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The New England Primer (2021)
Soprano, Baritone, and Orchestra (vocal score)
   Alphabet
   Dr. Watt's Cradle Hymn
   Verses
   John Rogers' Exhortation to his Children
   Names
Text is from "The New England Primer,"
1727 and 1777 editions.
Commissioned to celebrate the centennary
of the Eastman School of Music, written
for soprano Tony Arnold and baritone
William Sharp.
25 minutes
American Composers Edition
Theodore Front (vocal score)

Tony Arnold, soprano
William Sharp, baritone
Eastman Philharmonia conducted by Neil Varon
(premiere performance)

Pierrot in America (2021)
   He Arrives
   Under the American Moon
   Ride on the Pennsy
   Pierrot's Dream
   A Ball Game at Forbes Field, 1909
   Columbine
   Trip the Light Fantastic
Composed for Biodance dance company and
Cordancia Chamber Orchestra. May be
performed as a concert suite without dancers.
22 minutes
American Composers Edition
Theodore Front

Biodance
Cordancia Chamber Orchestra
Rachel Lauber, conductor

Northern Light (1997)
Commissioned by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
and the Hanson Intstitute for American Music
8 minutes
Keiser Southern Music
Keiser Southern Music (score/parts)
Hal Leonard
Albany Records


BGSU Philharmonia
Emily Freeman Bown, conductor

Serenade (2001)
solo alto saxophone, string orchestra
   A Backward Glance
   Sankt Hans Fire
   A Midsummer's Night Fairy Tale
   Stella's Dance
   Evensong
20 minutes
Keiser Southern Music
Keiser Southern Music (alto sax/piano)
Theodore Front (alto sax/piano)
Keiser Southern Music (solo viola version)
Keiser Southern Music (viola/piano)
Theodore Front (viola/piano)
Bridge Records

Chien-Kwan Lin, alto saxophone

Trumpet Concerto (1995)
solo trumpet
   Sostenuto
   Adagio
   Presto
Commissioned by the Fromm Music Foundation and the 
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for principal trumpet
Paul Merkelo
25 minutes
Keiser Southern Music
Hal Leonard
Theodore Front


David Liptak · Trumpet Concerto - Presto
Paul Merkelo, trumpet
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Rush (2000)
Composed for the Rochester Youth Symphony Orchestra, 
David Harman, director.
9 minutes
Keiser Southern Music
Keiser Southern Music (score/parts)
Theodore Front

David Liptak · Rush
Rochester Pilharmonic Youth Orchestra
David Harman, conductor

Loner (1988)
dedicated to Samuel Adler
8 minutes
Keiser Southern Music (score)
Keiser Southern Music (score/parts)
Hal Leonard

David Liptak · Loner
 


Beginnings (1986)
chamber orchestra
1212, 2100, 2 prc, pno, strings
12 minutes
American Composers Edition

 
Saxophone Concerto: Red Shift (1993)
solo alto saxophone, chamber orchestra
14 minutes
Keiser Southern Music
Keiser Southern Music (score/parts)
Theodore Front

 
 
Resoundings (1989)
7 minutes
Keiser Southern Music
Keiser Southern Music (score/parts)
Hal Leonard

 
 
David Liptak © 2022