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| Opera |
| Twelfth Night (2003) |
120' |
Opera in Two Acts based on the comedy by William Shakespeare
libretto by Joel Feigin
cast: 16 soloists; SATB chorus (4-6 singers per part)
full orch: 3/picc-3/ob d'amore or E. hn-3-b.cl-3/cbsn; 4-3/picc.tpt-3-1; harp, pf/cel, perc (3); str
or chamber orch: 1/picc-1/ob d'amore or E. hn-2/b.cl-1/c.bsn; 2hn; hp, pf, perc. Tymp; single str.
Chamber version commissioned by LongLeaf Opera
". . . many striking passages, hushed and shimmering for lovers, sparkling and cheeky for the comic figures." — Raleigh News and Observer
". . . Feigin succeeded admirably . . ." — Classical Voice of North Carolina
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| THE FERRYMAN (1977) |
50' |
One-Act Opera
libretto by Joel Feigin
cast: soprano, tenor, baritone, oboe, viola, piano
commissioned by Golden Fleece Ltd. |
| MYSTERIES OF ELEUSIS (1986) |
75' |
One-Act Opera
libretto by Jaime Manrique and Joel Feigin
cast: 2 males, 5 females, chorus
1-1-1-1; 2-1-1-1; timp, perc(3), pf; str
commissioned by Theatre Cornell
"Musically, this is a work of remarkable freshness and maturity, rare accomplishments in a first-ever operatic composition.
— The Ithaca Journal
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| Orchestra Music |
| Aviv: CONCERTO for Piano and Orchestra (2009) |
20' |
2-2-0-2; 0-2-0-0; str
commissioned for Yael Weiss
by The Fromm Foundation at Harvard University |
| JANFARE (2007) |
4' |
3-2-2-2; 2-2-0-0; tymp, perc; str
Commissioned by Santa Barbara Youth Symphony & Edwin Outwater |
| ELEGY, IN MEMORIAM OTTO LUENING (1997) |
7' |
2-0-2-2; 4-2-3-1; timp, perc; str
commissioned by Santa Barbara (CA) Youth Symphony
"... this is an abidingly tonal, hope-tinged piece, which swerves in and out of some unexpected harmonic corners, but heeds a true emotional heart."
— The Los Angeles Times
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| MOSAIC IN TWO PANELS (1992/97) |
20' |
string orchestra
"... absorbing evocative, and utterly human."
— The (Santa Barbara) Independent
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| FESTIVE OVERTURE (1996) |
10' |
3-3-3-3; 4-3-3-1; timp, perc(1-2); str
second place: Quinto Maganini Competition
"... Tart and smart."
— Josef Woodard, Santa Barbara News-Press
"A delight...Feigin at play?"
— Gerald Carpenter, (The Santa Barbara) Independent
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| TRIPTYCH FOR ORCHESTRA (1980) |
18' |
| 3-2-3-3; 4-2-3-1; timp, perc(3), hp(2); str |
| Chamber Music |
| VARIATIONS ON MEL'S SONG (2010) |
15' |
for 2 recorders
LAMENT (2010)
for solo cello |
| GENTLY FLOWING (2010) |
18' |
| Sonata for violin and piano |
| DIRGE (2010) |
7' |
| for brass ensemble: 4 tpt (2 = picc tpt), 2 hn, 3 tbn, 1 tuba |
| MONTECITO VARIATION (2009) |
3' 30" |
IN HONOR OF IVRY GITLIS
solo violin
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| LAMENT (2007) |
15' |
| 4 interconnected works written for Helen Callus
LAMENT
solo viola
GHOSTS
6 violas
LAMENT WITH GHOSTS
solo viola with complement of 6 violas
LAMENT AMID SILENCE
for 7 violas and piano (54')
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| TAPESTRY, Concerto for horn, violin, and piano (1998)
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17' |
| French horn, violin, piano
commissioned by Steven Gross
semi-finalist: Tampa Bay Composers Forum Excellence in Chamber Music Competition
"It had quite an effect – stunning – and the audience was vociferous in its appreciation."
— New York Concert Review |
| MOSAIC IN TWO PANELS (1992/97) |
20' |
| string quartet |
| VERÄNDERUNGEN (1995) |
15' |
| violin and piano
winner: Speculum Musicae and Auros Group for New Music composition competitions
North/South Recordings: N/S R 1011
printed in Society of Composers Inc. (SCI) Journal of Music Scores
"This is a powerful and emotional work which builds emotional tension in waves, up to an elbow-banging-on-keys catharsis."
- The (Santa Barbara) Independent |
| TRANSIENCE (1994) |
10" |
oboe and percussion
commissioned by Robert Falvo and Alicia Chapman
third place: New England Reed Trio International Chamber Music Composition Competition
published by Earnestly Music
North/South Recordings: N/S R 1011
“. . . this album is a necessary addition to collections of American music.”
— Fanfare
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| ECHOES FROM THE HOLOCAUST (1993) |
18' |
oboe, viola, piano
written for Sally Bloom
North/South Recordings: N/S R 1011 |
| NEXUS (1993) |
10' |
flute and piano
commissioned by Jerrold Meinwald
North/South Recordings: N/S R 1011 and N/S R 1017 |
| MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS TRIO (1990) |
16' |
violin, cello, piano
commissioned by Currents Ensemble |
| FOUR FANTASY PIECES (1957) |
9' |
flute and piano
North/South Recordings: N/S R 1011 |
| Vocal and Choral Music |
| AN EMPTY BOAT, FLOATING ADRIFT: Five Poems of Tu Fu (2007) |
15' |
[Kenneth Rexroth, tr.]
contralto, piano, percussion |
| SONG OF LOVING KINDNESS (2000) |
10' |
solo voice with or without audience participation
(suitable for children's voices)
Metta Sutta, adapted by Jaime Manrique and Joel Feigin
Written for Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
top honors: Waging Peace Through Singing Competition |
| SIX SONNETS TO ORPHEUS (1996) |
30' |
mezzo-soprano and piano
Rilke (in German)
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| INVOCATION, ARIA AND FINALE (1996) |
8' |
from "Requiem in Time of Plague"
tenor solo, SSATB soli or chorus; piano
The Tibetan Book of the Dead and Jaime Manrique |
| THE LORD'S PRAYER (1996) |
11' |
SSATB a capella
Bible
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| TWO SONGS FROM "TWELFTH NIGHT" (1995) |
7' |
baritone, cello, piano
O MISTRESS MINE
COME AWAY, COME AWAY, DEATH
Shakespeare |
| ARIA FROM MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS (1993) |
5' |
soprano and piano
Dogen Zenji, adapted by Joel Feigin and Jaime Manrique |
| FIVE ECSTATIC POEMS OF KABIR (1988) |
18' |
contralto or soprano and chamber ensemble:
flute, clarinet, percussion(1-2), piano
Robert Bly, translator
North/South Recordings: N/S R 1011 |
| IL PARADISO TERRESTRE (1988) |
5' |
soprano and piano
Dante (in Italian)
(Honored Nominee: Susan Galloway Sacred Song Competition) |
| FOUR POEMS OF LINDA PASTAN (1987) |
14' |
soprano and chamber ensemble:
flute, viola, bass, percussion(1-2), piano
commissioned by Currents Ensemble
North/South Recordings: N/S R 1011
Centaur Records, Inc.: CRC 2284
"...unusually attractive...dramatically scaled and colored songs that can carry to the balcony."
— Richmond Times-Dispatch
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| DEMETER'S SCENA (1986) |
11' |
from MYSTERIES OF ELEUSIS
soprano and piano |
| EIGHT JAPANESE POEMS (1984) |
7' |
soprano or tenor and harp
Lucien Stryk, translator
commissioned by Gregory Mercer and Barbara Chapman
North/South Recordings: N/S R 1011 |
| FOUR POEMS OF WALLACE STEVENS (1984) |
12' |
soprano and chamber ensemble:
flute, cello, percussion(1-2), piano
commissioned by Ensemble Sati and Patrice Pastore
North/South Recordings: N/S R 1011 |
| TEN FRAGMENTS OF PINDAR (1983) |
20' |
soprano and piano
Richard Lattimore, translator |
| SIX POEMS OF WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS (1983) |
19' |
tenor and chamber orchestra:
fl, cl, bcl; mand, gtr; perc(2); vln, vla, vlc, cb
written for Parnassus Chamber Ensemble
"The poems are a sequence built on observations of trees and flowers...Williams' terse, precise imagery is subjected to Expressionist expansion...violent, gaudy and exuberant."
— The New Yorker
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| FIRST TRAGEDY (1982) |
10' |
soprano, clarinet, piano
Trieu Vu; N.N. Bich, translator
commissioned by Christine Schadeberg and Voices of Change
North South Recordings: N/S R 1011
"Joel Feigin's 'First Tragedy' (1982), a setting...of a moving Vietnamese poem, blended modern-day dissonance, 19th-century lyricism and Richard Straussian opulance."— The New York Times
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| VARIATIONS ON EMPTY SPACE (2008) |
12' |
Commissioned by Margaret Mills |
| VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1995) |
16' |
piano solo
commissioned by Leonard Stein for Piano Spheres
"Feigin's 'Variations on a Theme by Arnold Schoenberg' manages to be knuckle-bustingly intense and introspective in almost equal portions."
— The (Santa Barbara) Independent
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| 14 CANONIC VARIATIONS BY J.S. BACH BWV 1087 (1995) |
6' |
| arranged for 2 pianos |
| FOUR MEDITATIONS FROM DOGEN (1994) |
17' |
Lament Amid Silence
piano solo
Ghosts
"At the core of 'Four Meditations,' lies Feigin's extraordinarily beautiful musical score.... It could indeed represent a significant contribution to the repertoire of many pianists."— The Moscow Times
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| FOUR ELEGIES (1980) |
10' |
piano solo
written in memory of Renée Longy |
| Video Soundtrack |
| MUSIC FOR "MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS" (1996) |
45' |
A video by John Daido Loori Roshi
Based on Mountains and Rivers Sutra of Dogen Zenji
In collaboration with Daniel Palkowski
Text adapted by Joel Feigin and Jaime Manrique
Commissioned by Zen Mountain Monastery
Winner: 1997 Worldfest
Charleston International Film Festival
Gold Award for music video
Available from:
Dharma Communications
Box 156
Mt. Tremper NY 12457
Soundtrack also available on audio cassette from Dharma Communications |
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