezy, France 7/92 and at
Haus der Kirche, Berlin 9/1/92
& Dresden Center for Contemporary Music 9/5/92
#3, 16, 37, 32 LICA concert, Heckscher Park, Huntington 8/6/91
All of the above previewed on WQXR "The Listening Room" 10/12/91 10pm
Suite of excerpts broadcast on WBAI 10/14/91
#11 sung by Ivan Thomas, broadcast on WBAI Arts Magazine 2/8/93
full concert prem. by After Dinner Opera Co.(& Meet The Composer)
@ Lincoln Center 10/12/91
staged premiere co-sponsored by LICA, East End Arts Council
& NYFA S.O.S. Grant, Puffin Foundation,
Hngtn & Suffolk County Arts Council, Heckscher Park, Huntington 8/11/92
N.Y. City staged premiere co-sponsored by
East End Arts Council & NYFA S.O.S. Grant
& Meet The Composer, Donnell Library 2/9/93
103. Ma Adam (What Is Man?) in Hebrew or in English, for tenor
PrCJ AMC
(text from Psalms, translation by composer)
for Cantor Charles Osborne 9/89
prem. Temple Emanuel, Newton, Mass., 9/29/90 (Yom Kippur)
104. Crimes (Text: Edith Segal, 1989) 10/90 (2'23")
for Voice & Piano; prem. 6/3/91
at Merkin Hall by Helene Williams;
recorded on Songs of Conscience cassette 3/91 & CD 6/03 PrC AMC
105. I'd Like To Go Away Alone
(Text: Alena Synkova, translation by Jeanne Nemcova) (1'27") 2/91
for Voice & Piano/Organ; prem. 6/23/91 Merkin Hall - Helene Williams
recorded on Songs of Conscience cassette 3/91 & CD 6/03 PrC AMC
105A. arr. for Solo Soprano w/SATB Chorus & Piano/Organ PrC AMC
prem. 4/27/95 by Cantor Susan Alcott,
Asbury Choir, Asbury United Methodist Church
106. Kalinin Bridge
(Text: Joel Shatzky, in memory of Ilya Krichevsky,
winner of Poetry Contest) (4')
commissioned by Prof. Edgar H. Lehrman Memorial Foundation (1992);
text publ. by Shalom (magazine of The Jewish Peace Fellowship),
prem. by Helene Williams & composer
on Composers Concordance concerts
at C.W. Post Great Hall 2/13/92 & CAMI Hall 2/21/92
along with 3 other "Political Songs" - opp. 87, 104 and 95 #17 PrC
107. An Edith Segal Love Song Cycle
(on 7 poems from For Dreamers Who Dare (1975)) PrC AMC
Remembrance - Severance - The Two - Loneliness -
Scars - Your Hand - Waiting
(6'30") 1992
prem. by Helene Williams,
Greenwich House "Village Varieties" concert 11/19/92
and at LICA Chelsea Center concert 5/22/93, Songs of Love concert 2/5/95
recorded on Capstone #CPS-8647: Helene Williams sings Songs of Love
108. Winter Suite for Treble Voices, Recorders & Orff Instruments
(8'30") 12/92 PrC
1) Silence - Introduction & Optional Refrain text by composer
2) Bells & Birches - Instrumental
3) Why So Pale? - Solo/Duet with accompaniment, text: Sir John Suckling
4) A Lady - Solo or unison Chorus w/accompaniment - text: Anonymous
5) Spell - Ensemble Finale - text by composer
based, respectively, on opp. 109 #3, 92, 35 #1, 50, and 109 #1
109. Three School Songs - Sept.-Oct. 1992 PrC AMC
1) Cultural Elite Round (3 parts) (1')
2) Presidents' Song (2')
3) Music - The Beginning (0'20")
110. Be Gentle (text: Rev. Richard S. Gilbert) (3') 3/93
for Voice or SATB & Piano/Organ PrC AMC
prem. Malverne Community Presbyterian Church Choir, LICA 1/16/94
111. The Definition of Love (text: Andrew Marvell) (2') 5/93 for Voice&Piano
prem. by Helene Williams & composer North Merrick Library 2/5/95
recorded on Capstone #CPS-8647: Helene Williams sings Songs of Love
112. Love Song Cycle on Seven Poems by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1939)
for Soprano&Pno(10')7/93
commissioned by Corliss Lamont and dedicated to him,
Beth Lamont, Rosalyn Baxandall,
and Helene Williams; PrC AMC
prem.: Helene Williams & composer:
Bethpage Library 3/4/94;
Composers Concordance, Kosciuszko Foundation, 3/11/94;
LICA Songs of Love, North Merrick Library 2/5/95;
Hicksville Library 3/2/97 WESPAC 6/3/95
1) If I can step within
2) To My Jewish Friend in Pittsburgh
3) The beauty of love
4) I lock my heart against you [partially reprised as 5A&6A]
5) Won't you unlock -
6) To Carlo [Tresca], South Beach (After 14 Years)
7) On "Equality"
113. Invention in A-flat minor (1') 6/93 for Piano or Harpsichord PrC AMC
prem. First LICA Student Performers Concert, Chelsea Center, 3/25/94
114. Wedding March for Steve Belfer and Karen Unger (1') spring 1994 PrC
115. The Journey of Life (text: William Cullen Bryant) (3'43")
summer, 1994 for Voice & Piano
in memory of Arthur James
prem. LICA Bryant Bicentennial Concert, Bryant Library 10/30/94
and at SUNY-Purchase Music Building 11/3/94;
recorded on compact disc: Capstone #CPS-8623
The William Cullen Bryant Bicentennial Concert
by The Long Island Composers Alliance PrC AMC
to hear musical example
115A. Beneath the Waning Moon (3'43")
summer, 1994 for Violin & Piano based on above song PrC
prem.by Todd Reynolds & composer, LICA concert,
EmilyLoweHall, Hofstra University 7/30/94 AMC
116. The Rabbi & the Rich Man (a.k.a. The Parable of the Mirror)
(2'15") 2/95 PrC
based on Hassidic legend, used by Ansky in The Dybbuk
and Malamud in Suppose A Wedding
to be incorporated in opera based on
Bernard Malamud's Suppose A Wedding (op. 125)
prem. 3/2/95 and again 3/10,11&12/95
as part of A Blitzstein Cabaret, Medicine Show, NYC
117. The Longest Stairs
to Mike Snell for Helene
in memory of Norman Rosten (81") 3/95 PrCJAMC
setting of poem from Rosten's Songs for Patricia
prem. 4/4/95 BargeMusic, Brooklyn
version for piano alone prem. 5/17/95 Borough Hall, Brooklyn
(broadcast on cable TV)
118. Canonic Duet for Adam and Eve,
originally for puppet show version of Chester Cycle play (2')
taped by Lora Hubbard & composer, Fall 1966;
used in Larry Engler (Poko Puppets) production
@Roslyn High School and private performances
in Roslyn Harbor and elsewhere
revised for use in new (original) one-act play
Adam and Lilith and Eve , 1993 PrC
based on Manya Pruzhanskya Lackow's "The Eternal Struggle"
& other Biblical legends
prem. as Adam-Eve duet (Cary Bair & Lenora Eve)
in concert @Empire Haven Moravia NY 8/20/94
prem. as Serpent-Eve duet (Bill Reynolds & Lenora Eve)
in full staging of play, Bucksteep MA 6/24/95
119. Battle Cry of the Administration of the Music Library Association
SATB (3') 8/2/95 PrC AMC
for the 2/96 MLA Convention in Seattle, WA
published by Music Library Association Newsletter, May-June'96
public prem. by L.I. University Chamber Singers,
Alexander Dashnaw, cond. 11/13/96
120. Three Completions of Songs Begun by Marc Blitzstein. PrC
1) Expatriate (2'30") 3/95
completion of musical sketch for voice & piano
begun by Marc Blitzstein to his lyrics from No For An Answer Act II Scene 5
first presented 4/6/95 Madison WI Sonneck Society convention
first public performance 6/11/95 LICA concert,
Center Moriches Free Library
recorded by Leonard Lehrman on Original Cast Recordings OC 4441
and published in in The Marc Blitzstein Songbook, v.1 (Boosey & Hawkes, 1999)
2) War Song (Dorothy Parker) (2'13") 7/95
completion of musical sketch for voice & piano begun by Marc Blitzstein, 194?
prem. Salle Nadia Boulanger, Fontainebleau, France, July 11, 1996
recorded by Helene Williams & Leonard Lehrman but not yet released
3) Smoking Glasses (text by Marc Blitzstein)
(3'19") 7/95
completion of musical sketch begun by Marc Blitzstein, 1938
recorded by Gregory Mercer & Leonard Lehrman, Original Cast Recordings OC 4441,
and published in The Marc Blitzstein Songbook, v.2 (Boosey & Hawkes, 2001)
121. Two Jewish Folk Pieces
1) Kererte A Ti (Ladino Folk Text) (2'30") soprano & piano 9/95
PrC AMC
in Ladino or English translation by the composer
2) Yedid Nefesh arr. for voice, clarinet & piano of traditional Hebrew prayer PrC AMC
in Hebrew or English translation by the composer
words & melody by R. Eliezer Azikri (16th century)
arrangement commissioned by Marion Capriotti (6') Fall 1994
122. Symphony #1: A Harvard Sinfonietta in 4 movements
in memory of Harry Levin (15') PrC
scheduled to be premiered 6/3/96 by Boston Pops cancelled
[slow movement, completed in 1967,
was given reading by Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, 1968]
123. Sonnetina #9: Bill Kunstler on Corliss Lamont (3') voice & piano,
October, 1995 PrC AMC
Text: William M. Kunstler, June 3, 1995
prem. LICA concert@Adelphi Univ. Oct. 7, 1996
124. The Double Image (poem by George Cornwell, 1975)
(3') voice & piano, 1995 PrC AMC
125. Suppose A Wedding one-act opera (53')
after Scene from a Play by Bernard Malamud, 4/96 PrC
concert prem. 9/2/96 International Jewish Arts Festival of Long Island,
Suffolk YM-YWHA, Commack
co-sponsored by LICA, Puffin Foundation,
East End Arts Council-NYFA SOS Grant;
staged prem. 6/1/97
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Manhattan
with Ronald Edwards, Lucy Sorlucco, Benjamin Spierman, Janis Sabatino Hills, and Joel Ackerman
soprano,mezzo,character tenor,high baritone,male one-liner, piano/orch
publ.: Theodore Presser (as part of trilogy, Tales of Malamud)
intermezzo between Idiots First, op. 37 & Karla, op. 38 or independent work
includes
a. "The Rabbi and the Rich Man" or "The Parable of the Mirror," (op. 116)
based on a fable in the public domain (2'15")
b. Leon's Arietta (2'30")
126. A Harvard Hero For Our Time (words by composer)
(3') voice & pno, 1996 PrC AMC
prem. Sanders Theater, Harvard, June 6, 1996
127. The Vision of Chief Seathl (7') voice & pno, 1996 PrC AMC
prem. NYU 10/27/97
128. Echo (Christina Rossetti) (3') for two voices a cappella, 1996 PrC AMC
prem. Kleine Szene, Saechsische Staatsoper, Dresden, Germany, 7/2/96
HeleneWilliams & RonEdwards
US prem. Adelphi University, 10/7/96
Janis Sabatino Hills & RonEdwards
129. Friday Evening Service (Trad. words in Hebrew & English)
(45') 1996 PrC AMC
for Cantor, SATB, Children's Choir, Organ/Pno
+ obbligato Fl., Cl., Harp, Cello
Prelude, A New Song(Shir Chadash)(Heb.&Eng.), Reader's Kaddish(Heb.),
Barchu(Heb.), Shma(Heb.), Mee Chamocha(Heb.), Hashkivenu(Heb.orEng.),
V'Shamru(Heb.), Avot V'Emahot (Heb.[arr.]), Yism'chu (Heb.)(see op. 53 #1),
Zog nit keynmol (Yid.&Eng.[arr.]), Shalom Rav(Heb.), Meditation,
May the Words(Eng.)(see op. 52A), Adoration(Eng.)(see op. 53 #2),
Kaddish Underscore (see op. 63), Lo Yisa Goi(Heb.[arr.]), Postlude
commissioned by North Shore Synagogue;
dedicated to Rabbi Daniel Fogel prem. 4/11/97
129A. Mi Shebeirach
prem. 7/3/97 at American Conference of Cantors convention at Huntington Hilton Hotel
by Faith Steinsnyder & David Perper
PrC
(+Mi Chamocha, Hashkivenu(Eng.), V'Shamru, Shalom Rav)
prem. of solo version:
Janis Sabatino Hills, Malverne Community Presbyterian Church 10/19/97
prem. of choral version: North Shore Synagogue Choir, Malverne Church 11/15/98
130. Shalom Rav (Heb.) for Two-Part Chorus (2') 1996 PrC AMC
130A. We Wish You Peace (English tr. by composer of op. 130) 3/01 PrC AMC
131. Three Norman Rosten Songs (4') voice & pno, 1996 PrC AMC
prem. 4/30/97 Bkln Boro Hall
The First Smile - Kiss - Swing
132. For oyStEr BAy-EAst norwiCH puBliC liBrAry (2') PrC AMC
Dedicatory Piano Solo prem. 6/8/97
133. Suite for Cello & Piano (1997)
for Suzanne Schanzer in memory of Benar & Olga Heifetz
PrC AMC
1. A Light in the Darkness (2'15")
2. The Shepherd (3'30")
3. Thanatos (2'00")
4. Eros (3'00")
5. The Definition (2'00")
6. The Moon (4'00")7. The Painted Veil (5'00")
8. Night (1'00")
9. Thinking of You (2'30")
10. Don't Ask (3'00")
11. One Day (3'00")
12. A Blessing (2'00")
Total Estimated time: 33'15"
#1-6 and 7-12 may be performed as Suites #1 and 2. Timings: 16:45" & 16'30.
134. The Progressive (3') poem by Julia Cooney in honor of Theodore Roosevelt (P.D.) PrC AMC
world prem. by soprano Helene Williams & composer at the piano
1/18/98 LICA Concert honoring J. Willard Roosevelt's 80th birthday at Merrick Library
135. The Stairway (2') a round for Pete Seeger, Apr. 25, 1998 PrC AMC
prem. Malverne Community Presbyterian Church June 14, 1998 (& Nov. 15, 1998)
136. may I feel (e.e. cummings) (3') duet for male & female voices & piano; PrC AMC
prem. Eastover, Lenox, Mass. June 24, 1998; Bryant Library Nov. 1, 1998
137. Emily Dickinson Song Cyclette (3 x 2') for voice & piano, 5/98
PrC
AMC prem. LICA 2/99
I Felt a Cleaving (#937) - I'm Nobody (#288) - Wild Nights (#249)
recorded on Capstone #CPS-8667: Helene Williams sings More Songs of Love
138. Faith (James Baldwin) (3') for solo voice or chorus & piano PrC AMC
choral prem. Malverne Community Presbyterian Church, 11/15/98;
solo prem. Hofstra 1/17/99
139. I Am in the Middle Of the World (Grace Herman) (3') for soprano & piano PrC AMC 12/98
prem. by Helene Williams & composer, Great Neck House, Mar. 14, 2004
140. Alphabetical Song (text by composer) (1') for voice & piano PrC AMC
prem. 8/20/99 Bryant Library by Helene Williams & composer
141. That Voice (text by George Eliot from Armgart)(2/30")
for soprano & piano PrC AMC
prem. by Monica Harte & Kenneth Merrill, Manhattan School of Music, 9/25/01
142. The Golem (text: Sonnetina by Alex Skovron) for voice & piano 6/00 (3') PrC AMC
prem. by Helene Williams & composer at Composer/Performer Roundtable,
Music Library Association convention at Grand Hyatt Hotel, NYC 2/22/01
143. Six Duettinos for 2 Violins
(based on opp. 12, 128, 60, 130, 56; orig.) (ea. c. 3') PrC AMC
commissioned & dedicated to Marilyn Siegel Smith,
Sept.-Oct. 2000; Mar. 2001
144. My Thoughts Will Not Rest (Meine Gedanken Wollen Nicht Ruhen)
for solo voice a cappella (c. 3')
German text by "Charles" (Karlheinz Schulze-Michels) in memory of Franz Pindorfer
English text by the composer PrC AMC
145. What Can I Give? (Christina Rossetti)
2-part canon with accompaniment PrC AMC (c. 2')
for the Malverne Community Presbyterian Church Junior Choir
prem. by them 12/17/00
146. The Booby Trap
or Off Our Chests
musical with texts by Sydney Ross Singer & composer
for 2 men, 2 women, and a piano, based on A Little Breast Play
by Singer & Soma Grismaijer, Dec. 2000-Jan. 2001
Barbie Blues - Baby Breasts - The Boobs Blues - Silicone Sal - Breast Play -
Quartet: Pillow Talk - The Test - Working It Out - Stuffed Bras (Off Our Chests)
ea. 3-5' PrC AMC
concert prem. (of all but Quartet) Golden Fleece Ltd., Theater 22, 5/13/01
broadcast on Manhattan Neighborhood Network Ch. 34 2/22/02 2:10-2:30pm, 2/26/02 7:40-8pm
full concert prem. Eastern Naturist Gathering, Eastover, Lenox, Mass. 8/23/01
added numbers, for prem. Eastern Naturist Festival, Empire Haven, Moravia NY 8/11/05:
The Trouble with Breasts - Doctors
147. Naked Verses, cycle of 5 songs (ea. 1-5') for voice & piano, 2/01
PrC AMC based on poetry by the volume of that title, edited by Bern Loibl
1) Why (Lois Ann Horowitz)
2) Fascion (Stephen Van Eck)
3) In the Nude (Gene Peacock, Jr.)
4) What Is A Leer? (Melissa Pinol)
5) Try (Lois Ann Horowitz)
prem. by Helene Williams, Cary Bair, Sarvamangala, Peter Kacalanos,
with composer at the piano, Eastover, Lenox, Mass. 8/23/01
#2-5 also (a cappella) at Sydney Naturally, 1/19/02
148. Sacco and Vanzetti
three-act opera begun but left unfinished by Marc Blitzstein (1959-1963),
commissioned by Ford Foundation, optioned by Metropolitan Opera
PrC AMC 2 hr. 45 min.
completed 1978-Feb. 2001; publ. Theodore Presser
Excerpts (listed below) #1-5 published by Boosey & Hawkes in
The Marc Blitzstein Songbook--#1 in v.1; #2-5 in v.2
first complete performances in concert with piano at
The White Barn Theatre, Westport CT, Aug. 17-19, 2001
with Gregory Mercer, James Sergi, Monica Harte, Helene Williams,
Tara Venditti, Tammy Hensrud, Steven Tharp, Mark Wolff,
Lars Woodul, Robert Osborne, directed by Donald Saddler,
conducted by Leonard Lehrman
with Leonard Lehrman & Michael Pilafian at the piano.
1) Sacco's Act II Aria, "With A Woman to Be,"
based, by Blitzstein, on a fragment from his Reuben Reuben,
prem. 4/19/64 by Luigi Alva with orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein;
also 4/28/85 by Charles Walker, conducted by Michael Barrett.
2) Sacco-Rosa Act II Duet (2'04")
prem. by Ronald Edwards, Helene Williams & Leonard Lehrman at
Jean Cocteau Repertory Theater, Bowery, Manhattan, 9/16/00
broadcast on Cablevision Channel 70, Aug. 14 & 15, 2001
3) Vanzetti's Last Statement (3'07")
completed by Leonard Lehrman, prem. 3/2/95 at Medicine Show, Manhattan
broadcast on Cablevision Channel 70, Aug. 14 & 15, 2001
4) Vanzetti's First Aria (2'29")
completed by Leonard Lehrman, prem. 8/2/00 by Ronald Edwards & Leonard Lehrman
at Cherubini Conservatory, Florence, Italy
5) Sacco's "The Whole Shoe" Aria (5'11")
completed by Leonard Lehrman, prem. 8/2/00 by Ronald Edwards & Leonard Lehrman
at Cherubini Conservatory, Florence, Italy
6) Sacco-Mrs. Evans Duet
music based on "Be With Me" and "Such A Little While"
from Blitzstein's Reuben Reuben, completed by Leonard Lehrman 8/00
7) Sacco-Rosa-Vanzetti Trio
music based on "The Hills of Amalfi" (2'00")
from Blitzstein's Reuben Reuben, completed by Leonard Lehrman 8/00
8) Mary Donovan's Aria
music inspired by "Hymn" from Blitzstein's Juno
completed by Leonard Lehrman 1/01, prem. by Helene Williams & Leonard Lehrman
at Composer/Performer Roundtable, Music Library Association convention,
Grand Hyatt, N.Y. City, 2/22/01 & NCRRC, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, 6/19/01
9) Act I Quartet Finale
music derived in part from "Have Yourself A Night"
from Blitzstein's Reuben Reuben, completed by Leonard Lehrman 8/00
#1 recorded by Ronald Edwards & Leonard Lehrman on Premier PRCD #1005.
#2-5 recorded by Gregory Mercer, Helene Williams and James Sergi
with Leonard Lehrman at the piano, Original Cast Recordings OC 4441.
#1-9 performed by them at Hewlett-Woodmere Library 3/3/02;
Great Neck Library 6/9/02; Puffin Cultural Forum 6/23/02;
Sky Room, Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington 10/10/02
149. An Australian Odyssey
PrC
song cycle for soprano & piano on words by Australian poets (42'30")
for Helene, to Alex Skovron
1. Love Sonnet #9 (Edith Speers) (1'15")
2. I Remember (Jacob Rosenberg) (2'00")
3. No More Boomerang (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) (2'20")
4. The Golem (Alex Skovron) (2'50")
5. Fugue (Alison Croggon) (2'05")
6. Credo (Alex Skovron) (1'30")
7. Missing Him (Jordie Albiston) (1'30")
8. After Babel (Peter Goldsworthy) (1'30")
9. Our Love Is So Natural (Judith Wright) (2'35")
10. A Strange Bird (Michael Dransfield) (1'10")
11. Antipodean Heads (John Forbes) (1'50")
12. Europe, Endless (John Forbes) (1'15")
13. Crosstalk (John Tranter) (2'10")
14. Erstwhile (Chris Wallace-Crabbe) (2'40")
15. fairytale (Ania Walwicz) (8'25")
16. Portrait (Judith Wright) (1'40")
17. Woman's Song (Judith Wright) (2'30")
18. Equatorial (Ian McBryde) (3'15")
prem. of #2 by Effie Apelast-Weinberg & composer, CAMI Hall Oct. 23, 2001
prem. or entire cycle by Helene Williams & composer, Bryant Library, Roslyn, Dec. 2, 2001
and at Chapel Off Chapel, Prahran, Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 5, 2002
excerpts: #2 also performed at Theodor Herzl Club, North Caulfield, Melbourne Dec. 31, 2001
#1, 2, 11, 12, 13 & 15 at Hakoah Club, Bondi, Sydney Jan. 9, 2002
#1 & 3 (a cappella) at Sydney Naturally Jan. 19, 2002
+ Melbourne radio broadcasts:
#1 & 9 "Curtain Up" 3CR with John Gunn, Dec. 30, 2001
#1 & 3 3AK with Brett de Hoedt, Dec. 30, 2001
#9 & 3 MBS-FM with Susan Tabben, Jan. 5, 2002
150. Life Is A Gift (1'15") for 3-part chorus, Oct. 14, 2001
PrC
text based on Presybterian Church Confession of 1967
prem. by Malverne Community Presbyterian Church Choir, Nov. 2001
and by ecumenical community choir at Thanksgiving service, Nov. 21, 2001
151. A Cereal Christmas Carol (1'00") for voice(s) and accompaniment, Dec. 2001
text by composer
PrC
prem. at American Composers Forum NY Chapter Christmas party, Dec. 15, 2001
152. A Dream Deferred (Langston Hughes) for voice and piano (1'30")
PrC
prem. by Helene Williams & composer Apr. 14, 2002
at Queens College Langston Hughes Centennial
153. Seven Wedding Blessings (in English) for tenor and organ (3'00")
PrC
prem. by Charles Osborne & Allen Sever
July 14, 2002, Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
154. Jewish Haiku (10'00") twelve 3-line settings for baritone, soprano & piano/orchestra
PrC
prem. 8/22/02 Cary Bair, Helene Williams, Leonard Lehrman
Eastern Naturist Gathering, Eastover Resort, Lenox, Mass.
155. Two Abel Meeropol Rounds (ea. 1'00")
PrC
1. The Purple Couch (2 parts)
2. If All of the Papers (3 parts)
prem. by Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus, Queens College, Feb. 23, 2003
recorded on Original Cast Recordings CD 6055
The Abel Meeropol Centennial Concert
156. Eve (text: Abel Meeropol) (1'00")
PrC
duet for soprano and tenor;
prem. by Helene Williams & Gregory Mercer, Queens College, Feb. 23, 2003
recorded on Original Cast Recordings CD 6055
The Abel Meeropol Centennial Concert
157. Sonnet to Anne (text: Abel Meeropol) (3'00")
PrC
for soprano and piano
prem. by Helene Williams and Leonard Lehrman, Queens College, Feb. 23, 2003
recorded on Original Cast Recordings CD 6055
The Abel Meeropol Centennial Concert
158. The Wooing, one-act opera for SATB (20')
PrC
libretto by Lewis Allan (Abel Meeropol) after Chekhov's Medved'
prem. by Helene Williams, Tara Venditti, Gregory Mercer, Lars Woodul
conducted by Leonard Lehrman, Queens College, Feb. 23, 2003
recorded on Original Cast Recordings CD 6055
The Abel Meeropol Centennial Concert
159. I Went Looking for My Soul (text: "Castor Oil" by Charles Bernstein)
for soprano-tenor duet & piano 2'30"
PrC
prem. by Helene Williams, Paul Sperry, and composer, May 27, 2004
Composers Concordance concert at NYU
160. Fanfare, Summer 2003 (15") for 2 trumpets and 2 trombones
PrC
161. the girl with sea in her hair (George Wallace) (3'00")
PrC
Oct. 2003
prem. by Helene Williams & composer, Great Neck House, Mar. 14, 2004
162. Yellow Cabs (Rosalie Calabrese) (1'30")
PrC
Oct. 2003
prem. by Helene Williams & composer, Great Neck House, Mar. 14, 2004
163. America: A Prophecy (William Blake) (5'00") for voice & piano Oct. 2003
164. A Coat (William Butler Yeats) (1'30") for voice & piano
PrC
Oct. 2003
prem. by Helene Williams & composer, Sunsport Gardens, Loxahatchee FL Jan. 9, 2004
165. Where Is the Song of the Artist on Long Island? (George Wallace & composer) (3'07") for SATB chorus & piano
PrC
Nov. 2003
prem. by Oceanside Chorale, accompanied by composer,
Oceanside Library, Dec. 5, 2004
165A. Where Is the Song of the Artist on Long Island? (George Wallace & composer) (3'07") for solo voice & piano
PrC
Nov. 2003
prem. by Helene Williams & composer, Northport Library, July 23, 2004
166. Not in a Silver Casket (Edna St. Vincent Millay) (2'00") for soprano & piano
PrC
Mar. 2004
prem. by Helene Williams & composer, Northport Library, July 23, 2004
167. Hill in Oyster Bay (Fay Slavin (Greenspan)) (2'40") for soprano & piano
for Helene - and Norman
PrC
Apr. 2004
prem. by Helene Williams & composer, Northport Library, July 23, 2004
168. Brando Credo (on text by Marlon Brando) (2'00") for voice & piano
PrC
prem. by Helene Williams & composer,
Northeast Naturist Festival, Empire Haven, Moravia NY Aug. 7, 2004
169. Second Inaugural (text from Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address) (2'00")
PrC
for SATB & keyboard
prem. Christ Church Babylon Feb. 13, 2005
170. Hold Fast to Dreams (Langston Hughes) for SATB chorus & piano/organ
PrC
(2'30") 6/05
prem. Christ Church Babylon Oct. 2, 2005
as part of Daniel Pearl World Music Days
171. Threescore Years Ago (2'40")
PrC
for Voice(s) & Accompaniment;
prem. Aug. 28, 2005 by Helene Williamns & composer
at L.I. Supports Cindy Sheehan Benefit Concert,
Cinema Arts Centre, Huntington, NY
Broadcast by Bob Sherman on "Woody's Children," WFUV Jan. 8, 2006, sung by composer
172. Pentatonic Prelude - for Jasmine (Choi) - piano solo 2'30" Oct. 2005 PrC
173. The Pentatonic Pentateuch - for Kaitlin & Geoffrey Kirsner - piano duet 2'45" Oct. 2005 PrC
174. For Keysha [Nembhard] piano solo (1') Dec. 2, 2005 PrC
175. Scaling the Heights, piano duet (1') for Chris & Karen Gustave, Feb. 1, 2006 PrC
176. Midnight Muse (Estela Eaton)(3'30") Feb. 4, 2006 PrC for Soprano & Piano
