David Feurzeig

Works List

All compositions published by Benario Music (ASCAP).

Orchestral

• Songs without words
  commission of the Burlington Chamber Orchestra; premiere Feb. 2016, Burlington, Vermont
• Stride Rite for piano and orchestra
  commission of the Tifereth Israel Orchestra; premiere May 2014, San Diego, CA
• High Water
  commission of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra; premiere 2012 at 8 locations throughout VT
• Three Seascapes for orchestra and baritone voice (1997); premiere 1997 Cornell Fest. Chamber Orchestra
• Crystal Air for chamber orchestra (1992); premiere 1992 Ithaca Chamber Ensemble

Chamber/Solo

• Short Songs for flute, viola, and harp
  premiere Illinois Modern Ensemble, Urbana, IL April 2019
• Sonata for Solo Viola
  consortium commission; premiere 8/24/2018 Locrian Chamber Players, NYC
• Lingua Franca for cello and bass
  commission of Low & Lower, UNC School of the Arts, 2014; multiple performances in 2016; perf American Modern Ensemble, NYC 11/1/17.
• Spirals for dancers, saxophone, and electronics
  commission of Dancing Uphill, Burlington VT; premiere Spring 2016
• The Academic Festival Overseers for two violins
  commission of the University of Massachusetts; premiere Fall 2015.
• The Passionate Hand and Unspoken for violin and cello
  commission of the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble; premiere Montpelier and Burlington, VT, Jan. 2015
• Bagatelles for flute and clarinet
  commission of the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble; premiere Montpelier and Colchester, VT, Jan. 2015; perf International ClarinetFest (Belgium) July 2018; International Woodwind Duo Symposium, TX April 2018
• Quintet for Pierrot Ensemble
  commission of Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble; premier Montpelier, Burlington, & Middlebury VT, 2011
• Fauxbourdon for Pierrot Ensemble
  commission of the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble; premier Montpelier and Colchester VT, 2010
• Sonata for Solo Cello
  commission of the Bangkok International Composers Festival; prem. Nick Dinnerstein, Srinkharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand 2006; numerous performances by Brooks Whitehouse throughout US and in Toulouse, France and Russia, 2009- 2010; broadcast WCVT, Vermont
• Sonata for Solo Violin
  commissioned by Elizabeth Field; premiere E. Field, Illinois State University, 2006; revised version premiered Elizabeth Chang, University of Vermont Recital Hall 2018
• Passepied en Rondeau for viola and cello
  comm. Kate and Greg Hamilton; prem. Auckland, New Zealand, 2003
• Sonatina for flute and piano
  comm. Kimberly Risinger; prem. Wooster College, OH 4/11/03
• Stride Rite for solo piano
  perf. Marilyn Nonken, ChamberMusicNOW!, Philadelphia Convention Center; Andrew Rangell, Gardner Museum (Boston), Stanford University, and UMass-Amherst; Ruth Rose, Society of the Cincinnati, Washington DC; Sherri Jones, Berlin and Essen, Germany; national conference of the College Music Society, Minneapolis, 2010; over 60 additional perfs. including: Bangkok and Chiang Mai, 2006; W. E. B. DuBois Symposium, Grinnell College, IA, 2003.
• Happy Birthday to Martin for solo piano
  numerous perfs. incl. Grinnell College (IA), University of Illinois, Illinois State University, Marblehead Unitarian (MA), Pelican Cove Performing Arts Center (FL); broadcast KUSF (San Francisco) and WCVT (Vermont)
• Bulgaravan for digital electronic ensemble
  perf. College Music Society/ATMI meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico 10/24/98; College Music Society Midwest Chapter Technology Workshop, IL,6/00
• Belanak a Blues-a for solo piano
  over 50 perfs. worldwide, incl. Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Basel, and throughout US
• Music for Ivan and Isaac for trumpet ensemble with tuba/electric bass and keyboard commissioned by Centre College, 1996
  Lemme Tell Ya Somethin’ for brass quintet

Choral/Vocal

• Three Mnemonics for chorus SATB
  premiere Counterpoint Chorus, April 2019, University of Vermont
• Walkin’ in MisteriosoLand for treble chorus and piano (2010)
  commission of the Bella Voce Women’s Chorus; premiere Burlington and Colchester, VT, December 2010; live broadcast on VPR
• Lauda for chorus SATB and brass quintet (2008)
  commission of the Illinois State University Concert Choir; premiere October 20018, Normal, IL
• Songs of Love and Protest on Traditional Texts for chorus SSAATTBB (2006)
  premiered in the Dresden Semperoper for the city’s 800th Anniversary Celebration, 2006; additional performances by the CalArts Chamber Chorus, CA, ISU Madrigal Singers; CMS National Conference, Minneapolis 2010; Counterpoint Chorus 2013; broadcast on Northwest German Radio and WCVT
• on-goings for soprano and piano (2002)
  perf. New Music Café, Illinois Wesleyan University 3/14/02

Awards

• Honorary Diploma 1st degree, Leopold Auer International Composers Competition, 2018
• American Prize (2nd place) in Choral Music, 2015
• International Composition Competition of the Dresden Chamber Choir, 2nd prize (€1000), 2006
• Honorable mention, Craig and Janet Swan Composer Prize, 2005
• Best New Rag, 6th Annual Contest of the Old-Time Music Preservation Association, 2003
• Silver Medal, 27th Annual Old-Time Piano Playing World Championship ($1200), 2001
• Silver Medal of the Royal Academy of Arts (London), 1987
• John James Blackmore Prize, 1987
• Thomas T. Hoopes Prize, 1986 Hugh MacColl Prize. 1986