KEVIN JAMES
composer ~ educator ~ performer
- John Von Rhein, Chicago Tribune
I came away feeling sanguine about the future of new music... Music, song, image and spoken work form a seamless and deeply moving meditation.
~ John Von Rhein, Chicago Tribune
L I S T OF W O R K S
arranged by instrumentation
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VOCAL
ORCHESTRA WITH CHORUS
and/or VOCALISTS
alt. mixed chamber ensemble
1. Considerate
2. Chisai Ko Kawaii Ko
3. Interlude (Running)
4. In Complexu Pacis
5. Horobi No Naka Kara
6. Inscription: This is Our Cry
alt. mixed chamber ensemble
CHORUS
mixed chorus, piano, percussion w/simple live audio manipulation
unaccompanied treble choir
1. Wondering
2. Gunshots
3. Weird Life
4. I am
children's/treble choir, brass quinet,
percussion, & tape (on CD)
alt. accompaniment:
piano, one brass soloist, & percussion
SOLO VOCAL
Soprano & Baritone, chamber orchestra
alt. piano & percussion
Soprano, string quartet
alt. piano
Mezzo-Soprano, string quartet
alt. piano, brass or ww quintet
creative and grateful Vocalist & piano
INSTRUMENTAL
ORCHESTRA
alt. chamber ensemble
brass, woodwinds, & strings
or alt. trombone quartet
alt. see below under Chamber Ensemble
alt. str. quartet, ww quartet, or br. quartet
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
wind quintet and surround sound
quintet (br, ww, str., or tbn)
and performance poet
vln, vcl, fl/alto fl, clar/b. clar, pno, perc
woodwind quintet and dramatic reader
string qartet
trombone solo with woodwind quintet
trombone quintet
BRASS AND PERCUSSION
16 Brass & 4 Percussion
doublings of the full brass or full ensemble is acceptable and encouraged
GAME PIECES
flexible ensemble of 2-4 (or more) argumentative musicians
flexible ensemble of 6 (more w/doubling)
SOLO
trombone
trombone w/opt. percussion
cello
piano
trombone w/piano accomp.
MULTIMEDIA
MULTIMEDIA
solo or ensemble with tape, video, or both
Biyi-keninjh Kah-yenjdjung Dalabon
percussion trio
Counting in Quileute
flexible instr. (6-14) - str, ww, br, perc.
Ainu Inuma
string quartet
Jawoyn Dreamscape
chamber orchestra
Dialogue with Vanishing Languages
chamber orchestra
alt. vln, vla, vcl & 2 perc.
each work includes 5.0 surround audio
9 or more instrumentalists & 4.1 audio
vocalist(s) may also be included
add'l players must be in multiples of 3 up to 90 total
wind quintet and surround sound
The entire work can be performed by a 10 piece ensemble. Individual mvmnts below can also be performed with instr. listed under each.
All include 5.1 surround audio.
Full production also includes 2 screen video.
frame drum, 2 perc (shakers)., bamboo flute
alt. C flute
quintet - ww, br, or mixed
string quartet and soprano
quintet (br, ww, str, or mixed) w/trombone solo
alt. trumpet solo
string quartet
quintet (br, or mixed)
frame drum, 2 perc (shakers)., bamboo flute & string quartet
oboe, double bass, accordian, 4 channel audio
alt. piano/electric piano for accordian