Catalogue

List of Selected Compositions

*Audio recordings for pieces marked with an asterisk can be found on the "Listen" page.

CHAMBER
*"An Agbadza Dance" (2019) – string quartet (ca. 4')
     Premiered by the Cardamom String Quartet (2/6/20 and 2/7/20) at the Boston Public Library
     and Arlington's Town Hall (Arlington, MA).
"Agbadza for Band" (2017) – flute, trumpet, French horn, viola, cello, drum set, vocals (ca. 7')
Premiered by the Brimmer and May School Upper School Ensemble (5/4/17).
*"One at a Time" (2015) – solo piano (ca. 8'45")
Included on Thomas Stumpf's 2017 CD with Albany Records, entitled "Reflections on Time and
   Mortality."
Premiered by Thomas Stumpf at Follen Church (Lexington, MA) (5/15/16).
*Spooky, Spirited & Serene (2014) – flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (ca. 14')
Premiered at Brandeis University by Talea Ensemble (3/28/14).
This was Rebecca's master's thesis for Brandeis University's M.F.A. Music Composition and Theory
program.
*Agbadza Revisited (2012) – marimba, congas, bongos, agogo bells, tambourine (ca. 3')
Premiered at Brandeis University by the Talujon Percussion Group (3/17/12).
Performed by University of Alabama’s student Percussion Ensemble under Tim Feeney (11/29/12).
*Duet for Vibraphone and Piano (2012) – (ca. 6')
Premiered at Tufts University (Medford, MA) by John McDonald (piano) and Mike Williams
(vibraphone) (11/16/12). This piece was recomposed from my “Duet for Vibraphone and Marimba”
(2012).
*Theme and Four Variations on a Gahu Melody (2012) – (ca. 5') – flute, piano and double bass
Premiered at Brandeis University by Jessica Fulkerson (flute), Alexander Lane (piano) and Emily
Koh (double bass) (10/27/12).
*A Sacksophone Tribute (2010) – soprano and alto saxophones (ca. 5'30")
Premiered at Brandeis University by members of the Radnofsky Saxophone Quartet (12/11/10).
*95 in Perpetual Motion (2005) – Versions for both solo harp and solo piano (ca. 3')
Premiered at Tufts University by Franziska Huhn (harp) (11/21/05).
Featured in the 2010 Festival of Women and the Arts exhibit, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY.
Rhythm Changes (2004) – string quartet (ca. 5')
Read by the Cassatt String Quartet at the University of Pennsylvania (Spring 2004).
*Exploration (2003) – cello and piano (ca. 4')
Premiered at Tufts University by Emmanuel Feldman (cello) and John McDonald (piano) (4/6/03).
Blues on Bach (2003) – solo cello (ca. 3')
Premiered at Tufts University by Emmanuel Feldman (4/6/03).
Theme with Three Variations (2002) – solo piano (ca. 8')
Theme and first two variations premiered at La Schola Cantorum, Paris (7/02).
Premiered in full at Tufts University by John McDonald (12/6/02).
*Waltz for Gammy Esty (2002) – violin and piano (ca. 5'40")
Premiered at Tufts University by Karma Tomm (violin) and John McDonald (piano) (11/17/02).
Exploration of Bach (2002) – solo cello (ca. 2')
Premiered at Tufts University by Emmanuel Feldman (4/6/03).

CHORAL and VOCAL
*Songs for the Earth (2019) – mixed choir, piano and percussion (ca. 15'30")
     Includes 3 movements, with texts by Gary Lawless, Chief Dan George and Gerard Manley Hopkins.
     Premiered by the Tufts University Choruses under Jamie Kirsch (4/7/19).
     Movement 1 to be performed by Cantilena: A Women's Chorale on 4/25/20.
*Littoral (2013) – mixed choir (ca. 4')
   Text by Eliezra Schaffzin (2012) – see text under Catalogue drop-down menu.
   Premiered by the Tufts University Chamber Singers (under Jamie Kirsch) (11/20/16).
     Performed by the Tufts University Chamber Singers (11/17/19).
*Élévation (2013) – soprano, tenor and piano (ca. 5'30")
Text by Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867)
Premiered by Suzanne Lis (soprano), Jordan King (tenor) and Thomas Stumpf (piano) at Tufts
University at the "Schmalfest" – a concert celebration of Music Theory Professor Janet Schmafeldt
(9/28/13).
The Tree Soldier (2012) – mixed choir (ca. 4')
Text by Melinda Wagner and Rebecca Sacks (2011-12) - see text under Catalogue drop-down menu.
Premiered by the Brandeis New Music Chamber Singers at Brandeis University (10/26/13).
Read by the New York Virtuoso Singers at Brandeis University (3/4/11).
*A Dance (2009) – contralto, viola and piano (ca. 4'15")
Text by Wendell Berry (b. 1934)
Premiered by the Mockingbird Trio (Elizabeth Anker, contralto, Scott Woolweaver, viola, and John
McDonald, piano, at the Newton Free Library, Newton, MA (10/25/09).
*Dzidefo!: Songs for Chorus and West African Percussion Ensemble (2007–08) (ca. 15')
English texts by Sarah Cornwell (2005-06), Ewe translations by Vincent von Vordzogbe (2006) -
See texts under Catalogue drop-down menu.
Includes 3 movements, and was premiered by the Tufts University Chorale (under Andrew Clark)
and Tufts' West African Percussion Ensemble at Tufts’ 5th Annual African Arts Festival (4/5/08).
The Mirror (2005) – mixed choir (ca. 3'30")
Premiered at Tufts University by members of Tufts Chamber Singers (under Andrew Clark)
(4/29/05).
Chosen as a finalist in the Ithaca College 2007 Choral Composition Contest – performance by the
West Genesee High School Chorale (from Syracuse, NY) on 11/10/07.
Two performances in Spain by the Tufts University Chamber Singers (March 19-23, 2007), and one
  performance in Rhode Island. Also performed by the Cantata Singers of Elmira, NY (2/27/11).
Singet Leise (2003) – soprano, piano (ca. 3')
Text by Clemens Brentano (1778-1842).
Premiered at Tufts University by Anjin Stewart-Funai (soprano) and John McDonald (piano)
(5/6/06).

JAZZ
Blues Deconstructed (2013) – xylophone, trumpet, electric guitar, baritone saxophone, drumset (ca. 5')
Premiered at Brandeis University by members of the Genkin Philharmonic (1/27/13).
*Triple Play: A Jazz Chamber Piece (2003) – piano, bass, drums (ca. 3'30")
Premiered at Tufts University by Rebecca Sacks (piano) and two other student performers
(3/28/03). Also performed at Tufts University by Mike Schiller (piano), Dave Schaevitz (bass) and
Facundo Flores (drums) (5/6/06).
Come With Us (2000) – Jazz chart
Performed at Tufts University with a student jazz ensemble (5/02; arranged by Tiger Okoshi).
Red ‘n’ Blues (2001) – Jazz chart
Performed at the Litchfield Jazz Festival by a student jazz ensemble (8/01).
Stay Up (2000) – Jazz chart
Performed by Rebecca Sacks (piano) and jazz ensemble students at Lower Merion High School
(Ardmore, PA) (5/01).