Compositions

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Choral works

  • 2024. Every Tenth Matters (TBB), written for the Brooklyn Youth Chorus Bass Ensemble.
  • 2023. 34th Street Station (SATB).
  • 2023. The Ogre (SATB) in collaboration with poet Zsuzsanna Ardó.
  • 2023. Named (SA, or solo + backing choir) in collaboration with poet Zsuzsanna Ardó.
  • 2021. While Sitting Here, Remember Me (SSA) for the 2021 Western Wind Workshop.
  • 2021. Grateful (SATB) written for C4's Live Remote concert series.
  • 2020. Neighbors at Seven (SATB w/divisi) written for C4's Live Remote concert series.
  • 2020, revised 2023. The Words (high, middle, and low voices) written for C4.
  • 2019. Never Again (SATB/w divisi).
  • 2017-2018. Vanishing (SATB/w divisi) written for C4.
  • 2017. I Remain (TBB) written for the Brooklyn Youth Men's Choir.
  • 2016. Seawall (SATB/w divisi) written for C4.
  • 2016. Tomaraji na kumo (The Ceaseless Clouds) (SATB/w divisi) written for C4.
  • 2013. Hamesh Dream (SATB w/divisi) for the San Francisco Choral Artist's New Voices Competition.
  • 2011. Do Not Hide From Me (SATB w/divisi) for the Seton Hall Chapel Choir.
  • 2011. Anthem for the Golden Gate (SATB w/divisi) for the International Orange Chorale of San Francisco composition competition. Lyrics by Wendy Lee Klenetsky.
  • 2011. My Plans For You Are Peace (SATB w/divisi) for the Seton Hall Chapel Choir.
  • 2010. I Call Upon You (SATB w/divisi) for the Seton Hall Chapel Choir.
  • 2009. An Ever-Fixed Mark (SSAATTBB) written for C4.
  • 2009. Sunrise (SSAA).
  • 2009. The Celestial Fire (SATB).
  • 2009. The Temple Bells (SATTBB) written for C4.
  • 2008. Kono Yoru (This Night) choir (SSAA).
  • 2007. Shine (SSAATTBB). In Japanese and English. Quarterfinalist, Sorel Organization’s Women Composers competition.
  • 2007. Live Love (SATB). 2nd place winner, San Francisco Chorale’s New Voices Competition. In English and Pali.
  • 2006. Sleep, Child, Sleep (SSAA). In Japanese and English.
  • 2004. In Death’s Field (SSAATTBB). In English, translation from a 9th century Middle Eastern poem.

Chamber works

  • 2024. A Very Special Day for mezzo-soprano and piano. Commissioned by White Snake Projects for the Sing Out Strong: Emancipated Voices project.
  • 2022. initial for solo cello. Written for the Impulse New Music Festival.
  • 2021. Hibernation for piano solo. Written for Nick Photinos' 1:2:1 Intensive.
  • 2020. Unlearning for soprano and synth. Written for Rhymes With Opera's Pocket Opera Workshop.
  • 2020. Where Will We Go? for soprano, alto, and piano.
  • 2019. Material for percussion ensemble. Written for the Cisum Percussion Workshop.
  • 2019. Third Generation for soprano, clarinet, and cello. Semifinalist, Juventas New Music Ensemble call for scores.
  • 2018. To Be Heard for flute and soprano. Written for the BreathMark Retreat.
  • 2018. Distance for baritone and piano.
  • 2017. Thoughts Creep In for marimba and violin. Written for the Creative Musicians Retreat.
  • 2014. Summer for sorano, mezzo, baritone, piano and flute. Written for Rhymes With Opera's summer workshop.
  • 2009. Departure, 10:49pm for bassoon.
  • 2007. Hakol BeSeder, B’Eli HaSeder for voice, violin, cello, and piano. In Hebrew. Finalist, Karen Sokolof Javitch Composition Competition.
  • 2005. Cape Spear for string choir (two violin, two viola, two cello, two bass).
  • 2003. Dorian March for piano.
  • 2003. A Dream of Snow for piccolo, vibraphone, marimbas, violin, cello, handbells, and handdrum.

Electronic works

  • 2010. Drum track for emerge.Orange, part of Project Emerge.
  • 2010. We Grow for electronically modified Middle Eastern instruments, synth, and guitar.
  • 2009. Space Music written for the 60/60 competition. Premier by New Music Hartford 8/30.
  • 2009. Voice Through Static written for the New Jersey Electronic Music Artists group.
  • 2007. Commuter's Dream for electronics and voice (organ, ambient sounds, vocal samples).
  • 2007. Breathe for electronics (Chinese flutes, erhu, drums, ambient sounds, organ).
  • 2006. Coming Home for Christmas for electronics (organ/synthesizer and preconstructed loops).
  • 2006. But Hope for two guitars.
  • 2005. Out of Darkness for synthesizer (variety of pads, bells, and keys).
  • 2004. Theme for "Project Enigma", a video game mod.
  • 2004. Background themes for a Metroid-inspired video game mod, for electronics (synth voice, drums, marimba, bells, among others).

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© Jamie Klenetsky Fay