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ORCHESTRAL

Framework (2020) for orchestra - 4'
1.picc.2.2.2 - 4.3.3.1 - timp.perc(1):t.bells - strings
2024 World Premiere by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Julian Pellicano
2023 SOCAN Foundation Young Canadian Composer Award, Large Ensemble 2nd Place

SLEW (2019) for orchestra - 7'
2.2.2.2 - 4.3.2.1 - timp - strings
2023 World Premiere by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Taichi Fukumura

CHAMBER

Two Pieces (2019-2022) for string quartet - 8'
2022 World Premiere by the Del Sol String Quartet

Surfaces (2018) for 2 violins - 4'
2022 US Premiere by Mia Detwiler and Amy Wang-Hiller
2018 World Premiere by the Vaso String Quartet

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Fade (2018) for cello & mixed ensemble - 5'
solo vc, fl, cl, glsp, pft, vn, vc
solo vc, fl, cl, glsp, pft, vn, cb
2018 Word Premiere by the Orford Academy Contemporary Music Ensemble 2018 and Hannah Rumora, conducted by Veronique Lacroix

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Masstones (2018) for string quartet - 8'
2018 World Premiere by the Bozzini Quartet

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VOCAL

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Autumn (2018) for soprano & mixed ensemble - 8'
sop, fl/picc, cl, ssax, sbwl, vn, va
2018 World Premiere by Ensemble Atlantica and Susan Dworkin, conducted by Baptiste Boiron

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Six Blake Songs (2017-2018) for soprano & mixed ensemble - 23'
sop, fl/picc, cl/bcl, tsax/bsax, vn, va
2018 World Premiere by Ensemble Atlantica and Susan Dworkin, conducted by Baptiste Boiron

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INSTRUMENT(S) AND ELECTRONICS

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Healer (2024) for alto saxophone & electronics - 4'

2-channel audio, fixed media
2024 World Premiere by Nathan L. Robinson

CHIRP (2023) for piccolo & electronics - 8'
2/4-channel audio, fixed media

2024 SOCAN Foundation Young Canadian Composer Award,  Grand Prize

2024 SOCAN Foundation Young Canadian Composer Award, Solo & Duo 1st Place

2024 Performed by Robin Meiksins at the CMS/ATMI Annual Conference

2024 Performed by Lea Baumert-Patterson at SEAMUS
2023 World Premiere by Robin Meiksins

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HOWL (2022-2023) for viola, baritone saxophone & electronics - 34'
4-channel audio, fixed media
2023 World Premiere by RE: duo (Elsie Bae Han, Wilson Poffenberger)

Pastorale (2022) for viola & electronics - 6'
2-channel audio, fixed media
2022 European Premiere by Roberta Michellini
2022 World Premiere by Elsie Bae Han

White Sky Over the Lake (2020) for percussion & electronics - 7'
pitched metals, 2-channel audio, and generative electronics/score
2023 Performed by Guest Artist Scott Deal at Electronic Music Midwest Festival
2021 World Premiere by West Fox at SEAMUS

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SOLO

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Meandering (2024)  for electronic organ - 8'

2024 World Premiere by Maria Iaiza

Deep Time (2024) for historical clarinet - 5'
2024 World Premiere by Vittoria Ecclesia

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Decor (2021) for toy piano - 6'
2021 World Premiere by Alvin Leung

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Whorls (2020) for bass flute - 5'
2020 World Premiere by Anne Maker

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Um, Ut, Ur, Ug (2019) for piano - 8'
2020 World Premiere by John Kosch

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Magenta Variations (2018) for clarinet - 9'
Commissioned by Amanda Forest
2019 World Premiere by Amanda Forest

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ELECTRONIC MUSIC

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Framework II (2021) for fixed media - 10'

1-screen video, 2/8-channel audio

2024 Napoleon Electronic Media Festival

2023 Manchester Theatre in Sound Festival

2023 Performing Media Festival

2021 University of California Riverside Virtual Exhibition

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Four Studies (2020) for player piano - 5'

1-screen video, 2-channel audio
2023 Research on Contemporary Composition Conference

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for Dancer and Projection (2020) for fixed media - 3'

2-channel audio

2024 MUSLAB After, Ecuador
2024 Midwest Graduate Music Consortium

2022 Electric Louisiana Texas Festival
2020 Groundswell Emerging Composer Competition, Finalist

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OPEN INSTRUMENTATION

Rastrum (2024) for solo musician & projected video - 10'

Collaboration with Gage Salnikowski

Funded by the Manitoba Arts Council

Gaudy (2019) for four musicians - 6'
2024 Cluster Festival Bring Your Own Score Workshop, directed by Ash Au

2023 World Premiere by the University of Chicago New Music Ensemble, directed by Paul Novak

MINIATURES

Homage to Charles Ives (2024) for harmonica - 1'

2025 World Premiere by Hon Ning Cheung

Worms (2024) for tenor saxophone - 1'

2025 World Premiere by Drew Hosler

Ground (2024) for accordion - 1'
2025 World Premiere by Stas Venglevski

Riff (2024) for violin - 1'

2025 Premiere upcoming

Corals (2023) for clavichord - 1'
2024 World Premiere by Monica Chew

Past Waves (2022) for accordion - 1'

2023 World Premiere by Stas Venglevski

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Copyright © 2018, Willyn Whiting 

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