MARK BULLER | COMPOSER
ORCHESTRA/CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
CHAMBER SYMPHONY NO. 1 'NIGHT MUSIC' (2011)
15 minutes
2(1=picc).1.2.1 1.2(2=flg).2.1 perc 0.0.0.0.0
Commissioned by the BJU Faculty Chamber Winds
Premiered in 2011 in Greenville, SC
OF SHRAPNEL AND BLOOD (2014)
50 minutes
Version for Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Tenor, Baritone, SATB chorus, and orchestra
(flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns in F, B-flat trumpet, trombone, bass trombone, 2 percussion, electric guitar, harp, and strings)
Text by Brian Turner, Rudyard Kipling, Siegfried Sassoon, and Walt Whitman, and from the Qu'ran
Premiered April 2014 in Houston, TX
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ALSO AVAILABLE: 'Greenbriar' chamber version
0.1.1.1 2.0.0.0 perc pno 2.1.1.1
This arrangement for the Greenbriar Consortium, Anne Leek, director
Premiered January 27, 2015 at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Houston, TX
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CONCERTO FOR FLUTE, STRINGS, PERCUSSION & CELESTA (2014)
22 minutes
Premiered February 26, 2015 at Duncan Hall, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, Houston, TX
Aaron Perdue, flute; orchestra conducted by Jerry Hou
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CONCERTO FOR ENGLISH HORN AND STRINGS (2017)
12 minutes
Commissioned by Brett Linski
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THE SONGS OF OPHELIA (2017)
7 minutes
Commission from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Premiered June 2016 by the ASO and conductor Robert Spano
2 flutes (1=picc), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (2=bcl), 2 bassoons (2=cbn); 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, tuba; timpani, percussion (sus. cymbal, tambourine, BD); harp, strings
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TOMBSTONE SONGS (2017)
8 minutes
Version for baritone and chamber orchestra
1.1.1.1 1.1.0.0 timp perc strings
Texts from humorous tombstone epitaphs
Commissioned by River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
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NURSERY RHYMES (2017)
10 minutes
Version for baritone and chamber orchestra
1.1.1.1 1.1.0.0 timp perc strinsg
Texts from well-known nursery rhymes
Commissioned by River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
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TWO SPIRITUALS (2019)
6 minutes
Commissioned by Tamra Grace Jones and the Carlisle (MA) Chamber Orchestra
Premiered February 2019
2 flutes (=picc), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B-flat, 2 bassoons; 3 horns, trombone, bass trombone, tuba; timpani, strings
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WHIRLIGIG (2019)
3 minutes
Commission from ROCO (River Oaks Chamber Orchestra)
Premiered September 2019 at Miller Outdoor Theatre by ROCO and conductor Mei-Ann Chen
piccolo, flute, 2 oboe, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon; 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, percussion (bicycle bell, triangle, finger cymbals, crash cymbal, suspended cymbals, hi-hat, brake drum, kick bass, tam-tam); celesta, strings
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THE PARALLACTIC TRANSITS (2022)
4 minutes
For the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Robert Spano
Premiered April 2023
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CLOUDS OF UNKNOWING (2022)
12 minutes
for solo brass quintet and orchestra
Commission from Houston Brass Quintet
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MASS IN EXILE (2023)
45 minutes
for solo baritone, chorus and chamber orchestra
Text by Leah Lax
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FIRST LIGHT (2023)
5 minutes
Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra
Kevin Sütterlin, conductor
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JOHN THE REVELATOR (2024)
5 minutes
ROCO
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor