DRAMATIC WORKS

Nine Moons Dark
Dramatic scene for soprano, ensemble and speaking chorus
(picc, fl, ob, cl in B flat, bass, cl, bn, hn in F, ten tromb, pfte, harp, 3 perc)
Commissioned by ensemble piano possibile
Premiere: 2000, Einstein Kulturzentrum, Munich
Text: Sabine Frank after the Finnish Kalevala
(38 min.)

Sudor Anglicus
for solo sop, solo ten, voc ens (TTBB), org & hand-bells
Premiere: 2008, Gasteig Kulturzentrum, Bad Homburg
Commissioned by Fugato Festival, Bad Homburg
Singer Pur
(17 min.)

Sitherwood
for 2 sopranos, 1 alto, harp (zither, kantale), organ, pfte & perc (2)
Commissioned by Martin Winkler
Text: by the composer after Nicholas Culpeper and the Book of Revelation
(work in progress)

The Angel of the East
for solo soprano, high voices (SSA), organ and small orchestra
(2 fl, 1 ob, 2 cl, 1 bn, 2 hn, 2 tpt, 2 tromb, harp, perc 2, strings 8.6.4.3.2.)
Texts: After “Good Friday, 1613, Riding Westward” and a sermon by John Donne
Version for “Zero” forces: solo sop, SSA choir, org, org pos, virg, gt, hp, zith, 4 perc, bass cl, bn, vns I-II-III, vc, cb, ten trom, bass trom, tub
(in preparation)
(27 min.)

Pearl
for vocal soloists, choir and small orchestra
Libretto by the composer after the eponymous medieval poem
Version for “Zero” forces: with org, lute, gt
(work in progress)
(ca. 45 min.)

Her Second Husband Hears Her Story
for mezzo-soprano and ensemble
(in preparation)