M u s i c
Read program notes, listen to recordings, and peruse scores by Ryan Suleiman by clicking "more info" next to each piece.
Instrumental Chamber Works:
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Piece of Mind (2021) more info
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clarinet, horn, viola, cello
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vox mysterium (2020) more info
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flute, clarinet, violin, cello
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Thought Bubbles (2018) more info
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string quartet
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Night Walk (2018) more info
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flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, percussion, piano
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Three Solar Essences (2017) more info
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flute, clarinet, bass trombone, violin, double bass, percussion, piano
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Heartstrings (2016) more info
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violin, viola, cello, piano (music for dance)
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Transfiguration (2016) more info
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violin, cello, piano
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Mists and Sparks (2015) more info
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clarinet, violin, percussion
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Saltscape (2015) more info
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flute, Bb clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion
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Up Close and from a Distance (2014) more info
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flute, Bb clarinet, violin, viola, cello
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Acqua e Luce (2012) more info
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string quartet
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Quintet - Men in the Sun (2010) more info
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inspired by the Palestinian author Ghassan Kanafani's novella, originally in Arabic رجال في الشمس
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flute, clarinet, viola, cello, vibrapone/tambourine
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also available for "Pierrot" with violin instead of viola
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Solos and Duos:
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New work (in progress)
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solo piano
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firefly dusk (2023) more info
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solo piano
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fireflies (2023) more info
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violin duo
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snow day (2022) more info
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solo piano
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Colors in Motion (2021) more info
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solo viola
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in a field of stars (2020) more info
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cello & piano
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Reverie (2018) more info
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solo cello
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Echoes (2017) more info
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solo piano
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The Floating Island II (2017) more info
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solo piano
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Für Arvo (2017/18) more info
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clarinet & piano
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also available for solo piano
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Two Pieces in Variable Order (2018) more info
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solo percussion
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Flying (2016) more info
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solo marimba
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Imageries (2015) more info
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solo cello
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Three Pieces for String Can Koto (2014) more info
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Drought (2014) more info
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marimba & bass trombone
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The Floating Island (2014) more info
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euphonium & piano
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trombone & piano
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solo piano (The Floating Island II)
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Brief Meditation (2013) more info
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mixed percussion duo
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Droplets (2013) more info
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solo piano
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Under Moonlight (2012) more info
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solo piano
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Fantasy for Two Pianos (2011) more info
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Evening (2008) more info
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solo flute
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Five Poems from Bodega Bay (2008) more info
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solo piano
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Moods of the Sea (2006) more info
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solo piano
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Orchestra & Symphonic Band:
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Piano Concerto (2020) more info
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piano & orchestra
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Skies of Smoke (2019) more info
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orchestra
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Burning (2019) more info
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orchestra
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Reflections (2015) more info
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symphonic wind ensemble
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The Red Velvet Violin Suite (2015) more info
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orchestra
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The Red Velvet Violin (2014) more info
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orchestra, narrator, & puppets
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Anachronistic Visions (2013) more info
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small orchestra
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Apparition (2013) more info
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string orchestra
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Illusion (2009 / 2012) more info
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concert band
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Vocal / Operatic Music:
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july midnight (2023) more info
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for soprano & piano
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The School for Girls Who Lost Everything in the Fire (2020-22; first scene / concept)
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5-7 singers and chamber ensemble
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in collaboration with Cristina Fríes (story/libretto) & West Edge Opera's Aperture program
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The Robin (2020) more info
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soprano, piccolo, cello, piano
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Moon, Bride, Dogs (2019) more info
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chamber opera for soprano, tenor, baritone, and piano quartet or quintet
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in collaboration with Cristina Fríes (story/libretto) and the North American New Opera (NANOworks) production team
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Bones of Girls (2019) more info
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opera for soprano, tenor, baritone, and pianist
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in collaboration with Cristina Fríes (story/libretto) and Omari Tau and Rogue Music Project.
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decketh joy, water destroy (2018) more info
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soprano, flute, clarinet, harp, percussion, cello, double bass
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also available for soprano & piano
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"Shine, Perishing Republic" (2017) more info
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flute, Bb clarinet, and narrator (text by Robinson Jeffers)
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