Four Brief Dialogues for Alto Saxophone and Cello


Premiered November 13th, 2013
Berkman Recital Hall, The Hartt School 
West Hartford, CT

Alyssa Hoffert, Alto Saxophone
Pablo Issa Skaric, Cello

"I. Naked As We Came" from FOUND!

a spastic joyride for wind quintet (fl, ob, a sax, hn, bsn)

Commissioned by the Heidelberg University Faculty Woodwind Quintet in 2021. 

Lori Akins, flute
Jeremiah Quarles, oboe
Joshua Heaney, alto saxophone
Carrie Banfield-Taplin, horn
Christian Green, bassoon

Impatient Youth

for mixed chorus and four soloists.

Commissioned and Premiered by the Heidelberg University Concert Choir, Dr. Greg Ramsdell, director. 

Text by Josquin des Prez and Matthew Kennedy
translation by Matthew Kennedy

A Thing So Human As Regret

Opening movement of double concerto for saxophone, percussion, and string quartet.



Performed by members of Performance 20/20 Ensemble.
soloists include Elyse Vest, alto saxophone and
Jianpeng Feng, percussion


"I. Scherzo on a Twice-Borrowed Ballade" from THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH (2015)

Alice in the Wind (2008)
art song for high voice

Jeremy Mang, Tenor
Ken Chan, piano

Alice in The Wind (Tenor Version)

Waiting/Wanting (2016)
for soprano, mezzo-soprano, and piano

Text by Nadia Briones, Matthew Kennedy, and Allison Waggener

Nadia Briones, soprano
Allison Waggener, mezzo-soprano
Agustin Muriago, piano
Here and Now: Faculty Recital of Matthew Kennedy
The Hartt School, October 2016

PROGRAM NOTE
The transition from one chapter of life to another brings about a deep longing for both, at once, what formerly was and what is yet to be; a need to reflect and a need to shed which you wish to reflect upon.

Waiting/Wanting

Until I Say 'When' (2016)
for violin, alto saxophone, and piano

I.     Come Out, Come Out!
II.    Wherever You Are
III.   Ollie, Ollie, Oxen Free!

Commissioned by The Rogue Trio
http://www.roguetrio.com

To purchase performance materials go to
http://www.kennedycomposer.com

I. Come Out, Come Out!

II. Wherever You Are

III. Ollie, Ollie, Oxen Free!

Excerpt from Scene II of Ford's Theatre (2011)

Mary Todd Lincoln - Meaghan Sands, mezzo-soprano
Robert Lincoln - Eliott Brown, baritone
Clara Harris - Kelsi Kay Folsom
"Messanger" - Jacob Braschler

Anti-Booth Orchestra
Matthew Kennedy, conductor

"Scene II. Robert's Fate" from Ford's Theatre

Excerpt from Ford's Theatre (2011)

Mary Todd Lincoln - Meaghan Sands, mezzo-soprano

Anti-Booth Orchestra
Matthew Kennedy, conductor

"Prelude" from Ford's Theatre

Live Performance of Excerpts from WHERE THE HEART IS

performed by Driftwood Quintet (driftwoodquintet.com)

2017 OME Marathon Concert
Mesa Arts Center - Mesa, AZ

Excerpts from WHERE THE HEART IS

Triceratops

music for string quartet.

Performance: Vero Quartet. 2012 Finger Lakes Chamber Music Festival

David Platt, violin
Tricia Frasure, violin
Michael Gagliano, viola
Katie Burns, cello


Let No Man Put Asunder

Fragmentation 1 (after Ravel)
2019

for amplified flute and flute choir

Kevin Baylen, solo flute
USF Flute Ensemble

Art Thursday: Concert in the Galleries
USF Contemporary Art Museum • Tampa, FL
November 2019

Fragmentation 1 (after Ravel)

Cue from the 2014 Hartt School production of 'Barefoot in the Park.'

Seth Bailey - flugelhorn
Andrew Studenski - flute
Vibraphone - Kevin Good
Drumset - Daryl Belcher
Bass Guitar/percussion - Matthew Kennedy

"No Ma'am, We are Not Interested in Bossa Nova Lessons" from BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (2014)

In Memoriam
Trio for Contrabass Trio (2012)

I.     A Lighthouse
II.    Land/Sea
III.   A Drift


In Memoriam is a journey of a soul lost at sea, carried out by the sirens of the deep. This work is in memory and honor of Justin Haas; lifelong friend and aviation enthusiast, who succumbed to the burdens of depression in late August of 2012. 

"I. A Lighthouse" from In Memoriam

Matthew Kennedy’s music contains disarming clarity and simplicity, often seeking out dark places with an uninhibited wonder and spirit of exploration. His work has received critical acclaim including honors and commissions from ASCAP, BMI, Society of Composers Inc, Hartford Opera Theater, Dynamic Music Festival at NYU, Foot-in-the-Door Ensemble, bassist Robert Black, as well as residencies at Crosshatch Center for Art and Ecology (MI), Horned Dorset Artist Colony (NY),  Marble House Project (VT), and the Mayapple Center for the Arts and Humanities (CT). Recent activities include performances at Fresh Inc. Festival, University of Nebraska-Kearney New Music Festival, Northwestern University New Music Conference, and SCI Regional Conferences. Matthew is currently on faculty at the University of South Florida, where he teaches Composition and Music Theory. He and his wife, studio artist Erin Kennedy currently reside in Tampa, FL with their three children.

You can find out more about the music of Matthew Kennedy at www.kennedycomposer.com

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