JOHN S. LIBERATORE

COMPOSER, PIANIST

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LIST OF WORKS, 2005 - present

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CATALYST
for trumpet and interactive electronics

Premiered June 20th, 2008
Chosen Vale International Trumpet Seminar
Jeremy Maitland, trumpet
Chosen Vale, NH.
HOUSE-FLY
After Arthur Ganson's "House-fly #1"
for two pianos

Premiered April 7th, 2008
Warren Benson Forum on Creativity
Symeon Waseen and Marcus Macauley, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY.
PRESSED TO THE GLASS
Two settings of the poetry of W. C. Williams
for soprano and piano

Premiered April 6th, 2008
Ke Chen and John Liberatore, George Eastman House
Rochester, NY
CHIMERA for viola and cello

Leanne Dammann, viola; Meredith Blecha, cello.
April 3rd, 2008
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY
CLICK TRACK for computer generated sounds

"Premiered" March 13th, 2008
Bethel Christian Fellowship
Rochester, NY
COMPANION STAR for full orchestra

Read March 5th, 2008
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Kleinhans Music Hall
Buffalo, NY
ERIS 2003UB for brass choir

Premiered February 19th, 2008
Ossia New Music Ensemble, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY.
BLACK VEIL for piano trio

Sara Ballance, violin; Mariel Roberts, cello; Johnathan Bowman, piano.
November 14th, 2007
Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music
Rochester, NY.
STONES for solo piano

Premiered July 2007.
John Liberatore, Cazenovia Counterpoint
Cazenovia, NY.
THREE PICKLES FROM THE KING OF CHESTER
Based on the writings of Lord Timothy Dexter
for violin, piano, percussion, double bass, and baritone
First Pickle - Behold
Second Pickle - The Sekret
Third Pickle - Good-bye


Emily Tan, violin; Aurelien Eulert, piano; Dianna Hnatniw, percussion; Marshall Henry, double bass; Malcolm J. Merriweather, baritone.
James Welsch, conductor.
Aprilth, 2007
Setnor Auditorium, Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY.


...anything but mindless good taste... for solo baritone saxophone

Premiered March, 2005
Kevin O. Ames, Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
CONTRITION for solo cello

Premiered March, 2007
Brian Hoffman, Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
DAYDREAM for wind ensemble

Read November, 2006
Syracuse University Wind Enesmble, Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
GLASS TUMBLERS for clarinet, harp, violin and cello


Sean Rice, clarinet; Michelle Gott, harp; Anna Rose Lawrence, violin; Brian Hoffman, cello.

July 31st, 2006
Bowdoin Music Festival, Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME.
INDULGENCE for solo clarinet

Premiered July 27th, 2006
Gamper Festival for New Music
Mara Plotkin, Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
THREE ANOMALIES
for timpani and brass quintet
Movment I - Gargoyles
Movment II - Ritual
Movment III - Beacons

Erica Smithson, timpani; Erin Young and Jennifer Luzzo, trumpets; Kirsten Trachte, horn; Nick Meyer, trombone; Eveny Parker, tuba.
James Welsch
April 28th, 2007 (premiered, 2006)
Setnor Auditorium, Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY.


DERVISHES for three flutes and percussion

Premiered April, 2006
Liz Ames, Kathrine Farrington, Nicole Mancinni, Craig Sayer, and Nick Meyer(conductor), Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
THE EBBING TIDE for solo piano

John Liberatore, piano.
April 28th, 2007 (premiered, 2005)
Setnor Auditorium, Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY.

FREE IMPROVISATION

Liz Ames, flute; Kevin O. Ames, soprano saxophone; John Liberatore, piano
April 28th, 2007
Setnor Auditorium, Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY.


FOUR REFLECTIONS for string quartet

Read February, 2005
Cassatt String Quartet, Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
TOCATTA ETUDE for two pianos

Premiered March, 2005
Boban Martic and Elena Nezhdanova, Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
THREE SONGS
From the poetry of Lynette Yorgey
for mezzo-soprano and piano
Gossamer
Forgiveness
White


Jessica Barbour, mezzo-soprano; Liz Ames, piano
March, 2004
Setnor Auditorium, Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY.