vocal
solo
Quarantine B*tch: R.S.V.P. (2021) 1 min.
mezzo-soprano & piano [RANGE: C4 – A5]
Commissioned by WQXR and Kara Dugan
Text by Christina Kelly.
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soprano & piano [RANGE: C#4 - E5]
Commissioned by NYCO for Elizabeth Futral
Text by Cori Ellison, translation of Anna Akhmatova.
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Philomel (2009) 15 min.
soprano & piano [RANGE: G3 – D6]
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New York Scenes (2006) 25 min.
baritone & piano [RANGE: B2 - Bb4]
(also available for bass, mezzo, and soprano)
Whilst Alexis Lay Press'd (1997) 3 min.
soprano & piano [RANGE: B3 - B5]
Text by John Dryden
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chamber
Philomel (2010) 15 min. soprano and septet
(fl/picc/alto, bssn, fh, tp B-flat/E-flat/Flugelhorn, vn, vc, db)
to belong (2019/21) 3:40
[RANGE: sop. G#4 – G# 5; ct E4 – E5; ten. G#3-E4]
2019 - soprano, countertenor, tenor; violin, cello, piano
choral
Shallow Breath and Stealth (2021) 25 min.
mixed chorus (6S, 6A, 6T, 6B)
written for and commissioned by The Crossing
Text from Jena Osman's Motion Studies.
Premiere: November 21, 2021, Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA.
Radio Premiere: WRTI December 19, 2021
my shy brightmillions (2023) 2:47
mixed vocal ensemble (SSAATTBB)
text: e. e. cummings
JUSTINE F. CHEN
COMPOSER AND VIOLINIST
SAVE THE DATE! 10.20.24 5 - 7 PM
Join me at the Libretto Reading of SISTERS OF THE STORM, a chamber opera-in-progress w. librettist Marcus Yi.
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