ROSS BAUER: SELECTED LIST OF WORKS
2007

Dirge-Elegy
for piano solo. Written for Lois Shapiro and dedicated to the memory of Arlene Zallman.

Implicit Memory
for six players. Commissioned by the Barlow Foundation for the New York New Music Ensemble.

Tathata
for string trio. Written for the Athabasca String Trio.

2006

Thin Ice
Chamber concerto for cello and fourteen players. Commissioned by Sequitur for cellist, Greg Hesselink.

2005

The Near Beyond
for clarinet, violin, viola, cello. Commissioned by Empyrean Ensemble for Peter Josheff and dedicated to the memory of Lois Jones.

2004

Piano Quartet
for violin, viola, cello and piano. Commissioned by the State University of New York at Stony Brook for the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players

Mango
for solo piano. Commissioned by Amy Dissanayake for her Tango Project.

2002

Dusk
for large orchestra. Movement II of a larger work commissioned by the California Youth Symphony, Leo Eylar, Music Director.

Flying Time
for two marimbas
Commissioned by Stephen Paysen and Dominic Donato.

2001
Fast and Loose
chamber concerto for flute (alto flute, piccolo) and eight players
commissioned by the Fromm Foundation for the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
This, That, and the Other
for soprano saxophone solo, eight winds and percussion
commissioned by the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors
This, That, and the Other
arrangement for soprano saxophone solo, piano, bass, and percussion
Diverto for string orchestra
written for the Crowden School Upper Orchestra, Ben Simon, Director
2000
String Quartet No. 3
commissioned by the Lively Arts at Stanford for the Alexander Quartet
Little Trio
for flute, clarinet, and bassoon
Tribute
for cello and piano
(written for Fred Sherry and Gilbert Kalish)
Nimbus
for solo flute written at the request of Perspectives of New Music in honor of Martin Boykan's 70th birthday
Quiescence
for clarinet and harp
written for Diane Maltester and Wendy Tamis
1999
Etudes
for solo violin
Pulse
for clarinet, viola, and piano.
Commissioned by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble.
1998
Motion
for piano trio. Commissioned by the Triple Helix Trio.
Highly Rubbery
for solo bass clarinet. Written for Peter Josheff.
1997
Icons
for solo bassoon and orchestra. Commissioned by the Berkeley Symphony, Kent Nagano, Music Director.
1996
Eskimo Songs
for mezzo-soprano, flute, cello and piano.
Romanza
for solo violin and orchestra. Commisioned by the Santa Cruz County Symphony for Terrie Baune.
1995
Stone Soup
for five players. Commissioned by the New York New Music Ensemble.
Ritual Fragments (Native American texts)
for soprano and six players. Commissioned by the Fromm Foundation for
Susan Narucki and the San Francsico Contemporary Music Players.
1994
Octet
for Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, and Bass.

1993
Halcyon Birds
for Chamber Orchestra. Commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation
and the Rohnert Park Symphony.
Birthday Bagatelles
for piano.
Aplomb
for violin and piano. Commissioned by the Kobialka Duo.

1992
Tributaries
for cello, percusion and piano.
Commissioned by the Aequalis Ensemble.
Eskimo Song
  for mezzo-soprano, flute, cello and piano.
Commissioned by Voices of the Forest.

1991
Oda al Olor de la Lena
for baritone voice, alto flute, cello, and percussion (text by Pablo Neruda).
Commissioned by Paul Hillier for the first Theatre of Voices Festival, U.C. Davis.
Anaphora
  for solo flute, violin, viola, cello and piano.
Commissioned by the Earplay Ensemble.

1990
Piano Concerto
Commissioned by Wellesley College for Lois Shapiro.
Composed under a grant from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

1989
Four Honig Songs
for soprano and piano (texts by Edwin Honig). Commissioned by Susan Narucki.
Chin Music
for viola and piano.
Commissioned by Bernard and Naomi Zaslav.

1988
Neon
for orchestra.
Commissioned by Stanford University.
Fast Gar Nichts...
for string trio.

1987
Chimera
for nine players.
Commissioned by Alea III.
String Quartet No. 2
Composed under a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Sospeso
for string orchestra.
Commissioned by the Stanford Chamber Orchestra.

1986
Evanescent Heterophony
for cello and piano.
Commissioned by Beth Pearson.
Deja Vu
for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano.
Composed for Griffin Music Ensemble.

1985
Along the Way
for ten players.

1984
Hang Time
for clarinet, violin, and piano.
Commissioned by Beth Wiemann.

1983
Concertino
for Chamber Orchestra.

1982
Tonarten
for solo piano.
Composed for Christopher Kies.

1981
String Quartet No.1
Composed for the Lydian String Quartet.

1980
Trio
for clarinet/bass clarinet, cello and piano.


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