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OPERA
Scourge of Hyacinths 90:00
Full Opera (1999)
Chamber Opera (1994)
Libretto by León, based on a play by Wole Soyinka
M, 3T, 3Bar, B, 3 spkrs; 1(A fl, pic)-1(Eb, b cl)-A sax(T sax)-1(cbn); 1-1(cnt)-T tbn-0;3 perc-pf; solo str
Commissioned by the Munich Biennale for New Music Theater; Full orchestra edition premiered by the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Switzerland
BALLET
Belé [with Geoffrey Holder] (1981) 15:00
Solo pf, perc, str
For the Dance Theatre of Harlem
The Beloved [with Judith Hamilton] (1972) 10:00
fl, ob, cl, bn, pf, vc, db
For the Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dougla [with Geoffrey Holder] (1974) 20:00
2 fl, perc
For the Dance Theatre of Harlem
Haiku (1973) 25:00
fl, bn, 5 perc
Commissioned by the Dance Theatre of Harlem
Inura (2009) 40:00
voices (SATB), strings, percussion
Commissioned by Brandon Fradd for Dance Brazil
Premiered March 19, 2009 at Skirball Center, NYC
Tones (1970) 18:00
2-2-1-0; 1-0-1-1; timp-2 perc-pf, str
Commissioned by the Dance Theatre of Harlem
MIXED GENRE
Drummin' (1997) 60:00
fl (pic)-cl (b cl)- sax (sop/alto/tenor); bn (contra bn)-hn-2 tpt-tbn; 2 perc - trap set; pf (synth); vn-va-vc-db (b gtr); ethnic perc. ensembles
Co-commissioned by Miami Light Project; Miami-Dade Community College; Arizona State University; New World Symphony
Duende (2003) 18:00
Baritone; 3 bata drums; 4 percussionists; 1 Latin percussionist.
Commissioned by Fest der Kontinente, Berlin, Germany in honor of the 80th birthday of Gyorgy Ligeti.
Reflections (2006) 15:00
Text by Rita Dove
Sop., cl, tenor sax, pno, tpt, string quintet, 2 perc.
Commissioned for "WaterWorks," Aaron Davis Hall, NY with support from the Nathan
Cummings Foundation
Samarkand (2005) 60:00
Text by Wole Soyinka
Speaker, SATB, Children's Chorus, alto fl/sax, 2 perc, 3 bata drums, pno, 2 vc.
Commissioned by Louisiana State University in celebration of the opening of the Shaw Center for the Arts.
ORCHESTRA
Ácana (2008) 12:49
2(pic)-2-2(b cl)-2; 2-2-1; 2 perc, pf; str
Commissioned by the Research Foundation of State University of New York - Purchase College and Orpheus with support from the New York State Music Fund.
Premiered by Purchase College, Feb. 29, 2008 and Orpheus, April 1, 2008, Carnegie Hall, NYC
Batá (1985, rev. 1988) 7:00
2(pic)-2(eh)-2(b cl)-2; 2-2-2-1; 2 perc, hp, pf, cel; str
Commissioned by the Bay Area Women's Philharmonic
Carabalí (1991) 17:00
2(pic)-2,eh-2,b cl-2,cbn; 4-3-3-1; timp-3 perc-hp-pf-cel; str
Commissioned by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Concerto Criollo (1980) 20:00
Solo timp-solo pf-, 2-2-2-2; 4-4-3-0; perc; str
Commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts
Desde... (2001) 18:00
2(pic)-2(eh)-2(b cl)-2(cbn); 4-2-3-0; timp-2 perc; str
Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra with support from the Koussevitsky Music Foundation, Inc.
Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel (arr. León) (2005) 3:00
Bar solo; 3-2-2-2; 2-2-3-0; timp; str
Commissioned by the Albany Symphony Orchestra with support from Paul Underwood.
Horizons (1999) 10:00
Commissioned by the NDR Sinfonie Orchester, Hamburg, and Hammoniale Festival der Frauen, Germany
Kabiosile (1988) 8:00
Solo pf; 2(pic)-2(eh)-2(b cl)-2(cbn); 4-2-3-0; timp-2 perc; str
Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra
Para Viola y Orquesta (1994) 18:00
Va solo; 2(pic, A fl)-2-2(b cl)-2(cbn); 2-2-1-0; timp-2 perc-cel; str
Commissioned by Meet-the-Composer / Reader's Digest Commissioning Program
Seven Spirituals (arr. Ryan, orch. León) (1995) 20:00
Bar solo (or B Bar); 2(pic)-1-1-1; 2-2-1-1; 2 perc-pf, str
For the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
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INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE
A La Par (1986) 13:30
pf, perc
Commissioned by the Whitney Museum
Ajiaco (1992) 7:00
for electric guitar and piano.
Commissioned by the Schanzer/Speach Duo
Alegre (2000) 3:00
for Wind Ensemble: 2 Fl (Ob may substitute for Fl 2), 2 Cl in Bb, Alto Sax, T Sax, 2 Tpt in Bb, Trbn, Bar, Tuba, Perc (4 players: 2 bongos, 4 Ttoms, Maracas, B Dr)
Commissioned by the American Composers Forum for New Band Horizons
Arenas d'un Tiempo (1992) 12:00
cl, vc, pf
Commissioned by the NY State Music Teachers Association
Ascend (1983) 3:00
4 hn, 4 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, 3 perc
Commissioned by the Queens Symphony
Caracol (2000) 7:30
vn, va, vc, perc, pno
Commissioned by the Manchester Music Festival
Crossings (1992) 1:00
hn, 4 tpt, 4 tbn, tuba
Commissioned by the City University of New York
Cuarteto No. 2 (2011) 20:00
str quartet
Commissioned by ASCAP Foundation and Sphinx Organization
Cumba Cumbakin
2 fl. ob, 3 cl, 1 b cl, bn, 4 sax, 2 hn, 3 tp, 2 tbn, 1 tba, timp, 3 perc, 1 cb
Commissioned by Harvard Band Foundation
De Color (1996-97) 15:00
vn, mar
Commissioned by Marimolin
De Memorias (2000) 9:00
fl, ob, cl, hn, bn
Commissioned by The Mexico City Woodwind Quintet with support from the Mexico/US Fund for Culture
Elegia a Paul Robeson (1987)
violin, cello and piano
Entre nos (1998) 12:00
cl, bn, pno
Commissioned by Trio Neos
Esencia para cuarteto de cuerdas (2009) 18:00
vn 1, vn 2, va, vc
Commissioned by the Fromm Music Foundation for the Del Sol Quartet
Premiered on May 8, 2009 at Presidio Chapel, 130 Fisher Loop, San Francisco, CA
Fanfarria (2000) 3:00
4 tpt, 2 tbn, bass tbn, 1 Perc (lg sus cym, tamburo ten, med bass dr, lg bass dr)
Commissioned by The Library of Congress for the Copland Centennial Celebration
Hechizos (1995) 15:00
fl/pic, ob, cl(A and B-flat), b cl/sop sax/ten sax; hn, tpt(B-flat), tbn;
2 perc, pf/cel/hpsd, gui; vn, va, vc, cb
Commissioned by Ensemble Modern
Indígena (1991) 8:00
fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tpt, pf, perc, 2 vn, va, vc, cb
Commissioned by New York City's Town Hall
Parajota Delaté (1988) 4:30
Commissioned by the Da Capo Chamber Players, Premiered Oct. 21, 1988, Merkin Concert Hall, NYC
- fl, cl, vn, vc, pf
For the Netherlands Wind Ensemble, 1990
- fl, ob, cl, bn, pf
Permutation Seven (1981) 15:00
fl, cl, tpt, perc, vn, vc
Commissioned by the Lincoln Center Institute
Pet's Suite (1980) 20:00
fl, pf
Commissioned by Composers' Forum
Raices (Tabla Raza) (2007)
for fl, vn, voice, pno, double bass, tabla solo, 2 perc.
Commissioned by Latin Fiesta with support from the Philadelphia Music Project, Pew Charitable Trust. Premiered Sept. 22, 2007, Philadelphia, PA.
Saóko (1997) 9:00
brass qnt
Commissioned by the South Florida Composers Alliance/Center for Cultural Collaborations International for the Meridian Arts Ensemble
Satiné (2000) 7:00
2 pianos
Commissioned by Mirta Gomez and Gustavo Romero
sin normas ajenas (1994) 7:00
fl(pic), ob, cl; pf, 2 perc; 2 vn, va, vc
Commissioned by the U.S.-Mexico Fund for Culture
Son Sonora (1993) 15:00
fl, gui
Commissioned by Duologue
Tau (1995)
electric oboe, electric bass and electronic keyboards
Commissioned by First Avenue
Tiempo en Clave (2008) 6:00
vl, perc
Commissioned by Ana Milosavljevic
Toque (2006) 8:00
cl, alto sax, pno, 2 perc., vn, db
Commissioned by Opus 21
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INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
Abanico (2007) 12:00
violin and interactive computer
Commissioned by the University of Maryland for Airi Yoshioka. Premiered May 9, 2007 at the America's Society, NYC.
Alma (2007) 7:00
flute and piano
Commissioned through the generosity of the Bay Paul Foundation as part of the Flute Book for the Twenty-first Century developed through Meet the Composer's New Music, New Donors Initiative.
Premiered by Marya Martin, Weill Recital Hall, NYC, March 29, 2007.
Axon (2002) 12:00
violin and interactive computer
Commissioned for ISCM, Hong Kong and premiered by Mari Kimura
Bailarín (1998) 4:00
guitar
Commissioned and premiered by David Starobin
Four Pieces for Cello Solo (1983) 12:00
Hebras d' Luz (2004) 8:00
electric viola
Commissioned and premiered by Martha Mooke
La Tina (2004) 3:00
piano
Commissioned by the Lucy Moses School
Mistica (2003) 12:00
piano
Commissioned and premiered by Ursula Oppens
Momentum (1984) 7:50
piano
Commissioned by the Women Composers Congress (Mexico)
¡Paisanos Semos! (1984) 4:30
guitar
Para Noah (2006) 1:00
piano
written in honor of Noah Creshevsky's 60th Birthday
Rituál (1987) 7:00
piano
Commissioned by Affiliate Artists Inc.
Tumbao (2005) (3:00)
piano
Commissioned by Elena Riu with funds from the 2004 Dartington International Summer School
Variación (2004)
piano
Commissioned by the Gilmore Festival
VOCAL ENSEMBLE
A Row of Buttons (2002) 4:00
Text by Fae Myenne Ng
SA Choir
Commissioned by the New York Treble Singers
Ancients (2008)
for 2 Sop., fl, cl, perc, va, vc.
Commissioned by Carolina Performing Arts for Terry Rhodes. Premiered March 27, 2008, Chapel Hill, NC.
Batéy [with Michel Camilo] (1989) 30:00
Text by T. León, M. Camilo
2 Soprano, Countertenor, 2 Tenors, Bass
Commissioned by The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble
De-Orishas (1982) 11:00
Text by Betty Neals
2 S, Ct, 2 T, B
Commissioned by The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble
Drume Negrita [Grenet, arr. León] (3:00) from "Two Cuban Songs"
12 solo voices (SSSAAATTTBBB)
Commissioned by Chanticleer
El Manisero [Simons, arr. León] (3:00) from "Two Cuban Songs"
12 solo voices (SSSAAATTTBBB)
Commissioned by Chanticleer
Estampas (2008) 6:00
Texts by Maya Islas, Iraida Iturralde and Alina Galiano
SATB Chorus
Commissioned and premiered by Chicago a cappella. April 13, 2008, Chicago, IL.
Heart of Ours - A Piece (1988) 8:00
Texts by R. Sandecki; American Indians
T solo, Men's cho; fl, 4 tpt, 2 perc
Commissioned by the Vietnam Veterans' Theater Company.
Premiered Feb. 7, 1988 at Shubert Theatre, NYC.
May the Road Be Free (1999) 4:00
text by John Marsden
Children's chorus & perc.
Commissioned by Lincoln Center for the Tree Lighting Ceremony, NYC
Metisse (2006)
SATB chorus, perc.
Commissioned by The Commissioning Project
Namiac Poems (1975)
voices and mixed ensemble
Written for NYU Contemporary Ensemble
Rezos (2001) 12:00
text by Jamaica Kincaid
SATB choir
Commissioned Terry Knowles and Marshall Rutter to honor Grant Gershon, Music Director, Los Angeles Master Chorale.
World Premiere March 8, 2003, Los Angeles, CA
Rimas Tropicales (2011) 9:00
Poetry by Carlos Pintado
Girls Chorus of San Francisco
Commissioned by Classical Movements, Inc, as part of the Eric Helms New Music Program
Sol de Doce (1997) 7:00
Text by Pedro Mir
12 Solo voices (SSSAAATTTBBB)
Commissioned by Chamber Music America
Spiritual Suite (1976)
narrator, 2 sopranos, chorus and amplified ensemble
VOCAL SOLO
At the Fountain of Mpindelela (2000) 14:00
Commissioned and Premiered by the National Musical Arts program "Africa Spirit Ascending," in honor of Nelson Mandela, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
Atwood Songs (2007) 8:00
Poetry by Margaret Atwood
Soprano and piano
Commissioned with support from the Hanson Institute for American Music at the Eastman School of Music and College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University.
Premiered March 25, 2007 at Syracuse University, NY.
Canto (2001) 15:00
song cycle for Bar, cl (Bb/Bass), mar, vc and pno
Commissioned by Mutable Music for Thomas Buckner
Ivo, Ivo (2000) 5:00
text by Manuel Martin
Sop, cl, b cl, va, vc, db
Commissioned and Premiered by Sequitur, Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, NY
Journey (1990) 6:00
High vo, fl, hp
Commissioned by the Jubal Trio
Love After Love (2002) 9:00
Text by Derek Walcott
Soprano and marimba
Commissioned by Mary Sharp Cronson, Works and Process
Premiered by Elizabeth Farnum at the Guggenheim Museum
"Or like a..." (1994) 15:00
Text by John Ashbery
Bar, vc, perc
Commissioned by WNYC
Pueblo Mulato (1987) 12:00
Three Songs on Poems by Nicolás Guillén
S solo, ob, gui, db, perc, pf
Commissioned by the Cornucopia Chamber Ensemble
Reflections (2006)
Text by Rita Dove
Sop., pno, cl, alto sax, tpt, 2 perc, str. qnt.
Commissioned and developed by Harlem Stage for WaterWorks at The Gatehouse
Singin' Sepia (1996) 12:00
Five Songs on Poems by Rita Dove
S, cl, vn, pn four hands
Commissioned by the Continuum Ensemble
To and Fro (1990) 8:40
Four Songs on Poems by Alison Knowles
Med vo, pf
Commissioned by the International Society for Contemporary Music
Turning (2000) 13:00
Song cycle for Sop, Pno and Vc
Commissioned for the Ann and Richard Barshinger Center for Musical Arts in Hensel Hall, Franklin and Marshall College
THEATRE WORKS
Maggie Magalita (1980) 25:00
Incidental music to the play
fl, cl, vc, 2 perc, pf, gui
Text by Wendy Kesselman
Commissioned by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Golden Windows (1982) 30:00
A Play in 3 Acts, commissioned by Byrd Hoffman Foundation
Text by Robert Wilson
fl(pic, alto fl), ob(Eh); tpt; perc-hpsd-pf; str
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