Home Past Seasons About Us Education Media Support
  • Repertoire
  • Repertoire by composer

    Albinoni, Tomaso (c1700-1730)

    Adagio in g minor for organ and strings, arr. Giazotto

    Alfven, Hugo (1872-1960)

    Vallflickans dans, (1916-1923) arranged for string orchestra

    Arnold, Malcolm (1921-2006)

    Sinfonietta (1954)

    Barber, Samuel (1910-1981) 

    Toccata Festiva Op.36a (1962)
    Adagio for Strings Op. 11 (1936)

    Bizet, Georges (b. 1928)

    Adagietto from L'Arlésienne Suite No.1 (1872)

    Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)

    Les Illuminations, Op. 18 (1939)

    Busoni, Ferruccio (1866 - 1924)

    Berceuse élègiaque, (1909) arr. by Erwin Stein

    Butterworth, Arthur (b. 1923)

    Concertante Op. 27 (1962)

    Cuddeford, James (b. 1975)

    Impermanence, in memory of Karlheinz Stockhausen for Shakuhachi and string quartet (2007) [U.S. Premiere]

    Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)

    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, (1894) arr. by Benno Sachs
    Danses sacrée et profane for solo harp and strings (1904)

    Dittersdorf, Karls Ditter von (1739-1799)

    Adagio non molto from Sinfonia No. 4
    “The Rescue of Andromeda by Perseus”

    Englund, Einar  (1916-1999)

    Symphony no. 4 "Nostalgic" for strings and percussion (1976) [New York Premiere]

    von Dohnanyi, Ernst  (1877-1960)

    Serenade for string orchestra, Opus 10 (1902)

    Farris, Ralph

    Mable Mable (On the Table) for two violins (2008)

    Glass, Philip (b. 1937)

    Company for string orchestra (1983)

    Grundstrom, Brian (b. 1963)

    Celebration (2002), [World Premiere SONOS Commission]
    American Reflections for string orchestra and harp (2009) [World premiere SONOS commission]

    Händel, George Frederick  (1685-1759)

    Entrance of the Queen of Sheba (1749)

    Honegger, Arthur (1892-1955)

    Symphony No. 2 for Strings and Trumpet (1941)

    Jenkins, Karl (b. 1944)

    Requiem for chamber orchestra, soprano, boy soprano, shakuhachi, and chorus (2005) [U.S. Premiere]

    Jordan, Derrik

    Sky Mirror for shakuhachi, electric guitar and string quartet (2008) [U.S. Premiere]

    Kernis, Aaron Jay (b. 1960)

    Musica Celestis for string orchestra (1990)

    Klami, Uuno (1900-1961)

    Scenes from a Puppet Theater (1931) [U.S. Premiere]
    Suite for Small Orchestra, Op. 37 (1946) [U.S. Premiere]

    Larsson, Lars Erik (1908-1986)

    Romance from Pastoral Suite op.19 (1938)

    Madetoja, Leevi (1887-1947)

    Elegy from Symphonic Suite, op. 10

    Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911)

    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, arr. by Arnold Schoenberg

    Maselli, William (b. 1954)

    Four arias from “Spirit Fire”

    Moravec, Paul (b. 1957)

    Sempre Diritto! (1992)

    Morricone, Ennio (b. 1928)

    Falls from "The Mission" (1992)

    Mozart, Wolfgang (1756-1791)

    March in D, K. 290 for 3 strings and 2 horns

    Nordgren, Pehr Henrik (b.1944)

    String Quintet Op. 110 (2000) [U.S. Premiere]
    Equilibrium for 19 solo strings (1995) [U.S. Premiere]
    Cronaca, op. 79 for string orchestra (1991) [U.S. Premiere]

    Nørgård, Per (b. 1932)

    Pastoral from Babette’s Feast (1988)

    Pärt, Arvo (b. 1935)

    Mein Weg (1999) [New York Premiere]

    Piazzolla, Astor (1921-1992)

    Tanti Anni Prima (Ave Maria) for English Horn and Strings

    Piston, Walter (1894-1976)

    Prelude and Allegro for Organ and Strings (1943)

    Poulenc, Francis (1899 - 1963)

    Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani (1938)

    Rautavaara, Einojuhani (b.1928)

    String Quintet "Unknown Heavens" (1997) [U.S. Premiere]

    Rodrigo, Joaquin (1901-1999)

    Concierto Andaluz (1967) for guitar quartet and orchestra

    Satoh, Somei (b. 1947)

    Homa (1988) for strings and soprano

    Schlefer, James Nyoraku (b. 1956)

    Quintet for shakuhachi and string quartet (2006) [New York Premiere]
    Concerto for Shakuhachi and string orchestra, harp and percussion (2009) [World premiere SONOS commission]

    Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)

    Andante Festivo for strings and timpani
    Countess' Portrait (1906) [U.S. Premiere]
    Rakastava ("The Lover"), op. 14 (1911)
    Romance for String Orchestra in C Major, op. 42 (1904)
    String Quartet in d minor Op. 56 "Voces Intimae" (1909)
    Suite caractéristique, op. 100 (1923)
    Suite champêtre, op. 98b (1922)
    Suite from “The Tempest”, (1925) arr. by Erik Eino Ochsner [World Premiere]

    Tan Dun (b. 1957)

    Ghost Opera for string quartet and pipa, with water, stone, paper and metal (1994)

    Torke, Michael (b. 1961)

    Music on the Floor (1995)

    Vaughan-Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)

    Ten Blake Songs for Flute and Soprano
    Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus for harp and string orchestra (1939)

    Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1892-1955)

    Aria (Cantilena) from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (1938)

    Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)

    Gloria

    Walton, William (1902-1983)

    2 pieces for strings from Henry V (1944)

    Waxman, Franz (1906-1967)

    Sinfonietta for Strings and Timpani (1955)

    Webern, Anton (1883-1945)

    Langsamer Satz for string quartet (1905)

    © Copyright 2003-2010 SONOS Chmaber Orchestra. All rights reserved.
    Acknowledgement
    go back top of page