George Tsontakis: Works

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Chamber Ensembles and Instrumental Solos

Bagatelle for Solo Piano (1978) -- 7'
Published: #140-40073
Premiere Information: John Cheek, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, New York, NY, April, 1993


Bagatelles Piano Quartet No. 1 (1997) -- 15'
Published: #144-40412
Commission Information: In memory of Dr. Thomas P.K. Lim
Premiere Information: Lim-Dutton Piano Quartet, Joselyn Museum, Omaha, NE, August 3, 1997


Birdwind Quintet (1983) -- 20'
Published: #144-40213
Commission Information: Aspen Wind Quintet and the Bardavon Theater
Premiere Information: Aspen Wind Quintet, Poughkeepsie, NY, July 19, 1983

Brass Quintet (1984) -- 27'
Commission Information: Nonesuch Records
Premiere Information: American Brass Quintet, Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, NY, April 19, 1984
In revision

Dust for Horn Trio (1998) -- 35'
Published: #144-40404
Commission Information: Fontana Concert Society
Premiere Information: Fontana Concert Society, David Jolley, horn, Nick Danielson, violin and Paul Nitsch, piano, Fontana Music Festival, Kalamazoo, MI, April 17, 1999

Eclipse for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano (1995) -- 24'
Published: #144-40280
Commission Information: Music In The Mountains Festival
Premiere Information: New Paltz, NY, July 15, 1995


Fanfare for Six Horns and Tuba (1996) -- 4'
Published: #144-40308
Commission Information: National Symphony Orchestra
Premiere Information: National Symphony Orchestra, Siân Edwards, conductor, for the 25th anniversary of Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, January 18, 1996

Fantasy for Viola and Piano (1976) -- 7'
Premiere Information: Judson Griffin, viola and Susan Teicher, piano, New York, NY, March 12, 1976
Available From Composer

Fervore for Piccolo and Piano (1992) -- 7'
Published: #144-40233
Commission Information: Susan Glaser
Premiere Information: Susan Glaser, piccolo and Colette Valentine, piano, Weill Recital Hall, New York, NY, May 1, 1992


Gemini for Horn, Violin, Cello and Piano (1996) -- 16'
Published: #144-40397
Commission Information: North Country Chamber Players
Premiere Information: North Country Chamber Players, Concord, NH, October 26, 1996

Ghost Variations for Solo Piano (1991)
Published: #440-40023
Commission Information: Fromm Music Foundation
Premiere Information: by Stephen Hough, Cleveland, OH, April 7, 1998


Heartsounds Quintet for Piano and Strings (1990) -- 31'
Vln. Vla. Vcl. Cb. Pno.
Published: #144-40212
Commission Information: New Hampshire State Council on the Arts
Premiere Information: the Apple Hill Chamber Players, NH, April 20, 1991


Meditations At Perigee for Piano and Six Players (1997) -- 22'
Solo Pno.; Cl. Hn. Vln. Vla. Vcl. Cb.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Da Camera of Houston, Readers’ Digest, Meet the Composer and five other groups
Premiere Information: Da Camera, TX, May 2, 1997


Mercurical Etudes for Solo Flute (1988) -- 14'
Commission Information: Cape and Islands Festival
Premiere Information: Ransom Wilson, Cape Cod Synagogue, Falworth, MA, August 8, 1988
Available From Composer

Piano Quartet No. 2 (1999) -- 20'
Published: #144-40403
Premiere Information: Members of the Broyhill Chamber Ensemble, Cape and Islands Chamber Music Festival, Cape Cod, MA, August 3, 1999.


Piano Quartet No. 3
Dur: 17’
Commission Information:
Premiere Information: 4th September, 2005.  Music From Angel Fire Festival, Angel Fire Community Center, NM.

Requiescat for Viola and Piano (1996) -- 9'
Published: #144-40399
Commission Information: In memory of Bernard Milofsky
Premiere Information: Lawrence Dutton, viola and Misha Dichter, piano, Harris Hall, Aspen, CO, August 10, 1996


String Quartet No. 1 "The Mother’s Hymn" for Mezzo-soprano and String Quartet (1980) -- 10'
Available From Composer

String Quartet No. 2 "Emerson" (1983) -- 28'
Not yet released (in prep: #144-40208)
Commission Information: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Premiere Information: Emerson String Quartet, New York, NY, April 29, 1984


String Quartet No. 3 "Coraggio" (1986) -- 23'
Published: #144-40209
Commission Information: NEA Consortium Commission for the Blair and Colorado Quartets
Premiere Information: Blair Quartet, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, July 26, 1986


String Quartet No. 4 "Beneath Thy Tenderness of Heart" (1988) -- 29'
Published: #144-40210
Commission Information: Chamber Music America
Premiere Information: American String Quartet, 92nd Street Y, New York, NY, January 17, 1989


String Quartet No. 5 “In Memoriam George Rochberg”
Dur: 20’
Premiere Information: 28th April, 2006.  Cypress String Quartet, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum, San Francisco, CA.

The Past, the Passion for 14 Players (1987) -- 16'
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Merkin Hall
Premiere Information: Music Today, Gerard Schwarz, conductor, New York, NY, March 4, 1987


Three Mood Sketches Second Wind Quintet (1989) -- 15'
Not yet released (in prep: #144-40211)
Commission Information: Mary Flagler Cary Trust
Premiere Information: Aspen Wind Quintet, November 22, 1989, Leningrad (St. Petersburg), USSR (Russia)


Three Sighs, Three Variations for Violin and Piano (1981) -- 11'
Published: #144-40199
Premiere Information: Sung-Ju Lee, violin and Steven Lazarus, piano, Colbert College, CA, September 25, 1981
 

Choral and Vocal

Astyanax for Tenor or Soprano and Piano – 4’
Tenor,  Pno.
17th November 2001.  Robert White, Tenor, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.
Commissioned for Robert White by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Available From Composer

Byzantium Kanon for Chorus and Brass Quintet (1986) -- 10'
Premiere Information: Metropolitan Greek Chorale and the American Brass Quintet, Merkin Hall, New York, NY, June 1, 1986
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Five Choral Sketches on "Is Aghios" for Chorus and Clarinet Obbligato (1984) -- 20'
Published: #342-40163
Premiere Information: Metropolitan Greek Chorale, David Krakauer, clarinet, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY, May 22, 1984

Galway Kinnell Songs for Mezzo-soprano, String Quartet and Piano (1987) -- 13'
Not yet released (in prep: #141-40031)
Premiere Information: Kimbal Wheeler, mezzo-soprano, Benny Kim and Frank Almond, violins, Jorge Mester, viola, Frederick Zlotkin, cello, and Samuel Sanders, piano, Merkin Hall, New York, NY, February 4, 1987

Ithaka for a cappella Chorus (2000) -- 5'30"
Published: #342-40189
Commission Information: Ithaca College Choir
Premiere Information: Ithaca College Choir, Ford Hall, Ithaca, NY, November 11, 2000

Lullaby of Crete for Soprano, Flute, Viola and Harp (1999) -- 3'30"
Available From Composer

Rima for Mezzo-soprano, Clarinet and Strings – 8’
Mezzo-soprano; Clarinet, Strings
13th October 2001.  Alexandra Gravas, Mezzo-soprano, Orama Ensemble, Alte Oper, Frankfurt, Germany.

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Rossetti Nursery Rhymes
Published: #342-40184

Three Byzantine Hymns
Available from the Presser Rental Library

Orchestra

Cathedral (Fanfare)
Dur: 4’
8Hn. 8Tpt. 8Tbn. 3B.Tbn. 3Tu. 10Perc.
Commission Information: Aspen Music Festival
Premiere Information: 23rd, 24th June 2000.  Aspen Festival Orchestra, conducted by David Zinman, Aspen, Colorado.

The Dove Descending (from the Four Symphonic Quartets Cycle) (1995) -- 15'
Part of Four Symphonic Quartets A Song Cycle
3(Picc.) 3(E.H.) 3(B.Cl.) 3(Cbsn.) - 4 3 3 1; Timp. 3Perc. Pno. Hp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Pasadena Symphony
Premiere Information: Pasadena Symphony, Jorge Mester, conductor, Pasadena, CA, October 14, 1995


Fantasia Habanera (1984) -- 12'
3 3 3 3 - 4 2 3 0; Timp. Perc. Pno. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Premiere Information: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman, conductor, Baltimore, MD, May 18, 1986
Additional Information: Originally part of Five Sighs and a Fantasy

Five Sighs and a Fantasy (1984) -- 20'
3 3 3 3 - 4 2 3 0; Timp. Perc. Pno. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Premiere Information: American Composers Orchestra, Larry Newland, conductor, New York, NY, October 20, 1984


Four Symphonic Quartets a Symphonic Cycle

The Dove Descending

Other Echoes

Perpetual Angelus

Winter Lightning

Let the River Be Unbroken for Orchestra and Optional Narration (1994) -- 15'
3(Picc.) 3(E.H.) 2 2 - 4 2 3 1; Perc. Hp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Aztec Foundation, for the Alexandria Symphony
Premiere Information: Without narration: Alexandria Symphony, Kim Allen Kluge, conductor, May 1, 1994. With narration: JoAnn Falletta, conductor, Music in the Mountains, New Paltz, NY, July 29, 1995


Man of Sorrows (Piano Concerto) (2005)
Dur: 41’
Solo Piano; 3(Picc.) 3(E.H.) 3(B.Cl.) 3(Cbsn.) - 4 3 3 1; Timp. 3Perc. Hp. Cel. Str.
Commission Information: The Dallas Symphony
Premiere Information: 15th-18th September, 2005.  Dallas Symphony, conducted by Andrew Litton, Stephen Hough, Piano, Dallas, Texas.

Mirologhia for Percussion Solo and Orchestra (2001)
Solo Perc; 3(AFl., Picc.) 3(E.H.) 3(EbCl., BCl.) 3(CBn.) - 4 3 3(BTbn.) 1; Hp., Pno., Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Premiere Information: Evelyn Glennie, Percussion; National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC. October 5, 2001.

October -- 20'
3(Picc. A.Fl.) 3(E.H.) 3(B.Cl.) 3(Cbsn.) - 4 3 3 1; Timp. 2Perc. Pno. Hp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Premiere Information: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, James DePreist, conductor, Baltimore, MD, March 15, 2001

Other Echoes (from the Four Symphonic Quartets Cycle) (1996) -- 12'
Part of Four Symphonic Quartets A Song Cycle
3(Picc.) 3(E.H.) 3(B.Cl.) 3 - 4 3 3 1; Timp. 3Perc. Pno. Cel.ad lib. Hp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library


Commission Information: Barlow Endowment
Premiere Information: Tucson Symphony Orchestra, conducted by George Hanson, Tucson Convention Center Music Hall, November 7, 2002 (First concert performances. Recorded on CD in 1997 on Koch by James DePreist and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo).

Overtura Vera (1988) -- 10'
2 2 2 2 - 4 2 3 0; Timp. Perc. Hp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Charleston Symphony
Premiere Information: Charleston Symphony, David Stahl, conductor, Charleston, SC, January 21, 1989

Pandora’s Box for Narrators, Orchestra and Chamber Ensemble – 40’
Narrators; 2 2 2 2 - 4 2 3 1; Timp. 2Perc. Str;


29th, 30th September 2001 (wp of orchestral version).  Tales & Scales ensemble with Indian Hill Symphony (Massachusetts), conducted by Bruce Hangen, Performing Arts Center, Groton, (29th) & Westford Academy (30th).

Available From Tales & Scales, Inc.

Perpetual Angelus (from the Four Symphonic Quartets Cycle) (1992) -- 15'
Part of Four Symphonic Quartets A Song Cycle
2 2 2 2 - 4 2 1 0; Timp. Perc. Hp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Tuscaloosa Symphony
Premiere Information: Tuscaloosa Symphony, Ransom Wilson, conductor, Tuscaloosa, AL, April 27, 1992


Shiver Concerto for Horn with Strings and Celesta (2002)
Dur: 20’
Horn solo; Cel. Str.
Premiere Information: 23rd March 2002.  20th Century Unlimited, conducted by Yehuda Gilad, David Jolley, Horn, St. Francis Auditorium, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

To the Sowers of the Seed (1989) -- 6'
2 2 3 2 - 4 3 3 1; Perc. Hp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: For the 40th Anniversary of the Aspen Music Festival
Premiere Information: Aspen Chamber Symphony, Composer conducting, Aspen, CO, August 18, 1989

Violin Concerto Revised Version -- 25'
Solo Violin; 3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1; Timp. 3Perc. Hp. Pno. Str.
Not yet released (in prep)
Premiere Information: Original Version: Cho-Liang Lin, Violin, Oregon Symphony, conducted by James DePreist, September 26, 1998. Revised Version: Cho-Liang Lin, Violin, Albany Symphony, conducted by David Alan Miller, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, NY, 10th January, 2003.

Violin Concerto No. 2 (2003) -- 22'
Solo Violin; 1/Picc. 1 1/B.Cl. 1 - 1 1 1 0; Perc. Hp. Pno./Cel. Str. (soli or tutti)
Premiere Information: Steven Copes, Violin, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya, April 19, 2003.


Winter Lightning (from the Four Symphonic Quartets Cycle) (1993) -- 15'
Part of Four Symphonic Quartets A Song Cycle
3 3 3 3 - 3 3 3 1; Timp. Perc. Pno./Cel. Hp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: Koussevitzky Foundation
Premiere Information: Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz, conductor, Seattle, WA, February 28, 1994

Orchestra with Chorus and Soloists

Erotokritos (1982) -- 90'
2 2 2 2 - 2 2 2 0; Timp. Perc. Hp. Str.
Premiere Information: Greek Theatre of New York, the Metropolitan Greek Chorale, Grigoris Maninakis and Ely Paspalas, folksingers, Composer conducting, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY, May 15, 1982
Available From Composer

Saviors "Cantata fantasmagorica" for Soprano, Chorus, and Orchestra (1985) -- 30'
Sop. Solo; 2 2 2 1 - 2 2 2 0; Perc. Pno. Dx7 Synth. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: New York State Council on the Arts
Premiere Information: Judith Bettina, Soprano, the Metropolitan Greek Chorale, and the New Philharmonia of Riverside, Composer conducting, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY, May 11, 1985


Scenes from the Apocalypse for Soprano, Alto and Baritone Solos, Actor, Chorus and Orchestra (1978) -- 70'
3 3 4 3 Sop. Sax - 4 3 3 1; Timp. Perc. Hp. Str.
Available from the Presser Rental Library

Stabat Mater for Solo Mezzo-soprano, Chorus and Orchestra (1990) -- 14'
Available from the Presser Rental Library
Commission Information: NEA Composer Grant
Premiere Information: Marianna Christos, mezzo-soprano, and the Metropolitan Greek Chorale, Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY, May 19, 1990


The Epistle of James, Chapter One (1980) -- 12'
2 2 2 2 - 4 2 3 0; Perc. Hp. Str.
Available From Composer