COMMISSIONS AND CURRENT COMPOSITION PROJECTS

SELECTED COMMISSIONS AND CURRENT PROJECTS (See www.claralatham.com for additional)

“No Room”, a music-theater work

            In development

“Bertha the Mom”, a Chamber Opera for vocalists Michael Weyandt, and Alice Teyssier, Peter Evans (trumpet), Seth Parker Woods (cello). Libretto by James Currie. Commissioned by the American Composers Forum JFund for New Music.

            Premiere: June 3, 2018, Roulette, NYC

“Every night in the world is a night in the hospital” for mezzo-soprano and string quartet

Premiere: Washington Square Contemporary Music Ensemble, ensemble Mise-En, March 28, 2014.

 “Studies on Hysteria”, for Peter Evans and Sam Pluta Trumpet/Electronics duo

            Premiere: New York University Music Department Student Conference, May, 2013

“Me, and My Man, and My Machine” (2011) for Michael Weyandt (baritone) and the Talea ensemble            Premiere: New York University, New York, NY, April, 2011

“Composer Karaoke” (2011) with Katherine Young

            Performance in Cage-ian MusiCircus at Roulette, Brooklyn, New York, June 5, 2011

“Devil in Blue-Blue Sea” (2010) for Corey Dargel and the Argento Ensemble

            Premiere: New York University, New York, NY, May, 2010

“Empty Rooms” (2009) for voice, violin, viola, bassoon, commissioned by Till by Turning

            Premiere: The Stone, New York City, December, 2009

“Reasons” (2009) for violin, viola, bassoon, and singing pianist, commissioned by Till by                   Turning

            Premiere: Klangbad Festival 2009, Scheer, Germany, August, 2009

“Line as a thing is” (2009) for violin and amplified piano

            Premiere: Either/Or, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY, April, 2009

“I am the beat that waits for you to see me” (2008) for amplified flute and percussion

            Premiere: Due East, Tenri Cultural Center, New York, NY, April, 2008

“Forget the Past” (2008) for mixed ensemble

            Premiere: ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble), Merkin Hall, New York, NY, April, 2008

“Radio Radio” (2007) for tuba and double bass

            Premiere: Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin (KNM), 

            Goethe Institute, New York, NY, November, 2007

“Double Felix” (2007) for mixed ensemble

            Premiere: ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble), Merkin Hall, New York, NY, April,             2007

“In the Eye” (2007) for alto sax, electric guitar, piano, percussion, commissioned by the Glass Farm Ensemble

            Premiere: Glass Farm Ensemble, Tenri Cultural Institute, March, 2007. Commissioned by Glass Farm.

“Listen, Talking, and Regret” (2006) for flute, clarinet, viola, ‘cello

Premiere: ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble) Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY, February, 2007

“it lives to find the only emotion” (2006) for tape

            Premiere: New York University, December, 2006

 “Sleeping Dogs Lie” (2003) for mixed ensemble

            Premiere: Oberlin Conservatory of Music, March, 2003

Selected for performance at the Midwest Composers Symposium 2003, performed by the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, conducted by Tim Weiss