Eric Ewazen

Perfect for Fall recitals, seasonal theme programming, and all-year round, AUTUMN NIGHT evokes the heartfelt crispness and warmth of the title's image. The plaintive oboe part is lyrical and spiced wi...

Composed in the traditional three-movement format; Eric Ewazen's third trombone concerto was composed in memory of one of Brazil's greatest trombonists; a former theory student of the composer. The ti...

Eternal Spring is a heartfelt eulogy for bassoonist Robin Sullivan, composed for her husband, trumpetist Robert Sullivan. The work celebrates her life and music (including a quote from Mozart's bassoo...

Eric Ewazen wrote Aftershock in New York right after the 9/11 attacks. More challenging and tragic than most Ewazen works for brass; Aftershock is perfect for concerts commemorating the 10th anniversa...

Celebrated trumpeter Chris Gekker commissioned Ewazen's 12-minute Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Brahms as a memorial to his father; a dedicated amateur pianist who loved Brahms; Schumann; and Sch...

A beautiful cantabile song without words; A Song from the Heart has all of Ewazen's expressive elegance and is a perfect recital piece both for students and professionals. Originally composed for Trum...

'Songs of Love and Loss was originally written for bass voice and piano; and premiered by Bryan Matthews at Juilliard in 1984. Subsequently in 2004; I arranged the work for Bass Trombone and Piano for...

Composed for a friend and fellow graduate student at Juilliard, this displays Ewazen's 1980 serial technique in the first two movements, while the third movement arises from his newfound love of the m...

Eric Ewazen's THREE INVENTIONS were inspired by Bach's Two-part Inventions, yet they sound thoroughly like Ewazen. Composed for harpsichord (with a piano adaptation following later), Ewazen's inventio...

Ewazen's 7-minute larger work for chorus and orchestra is built upon a poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar. While orchestra materials are available on rental; this piano reduction serves well for programs wi...

Says Ewazen, The work is scored for two combined ensembles - an 8-part low brass ensemble of trombones, euphoniums, and tubas, and an 8-part percussion ensemble of both mallet and non-pitched percussi...

BRIDGE OF DREAMS was inspired by four Japanese paintings of the 17th and 18th centuries; with each of the suite's four movements named after the painting it depicts. These paintings may be seen at New...

Edward Curtis, the great American photographer, traveled the American West during the early decades of the 20th century, taking literally of tens of thousands of photographs of Native Americans, chron...

Ewazen's gift to honor the great horn player Fred Fox on his 100th birthday is a setting of text by Fox; himself; for voice and (appropriately) a chorus of eight horns. The uplifting; life-affirming p...

Adam Frey is perhaps the greatest proponent of the euphonium (witness: euphonium.com), with over 70 works written or arranged specifically for him. For a world-class low brass player, it is only natur...

Originally written as a wedding gift for mezzo-soprano Cheryl Laser and tenor James Beal, the composer produced this version for solo instruments and piano at the suggestion of trumpeter Chris Gekker...

Ewazen's substantial Trio for Trumpet; Violoncello; and Piano was composed for Croatian trumpeter Tomislav Spoljar and his Velika Gorica Brass Festival. The trio has been recorded for Albany Records b...

Sparkling, rhythmic dialogue opens out into passages of broad, warm lyricism in Eric Ewazen’s CANTICUM HONORIS AMICORUM. Dedicated to the American Brass Quintet 'past, present, and future,' the music...