HANUKKAH LIGHTS
Words and music by Lauren Bernofsky

2-part Treble Chorus and Piano

Published by Hal Leonard

Hanukkah Lights

TWO LATIN DANCES
by Lauren Bernofsky

1. Bossa Nova

Daniel Gianola-Norris, trumpet
With midi piano accompaniment

Two Latin Dances, trumpet version - first mov't

PASSACAGLIA, trombone ensemble version
by Lauren Bernofsky

Indiana University Trombone Ensemble
Thomas Cavender, conductor

Published by Theodore Presser.

PASSACAGLIA for trombone ensemble

THE DUXBURY FANFARE
 
Performed by Calypsus Brass

Sheet music available from Theodore Presser.

The Duxbury Fanfare

ODE TO A FORGOTTEN PAST
by Lauren Bernofsky

for symphony orchestra

MIDI version

Ode To A Forgotten Past

This is the sixth movement of the string quartet Anacostia Journal, by Lauren Bernofsky.

Anacostia Journal is a tribute to the endangered nature in the Anacostia River region in Washington, D. C. and the efforts of the Earth Conservation Corps to restore the natural environment to its original state. The piece is the result of a composer residency I did with the Earth Conservation Corps' Eagle Corps; I interviewed the members about their most memorable experiences, and I based the movements of this string quartet on the stories they told me.

Riverwalk
The Anacostia River, as of the year 2003, is still polluted, and the surrounding area is the bleak embodiment of industrialization, with large buildings and factories lining the riverbanks. The air is pervaded by the sound of dump trucks rumbling by, rather than birdsong. There are few trees, little wildlife – certainly not a place that would draw people to come savor nature. But the Earth Conservation Corps members are working to change all this. They have drafted plans for a glorious boardwalk along the River, which they are calling the Riverwalk. In addition to the wooden walkway will be benches so one can sit at the River and enjoy the area, as well as drinking fountains, bicycle racks, newly-planted foliage, and even an outdoor art exhibit area. This Riverwalk represents the hope and aspirations of these youth to restore and revitalize the nature around the Anacostia River and share it with others, showing them why we need to preserve our Earth.

Performed by Lauren Benofsky and Kit Boulding, violins; Kathy Hershberger, viola; and Cara Elise Colón, cello. Engineered by Jar.

This piece is available from Theodore Presser.

Riverwalk

Larghetto

Amanda Russo, mezzo soprano
Yi-Yun Loei, harp

Published by Fatrock Ink
Based on a poem by Scott Russell Sanders



Among all creatures, we are the only kind
that frets, the only kind that asks forgiveness,
or needs to. Meanwhile, crows palaver 
in the pines, crickets sing in the high grass, 
cottonwoods wag their leaves in every least wind.

Having held our tongues to listen, having fallen asleep
to the barred owl's call and wakened to fog over the Mad
River, having seen the pond shiver like the taut hide
of a horse and the dew ignite with dawn, freed now to break
silence, we might find words to speak our love of Earth.


Among All Creatures

TWO LATIN DANCES
by Lauren Bernofsky

  1. Bossa Nova
  2. Tango 

Julia Irmscher, violin
Ruoyang Xiang, piano

Two Latin Dances, violin version

Lauren Bernofsky: Concerto for Euphonium (orig. for trumpet)

I. Allegro

Jamie Lipton, euphonium

Concerto for Euphonium - I

Lauren Bernofsky: Concerto for Euphonium (orig. for trumpet)

II. Cantilena

Jamie Lipton, euphonium

Concerto for Euphonium - II

Lauren Bernofsky: Concerto for Euphonium (orig. for trumpet)

III. Allegro leggiero

Jamie Lipton, euphonium

Concerto for Euphonium - III

Spring Song is a lovely, lyrical intermediate-level piece for trumpet and piano. Works well on recitals as well as for church services.

Spring Song, trumpet version

Phil Popham, English horn
Marie Blair, piano

This virtuosic piece for English horn and piano was later arranged for saxophone, and published in that version by Theodore Presser. Contact the composer for sheet music to the original English horn version.

Fantasy (version for English horn)

A lyrical duet for violin and cello. Commissioned by Roberta Bronecki and premiered on a boat on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.

Performed by the Third Millennium Ensemble. Available from Theodore Presser.

Pas de Deux

Suite For Brass Quintet - Fanfare

Suite For Brass Quintet - II. Melancholy Waltz

Published by the FJH Music Co.

A version for tuba and piano is available from Frank E. Warren Music Service.

Suite For Brass Quintet - III. Totentanz

Suite For Brass Quintet - IV. Dance Of The Marionettes

Natalie Mannix performs TWO LATIN DANCES by Lauren Bernofsky
(Live performance)

International Trombone Festival 2016

Sharp Theater
The Juilliard School
June 9, 2016

Two Latin Dances

Fantasia

PASSACAGLIA 
for brass quintet

Performed by Brass Sect

Available from Theodore Presser.

Passacaglia

Five Songs on Poems of Robert Herrick, 1. Amaryllis
Elisa Doughty, soprano and Sinfonia Calcania of Boston, Gary Peterson, Director

Full score and piano/vocal score available from Theodore Presser. 

Herrick Songs: 1. Amaryllis

Lovers
from HAUBRICH SUITE by Lauren Bernofsky

World premiere by the Monarch Brass
2019 International Women's Brass Festival
Evelyn Smith Music Theater
University of Arizona
Tempe, AZ

May 25, 2019

Lovers, from HAUBRICH SUITE

Five Women on the Street
from HAUBRICH SUITE
 by Lauren Bernofsky

World premiere by the Monarch Brass
2019 International Women's Brass Festival
Evelyn Smith Music Theater
University of Arizona
Tempe, AZ

May 25, 2019

Five Women On The Street, from HAUBRICH SUITE

Bernofsky Trumpet Concerto

1. Allegro

Gary Peterson, trumpet
Kjell Seim, conductor

Symfoniorkesteret
Halsnoy Musikksommerskole
Bergen, Norway

Bernofsky Trumpet Concerto, I. Allegro

Of Molluscs
Music by Lauren Bernofsky, Poem by May Sarton

Hillary Johnson, soprano
Jennifer Slowik, oboe


OF MOLLUSCS

As the tide rises, the closed mollusc
Opens a fraction to the ocean's food,
Bathed in its riches. Do not ask
What force would do, or if force could. A knife is of no use against a fortress.
You might break it to pieces as gulls do.
No, only the rising tide and its slow progress
Opens the shell. Lovers, I tell you true.

You who have held yourselves closed hard
Against warm sun and wind, shelled up in fears
And hostile to a touch or tender word --
The ocean rises, salt as unshed tears.

Now you are floated on this gentle flood
That cannot force or be forced, welcome food
Salt as your tears, the rich ocean's blood.
Eat, rest, be nourished on the tide of love.

~ May Sarton (1912-1995)

Of Molluscs

Heart of Fire (band version)

Tennessee Wind Band Conference Honor Band
James Stephenson, conductor

Heart of Fire (band version)

2. A World of Worry, from 
FROM A MOTHER'S JOURNAL 
by Lauren Bernofsky

Nicole Abissi, trombone
Hanako Yamagata, piano

A World Of Worry

1. Love Letter, from FROM A MOTHER'S JOURNAL 
by Lauren Bernofsky

Nicole Abissi, trombone
Hanako Yamagata, piano

Love Letter

3. Bedtime Battle, from 
FROM A MOTHER'S JOURNAL 
by Lauren Bernofsky

Nicole Abissi, trombone
Hanako Yamagata, piano

Bedtime Battle

4. Contentment, from 
FROM A MOTHER'S JOURNAL 
by Lauren Bernofsky

Nicole Abissi, trombone
Hanako Yamagata, piano

Contentment

For string orchestra. Available through the FJH Music Company.

Wired

PASSACAGLIA

by Lauren Bernofsky

IU Brass Ensemble
Edmund Cord, Director

Published by Theodore Presser

PASSACAGLIA for brass ensemble

Nightscape
for bassoon and chamber orchestra or piano

by Lauren Bernofsky

(midi realization of orchestral version)

Nightscape

SPRING SONG

by Lauren Bernofsky

Erik Franklin, clarinet

SPRING SONG for clarinet and piano

Megan Healy, violin

For more information or to purchase, visit https://www.presser.com/144-40753-sonata-for-solo-violin.html .

Lauren Bernofsky

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