Kirk O'Riordan

compositions




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Large Ensembles


Wind Ensemble


Fanfare and Procession for Wind Ensemble (2022)
(composed for Lafayette College Commencement ceremonies)

I Dwell In Possibility for Wind Ensemble and Choir (2021)
(composed for the Inauguration of Nicole Hurd, 18th President of Lafayette College)


Sacred Spaces for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (2020)
(commissioned by Stacy Maugans and The Windiana Concert Band)


Return, forgotten for Wind Ensemble (2018)


Shiki (The Four Seasons) for Taiko and Wind Ensemble (2016)
(for the Lafayette College Percussion Ensemble and Concert Band)

Iris for Wind Ensemble (2013, rev. 2015 )
(for the Lafayette College Concert Band)


On Vincent's Swirling Skies for Wind Ensemble (2012)
(for the Lafayette College Concert Band)

The Hanging Gardens for Wind Ensemble (2010)
(for the Lafayette College Concert Band)

Orchestra


Black Cloudbank Broken (2019)
(for the Lafayette College Chamber Orchestra)

Sky Fires for Chamber Orchestra (2017)
(commissioned by the Brecksville-Broadview Hts. High School Chamber Orchestra)


Concerto for Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra (2014)

Chaconne for Solo Violin and Orchestra (2010)

Concerto for Piano Trio and Orchestra (2006)

River Lights for Orchestra (2005)

Filament for Wind Ensemble (2005) (Withdrawn)

Desert Variations for Orchestra (2003) (Withdrawn)

Water Lilies for Orchestra (2001)

Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra 1997)



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Chamber Ensembles


Elegy for String Quartet (2022)


Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2019)
(commissioned by a consortium of saxophonists)


Twelve Adjectives for Chamber Ensemble (2019)
(for the Lafayette College Contemporary Music Ensemble)


Prayer Stones version for Cello and Piano (2019)

Prayer Stones for Viola and Piano (2017)


Nosferatu Score for the film: for chamber ensemble and electronics (2016)
(composed in collaboration with The Lafayette College Contemporary Music Ensemble)


Time Lapses for Chamber Ensemble (2015)
(for the Lafayette College Contemporary Music Ensemble)


As In Evening Silence for Alto Saxophone and String Quartet (2014)

Inaugural Fanfare for Brass and Percussion (2013)

Gone for Chamber Ensemble (2012)

A Strange Flower for Birds and Butterflies for Clarinet, Violoncello, and Piano (2012)


Night of Summer Stars for Percussion Ensemble and Dancers (2012)


Leonardo's Sketchbook for Flute and Alto Saxophone (2011)
(commissioned by Aviduo)


In Passing for Chamber Ensemble (2011)

Ulysses for Violin and Piano (2011)

Two Studies after Seurat for Woodwind Quintet (2011)

Mantra for Chamber Ensemble (2011)


Dance Music from The Red Shoes for Chamber Ensemble (2010)

String Quartet (2010)

Quarry Songs (2007, rev. 2010)

Five Dreams for Five Players (2009)



Sonata rapsodica for Clarinet and Piano (2009)




Ductus figuratus for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Ensemble (2008, rev. 2009)
(composed in honor of Eugene Rousseau's 76th birthday)

More information, including a link to listen and purchase, here.

Quintet for Reeds

I've Chased the Shouting Wind (rev.) for Flute, Clarinet, and Piano (2009)

Moments once remembered for Sopranino Saxophone and Guitar (2009)


Will o' the Wisp for Solo Flute (2008)

Jericho for Brass and Percussion (2008)

Canticles for Saxophone Quartet(1996, rev. 2008)

Ostinati (rev.) for Soprano Saxophone, Violin, and Piano (2007)

Cadenza for Piano Trio (2006)

Return, forgotten for Cello Ensemble (2006)

Pressing forward, pushing back for Flute and Piano (2006)


Dying Light for Cello and Piano (2004)


Spirit Dances for Flute and Percussion (2002)

Water Lilies for 15 Solo Winds (1999)

Longings for Clarinet and Soprano Saxophone (1996)

Canticles for Saxophone Quartet (1996)


Cathedral for Alto Saxophone and Organ (1993)


there was life here... for Seven Percussionists (1993)



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Piano and Solo Instruments


Piano


Beautiful Nightmares for Solo Piano (2018)
(commissioned by Holly Roadfeldt)


Twenty-Six Preludes for Solo Piano (2014)
(commissioned by Holly Roadfeldt)


Lacrimosa for Solo Piano (2011)
(commissioned by Holly Roadfeldt)


Humming Spheres for Two Pianos (2010)
(commissioned by duoArtia)

Water Lilies for Solo Piano (2000, rev. 2008)
(commissioned by Holly Roadfeldt)

Three Pieces for Solo Piano (2002)
(commissioned by Holly Roadfeldt)

Solo Instruments


Temptation for Solo Bassoon
(1994, rev. 2015) (Revised for use as one of the compulsory works in the 2016 Gillet-Fox International Bassoon Competition)


Waking Spirits for Solo Percussion (2013)

Four Hypnotic Dances for Solo Guitar (2012)


Tangents for Solo Marimba (2011)

That Dream Where You're Running for Solo Cello (2007)

Pilgrimage for Solo Alto Saxophone (1993)



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Voice(s)


I Dwell In Possibility for Wind Ensemble and Choir (version for choir) (2021)

Three Odes for Soprano and Bassoon (2018)
(for Saxton and Elizabeth Rose)

The Long Art of Lingering for SATB Chorus (2017)

Four Beautiful Songs for Soprano, Viola, and Piano (2017)








The Masque of Edgar Allan Poe (2015) (Libretto by Lee Upton)


Autumn Winds for Voice and Piano (text by Matsuo Basho) (2012)
YouTube playlist

Lux aeterna for Women's Chorus (2008)

Psalm 46 for Chorus (2007)

Gaudete for Chorus and Organ (2006)

Bergstresser Songs for Mezzo-soprano and Piano (2005)



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Electronics


Lux Stellarum (Meditations after Hildegard) for Saxophone, Electronics, and Video (2024)

Improvisations after Kandinsky for Saxophone, Electronics, and Video (2024)

Ghost Lights for Electronics and Video (2023)


Water Music for Electronics and Video (2023)


Landscapes for Electronics and Video (2021)


Sky for Electronics and Video (2021)


Radiance for Electronics and Video (2021)


Body Doubles for Wind Ensemble (remote), Electronics, and Narrator (2020)


Crystal Canyons for Alto Saxophone and Digital Delay (2020)

Mindful Drones for Alto Saxophone and Fixed Media (2020)

Staring at the Night Sky for Piano and Electronics (2019)
(for Holly Roadfeldt)

Incidental Music from "Metamorphoses" for Alto Saxophone and Playback
(for the Lafayette College Department of Theater)

Shades for Fixed Media and iTunes Visualizer (2017)


Superconductor An album of eight classically influenced pop songs for synthesizers (2017)
Track List:
Thermal
Shiny Sea Glass
Aggravator
Superconductor
Gretchen
Razor
Grinder

Somewhere I have Never Traveled for Alto Saxophone and Playback (2016)

Flare for Marimba and Synthesizers (2016)

Orbits for Ukulele, Guitar, iPad, and Synthesizers (2016)

planet nine for Alto Saxophone and Live Processing (2016)

Texture Study #1 for Fixed Media (2015)

deep sea for EWI, Synthesizers, and Fixed Media (2015)


Arpeggiator for Synthesizers, iPad, and Fixed Media (2015)


1.1 Trance for Synthesizers and Fixed Media (2015)
(revised and adapted for live performance)


1.1 Trance for Fixed Media (2014)

Distant Light for Alto Saxophone, Percussion, and Fixed Media (2013)

beepdotlineslashcurve for Fixed Media (2013)

RĂªverie for Fixed Media (2013)

Groovecloud for Fixed Media (2013)

Music for Lines and Spaces for Fixed Media (2013)

Third Improvisation for Fixed Media (2013)

Conspiracy Theory for Soloist and Recorded Electronics (2002)

Cybertribal for Electronics (1992)

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