Original Compositions and Piano Recital

Serenade for String Quartet, mvt. I: Prelude (2013)

For chamber orchestra; this piece is not an elegy to anyone in particular, but offered as a ray of comfort to anyone who may need it.

Spring Concert 2017

Elegy (2015)

The 2nd and 3rd preludes for solo piano in my set of three premiered in February 2018; they are performed without pause.

Junior Composers' Recital

Preludes nos. 2 (void) and 3 (descent)(2017)

This piece contains three short movements for solo trumpet inspired by three different places in October 2017 where I experienced wind and was quite affected by it.
I. The Great Plains at Wall, SD
II. The Arid Highlands of New Mexico
III. A Small Hilltop Just Outside Northfield, MN

Many thanks to trumpeter and composer Max Friedman, to whom this work is dedicated, for performing this on several occasions in 2017 and 2018.

To The Winds

This is a setting of St. Ignatius of Loyola's Prayer for Generosity, a prayer of deep meaning to me. This was premiered by the Spiritus Novus choral ensemble in January 2019 at St. Olaf College, conducted by William Rand.

...and with new breath

Prayer for Generosity (2018)

A tone poem in four continuous movements:
I. drifting
II. treading water
III. drowning
IV. drifting

This was premiered in November 2018 by Kaitlyn Clawson (flute), Joshua Head (viola), Ethan Schlenker (cello), and myself (piano and celesta) at St. Olaf College. Many thanks to these performers for their work immersing themselves in this piece.

Fresh Ink

A Day on the Water (2018)

Premiered April 29th, 2019 by Andrew Cannestra at St. Olaf College. These are rather ridiculous little pieces for this rather ridiculous instrument.

Cannestra  Etudes For Solo Melodica - V. Boppin'! Jolly! Swung

Cannestra  Etudes For Solo Melodica - IV. Excruciatingly Slow And Excruciating

Cannestra  Etudes For Solo Melodica - III. Furtively

Cannestra  Etudes For Solo Melodica - II. Jaunty

Cannestra  Etudes For Solo Melodica - I. With A Driving Energy

Composed in honor of the International Cello Institute in July 2018, and premiered in November 2019 by Hayley Currin (cello 1) and Mason Tacke (cello 2).

Andrew Cannestra

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