John Mark Sherlock

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2010

new work
open instrumentation

2008

without 
open instrumentation

a(n) ash 
to Agnes Aurora Sherlock Hernández
open instrumentation

a just society 
open instrumentation

2007

insuficiencia •))

premièred March 31st, 2007
neither/nor (failure)

utopianism •))
premièred April 11th, 2007 by KORE
La Sala Rossa, Montreal

2006

to Billy Preston  
for the Redshift Music Society
2 vln, 2 vla, 2 vcl, 2 cb
premièred January 26th, 2007

for Anne Bourne
voice, vcl

number pieces
3718040606 “one more day in the empire”•))

0115260606 “Republic of Canada”

4422050606 “imperial noise”
Unspecified inst.

2005

salvage/wrecking •))
neither/nor ensemble
premièred December, 2005 at obscurity festivette

like love to gravity
piano, wurlitzer e. pno, other sounds
for Shannon Cooney, choreographer

las orquí­deas de Cuba (the orchids of Cuba)
I. las mismas miserias
II. these are my credentials
III. no hay nadie: a Dra.Yenisey Hernández Infante
orchestra

2004

at last
(H. Strauss) Sop.,Mezz.,Alto
for Heidi Strauss, choreographer

rooftop
toy celesta
for Barbara Lindenberg, choreographer

2003

final approach (to lessness) •))
(Beckett)
neither/nor ensemble

music for Autobiography 1 – 5
Wurlitzer elec. pno, Gerry Trentham, choreographer

flightsuit
Wurlitzer elec. pno, Hammond elec. org
for Qui connait le chemin de son coeur?
Guillaume Bernardi, director/choreographer

with grace •))
Rhodes elec. pno, Hammond elec. org
for Eve Egoyan
to Michael J. Baker
Commissioned through the Laidlaw Foundation

2002

interdigitations •))
clavinet, Rhodes elec. pno, elec. org., bells, voice (H. Strauss) (manipulated)
Heidi Strauss and Darryl Tracey, choreographers.
Canadian Children’s Dance Theatre

for Licia Mariaelisa Teresa Donadonibus
string quartet, cimbalom(alt. Clavinet), Cloud Chamber Bowls
Commissioned by NUMUS

the glass anchor (revised)
(H. Strauss)¨The Glass Orchestra (remixed)
for choreographer Heidi Strauss
dancers Justine Chambers, Darryl Tracey

idle
co-written with Jeremy Mimnagh
for choreographer Justine Chambers

(life’s rich) pageant ))
clavinet, Rhodes, Wurlitzer elec. pnos
for choreographer Sylvain Émard’s “Line Dance Variation”.
School of Toronto Dance Theatre

the field
Wurlitzer elec. pno, tpt, voices
for choreographer Gerry Trentham’s “Autobiography: Part 5: The Field”

2001

the glass anchor
(H. Strauss)
The Glass Orchestra
for choreographer Heidi Strauss dancers Justine Chambers, Darryl Tracey
January 17-19, 2002

belladonna (revised)
I MAria VIctoria
II Donna
viola, 19 tone guitar, chromelodeon, 3 Hosaphones
for Critical Band Premièred November 18, 2001 at the Music Gallery, Toronto

descent
clavinet, Rhodes elec. pno, elec. org. (manipulated)
for choreographer Allen Kaeja/ dancer Marie-Josée Chartier
August 2001

Rose Madder (revised)
vln, vla, vcl
Premièred February 9, 2001 at the Music Gallery, Toronto

2000

possibly you three •))
cim, hrp, pno
for Richard Moore
Premièred Oct 18, 2000 at Christ’s Church Deer Park, Toronto

unrequited •))
gl, vib, tpt, B. cl, vln, db, Rhodes elec. pno
for Arraymusic
Premièred June 12, 2000 at Trinity_St. Paul’s Centre, Toronto

1999

women [withdrawn]
3 Violas d’amore
Commissioned by Thomas Georgi

belladonna
violin, 19 tone guitar, chromelodeon
for Critical Band
Premièred at Microstock, Los Angeles, Spring 1999

1998

All Saints, Still •))
cl, vln, vcl, pno
for The Burdocks
Premièred May 10th, 1998 at the Music Gallery, Toronto

1997

necklace •))
2 gl, tpt, B. cl, vln, db, pno
for Arraymusic’s 25th Anniversary
Premièred May 4th, 1997
at the Première Dance Theatre, Harbourfront, Toronto

1996

bracelet
pno

Rose Madder
vln, vla, vcl
Premièred May 30th, 1996 at the Music Gallery, Toronto
by Michelle Denning, Elizabeth Reid and Alyissa Wright

stainless •))
pno, vib, gl
for Linda C. Smith and Rick Sacks
Premièred June 22nd, 1996 at the Music Gallery
by Stephen Clarke and Richard Moore

1995

lilac aubergine •))
2 pianos
for Eve Egoyan and Linda C. Smith
Premiered May 18th, 1996 at the Music Gallery, Toronto

She I You
chamber orchestra

1994

Naught Queen’s Knavel
3 percussionists
for Bryan Malito
Premièred September 3rd, 1994 at Von Kuster Hall, London

tattoo •))
b.cl, tpt, pno, per
for Arraymusic’s 1994 Young Composer’s Workshop
Premiered June 19th, 1994 at the Music Gallery, Toronto

leaving
2 vln, vla, cl, 2 tbn, 2 pno
Premièred at the Music Gallery, Toronto

Dying Matador Dying
(Beckett) chamber orchestra Premièred at Von Kuster Hall, London

1993

Soft Addiction
harmonium, tape
Premièred at the London Public Library, London

Faded Fragment of an Illumination
fl, alt. fl, pno
Premièred at Von Kuster Hall, London

Cathedral Skyscraper
picc. tpt, 2 tpt, 2 hrn, 2 tbn, tba, tape
Premièred at Von Kuster Hall, London

1992

Punishment
(Heaney)
sop, hrp, pno
Premièred at Von Kuster Hall, London

Notre Dame
sop, alto, tape
Premièred at Talbot Hall, London

Fall Collection
fl, vln, vla, vib, hrp, pno

Viragos
orchestra

The Cinnamon Peeler
(Ondaatje)
bar, sop, bsn, vla, org
Premièred at Von Kuster Hall, London

1991

…with Heaven full of astronauts
fl, ob, cl, bsn, vln, vla, vcl, db
Premièred at Von Kuster Hall, London

For Romina: Three Poems Set in a Ring
(Anon., Pound, Beckett)
mezzo, cl, vln, vla, vcl
Premièred at Von Kuster Hall, London

1990

Three Songs
2 pianos

1989

Music When Soft Voices Die
(Shelley)
SSAA, vln, celesta
Premièred at Von Kuster Hall, London