Chamber Ensemble

before and after nature (2025) 60'

SATB + amplified sextet

before and after nature was commissioned by Bang on a Can; Stanford Live; Los Angeles Master Chorale; Helsinki Festival and Helsinki Chamber Choir; University of Illinois-Krannert Center for the Performing Arts; with generous support from Robert and Maria A. Skirnick, Stephen Block, Leslie Lassiter, Raulee Marcus, Susan and George Reardon, Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting, and Abby Sher.

vent (arr. flute and strings) (1990, rev. 2024) 7'

flute and strings

Andrew Sterman

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daisy (2024) 30'

string quartet

commissioned by La Biennale di Venezia, Kings Place, Newport Classical, String Quartet Biennale Amsterdam, Park Avenue Armory, and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

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let me come in (arr. SSA) (2023) 10'

text by David Lang (after Song of Songs 5:2)

3 voices (SSA), percussion, viola, cello

Vox Clamantis

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let me come in (arr. piano and voice) (2021) 10'

(arr. piano and voice)
text by David Lang (after Song of Songs 5:2)

soprano and piano

The Fisher Center at Bard College with co-commissioning support by The Los Angeles Opera

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let me come in (2021) 10'

text by David Lang (after Song of Songs 5:2)

soprano, percussion, viola, cello

The Fisher Center at Bard College with co-commissioning support by The Los Angeles Opera

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composition as explanation (2020) 60'

flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello

eighth blackbird

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ever-present (2018) 7'

2 electric guitars + 2 pianos

written for Bryce Dessner

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ever-present (arr. percussion sextet) (2018, rev. 2024) 7'

2 vibraphones, 2 marimbas, 2 pianos

written for Bryce Dessner

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wed – arr. piano trio (2018) 5'

violin, cello, piano

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interstate (2017) 7'

(from Road Trip)

Road Trip (2017) 60'

music by Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe

tiny dance party (2017) 2'

simple song #3 – arr. piano trio (2015) 6'

Cloud River Mountain (2015, rev. 2017) 32'

music by Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe and Lau Luo

almost all the time (2014) 18'

just (after song of songs) – arr. string quartet (2014, rev. 2018) 13'

just (after song of songs) (2014) 13'

wed – arr. for brass quintet (2013) 5'

death speaks (2012) 26'

Text by David Lang

ark luggage (2012) 9'

Text by Peter Greenaway

unused swan (2012) 5'

ark luggage – arr. pno/soprano (2012) 9'

Text by Peter Greenaway

involuntary (2011) 4'

bristle (2011) 4'

these broken wings (2008) 16'

sunray (2006) 11'

revolutionary etudes (2006) 22'

breathless (2003) 12'

depart (2002) 18'

the so-called laws of nature (2002) 32'

how to pray – for chamber ensemble (2002) 9'

child (2001) 42'

my very empty mouth, sweet air, short fall, stick figure, and little eye

stick figure (2001) 10'

short fall (2000) 4'

pay me now (2000) 2'

my very empty mouth (1999) 13'

little eye (1999) 7'

sweet air (1999) 8'

wed – arr. string quartet (1995) 11'

cheating, lying, stealing (1993, rev. 1995) 11'

face so pale (1992) 9'

music for gracious living (1992, rev. 1996) 22'

Text by Deborah Artman

burn notice (1988) 7'

dance/drop (1987, rev. 1997) 11'

frag (1984) 7'

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