GILLIAN MENICHINO
LIST OF WORKS
2015 March Ambition…the Fury of the Blind Driver: For violin and piano. Recorded at the Royal Northern College of Music. (Duration: C. 6’:20”) 2014 Oct. From Darkness: For string orchestra. Premiered at the Royal Northern College of Music Concert Hall by the RNCM Symphony Orchestra. (Duration: C. 10’:10”) 2013 Sept. …to a beginning from no end – for baroque flute, viola da gamba, and harpsichord. Commissioned by Trio Aporia for the New Music North West Festival. Premiere: TBA. (Duration: 3 minutes) 2013 June The Legend of Tarifa – For flamenco singer, flute, violin, 2 acoustic guitars, double bass, narrator, and 2 dancers. Premiere: 24.7 Theatre Festival and second performance in Instituto Cervantes in Manchester on 23 and 24 July. (Duration: C. 45 minutes) *Note: interdisciplinary cross media collaboration 2013 May. 26 Embrace – For clarinet and cello. Premiere: June 26 for the Beethoven Festival at the RNCM. (Duration: 6’ 30”) 2013 March Thebes and the Burden of Rulership – For flute/alto flute, oboe, and English horn. Premiere: part of Sound Histories at the British Museum on July 5th. (Duration: C. 5’:30”) 2013 March The Seated Buddha of Gandhara (renamed: Sonorization for Solo Clarinet) – For solo clarinet. Premiere: part of Sound Histories at the British Museum on July 5th. (Duration: 11’:23”) 2012 Dec. 6 ADRIFT For the ‘Vulgar Display’ Ensemble – electric guitar, 5 string electric violin, two amplified cellos, piano, snare drum, tenor drum, and bass drum. (Duration: C. 5’:00”) 2012 Oct. 11 Glaciers: For string orchestra, harp, piano, marimba, timpani, and 2 bass drums. Premiere – Oct. 11, 2012, RNCM 2012 June 9 …through the clouds towards the rising sun: For solo piano. Premiered at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK. (Duration: C. 5’:00”) 2012 Jan From Darkness Rising, Transcendence: For string orchestra. Premiered at the Royal Northern College of Music Concert Hall by the RNCM Symphony Orchestra. (Duration: C. 10’:00”) 2011 Nov From Darkness Rising, Transcendence: For string quartet. (Duration: C. 9’:00”) 2011 Oct Contrasts for Solo Clarinet: Premiere – TBA (Presented at the ParkNorthwest Research Conference at the Manchester Metropolitan University.) 2011 June 22 Light Upon Darkness: For flute, clarinet, percussion, violin, and cello. Premiered at the St. Magnus Festival in the St. Magnus Cathedral, London Sinfonietta, Orkney, Scotland. (Duration: C. 8:00 min.) 2011 March 8 This is My Father’s World: For SATB choir. Written for and recorded by the BBC Singers, London. (Duration: C. 4’:50”) 2011 March 7 Alone: For baritone and cello. Premiered in the RNCM Concert Hall. Commissioned for the Judith Weir Festival. (Duration: C. 6’:10”) 2011 Feb Still, Still: For SATB church choir. Music and text by Gillian Menichino. Premiere TBA. Commissioned by conductor Jonathan Lo. (Duration: C. 6’:30”) 2009 July 25 You and I: For mezzo‐soprano and piano. Premiere ‐ Didsbury, England. (Duration: C. 5’:00”) 2009 August You and I: For mezzo‐soprano, performed in Singapore, Esplanade Recital Studio. (Duration: C. 5’:00”) 2009 June 12 Hope is the Thing with Feathers : For mezzo ‐ soprano and cello. Commissioned for the Gold Medal Competition ‐ RNCM premiere. (Duration: 6’:00”) 2009 May 15 The Prayers of Zayin, Nun, and Taw: For SATB choir. Written for BBC Singers ‐ recorded in London on May 15. (Duration: 8’:30”) 2009 April 29 Wind Symphony #1: For wind band. Premiered and commissioned for the James MacMillan Festival “Raising Sparks” RNCM. (Duration: 8’:34”) 2009 Jan 15 Lullabys: For string orchestra. Premiere ‐ RNCM Orchestra ‐ Royal Northern College of Music. (Duration: 5’:44”) 2008 June 18 EZRA: For solo flute. Premiere ‐ Royal Northern College of Music. Commissioned for the Steve Mackie Festival. (Duration: 7’:13”) 2008 May 13 Bitteroot Valley: For chamber ensemble. Premiere ‐ Royal Northern College of music. (Duration: 7’:56”)
2008 Spring Dance: For string quartet and dancers. Premiere ‐ Northern Ballet School. (Duration: C. 5’:30”). *Note: Collaboration between choreographer, dancers, and composer. 2008 May 12 I Sing to Her: For mezzo‐soprano and violin. Premiere ‐ RNCM ‐Rosamond Prize competition. (Duration: 6’:13”) 2008 April 24 Exodus: For full orchestra. Premiere ‐ Royal Northern College of Music‐RNCM Orchestra. (Duration: 11’:56”)