Melanie Gunn

Commissions and Consortiums

 

Seesaw

for percussion duo - Ivan Trevino (2020)

This commission was lead by Melanie Voytovich and the New Works Project.

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Uniformity

for percussion duo - Molly Joyce (2020)

This commission was lead by Melanie Voytovich and the New Works Project.

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Spoons

for percussion duo - Juri Seo (2019)

This commission was lead by Melanie Voytovich and the New Works Project.

 

Ember

for percussion duo - Alyssa Weinberg (2018)

This commission was lead by Melanie Voytovich and the New Works Project.

 

Ore

for percussion duo - Wally Gunn and Maria Zajkowski (2018)

This commission was lead by Melanie Voytovich as part of the New Works Project.

 

hope

for solo glockenspiel - David Molk (2017)

This commission was lead by Melanie Voytovich as part of the New Works Project. Melanie performed the world premiere of this work on January 20, 2018 at NUMUS Northwest in Seattle, WA.

 

one gate

for mixed ensemble - Benjamin Marx (2017)

This commission was lead by Melanie Voytovich and was a site-specific work for the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle, WA. The score is written for 15-45 players comprised of flutes, bass clarinets, and percussion trio. The piece lasts between 45 and 75 minutes and was premiered on August 26, 2017.

 

Rival

for percussion duo - Brian Cobb (2017)

This commission was lead by Melanie Voytovich as part of the New Works Project. 

 

Flowerpot Music No. 1

for percussion duo - Elliott Cooper Cole (2016)

This commission was lead by Melanie Voytovich as part of the New Works Project. Melanie performed the world premiere of this work alongside Matt Torcellini on Saturday, April 16th, 2016 at the Connecticut PAS Day of Percussion in Coventry, CT.

 

An Economy of Means

for solo percussion - Rob Honstein (2016)

This commission was lead by Doug Perkins and the Chosen Vale Percussion Institute.

 

Relative Riffs

for mallet trio - Alejandro Viñao (2015)

This commission was lead by the Tala Rasa Percussion Trio.

 

Amen

for large percussion ensemble - Elliott Cooper Cole (2015)

This commission was lead by Aaron Michael Butler.

 

Time Management

for percussion trio - Shawn Crouch (2015)

This commission was lead by Melanie Voytovich as the premier year of the New Works for Percussion Project. Click here for more information on the project.

 

Open Your Eyes

for marimba trio - Ivan Treviño (2013)

This commission was lead by the Wisconsin New Works for Percussion project. Video of this piece being performed with the composer can be found here.

 

Atropine

for multiple percussion - Tony Solitro (2012)

This piece was comissioned solely by Melanie. Video of this piece can be found here.

 

From Walter Benjamine's "The Storyteller"

for percussion trio - Daniel Bassin (2012)

This piece was comissioned solely by Melanie. A recording of this piece can be found here.

 

Concerto

for Percussion and Orchestra - Colin Britt (2010)

This piece was commissioned solely by Melanie and premiered with the Amherst Chamber Ensembles.

 

Twister

for percussion quartet - Justin Coughlin (2008)

This piece was commissioned solely by Melanie.

 

Vertiginous Elevators

for solo vibraphone - Justin Coughlin (2007)

This piece was commissioned solely by Melanie.