List of compositions by Nancy Van de Vate


Compositions by Nancy Van de Vate include works in several genres, such as operas, orchestral music including concertos, chamber music for various ensembles, chorals music and songs.

Opera

Hamlet 2009, Opera in five acts, after Shakespeare
recorded 2011, premiered by the University of Mississippi's Opera Theatre Group April 18, 2015
  • Where the Cross is Made, 2003, Opera in three acts, Libretto based on the play by Eugene O'Neill, 60' VM
Premiere: 2005, Normal IL, US, Illinois State University Opera, Karyl K. Carlson; Cond.
Rec. VMM 4006, 2006, Michelle Vought, sop, Christopher Hollingsworth, bar, Timothy Schmidt, bass, Clinton Desmond, ten.
Soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, 1/1/1/1 – 1 - 2 perc, pn/cel-str.
  • Im Westen nichts Neues, 2002, Opera in three acts, libretto after the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, 95', VM.
Premiere: 2003, Osnabrück Opera, Germany, Hermann Bäumer, Cond.
Prem. 2003, New York City Opera, George Manahan, Cond. Rec. VMM 4004, 2002, Moravian Philharmonic and soloists from the Janáček Opera, Toshiyuki Shimada, Cond.
2 tenors, 2 baritones, bass, soprano, mezzo, orch: 2/2/2/2 - 2/2/2/0 - 3 perc - hp – str
  • Nemo: Jenseits von Vulkania, Opera in four acts, libretto: Allen Cortes and Nancy Van de Vate, 1995, 150', VM.
Rec. VMM 4002, 2001. Moravian Philharmonic and soloists from the Janáček Opera, Toshiyuki Shimada, Cond.
2 sopranos, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, SATB chorus - orch: 3/3/3/3 -4/4/3/1 - timp,
3 perc - hp, pf, cel – str
  • Nemo: Beyond Vulkania. Opera in four acts in English, with medium orchestra

Orchestral music

Premiere: Oct. 3, 2000, Scarlatti di Napoli Orchester, Rome, Italy, Daniele Moles, Cond.
  • Adagio and Rondo for Violin and String Orchestra, 1994, 9'42", VM
Premiere: July 25, 1994, Sala Balowa, Lancut, Poland, Joanna Kawalla, vn, Lancut Festival Orchestra, S. Kawalla; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3025, 1994, Joanna Kawalla, Vn, Koszalin Philharmonic, Poland, S. Kawalla; Cond.
  • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, 1968, rev. 1994, 22' VM
Premiere: April 26, 1969, University of Alabama Symphony, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Franklin Choset; Cond., Sallie Schoen, pf; Prem. Nov. 11,1993, Koszalin, Poland, Makiko Hirashima, pf, Koszalin Phil. Orch., Szymon Kawalla; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3025, 1994, KSPO, Hirashima, Kawalla
3/2/2/2 - 4/2/3/1 - timp, 2 perc - str
Rec. VMM CD 3013, 1992, Slovak Radio Orchestra, Szymon Kawalla; Cond., Sulie Girardi, mezzo
2/2/2/2 - 2/0/1/1 - 1 perc - hp - str
  • Viola Concerto, 1990, 16', VM
Premiere: September 14, 1993, Kraków, Poland, Grigorij Zhislin, Viola, Polish Radio Orch. of Kraków, José Maria Florêncio Junior; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3023, 1993, PRSO, Zhislin, Florêncio
3/3/3/3 - 4/3/3/1 – timp, 3 perc - hp, pf, cel - str
  • Kraków Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra, 1988, 25', VM
Premiere: November 28, 1989, Kraków Percussion Ensemble, PRO, Szymon Kawalla; Cond. Rec. Conifer CDCF 185 ; VMM CD 3015, 1992, PRO, Kawalla
3/2/2/2 - 4/3/3/1 – timp. 5 perc - hp, pf/cel - str
  • Chernobyl, 1987, 13', VM
Premiere: May 18, 1995, Vienna, Austria, Niederösterreichisches Tonkünstlerorchester, Peter Keuschnig; Cond. Rec. Conifer CDCF 168, VMM CD 3010, 1992, PRO,
Kawalla
3/3/3/3 - 4/3/3/1 - timp, 3 perc - cel, hp, pf - str
  • Suite für Chor aus "Nemo", 1997, Texts: Allen Cortes and Nancy Van de Vate, 24', Rec. VMM CD 3043, 1998, VMM 4001, 1999, Ars Brunensis Chorus, Moravian Philharmonic, Toshiyuki Shimada; Cond.
SATB, Boy soprano, 3/3/3/3 - 4/4/3/1 - 4 perc - hp – str
  • Choral Suite from "Nemo", as above
  • An American Essay, 1994, Texts: Walt Whitman, 30', VM
Premiere: June 29, 1994, Koszalin, Poland, Chorus Soranus, Christine Marstrand, soprano, Knud Vad, Choral Dir. Koszalin Philharmonic Orchestra. Kawalla, Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3025, 1994, KSO, Chorus Soranus, Marstrand, Kawalla
SATB, soprano 2/2/2/2 - 2/0/1/0 - 2 perc - hp - str
Premiere 1993, Koszalin, Poland, Silesian University Choir, Sulie Girardi, Mezzo-soprano, Halina-Gorniewicz, Choral Director, Koszalin State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kawalla;
Recording: VMM CD 3022, 1993, Silesian University Choir, Sulie Girardi, KSPO, Kawalla.
SSA soprano, mezzo, picc/1/0/1/0 – 2 perc – hp, cel, str
  • How Fares the Night? 1993, Text: anon. Chinese, 5th century BC, trans. Mimi Tsoi,
4'30",VM
Premiere: 1993, Koszalin, Poland, Silesian University Choir, Joanna Kawalla, Vn, Halina
Gorniewicz, Choral Director, Koszalin State Phil. Orch., Szymon Kawalla, Cond.
Recording: 1993, Silesian University Choir, Joanna Kawalla, Vn, KSPO, Szymon Kawalla
SSAA, solo violin, string orchestra

Theatre music

  • Venal Vera: Ode to a Gezira Lovely, 2000, 10' VM
Premiere: November 4, 2000, Toronto, Canada, Michelle Vought, soprano; Rec: VMM 4003, 2001, Michelle Vought, soprano
soprano or mezzo, bass cl, and 1 perc; or voice with tape
  • Cocaine Lil, 1986, 15', VM
Premiere: April 22, 1988,ensemble belcanto, Bremen, Germany; Recordings: Koch Schwann/Aulos CD 3-1432-2,1994, ensemble belcanto, Dietburg Spohr; VMM 2026, 1998, Blair Resicka; VMM 2034, 2001, Michelle Vought
mezzo or soprano, 4-8 jazz singers with small percussion.
Premiere: April 13, 1984, Marilyn DeReggi, Soprano, College Park, Maryland
Rec. VMM 2028, 1998, Michelle Vought
soprano and CD
  • Eine Nacht im Royal Ontario Museum, 1983, 12', VM
Rec. VMM 4001, 1999, Sulie Girardi

Music for strings

  • String Quartet No. 2, 2005, 17', VM
Premiere: Nov. 25, 2005, Austrian Radio Concert Hall, Vienna, Austria,
H. Groh, vn, G. Hinterndorfer, vn, D. Ivanova, va, R. Flieder, vc
  • Divertimento for Harp and String Quintet, 1996, 18', VM
Rec. VMM 2034, 2001 Adriana Antalova, hp, Moravian PO String Quintet
hp + vn, va, vc, db
  • Seven Fantasy Pieces for Violin and Piano, 1989, 18', VM
Premiere: July 19, 1991,Paul Carlson, Vn, Nancy Van de Vate, Pf, Vienna, Austria
Rec. VMM 2034, 2001, Michael Davis, vn, Nelson Harper, pf
  • Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, 1983, 13', VM
Premiere: March 24, 1984, Mexico City, Mexico, Nancy McAlhany, Vn, Maxine Neuman, Vc, Max Lifchitz, Pf. Recording: VMM CD 2001, 1990, Janusz Mirynski, Vn, Zdzislaw
Lapinski, vc, Marek Mitelski, pf
  • Letter to a Friend's Loneliness, 1976, Texts: John Unterecker,
10', VM
Premiere: November 8, 1976, Johnson City, Tennessee, US, Recording: VMM CD 2006, 1992, Sulie Girardi, Mezzo, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic String Quartet
soprano and string quartet
  • Concertpiece for Cello and Piano, 1976, VM
  • Suite for Solo Violin, 1975, 8', Sisra Publications
Premiere: December 12, 1976, The New School, New York. Recording: VMM CD 2006, 1992, Michael Davis,
  • Suite for Solo Viola, 1975, 8',VM
Prem. Nov. 2, 2006, Vienna, Austria, Jan Reznicek
Rec. VMM CD 2034, 2001, Kate Hamilton
Premiere: August 1975, Stowe, Vermont, Recordings: VMM CD 2006, 1992, Bohuslav
Martinu Philharmonic String Trio; VMM CD 2026, 1997, Veronika String Trio
vn, va, vc
Premiere: December 24, 1974, New York City, Jacob Glick, Recording: VMM CD 2003, 1992, Michael Davis
  • Six Etudes for Solo Violin, 1969, 9',VM
Premiere: November 12, 1989, Paul Carlson, Pittsburg, Kansas
Recordings: VMM 2028, 1998, Michael Davis
; Keyboard Instruments
  • Twelve Pieces for Piano on One to Twelve Notes, Vol. III, 2005, 16', VM
Premiere, Vienna, Austria, Ruth Spindler, pf.
  • Balinese Diptych, 10', 2003, VM
Premiere: Sept. 9, 2003, Ananda Sukarlan, pf. Oslo, Norway. Rec. VMM 2043, 2007. A. Sukarlan.
  • Prelude for Organ, 2002, 4', VM
Premiere: June 9, 2002: Brad Maguire, Wellesley Mass. Rec. VMM 2043, 2007, Carlyn Morenus
  • Twelve Pieces for Piano on One to Twelve Notes, Vol. II, 2001, 19', VM
Premiere: August 15, 2001, Kathryn Rosenberg, Provincetown, Mass. Rec. VMM 2039, 2004 Thomas Hlawatsch
  • Fantasy Pieces for Piano, 1995, 10', VM
Premiere: March 5, 1996, Utrecht, the Netherlands, Ananda Sukarlan; Recording: VMM 2026,
1997, Makiko Hirashima
  • Night Journey, 1996, 8', VM
Premiere: April 19, 1997, Eisenstadt, Austria, Ruth Spindler. Rec. VMM 2028,
1998, Antoinette van Zabner
  • Twelve Pieces for Piano on One to Twelve Notes, Vol I, 1986, 18', VM
Premiere: July 19, 1990, Vienna, Austria, Ruth Spindler. Recording: VMM CD 2003,
1992, Ruth Spindler
  • Fantasy for Harpsichord, 1982, 4',VM
Premiere: May 6, 1983, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michelle Edwards, Harpsichord; Recording:
VMM 2028, 1998, Ewa Gabrys
Sonata for Harpsichord, 1982, rev. 1996, 10', VM
Premiere: November 12, 1983, Davis, California; Recording: VMM 2026, 1997, Ewa Gabrys
MUSIC FOR WOODWINDS
  • Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, 1970, 13', VM
Premiere: Sept. 2005, Vienna, Austria, Ruth Spindler, pf, Katrin Gstöckenbauer, cl.
  • Woodwind Quartet, 1964, 8', Southern Music Co.
Premiere: Autumn 1964, Interlochen, MI, Interlochen Arts Woodwind Quartet
fl, ob, cl, bn

Music for brass

  • Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano, 2006, 17', VM
Prem. March 8, 2007, Haydnsaal, Vienna, Austria, Ferenc Leitner, hn., Ute Lehmann, vn., Maki Saeki, pf
  • Three Bagatelles for Four Trumpets 2006, 6' VM
  • Three Bagatelles for Four Horns 2006, 6' VM
Prem. August 5, 2006, Potsdam Horn Quartet
Prem. October 9, 2006 Oxford, Miss., The Mississippi Brass; Rec. VMM 2043, 2005,
The Mississippi Brass
2 tpt. hn. trb. tuba
  • Diversion for Brass, 1964, 5', VM
Premiere: November 14, 1964, Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia State University Brass Quartet
Rec. VMM 2043, 2007, The Niagara Brass
2 tp, hn, trb or euphonium
Short Suite for Brass Quartet, 1960, 6',VM
Premiere: November 9, 1963, Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia State University Brass Quartet
Rec. VMM 2039, 2005, Niagara Brass
2 tp, trb, bass trb

Music for percussion

  • Suite for Marimba, 2000, 10', VM
Prem. April 5, 2005, University of Mississippi, Ricky Burkhead
  • Teufelstanz, 1988, 14', VM
Premiere: February 24, 1989, musica viva, Herculessaal, Münchner Residenz, Munich,
Kraków Percussion Ensemble; Recordings: VMM CD 2015, 1995, UNI Percussion
Ensemble and VMM CD 2039, 2005, same
6 percussion

Music for mixed ensemble

  • Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano, 2006, see under Music for Brass.
Trio for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano, 2005, VM
  • Divertimento for Harp and String Quintet, 1996, 18', VM
See under Music for Strings
  • Music for MW2, 1985, 13', VM
Premiere: February 10, 1989, North South Consonance, New York City
fl, vc, pf-4 Hands, l perc
  • Trio for Bassoon, Percussion and Piano, 1980, 14', VM
Premiere: December 7, 1980, Honolulu, Hawaii, Paul Barrett, bn, William Wiley, perc, Nancy Van de Vate, pf
  • Music for Viola, Percussion and Piano, 1976, 16', VM
Premiere: February 27, 1977, Honolulu, Hawaii, Maxine-Karen Johnson, va, William Wiley, perc, Stephen Salazar, pf. Recordings: VMM 2001, 1990, Maxine-Karen Johnson, va, William Wiley, perc, Evelyn Zuckerman, pf and VMM 2039, 2005, Arthur Klima, va, Andrew Pongracz, perc, Eric Zioleck, pf
  • Quintet 1975, 1975, 13', VM
Premiere: 12.01.1976, Honolulu, Hawaii
fl, vn, cl, vc, pf

Choral music

Premiere: April 1, 1982, Los Angeles, California, Veil of Isis, Joan Gallegos, Cond.
SSAA, picc, fl, cl, hp, cel, 2 perc
  • An American Essay, 1972, Texts: Walt Whitman, 30', VM
Premiere: May 16, 1972, Knoxville Choral Society, Knoxville, Tennessee, J. B. Lyle, Cond.
Janice Clarke, Soprano
SATB, pf, l perc
  • The Pond, 1970, Text: Annette von Droste-Hülsoff, trans. Herman Salinger, 4'30", VM
Premiere: 1970, Orlando, Florida. Recording: VMM 3025, 1994, Chorus Soranus, Knud Vad, Cond. and VMM 2039, 2005, Chorus Ars Brunensis, Roman Valek, Cond.
SATB a cappella
  • How Fares the Night? 1959, 4',VM
Premiere: May 29, 1977, Honolulu, Hawaii, Text: anon. 5th century BC, trans. Mimi Tsoi
SSA, pf
  • Make A Joyful Noise, 1972, 4', Text: Psalm 98:4-6, 4', Montgomery Music Inc.
SATB, pf or organ
  • Psalm 121, 1958, 4', VM
Premiere: June 30, 1974, St. John's Episcopal Choir, Knoxville, Tennessee
SATB a cappella

Vocal music

  • Listening to the Night, 2001, Text: John Unterecker, VM
Prem. March 18, 2003, Michelle Vought, Normal IL
Soprano and seven instruments
  • To the East and to the West, 1972, Text: Walt Whitman, 3',VM
Premiere: May 16, 1972, Bettie Mason, soprano, Nancy Van de Vate, piano, Knoxville TN
  • Four Somber Songs, 1970, Texts: Georg Trakl, Edgar Allan Poe, William Blake, Paul
Verlaine, 11',VM
Premiere: October 21, 1973, Bettie Mason, sop, Nancy Van de Vate, pf, Oak Ridge, TN
  • The Earth is So Lovely, 1962, Text: Heinrich Heine, trans. Kate Flores, 3', VM
Premiere: Autumn 1962, Juanita Kirkpatrick, mezzo, Nancy Van de Vate, pf,
Oxford, Miss. Rec. VMM 2028, 2005, Evelyn Petros, sop., N. Van de Vate, pf
Premiere: 1960, Oxford, Miss, J. Kirkpatrick, mezzo, N. Van de Vate, pf.. Rec. VMM 2028, 2005, Evelyn Petros, sop, N. Van de Vate, pf

Electronic music

  • Invention No. l, 1972, 2', VM
Premiere: May 20, 1973, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Wind Chimes, 1972, 3', VM
Premiere: May 20, 1973, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Satellite Music, 1972, 6', VM
Premiere: May 20, 1973, Knoxville, Tennessee

Music for piano instruction

  • Twilight, 1963, Summy Birchard
  • Topsy Turvy, 1964,, Montgomery Music Co.
  • Syncopated Soldier, 1964,, Montgomery Music Co.
  • Mississippi Twilight, 1969,, Montgomery Music Co.
  • Bicycle Ride, 1969,, Montgomery Music Co.
  • Hoe-Down, 1970,, Willis Music Co.