WILLYN WHITING, COMPOSER
ORCHESTRAL
Framework (2020) for orchestra - 4'
1.picc.2.2.2 - 4.3.3.1 - timp.perc(1):t.bells - strings
2024 World Premiere by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Julian Pellicano
2023 SOCAN Foundation Young Canadian Composer Award, Large Ensemble 2nd Place
SLEW (2019) for orchestra - 7'
2.2.2.2 - 4.3.2.1 - timp - strings
2023 World Premiere by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Taichi Fukumura
CHAMBER
Two Pieces (2019-2022) for string quartet - 8'
2022 World Premiere by the Del Sol String Quartet
Surfaces (2018) for 2 violins - 4'
2022 US Premiere by Mia Detwiler and Amy Wang-Hiller
2018 World Premiere by the Vaso String Quartet
Fade (2018) for cello & mixed ensemble - 5'
solo vc, fl, cl, glsp, pft, vn, vc
solo vc, fl, cl, glsp, pft, vn, cb
2018 Word Premiere by the Orford Academy Contemporary Music Ensemble 2018 and Hannah Rumora, conducted by Veronique Lacroix
Masstones (2018) for string quartet - 8'
2018 World Premiere by the Bozzini Quartet
VOCAL
Autumn (2018) for soprano & mixed ensemble - 8'
sop, fl/picc, cl, ssax, sbwl, vn, va
2018 World Premiere by Ensemble Atlantica and Susan Dworkin, conducted by Baptiste Boiron
Six Blake Songs (2017-2018) for soprano & mixed ensemble - 23'
sop, fl/picc, cl/bcl, tsax/bsax, vn, va
2018 World Premiere by Ensemble Atlantica and Susan Dworkin, conducted by Baptiste Boiron
INSTRUMENT(S) AND ELECTRONICS
CHIRP (2023) for piccolo & electronics - 8'
2/4-channel audio, fixed media
2024 SOCAN Foundation Young Canadian Composer Award, Grand Prize
2024 SOCAN Foundation Young Canadian Composer Award, Solo & Duo 1st Place
2024 Performed by Lea Baumert-Patterson at SEAMUS
2023 World Premiere by Robin Meiksins
HOWL (2022-2023) for viola, baritone saxophone & electronics - 34'
4-channel audio, fixed media
2023 World Premiere by RE: duo (Elsie Bae Han, Wilson Poffenberger)
Pastorale (2022) for viola & electronics - 6'
2-channel audio, fixed media
2022 European Premiere by Roberta Michellini
2022 World Premiere by Elsie Bae Han
White Sky Over the Lake (2020) for percussion & electronics - 7'
pitched metals, 2-channel audio, and generative electronics/score
2023 Performed by Guest Artist Scott Deal at Electronic Music Midwest Festival
2021 World Premiere by West Fox at SEAMUS
SOLO
Deep Time (2024) for historical clarinet - 5'
2024 World Premiere by Vittoria Ecclesia
Decor (2021) for toy piano - 6'
2021 World Premiere by Alvin Leung
Whorls (2020) for bass flute - 5'
2020 World Premiere by Anne Maker
Um, Ut, Ur, Ug (2019) for piano - 8'
2020 World Premiere by John Kosch
Magenta Variations (2018) for clarinet - 9'
Commissioned by Amanda Forest
2019 World Premiere by Amanda Forest
ELECTRONIC MUSIC
Framework II (2021) for fixed media - 10'
1-screen video, 2/8-channel audio
2024 Napoleon Electronic Media Festival
2023 Manchester Theatre in Sound Festival
2023 Performing Media Festival
2021 University of California Riverside Virtual Exhibition
Four Studies (2020) for player piano - 5'
1-screen video, 2-channel audio
2023 Research on Contemporary Composition Conference
for Dancer and Projection (2020) for fixed media - 3'
2-channel audio
2024 Midwest Graduate Music Consortium
2022 Electric Louisiana Texas Festival
2020 Groundswell Emerging Composer Competition, Finalist
OPEN INSTRUMENTATION
Rastrum (2024) for solo musician & projected video - 10'
Collaboration with Gage Salnikowski
Funded by the Manitoba Arts Council
Gaudy (2019) for four musicians - 6'
2023 World Premiere by the University of Chicago New Music Ensemble, directed by Paul Novak