Composer Prize 2015
Christian Mason
Works
Orchestral
Sympathetic Resonance (2014/15) [work in progress]
for large orchestra
Isolarion – Rituals of Resonance (2012/13)
for large orchestra
Clear Night! (2007/08)
for large orchestra
…from bursting suns escaping… (2006)
symphony orchestra
Aspects of Radiance (2005)
for orchestra
Ensemble
Layers of Love (2014/15) [work in progress]
for mixed ensemble (13 players)
The Years of Light (2013)
for 2 voices and large ensemble (25 players): soprano, mezzo soprano, 2 trumpets, 2 clarinets, 12 harmonicas, 3 flutes, percussion, harp, piano/celeste, 3 cellos
Looking for the Land that is Nowhere (2010)
for theremin and scordatura string octet
Noctilucence (2009)
for flute, clarinet, glockenspiel, piano, string quartet
In Time Entwined, In Space Enlaced (2008)
for three mixed trios and 36 audience harmonicas
Chamber
Isolarion II – Brass Quintet (2012)
for brass quintet (2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba)
Sai Ma/Racing Horses (2012)
for string quartet
Equinoxes of the Infinite (2008)
for 2 pianos and 2 percussion
TRIO: In Space Enlaced (2008/2012)
for flute, oboe, clarinet
TRIO: In Time Entwined (2008)
for bass flute, cor anglais, viola
Solo/Duo
Remembered Resonance (2014)
for piano solo (+ Japanese wind chimes)
Learning Self-Modulation (2011)
for violin (+ scordatura violin) and piano (+ rin)
Incandescence (2011)
for cello solo
Heavens Chimes Are Slow (2010)
for flute and piano
Efflorescence (2008)
for violin solo
When Joy Became Mixed With Grief (2007)
for violin solo
…just as the sun is always… (2006)
for piano solo
Vocal/Choral
Somewhere, between us… (2014)
for amplified SATB vocal quartet and paetzold bass recorder in a dark room
Unseen Seasons (2013)
for a cappella choir (SSAATTBB)
On Love and Death – 5 Rossetti Songs (2009 – 11)
for soprano and piano