Volti - Mark Winges - Works & Performances

Mark Winges - Selected list of Compositions and Performances

San Francisco Stopover (2006) for Viola, Cello and Guitar - commissioned by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble. Performances: October, 2006 in Mill Valley and San Francisco, CA.

A Cricket Needs a Queen (2006) for Treble Voices - commissioned by the Piedmont Children's Choir. First Performance: May, 2007 in San Francisco and Berkeley, CA.

Open the Book of What Happened (2005) for Chorus - commissioned by the Volti. Performances: May, 2006 in San Francisco, and Berkeley CA., May, 2007 in San Francisco and Berkeley, CA.

Reciprocal Tapestries (2004) for Viola, Cello and Piano - written for Celliola. Performances: September, 2005 in Claremont, CA., March, 2006 in San Francisco, CA., April, 2006 in Davis and Santa Cruz, CA.

Discover & Reveal (2004) for Alto, Viola and Piano - written for by the Elizabeth Anker. First Performances: February, 2006 in Boston, MA.

Gloss (2003) for String Quartet - commissioned by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble. Performances: October, 2003 in San Francisco, CA. and November, 2003 in Davis, CA.

The Moon-Dance (2002) for Treble Voices - commissioned by the Ancora. Performances: June, 2003 in Oakland, CA, July, 2003 in Gorizia, Italy and Ljubljana, Slovenia.

The Keeper of Moon-Flowers (2002) for Soprano and Piano - written for Gwen Conti. Performances: April, 2003 in Chicago, IL., June, 2005 in San Francisco, CA., September, 2005 in Claremont, CA.

The Inner Music (2002) for Chorus and Organ - commissioned by the Alex Post Music Fund of the First Unitarian Church, San Francisco. Performance: October, 2002 in San Francisco, CA.

Fog Patterns and Clouds (2001) for Orchestra - Performance: Under Construction series by the Berkeley Symphony, George Thomson, conductor, April, 2001 in Berkeley, CA.

In Quiet Joy (2001) for Organ - commissioned by First United Methodist Church, Bellevue, WA. Performances: 50th Anniversary Celebrations, May and October, 2002 in Bellevue, WA. American Guild of Organists' Regional Conventions, July, 2003, Salt Lake City, UT. and Albany, NY.

A Winter Carol (2001) for Treble Voices and Organ - commissioned by the Ancora. Performances: December, 2001 in Moraga and San Francisco, CA.

The Oh of Moon and Piano (2000) for Treble Voices and Piano - commissioned by the American Composers Forum and the NEA as part of Continental Harmony for the Piedmont Choir. Performances: November and December, 2000 in Moraga and Oakland CA., March, 2001 in San Antonio, Texas (American Choral Director's Association National Convention), July, 2001 in Slovenia and Germany

The Moon-Welcome (1999) for Treble Voices - commissioned by Voci and Ancora. Performances: May, 2000 (Voci) and November, 2000 (Ancora)in San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland and Moraga, CA. February, 2002 in Honolulu, HI (American Choral Director's Association Regional Convention), April, 2002 in Orinda, CA.

Wishes Night (1999) for Chorus - commissioned by the San Francisco Chamber Singers. First Performances: May, 2000 in San Francisco and Berkeley, CA.

The Breath of Nature (1998) for Chorus and Organ - commissioned by the American Guild of Organists. First Performances, July 2000 at the American Guild of Organists National Convention, Seattle, Washington

The Moon-Meeting (1998) for Treble Voices - commissioned by the Piedmont Children's Choir. Performances: May and June, 1999 in Oakland, CA., July, 1999 in Newfoundland, Canada

But This Is This (1997) for Organ and Percussion (1 player) - First Performance: December, 1998 in San Francisco, CA.

Ecclesia (1997) for Chorus, Brass Quartet, Percussion, Organ - commissioned by Epiphany Episcopal Parish, Seattle, WA. First performance: New organ and Sanctuary rededication, January, 1998.

Welcome To The Moon (1997) for Treble Voices - commissioned by the Piedmont Children's Choir. First performance: May, 1998 in Oakland, CA.

Familial Banter (1996) for Flute, Viola, Bass Clarinet and Piano - Performances: September, 1998, San Francisco, CA. and Mexico City, Mexico (Camarissima Festival)

Haiku Settings (1996) for Chorus - commissioned by the San Francisco Chamber Singers. Performances: May, 1997 and May, 1998 in San Francisco and Berkeley, CA.

Two Voices (1996) for Violin, Cello, Harp - Written for Marcella DeCray. Performances: July, 1996 (World Harp Congress), Tacoma WA., October, 1996, S F Conservatory of Music, San Francisco, CA., Music Exchange Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria, December, 1999.

Freed From Words (1995) for Chorus - commissioned by the San Francisco Chamber Singers. Performances: March, 1996, May, 1996 in San Francisco and Healdsburg, CA.

Meeting Again the First Time One More Time (1994) for Bass Clarinet, Percussion - written for Peter Josheff. First performance: February, 1997 by EARPLAY, San Francisco, CA.

Englyn Forms (1994) for Viola, Cello - written for the Four Eyes duo. Performances: March, 1996, April, 1996, Berlin, Germany, May, 1998, San Francisco, CA., September, 1999, Pomona, CA.

Symphonia Spiritus (1993 / 94) for Soprano Solo, Chorus, 2 Flutes, Percussion - Commissioned by the San Francisco Chamber Singers. First performance: June, 1994

Aural Colors (1992) for Orchestra - written for the Rohnert Park Symphony. Performances: May, 1993, Rohnert Park, CA., November, 1993, Piteå, Sweden, February, 1997, San Rafael, CA.

Ontological Hotfoot (1992) for Percussion Ensemble - commissioned by the Maelström Percussion Ensemble. Performances: April and May, 1993, Buffalo, NY.

Seasons Falling Through the Clouds (1992 / 93) for Chorus, Flute, Clarinet, Viola, Cello - commissioned by the San Francisco Chamber Singers. Performances: June, 1993, Berkeley and San Francisco, CA., May, 1999, Oakland and San Francisco, CA.

Magic Strings (1992) for Treble Voices, Piano - Commissioned by the Piedmont Childrens Choir. Performances: June - July, 1992, Oakland, CA., Seattle, WA., Powell River, B.C., Canada; July, 1993, Seattle, WA., Anchorage, AK, Eastern Russia; February, 1994, Sacramento, CA., February, 1998, Reno, NV., July, 1998, Miedzyzdroje, Poland, July, 2000, Linz, Austria (Choral Olympics), September, 2003 in Ljubljana, Slovenia (ISCM World Music Days)

Urban Green (1991) for Violin, Cello, Piano - First Performance: October, 1991, San Francisco, CA by EARPLAY.

Late Year Music (1990) for Chorus and Piano - written for the San Francisco Chamber Singers. May, 1991 in San Francisco and San Rafael, CA, August 1992, Germany; version for chorus and 6 instruments - performed March, 1992 in San Francisco, CA.

Dusk Music II - in Memoriam: Robert Mapplethorpe (1989) for Alto Flute, Viola, Cello Performances: June, 1991, Sausalito, CA, February, 1992, Cincinnati, OH, July, 1994, Berlin, Germany, January, 1995, St. Louis, MO., April, 2002 in San Francisco, CA.

Nunc Dimittis / Alleluia (1989) for Soprano, Violin, Organ - written for Grupp Kontrast. Performances: July - August, 1989, January, 1990, Sweden

Yeats Fragments (1988) for Chorus and Piano, 4-hand - written for the San Francisco Chamber Singers. Performances: April, 1989 in Berkeley and San Francisco, CA

Enough Stuff (1987) for Flute (alto), Clarinet (bass), Viola, Cello and Piano - written for Syzygy at Rice University. Performances: April, 1990 in Houston, Texas , March, 1991 in Pittsburgh, PA.

Folded Mirror (1985) for Percussion Ensember (5 Players) - Performances: August, 1988 by The New Jersey Percussion Ensemble (Charles Ives Center for New Music), and April, 1990 at the Musikhögskolan in Stockholm, Sweden.

Two and Four (1985) for Flute, Clarinet, Guitar, Harp, Viola, Cello - First Performance: December, 1989 by EARPLAY in San Francisco, CA.

Variations (1983) for Flute and Organ - written for the American Guild of Organists' 1984 National Convention. Performances: June, 1984, San Francisco, CA, February, 1985, Memphis,TN, January, 1992, Spokane, WA.

Mythos (1980) for Organ, Percussion and Strings - written for Alex Post and the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players. First Performance: December, 1980, in San Francisco, CA.