Larry Lipkis: Composer

Catalog of Recent Compositions

If you are interested in acquiring study scores and/or recordings of the pieces below, please contact

Larry Lipkis directly at lalipkis@moravian.edu

orchestral music

 

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Pas de Deux and Rondo Caprice    Written for the Moravian College Community Orchestra. Premiered in Novermber, 2008.

Click on the titles to hear these works in their entirety.

 

Robin Kani

Flute Concerto    Written for, and commissioned by, Robin Kani, and premiered in 2007 by the Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra.

Click on the title to hear the 2nd movement, Scherzo.

 

Pierrot    concerto for bassoon and orchestra, commissioned by the Houston Symphony, and premiered in 2002.  Benjamin Kamins, bassoon; Hans Graf, conductor.

 

Click on the title to hear the 1st movement, In the Dancing Master's Palace

 

 

Harlequin    concerto for bass trombone and orchestra, commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and premiered in 1997.  Jeffrey Reynolds, bass trombone; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor.  Published by Warwick Press. For a recording and study score, click on sales@warwickmusic.com 

 

Scaramouche    a concerto for cello and orchestra, premiered in 1993.  Recorded on the Koch International label, by Carter Brey, cello, and the Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra, Donald Spieth, conductor.

 

Click on the title to hear the 3rd movement, A la Victoire!

   

    The Circus Suite   a suite in three movements for string orchestra (2004).

    O'er the Hills and Far Away     a suite for early music ensemble and orchestra.  Commissioned by the Baltimore Consort (1996).

    Music for the Great Dawn   for orchestra, with solo violin and tape (1993).

    Apotheosis: a suite in honor of J. S. Bach     for Baroque orchestra and brass quartet.  Commissioned by the Bach Choir of Bethlehem (1986).

    wind ensemble

   The Bells of St. Bride's       Commissioned by the Christa McAuliffe Foundation (1995).

   Concerto for saxophone and winds      Commissioned by the Pennsylvania Youth Honors Concert Band (1993).

    chamber music

    Music for "The Glass Menagerie"   for solo violin (2004)

    Generations   for piano quintet (1998, rev. 2008), commissioned for and premiered by Pacific Serenades.  Version for piano trio (1999)

    Dancing in Her Sleep     for piano quintet (1994) ensemble and orchestra.  commissioned for and premiered by Pacific Serenades (1994).

    Rebel Angel     for clarinet, cello, and piano. Commissioned for and premiered by Pacific Serenades (1983).

    Bell Rock     for trumpet, organ, percussion, and tape. (1988).

    vocal/choral

Tacuit in Praesepio for women's chorus (SSAA) and piano.

The Prayer of St. Francis  for baritone, flute, and piano.

Songs from a Cook Book three versions: 1) for baritone and piano, 2) for soprano and piano, and 3) for SATB choir and piano.

Be Thou Faithful for SATB chorus (published by G. Schirmer)

The Seeker for SATB chorus and brass quartet

Peronelle      a one-act opera for SATB soloists, choir, early music consort, and chamber orchestra.

piano

Scaramouche Variations      commissioned by Sylvia Glickman.  Recorded by John Jensen on Music and Arts label (1991).

 Waltz-Fantasy  commissioned by Dimitri Toufexis for Alice Tully Hall Recital.  Recorded by Debra Torok on the Verra label (1995).

film music

   The Juniper Tree      film released in 1990, available on DVD.  Directed by Neitzchka Keene, stars Bjork.

          

Discography

Waltz-Fantasy   for solo piano    Debra Torok, piano. Verra

Scaramouche for cello and orchestra, Carter Brey, cello, with the Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra.  Koch International

Scaramouche Variations for solo piano   John Jensen, piano. Music and Arts

For recordings of other works, please contact Larry Lipkis directly

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