Daniel Bradshaw - Composer

3333/4331/timp, 3 perc, hp, pno, strings. 8 min.
Finalist, 2004 Whitaker New Music Readings, American Composers Orchestra
Honorable Mention, 2003 Minnesota Orchestra Reading Sessions
2003 Dean’s Prize for Orchestral Composition at Indiana University
Reading 5/20/04 by American Composers Orchestra, Jeffrey Milarsky conducting,
Miller Theater at Columbia University, New York, NY

2222/4221/timp, 2 perc, hp, pno, strings. 12 min.
Premiere 3/20/99 with Brendan Merrick conducting at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

I. Aposiopesis (256 KB)
II. Apostrophe (336 KB)
III. Apologia (284 KB)
V. Prosopopoeia (296 KB)
fl, cl, s.sx, a.sx, tp, hn, tb, pc, hp, pn, strings. 22 min.
Premiere 4/8/05 Composer cond., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

pn, vn, vc. 10 min.
Commissioned by Jordania Trio and Southern Virginia University Trio
Premiere 2/10/05 and 2/11/05 by SVU Trio (Mark Taylor, Julia Goudimova and Tracey Bradshaw) at Southern Virginia University in Buena Vista, VA and Washington Lee University in Lexington, VA
Performed 4/8/05 by Jordania Trio (Melinda Baird, Brian Stucki and Kasia Sokol) at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

for solo contrabass. 4 min.
Commissioned by Nathan Wood
Premiere 2/28/04 and 3/4/04 by Nathan Wood at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

fl, b.cl, tpt, trb, va, cb. 8 min.

fl, cl, b.cl, bsn, perc, hp, pno, 2vn, va, vc, cb. 12 min.
Premiere 2/23/02 Kelly Corcoran conducting, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

4Tpt, Trb, B. Trb, B. Drum. 3 min.
Premiere 2/23/02 Composer conducting at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

5 min.
Premiere 3/20/99 by The Aspen String Quartet (Ingrid Scherer, Heidi Keith, Christopher Lewis and Kurt Scherer), Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

for mixed choir (12 parts). 5 min.
Winner of the 2002 Contemporary Vocal Ensemble Choral Composition Award at IU
Premiere 4/18/00 Composer conducting at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Performed 3/9/03 by the Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, Carmen Tellez conducting at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

for men’s chorus, a capella. 2 min.
Premiere 10/24/03 by Brigham Young University Idaho Men’s Chorus, Randall Kempton conducting, Rexburg, ID
Performed 2/27/04, and 3/20/04 by BYUI Men’s Chorus, Randall Kempton conducting, Rexburg, ID

for Mezzo-Soprano, Violin and Piano. 15 min.
Commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition for Ariel Bybee and Alison Dalton on poems by Ted Kooser

for tenor and 2 percussionists. 4 min.

Songs of Hannah (2001) listen (high speed): I. (316 KB) II. (344 KB) III. (364 KB)

for 2 Sopranos, a capella. 9 min.
Commissioned by Diane Reich and Rebekkah Valentine
Premiere 4/20/01 by Diane Reich and Rebekkah Valentine at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Performed 2/23/02 Diane Reich and Rebekkah Valentine at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Performed 4/29/04 by Lisa Lowry and Rebekkah Valentine at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

for Alto, Viola and Vibraphone. Duration: 13 min.
Premiere 3/20/99 by Larke Cowart, Christopher Lewis and Tiffany Bourgeois at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

for solo piano. 10 min.
Premiere 3/27/01 by Winston Choi at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Performed 2/23/02 by Melinda Baird at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

5 min.
Premiere 3/20/99 by Joshua Bradshaw at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

for one piano, four hands. 2 min.
Premiere 3/20/99 by Brian Elkins and Nathan Fifield at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

for seven winds, one player and MAX/MSP. 15 min.
Commissioned by Bret Pimentel
Premiere 4/8/05 by Bret Pimentel at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

video with 5.1 sound diffusion. 6 min.
Premiere 1/29/05 at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
program note
original video samples (big avi files): cardinal dove
Thanks to Sue Anne Zollinger and Tobias Riede for the original video material. Read the article which resulted from their video research (take a look at Movie 1 in Supporting Information!).

for electronic tape. 4 min.
Premiere 3/20/99 at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT