Category Archives: Luna Pearl Woolf

Impromptu for Solo Viola

Posted on September 25, 2017 by

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

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For Solo Cello and SATB Choir a cappella | 26′ Continue reading →

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Missa in Fine Orbis Terrae

Posted on August 22, 2017 by

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

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

Posted on August 22, 2017 by

“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 →

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Duo for Violin and Cello

Posted on August 22, 2017 by

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For Violin and Cello| 3′

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Entanglement

Posted on August 22, 2017 by

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

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Act Without Words

Posted on August 22, 2017 by

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

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Tippet Fugue

Posted on August 22, 2017 by

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

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One to One to One

Posted on August 22, 2017 by

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

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BETTER GODS

Posted on January 13, 2016 by

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

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BroadwayWorld Review: BETTER GODS Soars at the Kennedy Center

Posted on January 11, 2016 by

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.”

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

Posted on January 11, 2016 by

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 →

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New York Times: What Happens When Bach Visits the Cafeteria

Posted on October 29, 2015 by

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 →

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How Bright the Darkness

Posted on August 12, 2015 by

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For Treble Choir, Harp, Percussion, and String Orchestra | 6′

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We Are God’s Children / MotherSongs

Posted on August 12, 2015 by

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For Mezzo-Soprano and String Quartet  | 9′

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Duo

Posted on July 10, 2015 by

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For Violin and Cello | 16′ Title: Duo Composer: Luna Pearl Woolf Year Composed: 2014 Instrumentation: Violin and Cello Duration: 16′ Format: Score and Parts Catalogue Number: OM0153 Printed Edition Price: 40.00 USD PDF Price: 35.00 USD Premiered … Continue reading →

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How Bright the Darkness

Posted on July 8, 2015 by

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For Solo Baritone, Women’s Chorus, Harp, Percussion, and String Orchestra | 6′

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Suspense

Posted on June 15, 2015 by

By Luna Pearl Woolf | For Eight Cellos and Four Percussion | 11′

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L’Opéra: On Se Souviens De Toi, Sappho (We Remember You, Sappho)

Posted on April 12, 2015 by

April 12, 2015 Présenté pour la première fois avec mis en scène, [à la compagnie Ballet-Opéra-Pantomime, directeur Hubert Tanguay-Labrosse] l’opéra Orpheus on Sappho’s Shore de Luna Pearl Woolf s’est révélé une fascinante et onirique proposition artistique: la rencontre de ces … Continue reading →

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The New York Times: Her Art, Her Passion, Her Torment: Joyce DiDonato Celebrates Camille Claudel at Zankel Hall

Posted on February 6, 2015 by

February 6, 2015 Joyce DiDonato at Zankel Hall with the Brentano String Quartet: from left, Serena Canin, Mark Steinberg, Nina Lee and Misha Amory. Credit: Hiroyuki Ito for The New York Times The life of the French sculptor Camille Claudel is … Continue reading →

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