Compositions by Ryan Jesperson

(with performance history)

Birdsongs - for medium voice and piano - 2008 (to be premiered by Ashly Evans in the late fall, 2008)

fragments and memories - for trombone and piano - 2008 (to be premiered in late fall by Ruda Clipa in Bucharest, Romania)

Concertino for Violin and Viola - for solo violin and viola, with fl, cl, hrn, 2 vlns, vla, vc, and cb - 2008 (premiered July 22nd, 2008 by participants of the Wintergreen Academy. Nicholas Szucs and Anne Lanzilotti - soloists)

Farbenmusik - for solo piano - 2008 (to be premiered in the spring, 2009)

Concerto for Flute "Icarus" - for flute and orchestra - 2007 (commissioned by Sophia Tegart. To be premiered spring 2009 by Sophia Tegart and the UMKC Orchestra)

Pretentious [Title] - for a sx, tpt, tbn, cl, vln, vc, pno, bs, and d.s. - 2007 (Premiered March 6th, 2008. Finalist, 2008 UMKC Chamber Composition Competition)

Divertimento for Trumpet and Organ - for trumpet and organ - 2007 (Premiered by Chris Belluscio in Hartford, CT, May 12th, 2008)

Now Watch Me Become - original score for the film - 2007 (premiered May, 2007 in Hartford, CT. LA Premiere Sept. 29th, 2007)

Violin Sonata - for violin and piano - 2007 (Premiered by Sarah Washburn and Tamila Azadaliyeva on a NACUSA concert, June 9th, 2008)

In the Shadow of God's Wrath - chamber orchestra - 2007 (collaboration with choreographer Iouletta Stratos. Portions read by UMKC Orchestra, February 2008)

...and those seven dwarfs - 2 violins, viola and violoncello - 2007 (commissioned by the Honors String Quartet. Premiered by the Honors String Quartet and Kate Swanson on June 10th, 2007)

Romanza for Clarinet and Violin – clarinet and violin – 2006 (premiered by Cherl Melfi and Misty Elfer in Kansas City, MO, Sept. 24th, 2007)

Four Sleazy Dudes – alto saxophone, bass trombone, viola, violoncello – 2006 (Premiered by the Miklos Quartet in Nov. 2006)

Rhapsody for Dean Moriarty – alto saxophone and jazz orchestra – 2006 (Portions read by the Hartt Big Band, Dec. 2006)

Cinque Fasi Del Dolore – solo oboe – 2006

Ocean Park – large orchestra – 2006 (Read by the UMKC Orchestra, Jan. 2008)

Sonata for Trombone – trombone and piano – 2006 (a reworking of the Trombone Concerto) (Premiered by Mark Babbitt and Nikolas Caoile on Oct. 11th, 2006 in Ellensburg, WA)

String Quartet No. 3 – 2 violins, viola, violoncello – 2006 (Portions read by the Hartt Grad Quartet and the West End String Quartet, Oct., Nov. 2006)

String Quartet No. 2 (for flute and string quartet) – flute, 2 violins, viola, violoncello – 2006

Three Harlem Songs – tenor, flute, violoncello, piano – 2006

The Hardy Boys Variations – two pianos – 2005 (Premiered by Anastasia Seifetdinova and Yu-Chen Shih on Feb. 8th, 2006)

Mizaru, Kikazaru, Iwazaru – woodwind quintet – 2005 (Premiered April 21st, 2006 in Hartford, CT.  Also performed April 22nd and 23rd.)

Variations on a Theme by Schoenberg – for solo piano – 2004/2005

Sketches in Soft Light – orchestra – 2005 (orchestration of previous work)

String Quartet No. 1 – 2 violins, viola, violoncello – 2005 (fourth movement read by Miami String Quartet, April 2006)

The Women of Leopold Bloom – solo bassoon – 2005 (Selections performed, Nov. 2005, Full piece premiered June 5th, 2006 in NYC. Performed May, 2007 in Hartford, CT.)

Leda – four voices (SATB) – 2005

Waltz for Coltrane – vocal jazz SATB – 2005 (Published, Sound Music Publications)

Parallel Memories – vocal jazz SATB with tpt, a sx, t sx – 2005

Humanity Divine – medium voice and piano – 2005/2007 (Original lyrics added in 2007, premiere slated for fall 2008)

Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra – orchestra with trombone soloist – 2005

Meditations on Three Composers – wind quintet – 2004

Six Pieces for Orchestra – small orchestra – 2004 (Read by Hartt Orchestra, Dec. 2004)

—experimental jazz—  – percussion ensemble – 2004

Waltz for a Beautiful Woman – jazz big band – 2004 (Performed once, Dec. 2004)

Chromatizactly – jazz big band – 2004 (Performed twice, spring 2004) Winner, Best Big Band Composition, Lional Hampton Jazz Festival, 2004.

Sketches in Soft Light – flute, piano, and violoncello – 2003 (Performed once, Jan. 2004)

The Shadow of the Hill – vocal jazz SATB – 2003 (Performed three times, spring 2004)  Winner, best vocal composition, Lional Hampton Jazz Festival, 2004.

scenes from a solitary beach – solo clarinet – 2003 (Performed, Jan. 2004, Feb. 2004, April 2004 at SCI Region VII conference, June 2004 at ReJoyce festival, and Nov. 2005 at SCI Region V Conference, and April, 2008 on a new music concert in Dubuque, Iowa.)

Words for the Dead – Chamber Opera for 8 voices and Piano – 2003 (Recorded, Dec. 2003, performed Jan. 2004)

Indiana – jazz big band and vocal jazz SATB – 2003 (Performed once by WSU Vojazz and WSU Big Band, spring 2003) (Published, Sound Music Publications)

Sunrise at the Speakeasy Café – jazz big band – 2003 (Performed twice by WSU Big Band, fall 2002, spring 2003)

Armando’s Grand Illusion – jazz combo – 2002 (Performed twice by Jazz Northwest, Feb 2003.)

A Night Like This – jazz big band – 2002 (Performed once by WSU Big Band, fall 2002)

Living in Sunlight – vocal jazz SATB – 2002 (Performed three times by WSU Vojazz, Winter 2002, Spring 2003) (Published, Sound Music Publications)

Portrait of the Artist – flute and piano – 2002 (Performed Feb. 2003, Nov. 2003 at WSU.  Performed Nov. 2003, at SCI National Student Conference.)

The Castle – clarinet quartet – 2002 (Performed twice by students at Central High School in Spokane, WA.  Spring 2002)

Billy Blew By – vocal jazz SATB – 2001 (Published, Sound Music Publications)

Light Through the Glass – vocal jazz SATB – 2001 (Performed twice by WSU Vojazz, spring 2002)  Winner, best vocal composition, Lional Hampton Jazz Festival, 2001. (Published, Sound Music Publications)

Don’t Be So Blue – vocal jazz SATB – 2001 (Published, Sound Music Publications)