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Leila Josefowicz
Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio
Premiered Feb. '08 with The Phoenix Symphony. Naxos recording available now.
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Compositions
A Rax Dawn
for solo piano
World Premiere on April 20, 2009
Symphony Space, Cutting Edge Concerts, New York, NY
Molly Morkoski, piano
Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio
for baritone, full chorus and large orchestra
Premiered February 2008
The Phoenix Symphony
Scott Hendricks, baritone
Michael Christie, conductor
The Summons
for orchestra
Premiered September 2007
The Phoenix Symphony
Michael Christie, conductor
Left for the Dogs
for solo violin
Premiered at The New World Symphony - Inside the Music Series, Miami 2007 (with several performances in the U.S.)
Piotr Szewczyk, violin www.violinfutura.com

Elevation
for solo violin and orchestra
Premiered on July 9, 2006
The Colorado Music Festival Orchestra
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Michael Christie, conductor

West coast premiere on August 12, 2006
The Cabrillo Music Festival Orchestra
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Marin Alsop, conductor

The Sleepless Dream
for flute, bass clarinet, percussion, piano, violin and cello
Premiered on March 27, 2006
commissioned by the California EarUnit for the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Minimalist Jukebox Festival 2006
Pursuit
for orchestra
Premiered on July 3, 2005
The Colorado Music Festival Orchestra
Michael Christie, conductor
San Andreas Suite
for solo violin
Premiered October 2004 (performances worldwide)
Leila Josefowicz, violin

Sparrow's Echo
for string quartet
Premiere recording (2004) by Leila Josefowicz (violin), Airi Yoshioka (violin), Nokuthula Ngwenyama (viola), Nina Lee (cello)

Grinder
for violin, cello, percussion and electronics
Premiered by The California EarUnit, 2001 premiere recording (2004) by Leila Josefowicz, violin; Sophie Shao, cello; David Cossin, percussion
Bertoia I and Bertoia II
for string quartet, eight infra-red sensors and live computer processing
Premiered by Kronos Quartet, 2003
Sands of Time
for four celli and live computer processing
Premiered and recorded by Joan Jeanrenaud, 2002

Blood Red
for cello and live computer processing
Premiered and recorded by Joan Jeanrenaud, 2001

Kemi
for violin, bass clarinet, guitar, sampler, electronic percussion and MIDI marimba
Premiered by The Paul Dresher Ensemble, 2003
Hammerhead
for solo piano
Premiered by Marja Mutru, 2000
Harvest of Rage
Three pieces for tenor, small choir and orchestra for John Duykers, 2000
Spadefoot
for string quartet and live computer processing
Premiered by Kronos Quartet, 1999

Mark Grey, composer

Mark explores lava flow. Photo by Deborah O'Grady.