Lynette Westendorf

Composer and Pianist

 

Folk Harp and Roses

 

 

"A seriously adventurous compositional talent."--Creative Music Guild, Portland, Oregon

 

Compositions: Solo/Chamber

Twenty Moons in the Big Canyon; piano solo; 2003
Lullaby for Myles; piano solo; 2002
Our Paths Cross; flute and piano (commissioned); 2001
Mystery in a Grey Room; piano solo; 2000 VIEW A PAGE OF THE SCORE
False Promises: Lost Land of the Wenatchi; string quartet, piano, trumpet, bass, drums, Native American singers (soundtrack for documentary film); 2000
A Musical Gift; collection of graded pieces for piano solo; 1999
Between Silence and Darkness; alto saxophone and double bass; 1998 (commissioned)
When Phaedra Sang; Japanese koto; 1998 (commissioned)
Dreams of the Internal Animals; flute/piccolo, trumpet, three saxophones, piano, bass, percussion; 1996 (commissioned)
Bleysphemous and Hadenistic; two trumpets, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, trombone, tuba, two percussionists; 1994 (D.M.A. dissertation composition)
Playground Piece; brass quintet (commissioned)
Chameleon; piano solo; 1992
Basslines; double bass and piano; 1990
Trapunto and the Nine Patch Chain; piano solo; 1990
Philoxenia; marimba, two mandolins; 1988
Hokuléa; two violins, piano; 1988
Boulders and Whiteclouds; brass quintet; 1988
Four Miniatures; oboe, bassoon, guitar; 1988
Quartet for Strings; 1987
Autumn Quartet; string quartet, 1985
Tribute; string quartet, 1984
Fantasy for Flute and Piano; 1984
Gypsy; violin and piano; 1983

Compositions: Vocal/Choral

Born and Raised to Be…; piano, classical guitar, viola, cello and mezzo soprano (commissioned and in progress)
The Duet; two female voices, flute, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, vibraphone, piano, bass, drums; 2000
Sestina Kyrie; soprano, three percussionists, speaking chorus; 1994 (D.M.A. dissertation composition)
The Right Madness on Skye; SATB, string quartet, English horn; 1990 (M.M. thesis composition)
Verse for Seasons; flute/alto flute, female voice, viola, cello, piano, percussion; 1987
Al Pie Desde Su Niño; mezzo soprano and piano; 1987 VIEW A PAGE OF THE SCORE

Compositions: Large Ensemble

Modal Milonga; Middle school wind ensemble; 1993 (commissioned)
Autumn Symphony; 1984 (awarded commission)

Compositions: Jazz

New Friends, and Old
Damn Mouse
Lullaby
A Trip to Sonia Wang’s
Lou Boldt Theme
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Panthera
Surrounded by Green
Bar Talk
Mitha
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Chekhov’s Eyes
Veering Toward Purple
Albanton and Pythagoras
The Nine

Email: lynette@lwmusic.com

URL: http//www.lwmusic.com

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