Travis Alford
[the music of]
 

Compositions
Chamber/Solo    

Quartet (a setting of the american bill of rights) (2007-08) 15'   for soprano, vln, vla, vcl. Recording (excerpt): Kim Soby (sop), Haerim Lee (vln), Tanya Kalmanovitch (vla), Scott Halligan (vcl), Nathan Lofton (conductor). Jordan Hall, Boston, MA 4/8/08.

You, Create a Diversion... (2008) 5'   for solo horn in F. Commissioned by and written for Laura Carter.

Jason Belcher, Travis Alford, Lauren Strobel, Danilo Henriquez

Fo(u)r Winds (2007) 5'   for 4 somewhat-improvising wind instruments. Recording: Members of "The Forge"; Travis Alford, Danilo Henriquez, Lauren Strobel (tpts), Jason Belcher (hn in F).

8'00" (2007) for seven metallic ringing intruments. Recording: (version for handbells) Michael Glicksman, Anthony Green, Laura Heinrichs, Danilo Henriquez, Stephen Kukla, Albert Oppenheimer, Liza White (handbells), Travis Alford (conductor).

Transitions (2006-07) 9'   for flute/alto flute, trumpet in C, and piano. Dedicated to Michael E. Lancaster (1952-2006). Recording: Laura Heinrichs (fl), Lauren Strobel (tpt), Brett Hodgdon (pno). Jordan Hall, Boston, MA 5/17/08.

Skyballs and Felines (2006) 5'   for Soprano, trumpet, 2 vlns, vla, 2 vcls, and piano. Written for The Forge ensemble. Recording: Jessica Bachicha (sop), Travis Alford (tpt), Jenny Banks, Shaw Pong Liu (vlns), Tanya Kalmanovitch (vla), Scott Halligan, Cheori Kim (vcls), Jessica Chen (pno).

...of dreams (2005) for solo tuba/ bass trombone.

Travis Alford, Steve Kukla

Late, Latte (2005) 6'   for flute, clarinet, and bassoon. Recording: Laura Heinrichs (fl), Ryan Yure (cl), Dana Jessen (bsn).

Ba-doo (2005) 2'   for two trumpets. Recording: Joe Brinson, James Old (tpts). pdf

Reflections of Grace (2005) 7'   for flute and piano. Written for Lauren Colbert Alford. Recording: Lauren Alford (fl), Alicia Gilliam (pno).

kakophonia (2004-05) 13'  for brass quintet. Recording: Reading session by the Meridian Arts Ensemble.

     I. Introit

     II. Lament

     III. March

Waltz (2005) for solo tuba/ bass trombone.

Ping (2004) 2'   for two trumpets. Recording: Travis Alford, Mark Mashburn (tpts). pdf

Temperaments (2002) for flute, clarinet, and bass clarinet.

 

Electronic/ ElectroAcoustic    

Somewhat (2008) 5'   for trumpet and live electronics. Recording (Live): Travis Alford (tpt). ElectroNEC Spring 2008 Concert, Brown Hall, NEC, Boston, MA.

Closer (2007) 13'53"   for tape alone.

Stretching Limitations (2005) 3'15"   for tape alone.

 

Improvisation Pieces    

Blown (2007) for any number of bottle blowers (Gamepiece). Recording: Members of "The Forge".

Cage(D) (2007) for 1-6 players. Recording: Members of "The Forge". pdf

Down (2007) for any instrumentation.

 

Choral    

Out of Darkness (2004) 5'   for a cappella SATB choir (text adapted from Psalm 69). Recording: The ECU Choral Scholars, Anthony Maglione (conductor), Daniel Bara (director).

 

All works and recordings Copyright © 2008 by Travis Alford