| Where To, Next? |
Duo w/ piano |
cello and piano |
8’ |
2023 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by Jeff Payne, piano, with Dorien DeLeon, cello |
| Transcontinental |
Large Chamber (5+ players) |
solo violin, percussion quartet |
11’ |
2023 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Washington Performing Arts and Taiwan Philharmonic, the National Performing Arts Center-National Symphony Orchestra. Premiered by Paul Huang and the Percussion Collective, Oct. 2023, The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC.. |
| The Viola Burns Longer |
Large Chamber (5+ players) |
solo viola, piano, string quartet |
14’ |
2024 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by the Colorado College Summer Music Festival, June 2024, Colorado Springs, CO. |
| String Quartet no. 5: Songs for a Shared Space |
String Quartet |
string quartet |
25’ |
2023 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by the Sheffield Chamber Players, April 2023, Boston, MA. |
| String Quartet no. 4: after, life |
String Quartet |
string quartet |
11’ |
2022 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by 45th Parallel Universe. Premiered by the Pixis Quartet, Nov. 2022 |
| Sketches for Mr. South |
Duo w/ piano |
violin and piano |
8’ |
2021 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Juilliard School. Premiered by Francesca dePasquale, violin, and Yoon Lee, piano, Jan. 2024, The Juilliard School, NY. |
| Shadowbox |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
two violas |
12’ |
2017 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Music From Angel Fire with support from the Bruce Howden Jr. American Composers Project. Premiered by Toby Appel and Kenji Bunch, violas, Angel Fire, NM, 2017. |
| Serenade |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
flute, violin, viola |
19' |
2012 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Chamber Music America Commissioning Program for the Ivy Street Ensemble. Premiered by the Ivy Street Ensemble, June 2012, Corvallis, OR. |
| Peter Pan incidental music for ballet |
Dance |
2+picc, 2+EH,2,2/4,3,2+Btbn, 1/timp + 3 prec./pno/strings (6.5,4,3.2 min.) |
112’ |
2023 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Eugene Ballet, premiered by Orchestra NEXT, May, 2023, Eugene, Or. |
| Maybe Next Spring |
Solo |
piano |
6' |
2024 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Reed College Board of Trustees, premiered by Monica Ohuchi, April, 2024, Portland, OR. |
| Concerto for Piano, Left Hand and Orchestra |
Full Orchestra |
2,2,2,2/2,2/timp, 2 perc.,harp, solo piano, strings |
25' |
2018 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by Dr. Michael Coonrod and the Traverse Symphony Orchestra, Oct. 2018, Traverse City, MI. |
| Boss Battle |
Duo w/ piano |
Alto sax and piano |
9’ |
2022 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by Jonathan Hart, alto sax, with Casey Dierlam, piano, April, 2023, Hattiesburg, MS. |
| Blue Hour Duo |
Duo w/ piano |
viola and piano |
8’ |
2021 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by The Juilliard School. Premiered by Molly Carr, viola, and Anna Petrova, piano, Jan. 2024, The Juilliard School, NY. |
| Bliss Point |
Large Chamber (5+ players) |
Woodwind Quintet |
8’ |
2018 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Pan Pacific Ensemble with support by a Washington State University Arts and Humanities Grant. Premiered by the Pan Pacific Ensemble, Nov. 2021, WA. |
| Adventure Awaits |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
two cellos |
10' |
2017 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Third Angle New Music. Premiered by Marilyn d’Oliviera and Trevor Fitzpatrick, cellos, Nov. 2017, Portland, OR. |
| String Quartet No. 3: Apochryphal Dances |
String Quartet |
String quartet |
15' |
2017 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by 45th Parallel, May, 2017, Portland, OR. |
| she flies with her own wings |
Full Orchestra |
Orchestra |
4' |
2022 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by Portland Youth Philharmonic, Dec. 2022, Portland OR. |
| Invincible Summer |
Chamber/String Orchestra |
Harp and string orchestra |
9' |
2020 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by Dulles High School and a consortium including Cinco Ranch HS, Clements HS, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Kinder HS of the Performing Arts, Lake Zurich HS, Seven Lakes HS, Stephen H. Austin HS, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Texas A&M University, Travis HS, Youth Orchestra of San Antonio. |
| Ralph's Old Records |
Large Chamber (5+ players) |
Flute, clarinet, violin (doubling viola), violoncello and piano |
20' |
2017 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Chamber Music Northwest. Premiered by CMNW July, 2017, Portland, OR. |
| Megalopolis |
Large Chamber (5+ players) |
String quartet and percussion |
12' |
2016 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Lark Quartet and the University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program. Premiered by the Lark Quartet with percussionist Yousif Sheronick, Nov. 2016. |
| Time In |
Full Orchestra |
Full orchestra |
4' |
2021 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by The Oregon Symphony (David Danzmayr, Music Director) on Oct. 2, 2021, Portland, Oregon. |
| Lost Freedom: A Memory |
Large Chamber (5+ players) |
Narrator, 4 vln, vla, 2 cello, piano, 2 percussion |
25' |
2021 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Moab Music Festival. Premiered by narrator George Takei and festival musicians at Red Cliffs Lodge, September 4, 2021. |
| the still, small voice |
Large Chamber (5+ players) |
String Octet |
8' |
2020 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Premiered by the Catalyst and Harlem String Quartets, Oct. 30th, 2020, Benjamin Franklin Hall, American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, PA. |
| Vesper Flight |
Duo w/ piano |
flute and piano |
10' |
2021 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Tara Helen O'Connor, premiered at Chamber Music Northwest |
| Symphony No. 2: “Jubilee” for chorus and orchestra |
Full Orchestra |
2+picc, 2+c.a., 2+Eb cl, 2+ cbn./ 4, 3, 2+btbn, 1/timp, 3perc (+4 offstage perc.), hp, pf, chorus, 8 offstage tbn, str.(8, 7, 6, 5, 4 min) |
30' |
2008 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Mobile Symphony through a Meet-the-Composer/ASOL Music Alive Residency. Premiered by the Mobile Symphony, Scott Speck cond., April 2008, Mobile, AL |
| For Our Children’s Children: Reflections on the Lincoln Legacy for orchestra |
Full Orchestra |
2, 2, 2, 2, 4, 3, 2+btbn/ timp, 2 perc., str. (7, 6, 5, 4, 3 min.) |
10' |
2008 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by the Kalamazoo Symphony, Raymond Harvey, cond, Jan. 2009, Kalamazoo, MI. |
| Verso for solo violin, solo viola, harpsichord and string orchestra |
Chamber/String Orchestra |
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 min. |
12' |
2010 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Chintimini Chamber Muisc Festival. Premiered by Erik Peterson, violin, Adam Matthes, viola with the Chintimini Festival Chamber Orchestra, June 2010, Corvallis, OR. |
| Supermaximum for string orchestra |
Chamber/String Orchestra |
4, 3, 2, 2, 1 min. |
12' |
2011 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Brooklyn Friends of Chamber Music, premiered by ECCO, May 2011, Brooklyn, NY |
| Piano Concerto |
Full Orchestra |
2+pic, 2+EH., 2+Eb cl, 2+cb/ 4, 3, 2 btbn, 1/timp, 3perc., hp, str (8, 7, 6, 5, 4 min.) |
28' |
2011 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by The Magnum Opus Project, Kathryn Gould, principal patron, facilitated by Meet The Composer. Premiered by the Colorado Symphony, Jeffrey Kahane, cond., Monica Ohuchi, piano, May 2011, Denver, CO. |
| The Devil’s Box for viola and orchestra |
Full Orchestra |
1dbl. pic, 1, 1, 1/1, 1, 1, 1/timp, 2perc, hp, pno, str. (4, 3, 2, 2, 1 min.) |
20' |
2011 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Mary Rodgers Guettel through Meet The Composer, premiered by the American Composers Orchestra, George Manahan, cond., Kenji Bunch, viola, Oct. 2011, NYC. |
| Embrace for electric 6-string violin and orchestra |
Full OrchestraDuo w/ piano |
2, 2, 2, 2, / 2, 2, 1/timp, 3 perc., e.keyboard, str. (4, 3, 2, 2, 1 min.) |
18' |
2012 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Orchestra Engagement Laboratory, premiered by the Vermont Chamber Symphony |
| Supermaximum (full orchestra version) |
Full Orchestra |
3, 2, 2, 2 + cb/ 4, 3, 2 + btbn, 1/timp + 3perc./ str. 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 min. |
12' |
2013 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Premiered by Portland Youth Philharmonic, Nov. 2013, Portland, Or. |
| Symphony No. 3: Dream Songs for orchestra and chorus |
Full Orchestra |
2+pic, 2+EH, 2+B.cl., 2+Cb./ 4, 3, 2+Btbn, 1/timp + 3perc, hp, pno, SATB Chorus, str. 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 min. |
35' |
2015 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by the Grant Park Music Festival, June 18, 2017, Chicago, Il. |
| Groovebox Fantasy for orchestra |
Full Orchestra |
3, 3, 3, 3/ 4. 3. 2+btbn, 1/timp + 3 perc, hp, kybd, str. 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 min. |
10' |
2016 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by the Seattle Symphony, Nov. 11, 2016, Seattle, Wa. |
| The Snow Queen incidental music for the ballet |
Dance |
1 dbl. pic+alto, 1 dbl. EH, 1, 1/ 1,1,1/timp + 3 perc., pno, hp, str. 4,3,3,2,1 min. |
110' |
2016 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Eugene Ballet, premiered by Orchestra NEXT, Apr. 2017, Eugene, Or. |
| Aspects of an Elephant for orchestra |
Full Orchestra |
2 +pic+ alto, 2+EH, 2+Bcl., 2 +Cb/ 4, 3, 2+btbn, 1/timp + 3perc, hp, kybd., str. 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 min. |
20' |
2017 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by the Oregon Symphony, March 11, 2017, Portland, Or. |
| Song of Sasquatch for orchestra |
Full Orchestra |
2+pic, 2+EH, 2+b.c., 2+cb/ 4, 3, 2+btbn, 1/timp + 3perc./ hp, pno/ strings (7, 6, 5, 4, 3 min.) |
10' |
2017 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by the Peter Britt Festival Orchestra, July 28th, 2017, Jacksonville, Or. |
| Alpha Dog |
Large Chamber (5+ players) |
sopranino and alto recorders, viola, cello, piano |
12' |
2011 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by Spark Klassische-band. Premiere recording on Berlin Classics. |
| Arachnophobia |
Full Orchestra |
fl, ob, cl, asax, bsn(cbsn)/ trp, trb/ 1perc(timp.) hp, pf, str. min. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1 (ebass). |
12' |
1997 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by the New Juilliard Ensemble, Joel Sachs, cond., Feb. 1997, Alice Tully Hall, NY. |
| Aria |
Solo |
violin |
5' |
1996 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Premiered by violinist Ittai Shapira, Nov. 1996, Stradivarius Society of London, England. |
| Boiling Point |
Large Chamber (5+ players) |
amplified string quartet, bass, and drumset |
7' |
2002 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Premiered by The Nurse Kaya String Quartet, May 2002, the Knitting Factory, NY. |
| Broken Music |
Duo w/ piano |
cello and piano |
15' |
2002 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Walter W. Naumberg Foundation. Premiered by cellist Clancy Newman and pianist Noreen Cassidy-Polera, Feb. 2003 Alice Tully Hall, NY. |
| Changes of Phase |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
woodwind quintet |
12' |
|
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Bridgehampton Music Festival. Premiered by Windscape, August, 1999, Bridgehampton, NY. |
| Chorus Mysticus |
Full Orchestra |
2+pic, 2, 2, 2+cbn/ 4, 3/ timp, 2perc, str (min. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2) |
9' |
2001 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by the Phoenix Symphony, Hermann Michael, cond., Jan. 2002, Phoenix, AZ. |
| Common Tones |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
violin/viola, horn, and piano |
25' |
2000 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Toby Appel. Premiered by Toby Appel, violin/viola, David Wakefield, horn, and William Wolfram, piano, Jan. 2001, The Juilliard School. |
| Concerto for piano trio and percussion |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
percussion and piano trio |
10' |
1996, rev. 1998 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by The Ahn Trio, with Brian Resnick and Matthew Gold, percussion, Oct. 1998, the Miller Theater, NY. |
| Confessions of the Woman in the Dunes for female voice and chamber ensemble |
Large Chamber (5+ players) |
Alto solo, Fl, tp, trb, pf, str. 1, 1, 1, 1. |
64' |
2006 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by Ne(x)tworks. April 2006, Issue Project Room, Brooklyn, NY. |
| Cookbook |
Duo w/ piano |
clarinet and piano |
18' |
2004 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Young Concert Artists, Inc. Premiered by clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester and pianist Andrius Zlabys, Nov. 2004, The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. |
| Cookbook |
Duo w/ piano |
viola and piano |
18' |
2006 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Young Concert Artists, Inc. Premiered by clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester and pianist Andrius Zlabys, Nov. 2004, The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. |
| Crawl Space |
Solo |
cello |
5' |
1996 |
Please contact noah@kenjibunchmusic.com for availability. |
|
Premiered by David Eggar, Nov. 1996, Crazy Horse Mt. SD. |
| Crawl Space |
Solo |
viola |
5' |
arr. 2002 |
Please contact noah@kenjibunchmusic.com for availability. |
|
Premiere recording by Kenji Bunch, May 2011, Bulging Disc Records. |
| danceband |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
piano trio and percussion |
25' |
2007, rev. 2022 |
Please contact noah@kenjibunchmusic.com for availability. |
|
Commissioned by The Wolftrap Foundation for the Arts. Premiered by The Ahn Trio, April 2007, The Barns at Wolftrap, VA. Revised version commissioned by the Alpenglow Festival. Premiered by The Horszowski Trio and Jared Soldiviero, Aug. 2022, Silverthorne, CO. |
| The Demon Barber: A Fantasy on Stephen Sondheim's |
Solo |
solo piano |
6' |
2010 |
Please contact noah@kenjibunchmusic.com for availability. |
|
Commissioned by the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center as a part of Liaisons: Re-imagining Sondheim from the Piano, produced by Rachel Colbert and Anthony deMare. Premiered by Anthony deMare, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, April 2011, MD. |
| Dies Irie |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
piano trio |
6' |
2004 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by The Ahn Trio, May, 2004, WNYC-fm “Around New York with John Schaefer” NY. |
| Double Talk: Conversation for Marimba, Trumpet, and Orchestra |
Full Orchestra |
2, 2, 2, 2, 2/ timp/ str. (min. 4, 3, 2, 1, 1) |
16' |
2005 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Makoto Nakura. Premiered by Makoto Nakura, mar, James Simms, trp, East Texas Symphony, Per Brevig, cond., Sept.2005, Tyler, TX. |
| Dream Songs |
Vocal |
low voice and piano |
16' |
2008 |
Please contact noah@kenjibunchmusic.com for availability. |
|
Commissioned and premiered by Zaidee Parkinson, piano, with Chad Sloan, baritone, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, May, 2009, NY. |
| Drift... |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
clarinet, viola, and piano |
11' |
2006 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Spoleto USA Festival. Premiered by Todd Palmer, cl, Kenji Bunch, vla, Jeremy Denk, pno, June 2006, Charleston, SC. |
| Duo: From the Verdant Kingdom |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
viola and vibraphone |
12' |
2009 |
Please contact noah@kenjibunchmusic.com for availability. |
|
Premiered by Kenji Bunch, viola, Makoto Nakura, vibraphone, Nov. 2009, Kyoto, Japan. |
| The Eternal Return |
Solo |
solo viola |
4' |
2011 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Premiere recording by Kenji Bunch, May 2011, Bulging Disc Records. |
| Eventually Emily |
Duo w/ piano |
cello and piano |
8' |
1999 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by Mary Lou Rylands, cello, with Jeananne Albee, piano, July 1999, Craftsbury Chamber Players Music Festival, UVM, Burlington, VT. |
| Fantasy for violin and orchestra |
Full Orchestra |
violin solo 2, 2, 2, 2/ 2/ timp, str.(min. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2) |
15' |
1997 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by Ittai Shapira, violin with the English Chamber Orchestra, Charles Hazelwood, conductor, Feb. 1998, The Barbican Hall, London, England. |
| Floating Alone |
Solo |
percussion |
6' |
1997 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Elaine Kauffman Cultural Center. Premiered by Daniel Druckman, Sept. 1997, Merkin Concert Hall, NY. |
| Four Flashbacks |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
clarinet and viola |
15' |
2014 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by the Waldland Ensemble, Jan. 2015, Denver, CO. |
| Golden Apples of the Sun for solo viola and chamber orchestra |
Full Orchestra |
1+alto, 1+c.a., 1+bcl, 1/ 1, 1, 1/ timp, 3perc, hp, cel, str (min. 3, 2, 2, 1, 1) |
8' |
2006 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Mobile Symphony through a Meet-the-Composer/ASOL Music Alive Residency. Premiered by the Mobile Symphony, Scott Speck cond., Brian Brown, vla solo, March 2007, Mobile, AL. |
| Hard Winter / Holler and Stomp |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
violin, viola, violoncello, and piano |
7' |
2008, rev. 2014 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by USC Beaufort Festival Series for Mary Whisonant. Premiered by Jesse Mills, Kenji Bunch, Edward Arron, Erica Nickrenz, Feb. 2008, Beaufort, SC. |
| Hardware Concerto for piano trio and orchestra |
Full Orchestra |
2+pic, 2, 2, 2+cbn/ 4, 3, 2+btbn/ timp, 2perc, solo vln, vc, pf, str (min. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2) |
18' |
2003 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by the Ahn Trio, with the Chesapeake Bay Orchestra, Jeffrey Silberschlag, conductor, June 2003, MD. |
| Hide Those Eyes |
Duo w/ piano |
cello and piano |
5' |
2007 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by Kristina Reiko Cooper, cello, with John Novacek, piano, Nov. 2007, NY. |
| Hobgoblinry |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
viola and harpsichord |
9' |
2002 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Queen’s Chamber Band. Premiered by violist Veronica Salas and harpsichordist Elaine Comparone, April, 2002, Merkin Concert Hall, NY. |
| I Dream in Evergreen |
Duo w/ piano |
viola and piano |
5' |
2008 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Dr. Fumio Ohuchi. Premiered by Kenji Bunch, viola, Monica Ohuchi, piano, Oct. 2008 The Juilliard School, NY. |
| Industrial Strength |
Duo w/ piano |
bass clarinet and piano |
10' |
2011 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by Matthew Miracle, bass clarinet, Aug. 2011, Los Angeles. |
| Intersections |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
piano trio |
7' |
1998 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Spacecraft Japan. Premiered by violinist Laura Frautschi, cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper, and pianist John Novacek, Dec. 1998, Tokyo, Japan. |
| laissez vibrer... |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
viola and celesta |
8' |
1998 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Premiered by Stephanie Griffen, viola, with Eric Huebner, celeste, May 1998, The Juilliard School, NY. |
| Lament |
Large Chamber (5+ players) |
clarinet in A and string quartet |
9' |
2008 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Premiered by Gilad Harel, Clarinet, Kenji Bunch String Quartet, Brooklyn Friends of Chamber Music, Feb. 2008, Brooklyn, NY. |
| Lost and Found |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
viola and percussion |
16' |
2010 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by DuoJalal: Kathryn Lockwood, viola and Yousif Sheronick, percussion. Premiered July, 2010, Mohawk Trail Concerts, Charlemont, MA. |
| Luminaria |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
violin and harp |
9' |
2001 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Young Concert Artists, Inc. in honor of Victor Salvi, and made possible by a generous grant from the Victor Salvi Foundation. Premiered by harpist Gwyneth Wentink and violinist Ju-Young Baek, March, 2002, Weill Recital Hall, NY. |
| Lux Aeterna |
Duo w/ piano |
violin and piano |
9' |
1995 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Premiered by violinist Angella Ahn, with Lucia Ahn, piano, May 1995, The Juilliard School, NY. |
| Monica's Notebook |
Solo |
performance etudes for solo piano |
50' |
2010-2011 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Premiered by Monica Ohuchi, piano. Premiere recording on Helicon Records, May 2011. |
| New Moon and Morning |
Large Chamber (5+ players) |
flute and string quartet |
15' |
2008 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by the Bridgehampton Music Festival, Marya Martin, flute, Bridgehampton, Aug. 2008, NY. |
| Next Train |
Solo |
solo violin |
4' |
2011 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Anne Akiko Myers. |
| Nocturne |
Chamber/String Orchestra |
str. min (7, 6, 5, 4, 3) |
8' |
1996 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned and premiered by the Aspen String Ensemble, Mark Robertson, cond., July 1995. Revised version premiered by the Juilliard Symphony, Paul Lustig Dunkel, conductor April 1996, Alice Tully Hall, NY. |
| Paraphraseology |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
violin and marimba |
14' |
1999 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Young Concert Artists, Inc. Premiered by Makoto Nakura, marimba, and Stefan Milenkovich, violin, March, 2000, Weill Recital Hall, NY. |
| Peripheral Riffs |
Solo |
piano |
10' |
2000 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Written for the Van Cliburn Competition. Premiered by Monica Ohuchi, Feb. 2004, The Juilliard School, NY. |
| Premonitions |
Solo |
piano |
6' |
2015 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Seattle Symphony for their inaugural Piano Competition, 2015. |
| Psalm Settings |
Vocal |
mezzo-soprano and string quartet |
24' |
2005 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Seattle Symphony for their inaugural Piano Competition, 2005. |
| Rise (and Shine) |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
viola quartet |
7' |
2016 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the American Viola Society for the 2016 AVS Festival, Oberlin, Ohio. |
| Road Trip |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
cello, two pianos, and percussion |
14' |
1999 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by Gilligan Artist Management. Premiered by Fear No Music, March 1999, Reed College, Portland, OR. |
| Sarabande |
Solo |
violin |
5' |
2006 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Premiered by Stefan Milenkovich, Feb. 2006, Yamaha Recital Hall, NYC. |
| Scenes with Dialogue |
Chamber/String Orchestra |
trumpet, flute, and string orchestra (min. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1) |
12' |
1999 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble and the Jerome Foundation. Premiered by the St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble, May 1999, the Dia Center, NY. |
| Shout Chorus |
Large Chamber (5+ players) |
woodwind quintet |
10' |
2006 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
|
Commissioned by the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival. Premiered by the Imani Winds, July 2006, Vail, CO. |
| Sketches |
Large Chamber (5+ players) |
narrator and string quartet |
10' |
1995 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Commissioned by the Juilliard School Community Service Fellowship Program. Text by William Kotzwinke: “The Dream of Chu’ang” from Hearts of Wood & Other Timeless Tales, David R. Godine, 1986, Boston. Premiered by Ittai Shapira and Ara Gregorian, violin, Kenji Bunch, viola, and Kristina Reiko Cooper, cello, Dec. 1995, Beth Israel Hospital, NY. |
| Slow Dance |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
piano trio |
10' |
1996 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Commissioned by the Soho Arts Festival. Premiered by the Ahn Trio, Sept. 1996, American Opera Projects, NY. |
| Sonata for trombone and piano |
Duo w/ piano |
trombone and piano |
10' |
1995 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Premiered by Mark Woolman Horner, trombone, with Mitsuko Morikawa, piano, April 1995, Juilliard School, NY. |
| Sonnet 128 |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
narrator, violoncello and percussion (2) |
7' |
2003 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Commissioned by Close Encounters with Music. Premiered by cellist Yehuda Hanani, percussionist Chris Vatalaro, and narrator Sigourney Weaver, May 2003, Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, MA. |
| String Circle |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
string quintet (2 violas) |
20' |
2005 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Commissioned by V.J. Jordan and Chamber Music Amarillo for Joanna Mendoza and the Harrington String Quartet. Premiered by the Harrington String Quartet and Kenji Bunch, viola, April 2005, Amarillo Art Museum, Amarillo, TX. |
| String Quartet No. 1 |
String Quartet |
string quartet |
25' |
2008 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Commissioned by Dr. Bernie Ferrari. Premiered by the Biava Quartet, Sept. 2008, Museum of the American Indian, NY. |
| String Quartet No. 2: Concussion Theory |
String Quartet |
string quartet |
16' |
2012 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Commissioned by the Hanson Institute for American Music of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. Premiered by the Ying Quartet, May 2012, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY |
| Suite |
Duo w/ piano |
viola and piano |
15' |
2008 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Commissioned by Young Concert Artists, Inc. Premiered by violist Naoko Shimizu and pianist Özgür Aydin, Feb. 1999, The Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. |
| SummerSkies |
Solo |
solo piano (student) |
3' |
2008 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Commissioned by the Lucy Moses School with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Premiered by Gabriel Mendlow, Dec. 2004, Merkin Hall, NY. |
| Swing Shift |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
piano trio |
22' |
2002 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Premiered by the Ahn Trio, April 2002, University of Utah, Salt Lake City UT. |
| Symphony No. 1: Lichtenstein Triptych for orchestra |
Full Orchestra |
2+pic, 2+ca, 2+Ebcl, 2+cbn/ 4, 3, 2+btbn, 1/ timp, 3perc, hp, pf, str (min. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3) |
20' |
2004 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Commissioned by the Magnum Opus Project, Kathyrn Gould, principal patron and commissioner, and facilitated by Meet-The-Composer. Premiered by the Santa Rosa Symphony, Jeffrey Kahane, cond., April 2004, Santa Rosa, CA. |
| Tango Morendo |
Duo w/ piano |
trumpet and piano |
8' |
1996 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Premiered by Alex Jokipii, trumpet, with Kenji Bunch, piano, April 1996, the Juilliard School, NY. |
| Tango Morendo II |
Full Orchestra |
fl, cl, trp, trb, alto sax, 1perc, pf, str. (min. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1) |
10' |
1997 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Commissioned and premiered by the New Juilliard Ensemble, Joel Sachs, conductor, April 1998, the Rubin Academy, Tel Aviv, Israel. |
| The 3 Gs |
Solo |
solo viola |
4' |
2005 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Premiered by Kenji Bunch, viola, July, 2005, San Diego, CA. |
| There Will Come Soft Rains |
Vocal |
low voice and piano |
5' |
1994 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Premiered by Alvin Crawford, bass-baritone and Kenji Bunch, piano, Feb. 1994, The Juilliard School, NY. |
| The Torment of the Metals |
Large Chamber (5+ players) |
brass quintet |
10' |
2004 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Commissioned by the Extension Ensemble and the Juilliard School. Premiered by the Extension Ensemble, Oct. 2004 at the Guggenheim Museum, NY. |
| Three American Folk Hymn Settings |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
2 violas |
10' |
2006 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Premiered by Carol Rodland and Kenji Bunch, Burlington, VT, 2006. |
| Three American Folk Hymn Settings |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
2 violins |
10' |
2001 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Commissioned by Debra and Robert Kauffman, premiered by Cornelius Dufallo and Amy Kauffman, July 2001, Nashville, TN. |
| Triple Jump |
Solo |
solo marimba |
12' |
2001 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Commissioned and premiered by Makoto Nakura, Oct. 2001, Matsukate Hall, Kobe, Japan. |
| Until Next Time |
Solo |
solo violin or viola |
5' |
2010 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Premiered by Cornelius Dufallo (violin), July 2010, The Stone, NY. |
| Velocity |
Duo w/ piano |
flute and piano |
9' |
2007 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Commissioned by Henry and Mary Rodgers Guettel, through Marya Martin and Meet the Composer New Music, New Donors Initiative. Premiered by Marya Martin, flute, and Collette Valentine, piano, Weill Recital Hall, Mar. 2007, NY. |
| Whispers: a Lullabye for my Favorite Insomniac |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
piano trio |
5' |
2002 |
Kenji Bunch Music |
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Written for and premiered by the Ahn Trio, premiere recording on Sony Classics. |
| 26.2 |
Small Chamber (up to 4 players) |
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