Max Vinetz

Composer - Bassist

  • sear (2023) for sinfonietta, 8’

    premiered by Alarm Will Sound on March 21, 2023 at Richardson Auditorium, Princeton NJ

    performed by Alarm Will Sound on July 29, 2023 for 2023 Mizzou International Composers Festival at The Missouri Theatre, Columbia MO

    Song of Spring (2021) for trumpet and sinfonietta 6.5’

    recorded by Evan Honse (trumpet) and Contemporaneous at Oktaven Audio in March 2021

    Lilac and Orange over Ivory (2020) for orchestra, 10.5’

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    premiered by Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra and Larry Rachleff (cond.) at Stude Concert Hall, November 20 2021

    winner of the 2020 Paul and Christiane Cooper Prize

    Piano Concerto (2019) for piano and sinfonietta, 18.5’

    premiered by Wesley Ducote (Piano), Hear and Now (Shepherd School of Music), Molly Turner (cond.) April 7, 2019 at Duncan Recital Hall, Houston, TX

    In Transitive Motion (2019) for viola and ensemble, 8’

    premiered by Sebastian Stefanović and Joshua Hong (cond.), October 17, 2019 at Duncan Recital Hall, Houston, TX

    when the days begin to fade away (2017-2018) for violin and chamber orchestra, 26'

    commissioned by Yale Undergraduate Chamber Orchestra, Emily Switzer (violin), Ian Niederhoffer (cond.), premiered April 21, 2018 at Battell Chapel, New Haven, CT

    Unraveling (2017) for orchestra, 9'

    commissioned by Yale Symphony Orchestra, Toshiyuki Shimada (cond.), premiered November 11, 2017 at Woolsey Hall, New Haven, CT

    Sea Poppies (2017) for soprano and chamber orchestra, 9'

    premiered by Yale Undergraduate Chamber Orchestra April 8, 2017, featuring Ariadne Lih (soprano) and conducted by Ian Niederhoffer, Battell Chapel, New Haven, CT

    Point/Release (2017) for chamber orchestra, 4'

    reading by DeCoda Ensemble and New York Youth Symphony, conducted by JD Gersen at DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York, NY, March 2017

    Wandering in Familiar Spaces (2016) for 22 solo strings, 7’

    performed by Lemberg Sinfonietta, conducted by Ferdinando Nazzaro at the Concert Hall of the Lviv Philharmonic Society, Lviv, Ukraine, February 2017

  • Wax Catalogue (2023) for amplified string quartet 20’

    Premiere forthcoming by JACK Quartet at Taplin Auditorium, November 28, 2023

    line and color (2023) for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano 6.5’

    Commissioned by Copland House for its CULTIVATE 2023 emerging composers’ institute

    Premiere performances by the Music from Copland House ensemble on June 11, 2023 at the Hoff-Barthelson Music School in Scarsdale, NY and June 12, 2023 at Elebash Hall at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

    little man (2023) for violin and prepared piano, 11’

    Dedicated to and written for Adam Woodward

    Premiered by Ledah Finck (violin) and Philip Golub (piano) at Taplin Auditorium, February 28, 2023

    scenes from an endless summer (2023) for two pianos, two quarter tone keyboards, and two percussionists, 11’

    Premiered by Yarn/Wire at Lewis Arts Complex, January 29, 2023

    follow the leader (2022) for piano, bitklavier, double bass, and drum set, 10’

    Premiered by Bearthoven at Taplin Auditorium, April 12, 2022

    a place to land (2022) for baritone voice, trumpet, trombone, and bass clarinet, 10’

    Premiered by loadbang at Pickman Hall at the Longy School of Music, June 15, 2022

    lucite dreams (2022) for percussion duo and string quartet, 17’

    Premiered by Arx Duo and Bergamot Quartet at Taplin Auditorium, March 29, 2022

    Observer (2022) for electric guitar quartet, 17’

    Premiered by Dither Quartet at Taplin Auditorium, February 10, 2022

    in the red (2021) for baritone voice, trumpet, trombone, and bass clarinet, 9’

    Commissioned by loadbang as the winner of the 2020 loadbang Commission Competition

    Premiered by loadbang at Opera America, October 1, 2021

    beat//tact (2021), for percussion quartet, 11’

    Recorded by Sō Percussion, May 2021

    Stars on the Ground (2020) for string quartet, 10’

    Commissioned by Musiqa Houston, premiered by Samuel Park (violin), Evie Chen (violin), Sergein Yap (viola), Max Geissler (cello) at Contemporary Art Museum Houston (CAMH) on January 30, 2020

    Performed by Hausmann Quartet May 21, 2023, at the Maritime Museum of San Diego.

    small music (2019) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 4’

    Recorded by Miranda Cuckson and NUNC ensemble, January 17th, 2020

    fractures (2019) for two violins, viola, horn, clarinet, basson, piano, 9’

    Premiered at Norfolk New Music Workshop, June 28 2019

    1, 2, 3 (2018) for soprano and violin scordatura, 11’

    Premiered by Monica Music and Jacob Schafer, October 17, 2019

    maintaining (2018), for string quartet, 5.5’

    Recorded by Arditti Quartet, March 30, 2019

    tes souvenirs (2018), for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 6.5’

    Premiered by Ensemble Dal Niente for the 2018 Red Note New Music Festival. Conducted by Michael Lewanski.

    still, unsettled (2018) for piano trio, 7'

    Commissioned by Yale College New Music

    Premiered April 6, 2018 at Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library in New Haven, CT

    gathering dust (2017) for percussion duo, 8'

    Premiered November 11, 2017 at Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library in New Haven, CT

    here (2017) for flute, electric guitar, and electronics, 6.5'

    Commissioned by highSCORE festival, premiered by Unassisted Fold on August 18, 2017

    remove, remain (2017) for string quartet, 2.5'

    Recorded by Mivos Quartet at Valencia International Performance Academy 2017

    Etchings (2017) for piano trio, 7'

    Commissioned by Valencia International Performance Academy for the B:3 Brouwer Trio, premiered July 2017

    Bleuet (2017) for soprano, flute, alto saxophone, violin, cello, piano, and percussion 10'

    Commissioned by Nief Norf Summer Festival, premiered at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, June 2017

    Re- (2017) for two violins, two violas, electric guitar, and double bass, 11'

    Commissioned by New Music Cooperative @ Yale College, premiered at Adams Center by Cameron Daly, Alex Wang, Ian Niederhoffer, Sarah Switzer, Jack Lawrence, and Max Vinetz, May 2017

    Splinter (2017) for double bass and percussion, 4.5'

    Commissioned by Patrick Fowler, premiered at University of Maryland, College Park by Patrick Fowler and JC Clancy, May 2017

    Monogram (2017) for three percussionists and piano, 15'

    Commissioned by JC Clancy, premiered at University of Maryland, College Park by Jon Clancy, Ruth Bright, Lauren Floyd, and Emory Hensley, April 2017

    Silver Liquid Drops (2016) for mallet percussion duo, 13'

    Commissioned by Yale College New Music, premiered by Icarus Duo at Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, New Haven, CT, February 2017

    Sequoia (2016) for trumpet, steel string guitar, nylon string guitar, cello, and double bass, 8.5'

    Commissioned by Gallery+ (Yale University Art Gallery), premiered by Eli Brown, Jack Lawrence, Max Lyman, Benji Fleischacker, Max Vinetz at Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, November 2016

    Switch/Seed (2016) for saxophone quartet, 8'

    Premiered by Donald Sinta Quartet at Kerrytown Concert House, August 29, 2017.

  • who brings on evening (2022) for violin, 7’

    Commissioned by Jacob Schafer, Premiered at Archway Gallery (Houston, TX) on June 10, 2023

    Studio recording forthcoming

    gesso (2021) for scordatura viola, 11’

    image (a monument to my memory) (2021) for piano, 17’

    Premiered by Vicky Chow at Taplin Auditorium, November 30, 2021

    Portrait in Four Parts (2020) for solo piano, 28’

    Commissioned by Wesley Ducote, premiered at New World Center, Truist Pavilion, April 18, 2022

    unsung (2020) for violin, 3’

    Written for Connor Chaikowski

    Velvet Ripple (2020) for 8-string guitar, 6’

    Commissioned by Joseph Ehrenpreis

    reach (2020) for guitar, 2’

    Commissioned by Sounding Board Project for Bokyung Byun

    Other (2018) for viola, 8’

    Recorded by Sebastian Stefanofić, October 17, 2019

    Allemande (2016) for cello, 7'

    Premiered by Benjamin Fleischacker at Dwight Hall, New Haven CT, March 2017; Recorded by Emily Azzarito at Belmont University, Nashville TN, April 2017

  • The New Manila Envelope (2023), a multimedia song cycle for for soprano, percussion, and electronics 90’

    Future premiere by panSonus, date/location TBD

    now and now (2023) for soprano and piano, 8’

    Premiered by Isobel Anthony at Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall on May 7, 2023

    cheap placeholders for real things (2022) for 8 voices (SSAATTBB) and string quartet, 11’

    Premiered by Voices of Ascension at Roulette Intermedium on February 14, 2023. Presented by Voices of Ascension and Five Boroughs Music Festival

    a place to land (2022) for baritone voice, trumpet, trombone, and bass clarinet, 10’

    Premiered by loadbang at Pickman Hall at the Longy School of Music on June 15, 2022

    flash flood fiction (2021) for vocal sextet (SSATTB) 11’

    Recorded by Variant 6, May 2021

    1, 2, 3 (2018) for soprano and violin scordatura, 11’

    Premiered by Monica Music and Jacob Schafer, October 17, 2019

    marginal at best (2018) for 8 voices (SSAATTBB), 8.5'

    Premiered by members of Yale Voxtet and Yale Schola Cantorum, conducted by Jasmine Gelber

    Bleuet (2017) for soprano, flute, alto saxophone, violin, cello, piano, and percussion, 10'

    Commissioned by Nief Norf Summer Festival, premiered at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, June 2017

    Sea Poppies (2017) for soprano and chamber orchestra, 9'

    Premiered by Yale Undergraduate Chamber Orchestra, featuring Ariadne Lih (soprano) and conducted by Ian Niederhoffer, Battell Chapel, New Haven, CT, April 2017

    ...and the song was wordless... (2016) for soprano and piano, 4.5'

    Premiered by Kevin Madison and Caroline Dunigan at Transylvania County Library, Brevard NC, July 2016

    Love's Philosophy (2014) for mezzo-soprano and piano, 3’

    Commissioned by Yale College New Music, premiered by Albatross Duo at Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, New Haven, CT, Winter 2015

  • Intrusive Thoughts/Anger (2018), for fixed media, string sextet, and video 2.5'

    Video: Sage Michaels

    here (2017) for flute, electric guitar, and electronics, 6.5'

    Commissioned by highSCORE festival, premiered by Unassisted Fold on August 18, 2017