Michael G. Sinshack
List of Works
Unquiet
Slumber (2001). Music for winds,
brass and percussion, c. 10' 00" [Notes]
- [Recording]
Commissioned by the Waukesha Area Symphonic Band; Premiered November 13, 2001, Michael Alexander, conductor
Tautological
Embrace (2001). Music for mixed
ensemble [6 Players], c. 6' 30" [Notes]
- [Recording]
Completed
in partial fulfillment for DMA degree requirements at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison; Premiered April 25, 2001, Morphy Recital Hall, UW-Madison.
Unquiet
Slumber [preliminary sketches]
(2001). Music for large symphony orchestra, c. 6' 00"
[Notes]
- [Recording]
Commissioned by the
Waukesha Area Symphonic Band
Slubberdegullions on Squeaky Feet (2001). Music for mixed ensemble [6 Players], c. 3' 00" [Notes] - [Recording]
Paliurus
spina-christi (2000). 23,853
notes of music for large symphony orchestra, c. 10' 00"
[Notes]
- [Recording]
Winner of the UW-Madison 5th
annual Concerto Composition Contest; premiered February 10, 2002 by the
UW-Madison Symphony Orchestra, David E. Becker, conductor.
Patchwork:
Fo(u)r Flute(s) (2000). For flute
quartet, c. 7' 30"
[Notes]
- [Recording]
Commissioned by Flutes
Quatre, April 2000.
Snail
Boy Soundtrack (2000). Music for
film, c. 47" 00"
[Notes]
- [Recording]
Short score for an independent movie produced
in conjunction with UW-Madison Com-Arts department.
Cognitive
Dissonance (2000). For flute,
percussion and bass, c. 8' 00"
[Notes]
- [Recording]
Premiered April 7, 2000.
Commissioned by the Wisconsin Alliance for Composers, Inc., First(,)
Listen! concert. Recorded by UW-Madison School of Music.
Of 1s
and 0s... (1999) Music for chamber
orchestra, c. 8':00"
[Notes]
- [Recording]
Premiered April 9,
2000, Music Hall, UW-Madison, Pablo
Mahve-Veglia, conductor.
Two Short Movements (1999) Short works for Youth Symphony Orchestra, c. 9' 00" [Notes] - [Recording]
Moonlit
Knight (1998) One movement for solo violin, c. 4' 00" [Notes]
- [Recording] - [Purchase]
Master-class reading with violinist Rolf Schulte in
October-1998. Premiered December 1, 2000 Morphy Recital Hall,
Two
Psalms (1998) For a cappella choir (SATB).
Psalm 131 (c. 3' 30") (Recorded
by the UW Madrigal Choir, Timothy Stalter, conductor). [Purchase]
Paliurus
(1998). For winds, brass, and percussion, c. 8' 00" [Notes]
- [Recording]
Recorded by the University of
Wisconsin—Milwaukee Wind Ensemble; Michael Alexander, conductor; also recorded
by the UW-Madison Wind Ensemble, Donald Lovejoy, conductor.
Massive
(1998). For tape, c. 6' 00" [Notes]
- [Recording]
Premiered
November 12, 1998, UWM Fine Arts Recital Hall.
King of
Kings (1997) For tape, c. 8' 00" [Notes]
- [Recording]
Premiered, December 17, 1997 UWM
Computer Music Studios. Graduate recital, May 1, 1998, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Fine Arts Recital Hall.
November 23, 1999, Morphy Recital Hall, UW-Madison.
The
Aberration of the Sleeping Dragon (1997). For pianoforte, four hands, c.
6' 30" [Notes]
- [Recording] - [Purchase]
A three movements. Premiered April 28,
1998, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Fine Arts Recital Hall; Graduate
recital, May 1, 1998, UWM Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Inner
Ear [formerly
Concerto for Orchestra] (1997) For large symphony orchestra, three
movements, c. 12' 00" [Notes]
- [Recording]
Placed second out of 101 submitted scores in the
Quinto Maganini Composition Competition, a national contest sponsored by The
Norwalk Symphony in Norwalk, Connecticut. Winner of the UW-Madison 2nd
annual Concerto Composition Contest; premiered February 28, 1999 by the
UW-Madison Symphony Orchestra, David E. Becker, conductor.
Perseverance
(1996/97). For mixed ensemble [9 players], six movements, c. 15' 00" [Notes]
- [Recording]
A six part program for mixed ensemble
(9 players). Performance Date: April 29, 1997; The University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee Fine Arts Recital Hall. Graduate recital, May 1, 1998;
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Fine Arts Recital Hall. Music Hall, UW-Madison
CCE concert Date???{Ensemble: Flute; Clarinet; Horn; Viola; Cello; Harp;
Pianoforte; Multiple Percussion—2 Players}.
Le
baiser de l’ange (1996). For woodwind quintet, three movements, c. 9'
00" [Notes] -
[Recording]
Premiered,
Graduate recital, May 1, 1998, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Fine Arts
Recital Hall.
A
Soul’s Journey (1996). For winds, brass, and percussion, two movements, c.
15' 00" [Notes]
- [Recording]
A two movement symphony for winds,
brass, and percussion. Performance
date: December 8, 1996; The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Symphony Band,
Thomas L. Dvorak, conductor.
Jeu de
temps (1996). For string quartet, three movements, c. 15' 00" [Notes]
- [Recording]
Performance Dates: April 30, 1996; The
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Fine Arts Recital Hall.
April 25, 1997; Artaria Quartet of Boston,
Wisconsin Alliance of Composers Inc. spring conference, Madison WI. Graduate
recital, May 1, 1998, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Fine Arts Recital Hall.
To be presented at the Midwest Graduate Music Consortium in April, 2000,
at UW-Madison.
Solemn
Refuge (1995). For solo piano, one movement, c. 9' 00" [Notes]
- [Recording] - [Purchase]
Performance Date: April 30, 1996; The
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Recital Hall. Graduate recital, May 1, 1998,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Fine Arts Recital Hall. October 26, 1999,
Morphy Recital Hall, UW-Madison.
Five Short Pieces for Piano (1995, rev.1999). For piano solo, c. 6' 00" [Notes] - [Recording] - [Purchase: 1; 2; 3; 4; 5]
Comedy
of Errors Soundtrack (1994). Incidental music for tape, c. 12' 00" [Notes]
- [Recording]
Incidental music written for a
production William Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors for the Philip Lynch Theater.
The
World to Come-Suite (1995). For mixed ensemble [10 players], four movements,
c. 15' 00" [Notes]
- [Recording]
A reduction of the larger orchestral
work for chamber group. Performance
Date: April 5, 1995; Charles Ives Recital Hall, Lewis University.
Tod und
Tanz (1994). For two pianos, c. 3' 00" [Notes]
- [Recording]
Piano duo.
Performance Date: April 5, 1995; Charles Ives Recital Hall, Lewis University.
The
Magic Fluke (1994). For piano trio, c. 12' 00" [Notes]
- [Recording]
Piano trio.
Performance Date: April 5, 1995; Charles Ives Recital Hall, Lewis University.
Miracle
Monstrosity (1994). For solo piano, c. 7' 00" [Notes]
- [Recording]
Performance Dates: November 10, 1994;
Moser Performing Arts Center,
College of St. Francis. April 5,
1995; Charles Ives Recital Hall, Lewis University.
Symphony
Number One (1992). For symphony orchestra, four movements, c. 10'
00" [Notes] -
[ Recording]
A four movement work for symphony
orchestra; Performance date: June
12, 1993; Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, Illinois; Metropolitan Youth Symphony
Orchestra, Lawrence Sisk, conductor.
