Prized Composers

Michael Gordon

Personal Website:

http://michaelgordonmusic.com

 

Awards:

Guggenheim Fellowship (2009)

American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Prize (1999)

 

Compositions for Winds:

Big Space (2017) for 8 Trumpets or Soprano Saxophones, 8 Trombones, 8 Percussionists, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Electric Guitar, Cello and Bass

No Anthem (2015) for 4 English Horns, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, 2 Electric Guitars, 2 Keyboards, and 4 Female Voices

Rushes (2012) for 7 Bassoons

Cold (2011) for Flute, Oboe, 2 Clarinets, Bassoon, Horn, 2 Trumpets, Trombone, 2 Percussion, Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, 2 Celli, and Bass

Who By Water (2004) for Piccolo, Oboe, 2 Clarinets, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, 3 Percussion, Electric Guitar, Keyboard, 2 Violins, Cello, and Double Bass

Yo Shakespeare (1992) for 2 Flutes (2 Piccolos, 2 Panpipes), Soprano Saxophone/Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone/Baritone Saxophone, Percussion, 3 Synthesizers, Accordion, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Violin, and Cello

The Low Quartet (1985) for any four low instruments