Category Archives: Luna Pearl Woolf

Too Many Vodka Tonics

Posted on January 27, 2019 by oxingalemusic

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For String Quartet | 5′

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To the Fire

Posted on January 27, 2019 by oxingalemusic

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For 6 male voices or AATBBB choir | 13′

Posted in Luna Pearl Woolf, Vocal Music | Tagged a capella, Biblical verse, percussive voices | Leave a comment

Traum Durch die Dämmerung

Posted on January 27, 2019 by oxingalemusic

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For Soprano and Piano| 5′

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One to One to One

Posted on January 27, 2019 by oxingalemusic

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For 3 Female Voices, 3 Cellos, 3 Basses| 15′

Posted in Chamber Music with Voice, Luna Pearl Woolf | Tagged Hawaiian chant, Solo Cello | Leave a comment

Lili’uokalani for Solo Cello

Posted on January 27, 2019 by oxingalemusic

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For Solo Cello| 10′

Posted in Luna Pearl Woolf, Solo Cello | Tagged Hawaiian chant, Solo Cello | Leave a comment

Impromptu for Solo Viola

Posted on September 25, 2017 by oxingalemusic

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For Solo Viola | 7′ “…extended contrapuntal play…” for the viola

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Arpeggione for Cello and String Orchestra

Posted on August 22, 2017 by oxingalemusic

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For Solo Cello and string orchestra| 26′ Continue reading →

Posted in Cello Concertos, Cello Music, Concertos, Luna Pearl Woolf, String Orchestra, Works for Rent | Tagged arpeggione, cello, concerto, schubert, sonata to concerto, string orchestra, student concerto | 2 Comments

Missa in Fine Orbis Terrae

Posted on August 22, 2017 by oxingalemusic

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For Choir and Organ | 11′

Posted in Choral Music, Luna Pearl Woolf, Vocal Music | Tagged choir, choral, Luna Pearl Woolf, Mass., mixed voices, organ, prayer, SATB, Vocal | Leave a comment

Calgary Herald: Evelyn Glennie and Land’s End Ensemble provide spectacular evening

Posted on August 22, 2017 by oxingalemusic

“Woolf seems to have carefully considered the relationship of physicality to the performers’ bodies, for example their height, physical performance characteristics and their physical relationship with the instrument. Set in shards of imitative Bach cello suite fragments, and buttressed with … Continue reading →

Posted in Luna Pearl Woolf, News, Uncategorized | Tagged Entanglement, Evelyn Glennie, Land's End ensemble, Luna Pearl Woolf, percussion | Leave a comment

Entanglement

Posted on August 22, 2017 by oxingalemusic

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For Cello and Percussion | 10′

Posted in Chamber Music, Luna Pearl Woolf | Tagged cello, Evelyn Glennie, Luna Pearl Woolf, percussion | 1 Comment

Act Without Words

Posted on August 22, 2017 by oxingalemusic

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For Clarinet in B flat| 15′

Posted in Chamber Music, Luna Pearl Woolf | Tagged Beckett, clarinet, incidental, Luna Pearl Woolf, play | Leave a comment

Tippet Fugue

Posted on August 22, 2017 by oxingalemusic

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For Cello Piccolo and Harpsichord| 3′

Posted in Chamber Music, Chamber Music with Cello, Composers, Luna Pearl Woolf, Matt Haimovitz | Tagged cello piccolo, chamber ensemble, fugue, harpsichord, Luna Pearl Woolf | Leave a comment

BETTER GODS

Posted on January 13, 2016 by oxingalemusic

Better Gods, an opera by composer Luna Pearl Woolf and librettist Caitlin Vincent, commissioned by the Washington National Opera, Francesca Zambello, Artistic Director,

Posted in Chamber Orchestra, Composers, Luna Pearl Woolf, Opera, Vocal Music, Works for Rent | Tagged Hawa`ii, Lili`uokalani, Luna Pearl Woolf, mezzo-soprano, opera | 3 Comments

BroadwayWorld Review: BETTER GODS Soars at the Kennedy Center

Posted on January 11, 2016 by oxingalemusic

January 11, 2016 “Ms. Woolf’s gorgeous score is underlined by the use of traditional Hawaiian chants and her score utilized authentic instruments like the nose flute, Kala’au (percussive sticks), and Ili’ili (castanets), that are native to the island.”

Posted in Luna Pearl Woolf, News | Tagged Aloha Oe, American Opera Initiative, AOI, Better Gods, Caitlin Vincent, Ethan McSweeny, Hawa`ii, Kennedy Center, Lili`uokalani, Luna Pearl Woolf, Timothy Myers, Washington National Opera, WNO, women composers | Leave a comment

DC Metro Theater Arts: Review: ‘Better Gods’ at The Washington National Opera

Posted on January 11, 2016 by oxingalemusic

January 9, 2016 “Woolf’s new and original composition uses Hawaiian instruments to add an audible authenticity to the story. Throughout the opera the nose flute, Kalaʻau (warrior sticks made from strawberry guava trees), and ʻIliʻili (stone castanets) amplify the sadness … Continue reading →

New York Times: What Happens When Bach Visits the Cafeteria

Posted on October 29, 2015 by oxingalemusic

by DAVID ALLEN October 27, 2015 Students eating at Columbia University’s John Jay Dining Hall, an airy den reverberating with undergraduate chatter, were in for a surprise last Wednesday. When they walked in for dinner, they found Matt Haimovitz — … Continue reading →