Tronzo/Epstein Improvisation Concert

The Only Difference Between You and Me is Jesus: 2

Albion Moonlight is my first brass quintet, written in 1987 for the Atlantic Brass.

Albion Moonlight

The Five Chairs is my second brass quintet, written for the New England Brass Quintet, and recorded by the Atlantic Brass.

The Five Chairs

Here is my solo cello piece I wrote for Rhonda Rider's Grand Canyon project.

So Near, So Far

I wrote this piece for the fabulous Hinge Ensemble: Dan Van Hassel, guitar; Matt Sharrock, percussion; Philipp Staudlin, sax; Keith Kirchoff, piano.

Seven Sisters, Radiant Sisters

The amazing Kathleen Supove playing a piece I wrote for her in 2000.

She Fell Into A Well Of Sorrows

Mystical Cosmetic was originally written in 2017 and was revised for the Callithumpian Consort in 2022.

Mystical Cosmetic rev. 2022

This is Marti Epstein's response to I Baci by Barbara Strozzi, written for Favella Lyrica.

Extension Works

I Baci

Performed and recorded at the Lilypad on July 26th, 2023.

John Cage In a Landscape (Marti Epstein, piano)

Performed and recorded at the Lilypad on July 26th, 2023

Linda Catlin Smith Unbroken (Marti Epstein, piano)

Performed and Recorded at the Lilypad on July 26th, 2023.

The Piano at the Palace Beautiful (Marti Epstein, piano)

Commissioned by the Nebraska Music Teachers Association, this piece is for piano and fixed media.

The Mingled, Mingling Threads Of Life, Woven By Warp And Weft

This quintet was written for the Iowa Brass Quintet.

L'homme Arme

Written in 1988, premiered by the San Francisco Symphony in 1998, resurrected by Francisco Noya and the Civic Symphony of Boston in 2019.

Celestial Navigation (1987) Civic Symphony of Boston, November 2019

Text by Jonathan Eichman, written for the Mastersingers of Lexington and cellist Rhonda Rider.

Weather Patterns  4. Tornado

Weather Patterns  5. Rain

Weather Patterns  3. Heat

Weather Patterns  2. Mist

This recording is of me and Jennifer Elowsky-Fox and is from my faculty recital this past fall at Boston Conservatory.  

Memories Of Thirteen Snowflakes/Marti Epstein and Jennifer Elowsky-Fox

Commissioned by soundicon, partially funded by the Guggenheim Foundation

In Praise Of Broken Clocks

This performance is from the 2023 SICPP in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Text is by Sarah Manguso, music by Marti Epstein, performed beautifully by Leah Podzimek (soprano) and Jan Berry Baker (alto saxophone).

The Origin Of Human Love

Written for guitarist Apostolos Paraskevas in memory of John Daverio, this performance of Marti Epstein's Doloroso is by Michael Miller at the 2023 SICPP in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Doloroso for solo guitar

February 2025 performance of The Spangled Sea, Calm and Cool- written for and performed by Phillipp Staudlin and Yoko Hagino

The Spangled Sea Calm and Cool-2025 performance

This is the performance of my Quartet from the 2015 Festival of Contemporary Music at Tanglewood. The performers were Robert Sheena, English horn, Sharon Pyung-Kang, violin, Kurt Tseng, viola, and Ariana Nelson, cello.

Quartet For English Horn And String Trio

Marianne Gedigian and I playing a piece I wrote for her in 1997.

This piece is an arrangement of the Bach chorale "O Haupt voll blut und wunden" for bass clarinet, bassoon, and piano. Performed by Amy Advocat, Chris Watford, and Aaron Likness.

Abraham Lincoln's Mystic Chords Of Memory: chorale prelude #1

Troubled Queen is the piece I wrote for the Callithumpian Consort, inspired by the Jackson Pollock painting.

Troubled Queen

Brain Double

Robert Sheena, English horn
Cathy French, violin
Ed Gazouleas, viola
Joel Moeschel, cello

Quartet for English horn and strings

Bloom for English horn and Wind Ensemble

See Even Night

I wrote this piece for the IBIS ensemble- commissioned by my friends Susan Robinson and Joe Scheer.  unRaveling is for flute, strings and harp and is inspired by Psyche by deFalla as well as Maurice Ravel's harmonic language.

UnRaveling

commissioned by Michael Norsworthy, this performance is by Rane Moore and Donald Berman.

Marti Epstein

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