technical matters were all polished, but beyond that, Winges showed that he is a composer who knows how and when to let up a bit. Thus, his large piece never sagged, a rare virtue for the music of any period.
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| When Wood and Metal Became Alive (2025) Sinfonietta (14 players) 18' |
written for Ensemble Ibis, Shawn Crouch, conductor premiere: April, 2026 at the Unjversity of Miami, Miami, FL.  |  | |
| 1. I Mean What You See (opening section) |  |
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| 2. They Called to Us in Dreams of Shadow and Sun (opening section) | |
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| 3. Dancing on Tomorrow’s Wind (opening section) | |
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| Adventure in the Air (2023) Solo Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble 15' |
commissioned by the Cornell University Wind Symphony, James Spinazzola, conductor, the Bervard College Band, Cole Hariston, conductor and the Pomona College Band, Graydon Beeks, conductor performances: November, 2023 in Ithaca, NY, February, 2024 in Brevard, NC, April, 2025 in Claremont, CA. | ||
| 1. Whirlygigs at the Kinetic Playground (opening section) | |
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| 2. The Dreams You Chase (opening section) | |
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| 3. Monkey Brain Bop (opening section) | |
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| Solstice Dreams (2016 / 2022) Sinfonietta (16 players) 15' |
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| 1. Slow Fires, Long Shadows (opening section) | |
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| 2. The Turning (closing section) | |
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| Breath & Hammers (2017) Solo Piano, Wind Ensemble 20' |
written for pianist Blaise Bryski and the Cornell University Wind Symphony, James Spinazzola, conductor performances: October 1, 2017 in Ithaca, NY | | |
| 1. Straight Ahead Red (beginning) | |
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| 2. South of Midnight (beginning) | |
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| 2. South of Midnight (middle section) | |
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| 3. Blurry Scurry (beginning) | |
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| 3. Blurry Scurry (ending) | |
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| You Already Did (2015) Band 8½' |
written for the Pomona College Band, Graydon Beeks, conductor performances: April 30 & May 1 in Claremont, CA | ||
| You Already Did (beginning) | |
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| You Already Did (ending) | |
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| pax penetralis (inner peace passing through) (2007) Mixed Chorus, String Orchestra 9' |
Comissioned by the San Francisco Choral Society. performances: November, 2007 in San Francisco | |
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| Mirrors: A Concerto for Bass (2006) Bass & Orchestra (2[picc]2[eh]2[bs]24000perc[2] solo bass, strings) 18' |
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| 1. sharp, nervous / questing | |
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| 2. spacious / aggressively buoyant | |
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| Image and Motion: A Choral Symphony (2001) Mixed Chorus, Chamber Orchestra (111110002221) 35' |
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| 1. Scherzo I | |
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| 2. Fantasy | |
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| 3. Scherzo II | |
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| 4. Finale: Mere Tones That Bind | |
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| Aural Colors (1992) Orchestra (2[picc]2224221 perc[2] piano strings) 10' |
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