View and listen to many of Susman's scores at The American Music Center.

Orchestra

Zydeco Madness (2006) for string orchestra. To the forgotten of Hurricane Katrina. ca. 11 mins.

Angels of Light (1991) for strings, percussion, and piano. ca. 16 mins.

1st perf: Los Angeles Bach Festival, 1992. Pasadena Summer Youth Chamber Orchestra, Marvin Neumann, Cond.

Strings, timp, glk, piano

Uprising (1988) for orchestra. ca. 14 min.

2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bsn, 4 hn, 2 trpt, 2 tbn, timp, strings.

Trailing Vortices (1986) for chamber orchestra. ca. 17 min.

1st perf: Aspen Music Festival, 1987. Stephen Mosko, cond. Commissioned by the Fromm Music Foundation.

ASCAP Award (New York)
Gaudeamus Award (The Netherlands)

fl, eng hn, cl, bsn, hn, trpt, tbn, perc, pno, 2 vn, vla, vc, vb.

Pentateuch (1984) for large orchestra, three choral groups and soprano voice. Text in Hebrew with a transliteration by William Susman. Microtonal. ca.17 min.

4 fl, 4 ob, 4 cl, 4 bsn, 4 hn, 4 trpt, 4 tbn, 5 perc, hrp, pno, solo voice (soprano or tenor), 3 choral groups (satb), divisi strings: 20 vn I, 20 vn II, 16 vla, 12 vc, 8 vb)

Openings (1982) for chamber orchestra. ca. 20 min.

1st perf: Urbana, 1982. William Susman, Cond.
Commissioned by The Performer's Workshop Ensemble

fl/picc, cl, 2 bsn, hn, mar/xyl, guitar, vn, vc, vb

Movement for Orchestra (1980) ca. 15 min.

3 fl, 3 ob, 3 cl, 3 bsn, 4 hn, 3 trp 3 tbn, perc, harp, pno, strings

Chamber Ensemble

Three Different Keyboards (2001) for accordion, marimba and piano.

Commissioned by Eero Richmond for the Inoue Chamber Ensemble, NYC. 9 min.

The Starry Dynamo (1994) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano. ca. 14 min.

1st perf: San Francisco, 1994,
Commissioned by Alternate Currents Performance Ensemble.

Exposé (1989) for 2 violins, 2 marimbas, and piano. ca. 9 min.

1st perf: San Jose State University, 1990. Anthony Cirone, cond.

Twisted Figures (1987) for fl, cl, vn, vc, mallets, and piano. ca. 9 min.

1st perf: Boston University, 1988. Alea III, Theodore Antoniou, cond.

Streamlines (1984) for fl, ob, cl, hn and harp. Microtonal. ca. 14 min.

For Three Trombones (1983) Microtonal. ca. 5 min.

Exchanges (1982) for fl, cl, trpt, tbn, btbn and percussion. ca. 8 min.

1st perf: San Jose, 1987. William Susman, cond., Tom Rance, soloist

Voice

Moving in to an Empty Space (1992) for soprano, cl, hn, piano. ca.10 min.

1st perf: San Francisco, Old First Church, 1992.
Commissioned by The Beaumont Ensemble, Joan Nagano, Dir.

Interlude (1984) for amplified SATB voices, 2 flutes, tbn, and perc. ca. 7 min.

1st perf: Stanford University, 1984. William Susman, cond.

Two Songs (1983) for voice and piano on poems by T.S. Eliot. ca. 10 min.

Elie (1983) for vocal quartet or choir (satb). ca. 2 min.

1st perf: Evanston, Illinois, 1983.
Commissioned by Beth Emet Synagogue.

Three Songs (1981) for voice and piano on poems by T.S. Eliot and Elinor Wylie. ca. 10 min.

String Quartet

Zydeco Madness (2006) for string quartet. To the forgotten of Hurricane Katrina. ca. 11 mins.

Patterns of Change (1997) for string quartet. ca. 8 min.

Up to the Sky (1988) for string quartet. ca. 12 min.

Streams (1984) for string quartet. Microtonal. ca. 8 min.

1st perf: New York, 92^nd Street Y, 1988. The Harrington String Quartet, Amy Brandfonbrener, dir.

Brass Quintet

The Heavens Above (1998) for brass quintet. (2 trpt, hn, tbn, tuba) ca. 7 min.

1st perf: Palo Alto Cultural Center, 1998.
Commissioned by The Tuolumne Brass, Tom Heasley, Dir.

Wind Quintet

Six Minute Thirty Seconds (1995) for wind quintet (fl, cl, ob, bsn, hn)

1st perf: San Francisco, Fort Mason Center, 1995.
Commissioned by The City Winds.

Solo and Duo

Zydeco Madness (2005) for accordion. To the forgotten of Hurricane Katrina. ca. 11 mins.

Duo Montuño (2004) for viola and piano. ca. 11 mins.

Duo Montuño (2004) for clarinet and piano. Dedicated to Demetrius Spaneas and Elaine Kwon. ca. 11 mins.

Piano Montuño (2004) for solo piano. ca. 4 min.

Dedicated to David Holzman

Marimba Montuño (2002) for solo marimba. ca. 9 min.

Dedicated to Joseph Gramley

Motions of Return (1996) for flute and piano. ca. 9 min.

1st perf: San Francisco, Old First Church, 1996.
Commissioned by Xanaduo, Esther Landau, flute and Lee Nolan, piano.

Uprising (1988) for piano. ca. 11 min.

1st perf: New York, 92^nd Street Y, 1990. David Holzman, piano.

Floating Falling (1987) for cello and timpani. ca. 8 min.

1st perf: New York, Merkin Concert Hall, 1987.
Commissioned by André Emelianoff for André Emelianoff and Jonathan Haas.

For Cello (1984) ca. 6 min.

Halilah (1983) for viola solo. ca. 4 min.

1st perf: Amarillo, 1990. Amy Brandfonbrener, viola.

Nnyl (1983) for trombone solo. ca. 5 min.

1st perf: New York, American Microtonal Music Festival, 92^nd Street Y, 1987. Shara Sand, trombone.

Violin Study (1983) ca. 5 min.

Turbulence (1983) for flute solo. ca. 6 min.

1st perf: New York, 1988. Andrew Bolotowsky, flute.

Waves (1982) for computer-generated sound and amplified piano. ca. 11 min.

1st perf: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1983. William Susman, Piano.

Clarinet Piece (1982) ca. 5 min.

Oboe Piece (1982) ca. 5 min.

Piano Piece One (1982) ca. 5 min.

Piano Piece Two (1982) ca. 7 min.

1st perf: Stanford University, 1982. William Susman, piano.

Piano Piece Three (1982) ca. 11 min.

1st Perf: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1983. William Susman, piano.

Abbreviations:

fl = flute, picc = piccolo, ob = oboe, eng hn = english horn, cl = clarinet, bsn = bassoon, hn = french horn, trpt = trumpet, tbn = trombone, btbn = bass trombone, perc = percussion, mar = marimba, xyl = xylophone, glk = glockenspiel, pno = piano, vn = violin, vla = viola, vc = cello, vb  =  contrabass