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Composers Bureau
Neil McKay
Biography
BA University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
MA and Ph.D. Eastman School of Music
1957-64 University of Wisconsin-Superior
1965-88 University of Hawai'i
Member Society of Composers, Inc.,
The American Music Center, and Fellow
of the MacDowell Colony.
Compositions
His music is influenced by the sounds and concepts of music of the
Pacific Basin, and jazz. Works not listed with publisher are available
from Marnie Associates (808/988-3700) or from the composer.
- ORCHESTRA
- Concertino for Two Violins, French Horn, and Orchestra
- 10 mn.
- Symphony No. 2 (A Shakespeare Triptych) - 20 min.
- Concerto for Orchestra - 22 min.
- Dance Overture - 10 min. Music Sales/G.
Schirmer (rental)
- Evocations - 8 min.
- Fantasy on a Quiet Theme - 8 min., Music Sales/G.
Schirmer (rental)
- Fantasy on Sea Themes - 12 min.
- Je me souviens! for speaker and orchestra, based
on the poem Fantaisie by Gérard de Nerval -
10 min.
- Jubilee, Variations on an American Theme - 12 min.
- Kaleidoscope - 8 min., Music Sales/G.
Schirmer (rental)
- Parables of Kyai Gandrung for gamelan and orchestra.
Hardja Susilo, co-composer, 25 min.
- Ritual - 8 min.
- Snap! - 7 min.
- Such Sweet Sorrow - 7 min.
- Symphony No.1 - 20 min., Kalmus.
- Variations on "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" for
narrator and audience participation, 8 min., Music Sales/G.
Schirmer (rental)
- Voice of the Phoenix - Concerto for Koto and Orchestra,
21 min.
- CONCERT BAND
- Ballad of the Tall Trees - 8 min.
- Dance Overture - 10 min., Music Sales/G.
Schirmer (rental)
- Evocations - 8 min.
- Fanfare and Ceremonial - 5 min., Shawnee
Press
- Fantasy on Sea Themes - 12 min.
- Gamelan Gong - 5 min., Shawnee
Press
- Prelude and Fugue - 7 min.
- Skye Boat Song - 7 min., Shawnee
Press
- OPERA
- Kahalaopuna, Princess of Manoa - opera based on Hawaiian
legend, ages 8-18; for piano, 8 performers and chorus; 45
min.
- La'ie'ikawai, Princess of the Rainbow - opera based
on Hawaiian legend, ages 8-18 for piano, 12 performers and
chorus; 55 min.
- Ring Around Harlequin - comic opera for 5 performers,
ages 16 or older; accompaniment with piano or orchestra; 35
min.
- CHORUS
- A Dream within a Dream - for chorus (SATB), 4 min.
Music 70
- Beyond the Tempest's Sound - for women's chorus (SSA)
and koto or harp or string orchestra or string quartet, 4
min.
- Folk Song Fantasy - for B-flat clarinet and chorus
(SATB), 6 min., Waterloo Music Co.
- Ku'u Pua Rose - for chorus (SATB) and light percussion
(played by chorus members), 7 min.
- Lamentations of Jeremiah - for chorus (SATB) and
string orchestra, chamber orchestra or piano/organ, 20 min.
- Legends of Maui - folk cantata for chorus (SATB)
and percussion, 12 min.
- Prayer for Peace - for chorus (SATB) and chamber
orchestra or piano/organ, 5 min.
- A Virtuous Woman - for chorus and organ, 7 min.
- VOICE
- The Deaf Men and the Diva - for coloratura soprano
and flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, viola, bass, harp/piano,
percussion or piano, 10 min., Leyerle
- Four Spiritual Songs - for medium voice and piano,
6 min., Leyerle
- From a Jade Terrace - six songs for soprano, flute,
cello and piano, 10 min.
- How Little While - for soprano, flute and piano (from
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam), 8 min.
- Kubla Khan - for coloratura soprano and chamber ensemble
(flute/piccolo, percussion, piano, violin, cello, bass), 16
min., Music Sales/G. Schirmer
(rental)
- Patterns - for medium voice and piano (poem by Amy
Lowell) - 15 min., Leyerle
- There Once Was...Introduction and Five Limericks
- for medium voice and piano, 6 min., Leyerle
- Three Songs on Poems of Po Chu-i - for medium voice
and chamber ensemble (flute or recorder or shakuhachi, guitar
and percussion), 9 min.
- CHAMBER MUSIC
- Five by Five - five miniatures for woodwind quintet
(fl, ob, cl, hn, bsn) - 8 min., Music for Winds (Marsha Schweitzer,
Publisher)
- Connexions - Four Inventions for B-flat clarinet
and basset horn or bass clarinet, 10 min., Roncorp
- Echoes - for 12 flutes and 1 percussion, 8 min.
- Five by Five - five miniatures for woodwind quintet
(flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon), 8 min.
- Flight of Fancy - for viola d'amore, 6 min.
- , four miniatures for saxophone quarted - 4 min.
- Four Miniatures - for piano, 5 min.
- Four Sketches for Bassoon and Percussion - 10 min.
- Mosaic - for cello, 7 min.
- Sonata for Violin and Piano - 12 min.
- Sonatina for B-flat Clarinet and Piano - 12 min.,
Roncorp
- Sonatina for French Horn and Piano - 12 min.
- Soundprints for Clarinet and Koto or Harp - 7 min.,
Roncorp
- String Quartet - 15 min.
- Suite of Miniatures for B-flat Clarinet and Percussion
- 10 min., Roncorp
- Triologue - for 2 prepared pianos and percussion,
6 min.
- Worlds - for koto or harp, 7 min., Shawnee
Press
Further Information
For more information about Neil McKay, please visit his website at www.neilmckaymusic.com
Contact Information
3310 Keahi St.
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
E-mail: neilmckay@neilmckaymusic.com
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