thorn (1993) 5'
flute solo
flute solo
SATB
Text by David Lang (after Stephen Foster)
The Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia and Leah Stein Dance Company
solo soprano, solo cello, 1 perc, strings
Cello Biennale Amsterdam, Amsterdam Sinfonietta
viola and guitar
Leslie Shank and Joseph Hagedorn
piano solo
small chorus SATB
the BBC Singers
Grand Valley State University
piccolo and percussion
London Sinfonietta
solo trumpet
Commissioned by Kunststiftung NRW, Philharmonie Essen, HELLERAU Europäisches Zentrum der Künste Dresden, and Ensemble Musikfabrik
women's chorus; SAA
The Crossing