Juliet Kiri Palmerselected works
solo
Clip
Solo piano [3']. Daan Vandewalle. Tone Roads Project, Evenings of New Music, Bratislava, Slovakia, 26/11/04.
Aquamarine
solo piano [20’] Eve Egoyan. Music Gallery, Toronto, Canada. 5/5/00. Recorded by CBC Two New Hours.
Te Kahu
Violin and CD [15'] Commissioned by Mark Menzies (Los Angeles, USA) with funding from Creative New Zealand. 2002.
A Bridge of Ice
double bass & tape [25’] Robert Black. Princeton, NJ. 3/3/94.
duo
Mindmeat
Piano and percussion [15'] Text by Dennis Lee. Danny Tunick & Kathy Supové. The Cutting Room, NYC, 5/11/03.
Cypress
Double bass and bass clarinet [35'] Peter Pavlovsky & Robert Stevenson. 5-8/12/02, Artword Theatre, Toronto.
Starving Poetry
marimba & violin [9’] Marimolin. Princeton, NJ. 14/4/94.
"Cypress" L to R: Susan Lee, Susanne Chui and Justine Chambers. Photo: David Hou
trio
Dive(rs)
Violin, 'cello and piano [3']. Gryphon Trio. Recorded by CBC Radio at Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto, 27/2/04. Commissioned by Composing for a Change and Music Toronto.
rush
clarinet in Bb, 2 bass clarinets [7’] Solaris Trio. International Clarinetfest, Norman, Oklahoma, USA, 13/7/00.
Trellis
alto sax, bass clarinet & ‘cello [15’] 175 East. Hopetoun Alpha, Auckland, New Zealand. 9/5/99.
quartet
Snap
string quartet [15’] New Zealand String Quartet. Adam Chamber Music Festival, Nelson, New Zealand, 6/2/01.
Egg & Tongue
string quartet [10’] Lydian String Quartet. Princeton, NJ. 17/1//94.
ensemble (5+)
drift, drop
for solo alto flute/piccolo and piano w/ two ensembles: clarinet/bass clarinet, trombone, ‘cello and percussion; oboe, bassoon, trumpet, double bass and percussion. [15'] New Music Concerts with soloists Robert Aitken (fl) and James Avery (pno), Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, 26/2/06.
Foundry
alto flute/flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, french horn, trombone, piano/celesta, violin, and 'cello. [11'] Continuum with conductor Patrick Gallois, Music Gallery, Toronto, 17/2/04.
Miasma
Variable instrumentation + randomly tracking CD. Text: Josh Lacey. Veni Ensemble, Wetterfest, Vienna, Austria. 19/10/01.
Circus Dog
six pianos [9’] Piano Circus. Birmingham Symphony Hall, UK. 2/1//95.
Mother Hubbard
clarinet, trumpet, percussion, piano, violin, double bass & CD [15’] Arraymusic, Toronto, 8/3/02.
Mother Hubbard: f—mix
Clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, double bass [16'] Fontanamix, Angelica Festival, Teatro San Leonardo, Bologna, Italy, 23/5/04.
Pale on the Ground
alto flute/flute, violin, viola, ‘cello, double bass [15’] Continuum. Music Gallery, Toronto, Canada. 16/6/00.
Deep Stew
— elec. gtr., vcl., b. cl., d. bass, drumkit & keybd.[10’] Bang on a Can All-Stars. Emerging Voices Festival, San Diego. 26/2/95. Great Performers Series, Lincoln Center, NYC. 13/3/95.
— alto fl., vln., vcl., e. bass, drumkit & keybd. [14’] California EAR Unit. LA County Museum of Art. 6/1/99.
Skirt
fl., cl., vln., vla., vcl., pno. & perc. [12’] Present Music. Bang On A Can Festval, New York. 17/5/92.
vocal
So Long
soprano and chamber orchestra [5'] Text by Leonard Cohen. Patricia O'Callaghan and the Canadian Chamber Ensemble, conductor Dan Warren. Open Ears Fesstival, Kitchener. 29/4/05.
gone
unaccompanied chorus SSAATTBB [5'] Text by Dennis Lee. Tafelmusik. New Voices, Soundstreams Canada, 22/1/05
Over the Japanese Sea
2 baritones, bass cl, perc, acc & vlc [14'] Text by Julie Salverson. Tapestry Gala Opening, Distillery, Toronto, 24/5/03.
Room
mezzo-soprano, clarinet & hurdy-gurdy [8’] Vilma Vitols, Martin Arnold & Juliet Palmer. Art in Open Spaces, Toronto, 23/7/99. Choreographed by Bill James for Shannon Cooney, Dancemakers, Toronto, Canada, 16-20/11/99.
W is for
2 sopranos, clarinet, trumpet, drumset, keyboard, violin & double bass [9’] Princeton Composers’ Ensemble, NJ. 20/10/99.
bone-flower
sop., b. cl., vla., accordion, timp., vibes [7’] Composers Ensemble. Princeton, NJ. 6/3/96.
"Room" at Sundial Folly, Toronto, 1999. L to R: Martin Arnold, Juliet Palmer, Vilma Vitols. Photo: Cylla von Tiedemann.
orchestral
So Long
soprano and chamber orchestra [5'] Text by Leonard Cohen. Premiered by Patricia O'Callaghan and the Canadian Chamber Ensemble, conductor Dan Warren. Open Ears Festival, Kitchener. 29/4/05.
Buzzard
orchestra [12’] l'Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin. October 9-20, 2003, Montréal.
Swerve
orchestra [12'] The Windsor Symphony, conductor John Morris Russell. Recorded at the Capitol Theatre, Windsor, by CBC Two New Hours, 16/1/04.
Stitching in the Ditch
orchestra [12’] Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Auckland Town Hall, New Zealand. 19/7/01.
Secret Arnold
orchestra [5’] Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor Samuel Wong. Auckland Town Hall, New Zealand. 5/5/99.
dance/theatre/opera
Cypress
Double bass and bass clarinet [35'] Peter Pavlovsky & Robert Stevenson. Choreography by Yvonna Ng. December 5-8 2002, Artword Theatre, Toronto.
Inland
violin and CD [90'] Deborah White, Opera House, Wellington, 2002 New Zealand Festival, 7/3/02.
A dance-theatre work conceived and choreographed by Douglas Wright for Douglas Wright Dance.
Flotsam & Jetsam
interdisciplinary performance for mezzo-soprano, piano & dancer [50’] Vilma Vitols, Ya-wen Wang, Susan Macpherson. Music & concept Juliet Palmer Choreography Bill James Lighting Paul Mathiesen Costume Evelyn von Michalofski Video Nick de Pencier Set design Juliet Palmer, Paul Mathiesen & Evelyn von Michalofski. Open Ears Festival, Kitchener, Canada. 6/5/01.
Cocktail
site-specific collaboration for 2 percussionists & 7 dancers [18’]. Juliet Palmer: co-director & composer. Karen Kaeja: co-director & choreographer. Pam Johnson, Karen Kaeja, Juliet Palmer, Sara Porter, JoAnna Powell, Rick Sacks, Miko Sobreira, Teena Walker & Julia Wyncoll. Art in Open Spaces, Toronto, Canada. 23/7/99.
Blood Shower
music theater for 2 percussionists [10’] Les Percussions de Strasbourg. Voix Nouvelles, Royaumont, France. 26/9/98.
Citrus
tape, voice, food blender, electronics, grapefruit & slides [25’] Juliet Palmer. SoundCulture Japan, Tokyo. 27/1//93.
Surrender?
videos, turntable, tape & clarinet [20’]
Juliet Palmer. Composing Women’s Festival, Wellington, NZ. 8/8/93.
installation
A Guided Viewing
sound installation. Mercer Union Gallery, Toronto, Canada. 15/5—20/6/98.
CD/sound installation/radio broadcast. Artspace Gallery, Auckland, NZ. 29/8—22/9/95.