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There are two archived radio programs featuring interviews with, and music of, Vanessa Lann on Kalvos and Damian's New Music Bazaar:
"Roadmaps" (May 12, 2001) contains full recordings of Resurrecting Persephone and The Owl and The Pussycat. "Gone in Sixty Seconds... No, Wait, 90 Seconds... No..." (May 19, 2001) contains full recordings of Inner Piece, Recalling Chimes, DD (Double D) and Dancing to an Orange Drummer. To hear the music, go to the 30' mark after clicking on the DATE of the show desired (clicking on the title of the program will not work; it must be the DATE of the desired show).
For more biographical information about Vanessa Lann (temporarily only in Dutch; publisher is revamping catalogue):
article from DONEMUS Composer's Brochure and
bio from DONEMUS Composer's Brochure
Photo credit, Vanessa Lann: Teo Krijgsman
To hear, and read about, the Piece of the Week, please go to Piece of the Week.
"In every art it is the most elementary and primitive means that achieve the most profound effects."
- Rudolph Arnheim
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
- Leonardo Da Vinci
1983
Moods of the Seasons
piano solo
9'
1985
Forest Patterns
flute, clarinet, bassoon
8'
1985
Nocturne
piano solo
5'05"
1987
Fantasia for String Trio
string trio
6'
1989
Two Ukrainian Folk Sketches
Bb clarinet and piano
11'
1989
Daybreak
flute duo
10'10"
1990
Prayer, Torture and Ecstasy*
cello solo
10'05"
1990
Journey to...
horn and double bass
8'
1990
Piece... of Pizza*
percussion quintet
6'
l990
Lullabye For A Young Girl Dreaming*
string quartet
16'
for sound sample go to article
1991
Views
electronic music
4'
1991
Beneath the Veils
large ensemble [flute, oboe, Bb clarinet,
bass clarinet,
bassoon, alto sax, 2 violins, viola, cello,
double bass,
percussion, harp]3'
1991
Entranced by the Beckoning Light*
piano solo
10'15"
1991
Beyond "Is" and "Is not"*
piccolo quartet
4'
1991
Madness and the Moonwoman, for Ensemble
violin, 2 violas, double bass, Bb clarinet, accordion
16'
1992
Helen's Song
harp solo
4'
1992
Madness and the Moonwoman*
version for orchestra - original 1991
16'
1993
Dancing to an Orange Drummer*
large ensemble [2 flutes (1: also piccolo), clarinet
(Bb/bass), soprano sax, alto sax, trumpet, horn, 2 trombones, tuba,
percussion, piano, elec. guitar, elec. bass]
5'35"
for sound sample go to upcoming events
1993
Embracing the Currents of Avalon
brass quintet
7'
1993
In the Circumference of My Solitude*
viola and double bass
16'
1994
Herman's Song
(text: Richard Lann)*countertenor and piano
11'20"
1994
Madness and the Moonwoman, for Ensemble
version for large ensemble [flute (C/alt), soprano sax, double bassoon, trumpet, cello, accordion, piano] - original 1991
16'
1994
Inner Piece*
piano solo
8'
for sound sample go to reviews
1994
Coming Home
(text: Richard Lann)*
improvising ensemble [mezzo soprano, clarinet (Bb/bass),
recorder (sopr/ten/bass), trombone, violin, double bass, elec. guitar,
piano/synthesizer, percussion]
16'
1995
American Accents*
percussion duo
10'15"
1995
Bambino Sonoro
oboe, piano, percussion, harp, double bass (other versions possible, eg: violin, piano, percussion, harp, bass clarinet)
12'
1995
Dan Neem Ik Een Bloemkool*
bass clarinet, cello, piano
11'
1996
DD (Double D)
piano solo
1'
for sound sample go to index page
1996
The Owl and the Pussycat
(text: Edward Lear)*mezzo soprano and piano
10'10"
for sound sample go to compact discs
1996
Towards the Center of Indigo*
saxophone quartet
11'
1997
The Way of the Ram*
large ensemble [flute (C/picc/alt), 3 saxophones (all sizes),
horn in F, 3 trumpets in C, 3 trombones (2 ten, 1 bass),
piano, double
bass]13'
1997
Masquerade in Ribbons
string quintet plus saxophone quintet
11'
1997
In the Moment*
recorder quartet (4 Renaissance recorders:
G Alto, Tenor, Bass in F,
C Bass)12'
1998
My Dove, My Beautiful One
(text: James Joyce)mezzo soprano and piano
4'
for sound sample see above
1998
Recalling Chimes*
piano solo
10'15"
for sound sample go to compact discs
1999
The Key to the Fourteenth Vision*
violin solo
3'
for sound sample see above
1999
Resurrecting Persephone*
flute and orchestra
25'05"
for sound sample go to bio
2000
The Mind Traveller
electronic tape (trombone, voices) / dance, video
43'
2000
Second Nature*
piano, 4 hands
12'
2001
Lucifer's Sun*
bass clarinet and harpsichord
11'
2001
Leaps of Faith*
piano solo and tape
5'30"
2001
Objects of Ritual*
flute, Bb clarinet, violin, cello, piano
22'
2001
The Stone
flute solo / sound environment
18'
2001
The Book*
clarinet solo (B-flat or bass) / sound environment
16'30"
2001
The Mask
violin solo
6'
2001
The Bowl
cello solo
10'15"
2001
The Candle
piano solo / sound environment
7'45"
2002
Gardener of the Stream*
symphony orchestra
13'
2003
Valse Ancienne (or Thirteen Ways of Looking Out a Window)*
cello and piano
16'
2003
Sleep, Sleep Gypsy*
flute, bass clarinet, piano
16'
for sound sample go to KAIDA site
2004
Micro-fohn (or Witches, Words and the Wind)
(text: Gertrude Stein)*soprano, recorder, violin, percussion
12'
2004
Is a bell... a bell?*
two toy pianos (one performer)
5'05"
for sound sample go to compact discs
2005
Memory Demands So Much*
(text: Denise Levertov)soprano and piano
15'15"
for sound sample go to commissions
2005
Illuminating Aleph
(text: Chaim N. Bialik)cantor (tenor), chamber choir, instrumental ensemble [guitar, ud, harp, percussion, piano, violin, cello, double bass]
17'
for sound sample go to piece of the week
2006
The Flames of Quietude*
symphony orchestra
21'
2006
Landscape of a Soul's Remembering*
string quartet
21'
2007
Springs Eternal*
violin and piano
8'30"
2008
Divining Apollo*
violoncello and ensemble/orchestra (cello concerto)
21'
2009
Knowing Rose*
(text: W. B. Yeats)female voice, violin, piano
17'
2009
American, Woman
(texts: Anne Bradstreet, Emma Lazarus, Sara Teasdale)soprano and flute
11'
2009
Down to the Sea in Ships*
large wind ensemble
12'
2010
Tree Of Life So Green
(texts: anon - "Jesus Christ the Apple Tree", and Christopher Nolan)8-part women's choir: SSSSAAAA
3'
2010
O Whispering Suns*
(text: Walt Whitman)Large mixed choir, Medium mixed choir, violin, cymbalom
60'-68'
2011
(orig. 1990; arr. Kelly, Lann)Lullabye For A Young Girl Dreaming, for String Orchestra
version for string orchestra
17'
2011
(orig. 2010; arr. Lann)Tree Of Life So Green
version for 8-part men's choir: (TTTTBBBB)
3'
2011
Piano Quintet
2 violins, viola, cello, piano
41'
2012
De Stilte van Saar*
(libretto: Erik-Ward Geerlings)
opera for 9 singers and instrumental ensemble: two saxophones, trombone, percussion, guitars, toy piano
74'
2013
The Many Men So Beautiful
(text: David Jones, from In Parenthesis)Chamber Choir, SSSSAAAATTTTBBBB
6'30"
2013
Double | Reed*
bassoon and orchestra (bassoon concerto)
26'
2014
Ad 's-Gravesande
oboe quartet
3'
2014
Arlecchino Unmasked
blockflute, panflute, viola, accordion, percussion
10'05"
2014
moonshadow sunshadow
violin duo
10'05"
2014
Present Tense
oboe quartet
8'
2015
(orig. 1993; arr. Lann)Dancing to an Orange Drummer*
version for symphony orchestra
5'35"
2015
Happy Birthday 234!
bassoon solo
40"
2015
(orig. 1991; arr. Lann)Beyond "Is" and "Is not"*
version for solo piccolo and 3-track tape (or three live players)
4'
2015
ZEMTSOV'S FIVE*
viola quartet plus fifth part for student(s)
23'
2015
Big Picture
piano trio
20'15"
2015
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
bass clarinet quartet
7'
2016
The Duck and the Kangaroo
(text: Edward Lear)4-part children's choir: SSAA
4'
2016
The bird that was trapped has flown
(text: James Robertson)solo soprano, female vocal ensemble (SSSSAAAA), nyckelharpa, kokle
5'05"
2016
US
piano, four hands
4'
2016
In a Heartbeat, Interludes for Orchestra
symphony orchestra
16'
2016
Stap Verder*
26-piece bigband
20'30"
2017
Rise*
concerto for two bassoons and (amateur) orchestra
21'
2017
Past Tense
shawm, recorder, sackbut, dulcian, organ, percussion
10'05"
2017
naked, I
piano duo
26'
2018
Future Perfect*
orchestra
10'15"
2018
Tree of Life So Green
(texts: anon - "Jesus Christ the Apple Tree", and Christopher Nolan)baritone and large ensemble
5'05"
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