Septimal Glacier Blues for just intonation toy organs, voice, septimal and primal harmonic sine waves, computer – ca. 60 minutes – Septimal Glacier Blues is presented with live video by Carole Kim – 2010*
Apparitions of The Four Pillars modular composition model for just intonation toy organs, variable pitched instruments, prime harmonic sine waves and harmonically related delay lines - 20-100 minutes - World Premiere: Wild Project, New York, NY, February 19, 2010 as Apparitions of The Four Pillars with Their Lowest Primes, The Premonition of The Second Rung, and The Third Rung Connector :: Randy Gibson, Just Intonation Toy Organs; Drew Blumberg, Violin – Performances of Apparitions of The Four Pillars are accompanied by a video sculpture created by Oscar Henriquez.
Doleo Æternus for soloists, drone performers, and rhythmic performers (any variable pitched instruments) and computer - 90-120 minutes - World Premiere: Wild Project, New York, NY, November 21, 2009 :: Randy Gibson, Piano, Just Intonation Toy Organs, Voice; Drew Blumberg, Violin; Cleek Schrey, Violin; Megan Schubert, Voice, Just Intonation Toy Organ; Laine Rettmer, Voice; Annie Lyle, Bassoon; Kobe Van Cauwenberghe, Guitar; Matt Beckemeyer, Just Intonation Toy Organ – Performances of Doleo Æternus are accompanied by a video sculpture created by Oscar Henriquez.
Doleo Æternus (Equal Tempered Version) for soloists, drone performers, and rhythmic performers (any instruments) and computer - 55 minutes - World Premiere: 3rd Annual International Society of Improvised Music Convention, Denver, CO, December 5, 2008 :: Randy Gibson, Piano; Mike Rugnetta, Electric Guitar; Amali Premawardhana, Cello; The Playground Ensemble, drone and rhythmic performers.
Light Study #1 for amplified lighting instruments. - 3 minutes - World Premiere: 44. Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik, Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany, July 16, 2008
Mémoire-en-Ciel seven movement suite for piano in altered Pythagorean tuning, for the dance by Dani Beauchamp – ca.35 minutes – World Premiere: Highways Performance Space, Los Angeles, CA, March 26, 2010
Nine Gates for String Quartet and prime harmonic sine waves - 32 minutes - 2008*
Shiver for prime harmonic sine waves, with video by Oscar Henriquez and choreography by Laine Rettmer - 9 minutes - World Premiere: Triplicate, The Gene Frankel Theatre, New York City, May 2, 2008; Installation Premiere: 44. Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik, Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany, July 17, 2008
City_M-Y ongoing modular composition for electronics with video and dance - variable duration - World Premiere as Santa Monica Iceman VIII-MMVII with Ana Baer and Joe Talkington at Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA, August 17, 2007
Winter Came Early That Year for string orchestra - 8 minutes - 2007*
Distant Melodies from a Cold Day between 23 and 29 sine-wave based accompaniment to the film i left you on a cold day in december, when presented in a proscenium manner - 11 minutes - World premiere Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, April 6, 2007
One Wall — for John Cage a score of chance-determined single tones, each from an independent source (electronic or otherwise) to be presented in one plane of a space - variable duration - Premiered on occasion of John Cage’s 95th birthday in a realization assisted by Mike Rugnetta and Guy Snover – The Kitchen, New York City, September 5, 2007
i left you on a cold day in december short film featuring Laine Rettmer with sine-wave accompaniment - 11 minutes - World premiere Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: April 6, 2007
Kyrie Eleison in the Phrygian Harmonic Profusion for recorded multi-track contrabass and voice - 9 minutes - For the Avant Media film by Kim Olson / Sweetedge and Ana Baer-Carrillo. 2008*
en Morelia for any instruments and computer. — ca. 7 minutes - World premiere: Universidad Michoacana, Morelia, Mexico, October 27, 2006
Aqua Madora for just intonation piano and sine wave drones, with the film and dance by Ana Baer-Carrillo and Dani Beauchamp – 30-50 minutes - World premiere: Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, June 5, 2006; Continuing avant-premieres: Universidad Michoacana, Morelia, Mexico, October 27, 2006; Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA, August 17, 2007; Triplicate, The Gene Frankel Theatre, New York City, May 2, 2008
I am slowly… for violin, video, and slow digital delay Ð ca. 30 minutes - 2006* (recorded March 15, 2006)
Separate Haven for violin, electronics, and computer, for the dance by Kim Olson, commissioned by Kim Olson / Sweetedge - 70 minutes - World premiere: The Dairy Center For The Arts as Can’t Get There From Here with the dances by Kim Olson and Michelle Ellsworth, August 24, 2006 :: Miguel Ramos: violin; Randy Gibson: computer. Premiered in progress (IP) or as electronics solo (ES): section 2 (IP): Boulder Fringe Festival Finale, Boulder Theatre, August 2005; sections 1 and 2 (IP) Manitou Arts Theatre, March 16, 2006; section 3 (ES) Internationale Tanzmesse NRW, Düsseldorf, Germany, August 21, 2006; sections 2 and 3 (ES) HOT DAM, the opening festival of the Denver Art Museum, October 7, 2006
ANGER – again we have been left to dream of glistening embers that endure for piano, voice, guitar, (or any set of instruments), computer and films - 75 minutes - World premiere: 20 Greene, NYC, January 25, 2007 :: Randy Gibson: piano, crotale; Mike Rugnetta: guitar, banjo; Laine Rettmer: voice
Mujeres de Juárez for solo voice and computer, for the film by Ana Baer-Carrillo - 12 minutes - 2005. World Premiere (recorded version): AM, Dance Ground Keriac, San Francisco, May 13, 2006 :: Laine Rettmer: voice
Room for dancer and computer in an amplified environment, for the dance by Johari Mayfield – ca. 9 minutes - World premiere: Tilt, John Jay College, NYC June 16, 2005; Avant Premiere at the Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 24, 2006
Colophon – for JK for mezzo-soprano and piano - 28 minutes - 2007*
Two Sides for 2 voices, electronics, and computer, text by Laine Rettmer, for the Film by Ana Baer-Carrillo - 10 minutes – World Premiere: Boulder Fringe Festival Finale, Boulder Theatre, August 27, 2005; Premiere performance and recorded version: Adria Ryan and Laine Rettmer: voices; Randy Gibson: computer
Colère for Max/MSP and pre-recorded sounds - 30 minutes - Performed at CCMIX, Paris, France, July 2004 (Electronic premiere of Anger)
Las Gorditas for various periodic waveforms, for the dance by Ana Baer-Carrillo – 5 minutes – 2004*
Momentum for CD solo, for the dance by Amanda Selwyn, commissioned by Notes In Motion - 16 minutes – World Premiere: Shift, University Settlement, NYC, June 4, 2003
Alicia for piano, 2 violins, 2(3) celli and 9 CD players, for the dance by Ana Baer-Carrillo (live music in separate pieces: Video Piece, Waltz, Male Duet, and The End), additional live music by Monica Sales (Opening and Duet) - 35 minutes – World Premiere: Irey Theatre, Boulder, CO November 22, 2002
Twilight Tear version for vibraphone solo and CD, for the dance by Michelle Nance - 8 minutes - World Premiere New York City, October 11, 2002
B Therefore Perfect for CD, piano, toy piano, and music boxes, for the dance by Chantal Downing – ca. 30 minutes - World Premiere: Irey Theatre, Boulder, CO, November 16, 2001 :: Monica Sales, Pianos
Lock Box rhythmically tracked heartbeat score for the dance by Jen Arnone - 10 minutes - World Premiere: Irey Theatre, Boulder, CO, September 21, 2001
Twilight Tear for cello solo and two CDs, based on a theme by Lucia Dlugoszewski. for the dance by Michelle Nance - 8 minutes - World Premiere: Irey Theatre, Boulder, CO, September 21, 2001
Cheshire Puss for piano with digital delay, for the dance by Ana Baer-Carrillo – ca. 15 minutes – World Premiere: Trinity, Irey Theatre, Boulder, CO May 8, 2001
on the Horizon of this Beach for CD solo, for the dance Asphalt Walk: Rewound to Last Winter on the Horizon of this Beach by Courtney Krantz – ca. 7 minutes – World Premiere: Bessie Schönberg Dance Theatre, Sarah Lawrence, NY May 3, 2001
Song of Each Other for less-than-functioning violin, Elmos, slinkys, and dancer. A role-reversal performance with choreography by Taryn Packheiser - 5 minutes - World Premiere: Irey Theatre, Boulder, CO, April 30, 2001 :: Randy Gibson, dance; Taryn Packheiser, violin and Elmos
You Also Killed A Turkey for three speakers, with taped sermon accompaniment and electronic noises - 13 minutes - World Premiere: Any Little Dog Says So, Boulder Public Library, Boulder, CO, March 6, 2001
Sentimental for voice and piano, text by Drew Blumberg - 12 minutes - World Premiere: Any Little Dog Says So, Boulder Public Library, Boulder, CO, March 6, 2001 :: Leslie Remmert, voice; Jared Banta, piano
Countless Plaids in Pleasure for four violins, for the dance Rochambeau by Sarah Hauss – 6 minutes – World Premiere: Facing Forward, Irey Theatre, Boulder, CO, March 1, 2001 :: Drew Blumberg, Jocelyn Hund, Ryan Drickery, Lindsay Wallace, violins
Julia for CD solo - 8 minutes - Julia Phillips, voice ; World Premiere: Any Little Dog Says So, Boulder Public Library, Boulder, CO, March 6, 2001, Avant Premiere with the dance, Break Down, by Michelle Nance: Minnesota Fringe Festival, 2002
Untitled no. 1 for amplified pentatonic glass marimba – ca. 10 minutes – World Premiere: Irey Theatre, Boulder, CO, spring 2000
Diversions for solo voice with electronic processing - variable duration – 2000 (recorded)
Butter, People, was a Delicatessen string orchestra with amplified piano and vibraphone solo, 2000*
Ipanema Variations for jazz ensemble - variable duration – 2000 (recorded)
There Comes A Time… for CD solo, for the dance by Lauren Beale. Commissioned by Lauren Beale and the University of Colorado – 9 minutes - Len Barron, Lauren Beale, Loryn Kezer, Cameron Barker, Devon Barker and others: voices; India Rose Lindeke: voice and piano; Drew Blumberg, Monica Sales: Strings ; World Premiere: Irey Theatre, Boulder, CO, October 26, 2000
Meditations for various instruments, dance, and electronics - variable duration - 1999-ongoing*
Cebollas; Onions on Toast structured improvisation for amplified cleaver, radios, electric frying pan, toaster, text, dance and onions – ca. 20 minutes - World Premiere: Irey Theatre, Boulder, CO November, 1999; Avant Premiere with the dance by Courtney Krantz: University of Colorado Lyric Theater, December 13, 1999
Alice no. 1 for four CD players, 1999
En for solo shakuhachi and palindromic CD, written for Cindy Schlagel, 1999 :: CD score assisted by Matt Beckemeyer - 21 minutes - World Premiere: Any Little Dog Says So, Boulder Public Library, Boulder, CO, March 6, 2001:: Cindy Schlagel, Shakuhachi
Hidden Scenes at Twilight solo bowed marimba with 1–10 metronomes – ca. 8 minutes – World Premiere: Boulder, CO, spring 1999. Avant Premiere: Boulder Public Library, March 6, 2001
Impressions on Japanese Windbells string quartet or string orchestra with percussion solo, 1998*
Meditations (original) for percussion and tenor sax - variable duration – 1998*
Chaos and Simplicity string ensemble with prepared piano and percussion – 12 minutes – World Premiere: Boulder, CO, May 19, 1999
Descention percussion solo – ca. 7 minutes – World Premiere: Boulder, CO, spring 1998