VOCAL & CHORAL COMPOSITIONS:
2008 Two Marian Anthems, opus 56 (Salve Regina & Regina Caeli) - for mixed chorus a cappella 7 min.
Commissioned by the CB West Choir - Joseph Ohrt, Director
2007-09 Chansons d'amour, opus 54 - for voice and piano - based on poems by Daniel Turp 7 min.
Commissioned by Kerry-Anne Kutz (Sept Roses / La Vie, l'amour et toi / Amours / Alliance)
2002 Love Songs, opus 46 - for mixed chorus and piano - on texts by William Blake, Stewart Grant, 16 min.
William Shakespeare, Christina Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and John W. Looney
Commissioned by the Canadian Chamber Choir - Iwan Edwards, Artistic Director
2002 2 Shakespearean Love Songs, opus 46a - for mixed chorus and piano 2 min.
2001 Cantique de Frère Soleil / Canticle to Brother Sun, opus 42 - for voice and piano 5 min.
text adapted from Saint Francis of Assisi
Commissioned by Les Jeunesses Musicales du Canada for their National Vocal Competition
2001 Une Nouvelle Chanson, opus 41 - for youth chorus and piano with optional children's choir 3 min.
Commissioned by the Canadian Music Centre and the Canada Council for the Arts
for the McGill Youth Choir and Children's Chorus - Erica Phare, Director
1998 Magnificat, opus 34 - for mixed chorus, solo soprano, oboe and two percussionists 10 min.
Commissioned by Marc David and Ensemble Musica Nova, Sherbrooke, Québec
1993 Gloria, opus 24 - for mixed chorus with string orchestra and timpani or with piano 3 min.
1985 Of Maids and Men, opus 12 - Canadian folk song settings for contralto and chamber orchestra 10 min.
Written for Maureen Forrester and the Southern Alberta Chamber Orchestra
1010 / 2000 str.
COMPOSITIONS FOR WIND ENSEMBLE:
1985 Rakshasa - for symphonic band 7 min.
Commissioned by the Alberta Band Association
2017 "A Mari Usque ad Mare", opus 70 12 min.
Composed for the Lakeshore Chamber Orchestra with the support of the City of Pointe-Claire
2222 / 4231 T perc. str.
2016 Arjuna for solo violin and orchestra, opus 69 11 min.
Composed for Andrew Wan and the West Island Youth Symphony Orchestra in celebration of its 30th anniversary
Solo violin 2222 / 4231 T perc. str.
2015 Doncaster : La Rivière et la randonnée, opus 68 9 min.
Commissioned by the Lakeshore Chamber Orchestra
2222 / 2100 T str.
2012 Lux, opus 64 7 min.
Commissioned by the Orchestre de chambre Appassionata for the Festival Montréal en lumière
2201 / 2000 str.
2009 Gentle River, Prairie Sky, opus 59 12 min.
Commissioned by the Saskatoon Youth Orchestra in celebration of its 50th anniversary
2222 / 4231 T perc. str.
2003 Symphonic Dances / Danses symphoniques, opus 48 14 min.
Commissioned by l’Orchestre symphonique du Laval with l’Orchestre symphonique de Longueuil,
l’Orchestre symphonique de Sherbrooke and l’Orchestre symphonique de TroisRivières
2222 / 4231 T 2 perc. hp. str.
2002 Jumba Jambala, opus 44 7 min.
Commissioned by Arts Bureau of the Continents for the Canadian Youth Orchestra Festival, Ottawa
3232 / 4231 optionalsaxes T perc. hp. str.
2000 Concerto for Flute and Harp, opus 40 20 min.
Commissioned by l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal for Timothy Hutchins and Jennifer Swartz
through the assistance of MusicCanadaMusique 2000 and Le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
solo flute/ solo harp / 2222 / 4231 T 2 perc. str.
Theodore Presser Company
2000 Sinfonietta, opus 39 (Allegro / Oakton Variations) 11 min.
Commissioned by the Oakville Chamber Orchestra and the Brampton Symphony Orchestra
through the assistance of the Brampton and Oakville Arts Councils
2222 / 2200 T perc. str.
Theodore Presser Company
1996 Landscapes, opus 29 (The Prairie / The City / The Sea) 20 min.
Commissioned by the Regina Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with the Newfoundland,
Mississauga and Saskatoon Symphony Orchestras through the assistance of the Canada Council
2222 / 4231 T 2 perc.pno. str.
Theodore Presser Company
1993 Symphony (“Et in Terra”), opus 23 21 min.
Commissioned by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with the Hamilton Philharmonic
and l’Orchestre symphonique de TroisRivières through the assistance of the Canada Council
2222 / 4231 T str.
Theodore Presser Company
1992 Excursions, opus 21 14 min.
Commissioned by the Canadian Association of Youth Orchestras through the assistance of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Laidlaw Foundation
3222 / 4231 T 2 perc. str.
1991 Jaï, opus 20 5 min.
Composed for the thirtieth anniversary of the Lethbridge Symphony Orchestra
2222 / 4231 T perc. Str
1989 Sam Black Sketches, opus 17 20 min.
Based on works by artist Sam Black; commissioned by Gerald Borch
3222 / 4231 T 3 perc. Hp. cel. str.
Theodore Presser Company
1984 Symphonic Variations, opus 10 15 min.
Commissioned by the Lethbridge Symphony Association with the assistance of the Canada Council
3222 / 4231 T 2 perc. str.
Theodore Presser Company
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO:
2015 12 Études, opus 66 - for solo oboe, oboe d’amore, cor anglais or saxophone 28 min.
2004 Two Poems for solo cello or solo viola, opus 50 - on poems by Joanne Grant 4 min.
2001 Shadow Dance, opus 43 - for solo cello Composed for Joanne Grant 7 min.
1998 Sangam, opus 36 - for solo piano 7 min.
Commissioned by Paul Stewart; premiered in Bangalore, India
1997 Trois préludes, opus 32 - for solo piano 7 min.
Premiered by Dale Bartlett at the Unitarian Church of Montreal's "Third Thursday" concert series
1996 Kali Ma, opus 31 - for solo contrabassoon or bassoon 7 min.
Composed for Fraser Jackson
1995 Prelude, Riffs and Angel Music, opus 28 - for solo guitar 11 min.
Commissioned by Dale Ketcheson through the assistance of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts
1992 Ballade, opus 22 - for solo piano 10 min.
Commissioned by Glen Montgomery through the assistance of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Theodore Presser Company
1990 Fantaisie sur « Ave Maris Stella », opus 18 - for solo organ 9 min.
Composed for Dom André Laberge, o.s.b.
1988 Dance Variations, opus 16 - for solo piano 14 min.
Composed for Charles Foreman; premiered at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
1986/87 Night Music, opus 14 - for solo cello (Fantasia & Fugue / Elegy / Jive) 10 min.
Composed for Shauna Rolston and Julie Amundsen
1986 Elegy & Jive, opus 14a - for solo cello 5 min.
Composed for Julie Amundsen
1982 Fantasia no. 2, opus 6 - solo oboe d’amore, oboe, English horn or saxophone 6 min.
1980 Fantasia no. 1 - solo oboe d’amore, English horn or saxophone 6 min
DISCOGRAPHY
2011 Land of Living Skies Centrediscs / Centredisques CMCCD 16811
Serenata Estria, opus 55 - members of the Quintette à vent Estria
2007 It Takes Two to Trio Centaur Records CRC 2877 It Takes Two to Trio
"A Seder for Peace", opus 51 - Eyal Ein-Habar, flute; Dudu Carmel, oboe; Akiko Tominaga, piano
2004 Quintette à vent Estria Atma Classique ACD2 2357 - Quintette, opus 38 - Quintette à vent Estria
2002 Nouvelle Chanson - McGill Youth Choir and Children's Chorus - Erica Phare, Director
Une Nouvelle Chanson, opus 41
1998 Duo Jaï - Stewart Grant, oboe and oboe d'amore; Joanne Grant, 'cello; Patrick Wedd, organ Jaï 9811
Duo for Oboe and 'Cello, opus 11 / Fantasia #2, opus 6 / Fantaisie sur «Ave Maris Stella», opus 18
1998 Saturday Night Waltz - The Foothills Brass Black Bear Records BBR 6014
Waltz from Partita for Brass Quintet, opus 25
1998 Home Suite Home - The Aeolian Winds IBS 1037 - Siva's Dance, opus 2
2011 Concerto for Flute, Oboe and String Orchestra, opus 63 12 min.
Composed for Eyal Ein-Habar, Dudu Carmel and the Israel Chamber Orchestra
1997 Symphonie estrienne, opus 33 14 min.
Commissioned by l'Orchestre de chambre de l'Estrie with The Thirteen Strings of Ottawa
I Musici de Montréal and The Kensington Sinfonia through the assistance of the Canada Council
1994 "Spring Came Dancing", opus 26 - Inspired by a poem of Paramahansa Yogananda 13 min.
Commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for The Thirteen Strings of Ottawa
Theodore Presser Company
1987 Horn Concerto, opus 15 - for solo horn and string orchestra 15 min.
Commissioned by David Hoyt; premiered by David Hoyt and the Southern Alberta Chamber Orchestra
1986 Prelude and Fugue, opus 13 7 min.
Composed for the Southern Alberta Chamber Orchestra
Theodore Presser Company
1983 Bhajan, opus 9 - for solo cello and string orchestra 11 min.
Composed for Joanne Grant and the Southern Alberta Chamber Orchestra
1979 Chaconne, opus 5 - for string orchestra 5 min.
Premiered by the National Youth Orchestra of Canada
1978 Laksaman, opus 3 - for oboe and string orchestra 6 min.
Composed for Jon Peterson and the Hamilton Philharmonic
for the CBC Summer Symphony television series
CHAMBER MUSIC:
2008/15 Pastorale & Fugue, opus 67 - for flute and oboe - composed for Eyal Ein-Habar and Dudu Carmel 3 min.
2014 "Entr’amis", opus 65 - Variations for string quartet and piano 12 min.
Commissioned by Musica Camerata Montréal with the support of The Friends of Stewart Hall
2011 Two Tangos, opus 61 - for cello and piano - composed for Joanne Grant 5 min.
2010 Be-Blues’n-Bop: The Tiger’s Tail, opus 60 - for bassoon and piano - commissioned by Michel Bettez 7 min.
2009 Diversions, opus 58 - for oboe, clarinet and saxophone - commissioned by the Trio d'anches de l'Estrie 9 min.
2008 Serenata Estria, opus 55 - for reed trio (oboe, clarinet and bassoon) 12 min.
Commissioned by the Quintette à vent Estria
2006 Fanfare for Brass, opus 53 - composed for the West Island Youth Symphony Orchestra 3 min.
2005 Capriccio, opus 52 - for violin and piano 5 min.
Commissioned for Richard Roberts by Le Centre culturel de Pointe-Claire, Stewart Hall
2004 "A Seder for Peace" Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano, opus 51 14 min.
Commissioned by Er'ella Talmi and Sons et Couleurs au Musée for Eyal Ein-Habar & Dudu Carmel
2004 String Quartet no. 2 "Banff Variations", opus 49 10 min.
Commissioned by the CBC for the Banff International String Quartet Competition
2003 Pastorale, opus 47 - for oboe and cello 7 min
2002 Quatuor à cordes no. 1, opus 45 - commissioned by Le Quatuor Claudel 11 min.
1999 Wind Quintet, opus 38 - for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon (Pastorale / Scherzo / Nocturne) 14 min.
Commissioned by the Ayorama Wind Quintet and the Quintette à vent Estria
1999 Saxophone Quartet / Quatuor pour saxophones, opus 37 - commissioned by Saxart, Ottawa 8 min.
1998 Sonata for Violin and Piano, opus 35 (Allegro agitato / Variations: Andante tranquillo) 12 min.
Commissioned by Martin Beaver; premiered at the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival
1996 Rhapsodie Concertante, opus 30 - for wind quintet and string quintet 13 min.
Commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for the Saskatoon Sinfonietta
1994 Partita for Brass Quintet, opus 25 (Intrada / Waltz / Scherzino / Introduction, Blues & Finale) 12 min.
Commissioned by The Foothills Brass through the assistance of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts
1991 Serenata da Camera, opus 19 - for oboe and string quartet 9 min.
Composed for Musaeus for their tour of Belarus; premiered at the Banff Centre for the Arts
1984 Duo for Oboe and Cello, opus 11 (Sonatina / Scherzo / Blues / Fugue) 11 min
1982 Dance Rhapsody, opus 8 - for oboe and string quartet 10 min.
1982 A Band of Story Tellers, opus 7 - for narrator and wind quintet - commissioned by the Ayorama Quintet
1. How Tiger Made Spider Build a Web - text by Jan Andrews and George Mully
2. The Three Companions - text by Jan Andrews
3. Giovanni and the North Wind - text by George Mully
1978 Burletta, opus 4 - for trumpet, horn & trombone - commissioned by Brass Company 2 min.
1973 Siva’s Dance, opus 2 - for wind quintet - composed for the Ayorama Quintet 3 min.
1965/79 Two Pieces for Oboe and Clarinet, opus 1 3 min.
Stewart Grant
Composer, conductor, oboist