
Augusta Read Thomas
Compositrice américaine née à New York en 1964.
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Augusta Read Thomas prend des leçons de piano dès l’âge de 4 ans à la St. Paul’s School (Concord, dans le New Hampshire). Son professeur lui confie souvent de petits projets de composition, qui seront selon elle à l’origine de sa vocation de compositrice. Elle commence à jouer de la trompette en troisième année, et se spécialise ensuite dans cet instrument.
Après avoir obtenu son diplôme d’études secondaires, Thomas s’inscrit comme étudiante en musique (avec une spécialisation en trompette) à la Northwestern University en 1983 où elle étudie avec Alan Stout et Martin William Karlins. De 1986 à 1987, Augusta Read Thomas étudie la composition avec Oliver Knussen à Tanglewood, puis en 1988 elle suit les enseignements de Jacob Druckman à l’Université de Yale. Reçue entre temps à la Royal Academy of Music de Londres, elle étudie avec Paul Patterson, et obtient une maîtrise.
Tout juste diplômée de la Royal Academy of Music, Thomas reçoit une bourse Guggenheim en 1989. À 23 ans, elle est la plus jeune femme à recevoir cet honneur à l’époque. Peu après, elle commence à enseigner à l’Eastman School of Music. Elle y est titularisée à l’âge de 33 ans. Pendant son séjour à Eastman, elle est nommée compositeur Mead en résidence au Chicago Symphony Orchestra par les chefs d’orchestre Pierre Boulez et Daniel Barenboim. Elle devient la plus ancienne compositrice en résidence Mead, ayant occupé ce poste de 1997 à 2006. Sa résidence se concrétise par la création en 2007 de son œuvre Astral Canticle, l’une des deux œuvres finalistes pour le prix Pulitzer de musique.
Peu après sa titularisation à Eastman, elle retourne à Chicago pour enseigner à la Northwestern University School of Music jusqu’en 2008. En 2010, Thomas est nommée professeure universitaire de composition au département de musique de l’Université de Chicago.
Thomas est également investie dans des activités de programmation et dans la vie de la scène musicale de Chicago. En 2016, elle crée et co-commandite le Ear Taxi Festival, qui accueille plus de 350 musiciens, 88 compositeurs et 54 premières mondiales. Ce festival de deux jours a lieu à Chicago et vise à célébrer la scène de musique contemporaine en plein essor de la ville.
La même année, elle fonde le Center for Contemporary Composition de l’Université de Chicago (C. C. C. C.), conçu commee un environnement dynamique, collaboratif et interdisciplinaire pour la création, l’interprétation et l’étude de la musique nouvelle, ainsi que pour le développement de carrière des compositeurs, interprètes et chercheurs émergents ou établis.
En 2022, elle préside le jury du prix ÉLAN lors de l’Académie du festival ManiFeste de l’Ircam.
Augusta Read Thomas reçoit de nombreux prix ainsi que des nombreuses bourses, notamment de la Fondation Siemens de Munich, du BMI, du National Endowment for the Arts (1994, 1992, 1988), de l’American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, de la Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, de la Koussevitzky Foundation, ou de la New York Foundation for the Arts.
Le Prince Souverain de Monaco la décore Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite Culturel le 18 novembre 2015. Thomas est également membre de l’Académie américaine des arts et des lettres depuis 2009, et de l’Académie américaine des arts et des sciences, depuis 2012.
Sa musique est commandée par des ensembles et des institutions internationales, comme l’ensemble Chanticleer, le Cleveland Orchestra, le Chicago Symphony Orchestra, l’Opéra de Santa Fe, Radio France,le BBC Orchestra, l’Orchestre de Paris, l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Los Angeles ou la Fondation ASCAP.
Ses œuvres sont régulièrement jouées dans le monde entier, et sont dirigées par Christoph Eschenbach, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez, Mstislav Rostropovich, Seiji Ozawa, Oliver Knussen, George Benjamin, Josephine Lee, Michael Lewanski, Bradley Lubman et George Manahan, entre autres.
Augusta Read Thomas est fermement ancrée dans la tradition musicale occidentale. Si elle revendique l’influence majeure de Jean Sébastien Bach, elle est tout autant marquée par Igor Stravinsky que par Benjamin Britten, Olivier Messiaen, Luciano Berio ou Pierre Boulez, auxquels elle emprunte clarté d’écriture, audace créative et effervescence mélodique et rythmique. Cherchant à détourner les codes du néoclassicisme et de la complexité moderniste, elle rebat par exemple les cartes du placement des instruments dans l’orchestre (Orbital Beacons, qu’elle dédie à Pierre Boulez), ou convoque une artiste de beatbox pour son opéra Sweet Potato Kicks the Sun. Quant à sa pièce In my Sky at Twilight, elle se situe à mi-chemin entre un cycle de chansons tradtionnelles et une cantate dramatique.
Son catalogue est exclusivement publié par G. Schirmer, Inc. (pour les œuvres composées avant le 31 décembre 2015) et Nimbus Publishing (pour les pièces composées depuis le 1er janvier 2016).
Prix et distinctions
- Centennial Award, Eastman School of Music, 2022 ;
- Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite Culturel, Monaco, 2015 ;
- Ordre de Lincoln, Lincoln Academy of Illinois, 2014 ;
- Nomination au Pulitzer Music Prize, 2007 ;
- Nomination aux International Rostrum of Composers de l’UNESCO, 2001 ;
- Columbia University Bearns Prize, 1991 ;
- Indiana State University Orchestral Music Prize, 1994 ;
- Third Century Award, Office of Copyrights and Patents, 1989 ;
- International Orpheus Prize, 1991.
© Ircam-Centre Pompidou, 2022
Sources
Site de la compositrice ; Wise Music Classical ; Nimbus Records ; Université de Chicago.
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- Solo (excluding voice)
- Incantation for solo violin (1995), 5 mn, Schirmer
- Incantation version for solo viola (1995), 5 mn, Schirmer
- Incantation version for solo violin (1995), 5 mn, Schirmer
- Spring Song for solo cello (1995), 5 mn, Schirmer
- Bells ring Summer for solo cello (2000), 3 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Pulsar version for solo violin (2003, 2003), 6 mn, Schirmer
- Pulsar version for solo viola (2003), 6 mn, Schirmer
- Caprice for solo violin (2005), 5 mn, Schirmer
- D(i)agon(als) for solo clarinet (or solo alto saxophone) (2005, 2005), 5 mn, Schirmer
- Piano Etudes for solo piano (1996-2005, 2003), 16 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Rush for solo violin (2005), 2 mn, Schirmer
- Traces for solo piano (2005), 16 mn, Schirmer
- Eurythmy Etude "Still Life" for solo piano (2007), 3 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Love Twitters for solo piano (2007), 5 mn, Schirmer
- Dream Catcher for solo violin (or solo viola) (1001, 2008), 6 mn, Schirmer
- Euterpe's Caprice two-minute fanfare for solo flute (2008), 2 mn, Schirmer
- Starlight Ribbons for solo piano (2013), 14 mn, Schirmer
- Capricious Toccata for solo violin (2015), 8 mn, Schirmer
- Capricious Toccata for solo violin (2015), 8 mn, Schirmer
- Rainbow Bridge to Paradise for solo cello (2016), 4 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Rainbow Bridge to Paradise version for solo violin (2016), 4 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Rainbow Bridge to Paradise version for solo viola (2016), 4 mn 30 s
- Rhea Enchanted for solo violin (2016), 5 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Rhea Enchanted version for solo viola (2016), 5 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Rhea Enchanted version for solo cello (2016), 5 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Venus Enchanted for solo violin (2016), 5 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Venus Enchanted for solo violin (2016), 5 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Venus Enchanted version for solo viola (2016), 5 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Venus Enchanted version for solo cello (2016), 5 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Two Thoughts About The Piano for solo piano (2017), 5 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Ripple Effects for carillon (two or four players) (2018), 5 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Bell Illuminations for solo piano (2020), 8 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Amalgam for solo piano (2021), 5 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Bebop Riddle for solo 5-octave marimba (2021), 5 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Crescat Scientia; Vita Excolatur for carillon (2021), 4 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Enchanted Invocation For solo percussion playing vibraphone and 5 crotales (2021), 3 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Dream Catcher version for solo cello (2022), 6 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- RIDDLE for solo cello (2022), 5 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Chamber music
- Chant, for cello and piano for cello and piano (1991, 2002), 10 mn, Schirmer
- ...a circle around the sun... for piano trio (2000), 4 mn, Schirmer
- Invocations for string quartet (2000), 9 mn, Schirmer
- Eagle at Sunrise for string quartet (2001), between 7 mn and 8 mn, Schirmer
- Rise Chanting for string quartet (2002), 13 mn, Schirmer
- Sun Threads for string quartet (1999-2002), 35 mn, Schirmer
- Memory: Swells for guitar duo (2005), 7 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Moon Jig for violin, cello and piano (2005), 5 mn, Schirmer
- Angel Tears & Earth Prayers for organ and trumpet in C (2006), 5 mn, Schirmer
- Silent Moon for violin and viola (2006), 8 mn, Schirmer
- Toft Serenade for violin, and piano (2006), 6 mn, Schirmer
- Toft Serenade version for viola and piano (2006), 6 mn, Schirmer
- Cantos for Slava for cello and piano (2007), 12 mn, Schirmer
- Dancing Helix Rituals for violin, clarinet and piano (2007), 7 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Scherzi Musicali for 2 trumpets in C, horn, trombone (2007), 3 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- SQUEEZE for saxophone quartet for two soprano saxophones, one alto saxophone, and one tenor saxophone (2007), 3 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Fête - a fanfare for six trumpets and three trombones (2010), 4 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Jeu d'Esprit for two trumpets (2010), 3 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Capricci - "Hummingbird Romance" for flute and clarinet in Bb (2011), 5 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Mansueto Tribute, "double helix" For two violins or two violas (or violin and viola) (2011), 3 mn, Schirmer
- Resounding Earth for percussion quartet (2012), 35 mn, Schirmer
- Helix Spirals for string quartet (2015), 23 mn, Schirmer
- Scat for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (2007-2015, 2007), 6 mn, Schirmer
- Selene - Moon Chariot Rituals octet for percussion quartet and string quartet (2015), 18 mn, Schirmer
- Avian Capriccio for brass quintet (2016), 12 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Avian Escapades for wood quintet (2016), 12 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Klee Musings for violin, cello and piano (2016), 16 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- qì for percussion quartet playing two marimbas (2016), 5 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Chi for string quartet (2017), 14 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Acrobats for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, and piano (2018), 6 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Con Moto for percussion quartet (2018), 6 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Songs without Words pour soliste et piano (2018), 6 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Clara’s Ascent or string quartet, or string orchestra featuring solo cello (2019, 2019), 6 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Magic Gardens for string quartet (2020), 11 mn 40 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Star Box for percussion quartet (2020), 6 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Bebop Riddle II for cello and piano (2022), 7 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Bebop Riddle III duo for percussion and piano (2022), 8 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Bebop Riddle IV for oboe, clarinet in Bb, alto saxophone in Eb, bass clarinet in Bb, bassoon (2022), 8 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Instrumental ensemble music
- Words of the Sea for orchestra (1995-1996), 18 mn, Schirmer
- Orbital Beacons — Concerto for Orchestra for orchestra (1998), 27 mn, Schirmer
- Ceremonial for orchestra (1999), 8 mn, Schirmer
- Ring Flourish Blaze for sixteen winds and brass (2000), 2 mn, Schirmer
- Magneticfireflies for high school band (2001), 10 mn, Schirmer
- Murmurs in the Mist of Memory for eleven solo strings (2001), 10 mn, Schirmer
- Prayer Bells for orchestra (2001), 12 mn, Schirmer
- Light the First Light of Evening for orchestra (2002), 2 mn, Schirmer
- Trainwork for orchestra (2002), 9 mn, Schirmer
- Tangle for orchestra (2003), 20 mn, Schirmer
- Dancing Galaxy for concert band (2004), 9 mn, Schirmer
- Galaxy Dances, a tone poem for orchestra (2004), 12 mn, Schirmer
- Credences of Summer for orchestra (2005), 16 mn, Schirmer
- Prayer and Celebration for chamber orchestra (2006), 4 mn, Schirmer
- Helios Choros, a Ballet, a triptych for orchestra for orchestra (2006-2007, 2006-2007, 2006-2007), 38 mn, Schirmer
- Terpsichore's Dream ballet for chamber orchestra (2007), 17 mn, Schirmer
- Dream Threads for youth orchestra and ballet (2008), Schirmer
- Jubilee for orchestra (2010), 18 mn, Schirmer
- Of Paradise and Light for string orchestra (no double basses) (2010), 4 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Radiant Circles for orchestra (2010), 8 mn, Schirmer
- Aureole for orchestra (2013), 8 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- EOS (Goddess of the Dawn), A Ballet for Orchestra for orchestra (2015), 16 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Brio for orchestra (2018), 11 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Magic Box for percussion quartet and string quartet (or string orchestra) (2019), 7 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Memory Palace for string orchestra (no basses) (2019), 6 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- stage The Auditions for chamber orchestra (2019), 27 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Crackle for wind ensemble (2020), 11 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Fanfare of Hope and Solidarity for orchestra (2020), 4 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Sun Dance for orchestra (2020), between 5 mn and 6 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Dance Foldings for orchestra or chamber orchestra (2021), 13 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Dance Mobile For 13 players or for small chamber orchestra (2021), 14 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Dancing Stars for open instrumentation orchestra or chamber ensemble of no less than 8 players (2021), 4 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Rings of Light fanfare for nine saxophones or saxophone ensemble (2022), 4 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Sunburst - a fanfare for orchestra for orchestra (2022), 7 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Concert music
- Cello Concerto #1: Vigil for cello and orchestra (1990), 11 mn, Schirmer
- Meditation: Trombone Concerto For solo trombone and orchestra (1990-1995), 11 mn, Schirmer
- Spirit Musings, Violin Concerto #1 for violin and chamber orchestra (fifteen players) (1997), 11 mn, Schirmer
- Cello Concerto #2: Ritual Incantations for cello and chamber orchestra (1999), 13 mn, Schirmer
- Passion Prayers for solo cello and six instruments (1999), 9 mn, Schirmer
- Canticle Weaving: Trombone Concerto #2 for solo trombone and orchestra (2003), 24 mn, Schirmer
- Silver Chants the Litanies, in memoriam Luciano Berio (Horn Concerto) for solo horn and orchestra (2004), 13 mn, Schirmer
- Astral Canticle double concerto for flute, violin and orchestra (2005), 22 mn, Schirmer
- Violin Concerto #2: Carillon Sky for solo violin and small ensemble (2005), 8 mn, Schirmer
- Violin Concerto #3: "Juggler in Paradise" for violin and orchestra (2008), 20 mn, Schirmer
- Carillon Sky (arrangement de 2009) for solo alto saxophone and small ensemble (2009), 8 mn, Schirmer
- Pilgrim Soul for english horn and two violins (2011), 10 mn, Schirmer
- Bassoon Concertino for bassoon and chamber ensemble (2013), 10 mn, Schirmer
- Cello Concerto #3: Legend of the Phoenix for cello and orchestra (2013), 26 mn, Schirmer
- Viola Concerto #1 for solo viola and orchestra (2013), 20 mn, Schirmer
- Viola Concerto #2 for solo viola and orchestra (2013), 26 mn, Schirmer
- Hemke Concerto "Prisms of Light" For solo alto saxophone and orchestra (2014), 22 mn, Schirmer
- Bass Clarinet Concertino for bass clarinet and chamber ensemble (2015), 10 mn, Schirmer
- Sonorous Earth for percussion quartet playing bells from around the world (approximately 300 pieces of metal) and chamber orchestra (2017), 7 mn 20 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Stardust for soloist and string quartet (2021), 17 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Carnival concerto for bassoon and wind ensemble (2022), 23 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- FIESTA! (no chaser!) for trumpet in C and wind ensemble (2022), 23 mn
- Vocal music and instrument(s)
- LIGEIA chamber opera in two acts (1994, 1994), Schirmer
- Fugitive Star for string quartet (1999-2000), 9 mn
- Ring Out, Wild Bells, to the Wild Sky for soprano, large choir and orchestra (2000), 15 mn, Schirmer
- Song in Sorrow pour soprano, grand chœur et orchestre (2000), 22 mn, Schirmer
- Among dawn flowers for soprano and piano (2001, 2001), 4 mn, Schirmer
- Daylight Divine for solo soprano, children's chorus and chamber orchestra (2001), 20 mn, Schirmer
- Chanting to Paradise for solo soprano, SATB chorus and orchestra (2002), 18 mn, Schirmer
- In My Sky at Twilight for solo soprano and chamber orchestra (2002), 20 mn, Schirmer
- Sunlight Echoes for chorus and orchestra (2002), 5 mn, Schirmer
- Bubble: Rainbow (spirit level) for soprano and ensemble (2003), 4 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Gathering Paradise for soprano and orchestra (2004), 28 mn, Schirmer
- Prairie Sketches I: Diamonds on Orchid Velvet for soprano and ensemble (2004), 15 mn, Schirmer
- Sun Songs — Three Micro-Operas for solo mezzo-soprano and three percussion (2004), 8 mn, Schirmer
- Final Soliloquy of the Interior Paramour for mezzo-soprano, countertenor and small ensemble (2005), 8 mn, Schirmer
- Absolute Ocean for solo soprano, harp obbligato, and orchestra (2008), 18 mn, Schirmer
- Flash for SATB chorus (approximately 90 voices) and orchestra (2011), 7 mn, Schirmer
- Floating Temples for SATB chorus (approximately 110 voices) and orchestra (2011), 24 mn, Schirmer
- Earth Echoes for solo mezzo-soprano, solo baritone and chamber orchestra (2012), 30 mn, Schirmer
- Twilight Butterfly for soprano and piano (2013), 6 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Of Being is a Bird (Emily Dickinson Settings) for light lyric soprano and ensemble (2015, 2015), 17 mn, Schirmer [program note]
- Plea for Peace a vocalise for soprano and string quartet or string orchestra (no basses) (2017), 6 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- SWEET POTATO KICKS THE SUN - An Opera For All Ages for small ensemble and special guest artist (2019), 1 h 23 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Your Kiss for soprano and piano (2019), 6 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Far Past War For SATB chorus and orchestra (2020), 11 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Gwendolyn Brooks Settings for treble chorus and orchestra (2020), 30 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Upon Wings of Words, Emily Dickinson Settings pour soprano lyrique et quatuor à cordes (ou pour mezzo-soprano lyrique et quatuor à cordes) (2021), 17 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- A cappella vocal music
- The Rub of Love for SATB chorus (1995), 2 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Midsummer Blaze ALLELUIA for SATB chorus (1996), 2 mn, Schirmer
- Psalm 91: Verse 11 for chorus for chorus (1996), 1 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Love Songs for SATB chorus (1997), 15 mn, Schirmer
- Four Basho Settings for mixed SSAA youth choir (2002), between 6 mn and 7 mn, Schirmer
- Fruit of my Spirit for SATB chorus (2004), 2 mn, Schirmer
- Purple Syllables for SATB chorus (twelve parts) (2004), 15 mn, Schirmer
- The Rewaking for male chorus (2005), 5 mn, Schirmer
- Juggler of Day - "Sunrise Music and Sunset Music" for female choir (SSAA) (2007), 7 mn, Schirmer
- Roses for female voices (SSAA) (2008), 6 mn, Schirmer
- Two E.E.Cummings Songs for SSAA chorus (2008), 8 mn, Schirmer
- Spells for SATB chorus (2013), 3 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Dappled Things for TTBB choir (or SSAA) (2015), Schirmer
- !HOPE for SSSAA choir (2017), 5 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- FREEDOM, To Be Free and Sky Bound for treble choir or for tenor baritone choir (2022), 7 mn
- 2022
- Bebop Riddle II for cello and piano, 7 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Bebop Riddle III duo for percussion and piano, 8 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Bebop Riddle IV for oboe, clarinet in Bb, alto saxophone in Eb, bass clarinet in Bb, bassoon, 8 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Carnival concerto for bassoon and wind ensemble, 23 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Dream Catcher version for solo cello, 6 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- FIESTA! (no chaser!) for trumpet in C and wind ensemble, 23 mn
- FREEDOM, To Be Free and Sky Bound for treble choir or for tenor baritone choir, 7 mn
- RIDDLE for solo cello, 5 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Rings of Light fanfare for nine saxophones or saxophone ensemble, 4 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Sunburst - a fanfare for orchestra for orchestra, 7 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- 2021
- Amalgam for solo piano, 5 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Bebop Riddle for solo 5-octave marimba, 5 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Crescat Scientia; Vita Excolatur for carillon, 4 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Dance Foldings for orchestra or chamber orchestra, 13 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Dance Mobile For 13 players or for small chamber orchestra, 14 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Dancing Stars for open instrumentation orchestra or chamber ensemble of no less than 8 players, 4 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Enchanted Invocation For solo percussion playing vibraphone and 5 crotales, 3 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Stardust for soloist and string quartet, 17 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Upon Wings of Words, Emily Dickinson Settings pour soprano lyrique et quatuor à cordes (ou pour mezzo-soprano lyrique et quatuor à cordes), 17 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- 2020
- Bell Illuminations for solo piano, 8 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Crackle for wind ensemble, 11 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Fanfare of Hope and Solidarity for orchestra, 4 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Far Past War For SATB chorus and orchestra, 11 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Gwendolyn Brooks Settings for treble chorus and orchestra, 30 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Magic Gardens for string quartet, 11 mn 40 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Star Box for percussion quartet, 6 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Sun Dance for orchestra, between 5 mn and 6 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- 2019
- Clara’s Ascent or string quartet, or string orchestra featuring solo cello, 6 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Magic Box for percussion quartet and string quartet (or string orchestra), 7 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Memory Palace for string orchestra (no basses), 6 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- SWEET POTATO KICKS THE SUN - An Opera For All Ages for small ensemble and special guest artist, 1 h 23 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- stage The Auditions for chamber orchestra, 27 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Your Kiss for soprano and piano, 6 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- 2018
- Acrobats for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, and piano, 6 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Brio for orchestra, 11 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Con Moto for percussion quartet, 6 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Ripple Effects for carillon (two or four players), 5 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Songs without Words pour soliste et piano, 6 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- 2017
- !HOPE for SSSAA choir, 5 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Chi for string quartet, 14 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Plea for Peace a vocalise for soprano and string quartet or string orchestra (no basses), 6 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Sonorous Earth for percussion quartet playing bells from around the world (approximately 300 pieces of metal) and chamber orchestra, 7 mn 20 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Two Thoughts About The Piano for solo piano, 5 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- 2016
- Avian Capriccio for brass quintet, 12 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Avian Escapades for wood quintet, 12 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Klee Musings for violin, cello and piano, 16 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Rainbow Bridge to Paradise for solo cello, 4 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Rainbow Bridge to Paradise version for solo violin, 4 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Rainbow Bridge to Paradise version for solo viola, 4 mn 30 s
- Rhea Enchanted for solo violin, 5 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Rhea Enchanted version for solo viola, 5 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Rhea Enchanted version for solo cello, 5 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Venus Enchanted for solo violin, 5 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Venus Enchanted for solo violin, 5 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Venus Enchanted version for solo viola, 5 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- Venus Enchanted version for solo cello, 5 mn 30 s, Nimbus Music Publishing
- qì for percussion quartet playing two marimbas, 5 mn, Nimbus Music Publishing
- 2015
- Bass Clarinet Concertino for bass clarinet and chamber ensemble, 10 mn, Schirmer
- Capricious Toccata for solo violin, 8 mn, Schirmer
- Capricious Toccata for solo violin, 8 mn, Schirmer
- Dappled Things for TTBB choir (or SSAA), Schirmer
- EOS (Goddess of the Dawn), A Ballet for Orchestra for orchestra, 16 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Helix Spirals for string quartet, 23 mn, Schirmer
- Of Being is a Bird (Emily Dickinson Settings) for light lyric soprano and ensemble, 17 mn, Schirmer [program note]
- Scat for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, 6 mn, Schirmer
- Selene - Moon Chariot Rituals octet for percussion quartet and string quartet, 18 mn, Schirmer
- 2014
- Hemke Concerto "Prisms of Light" For solo alto saxophone and orchestra, 22 mn, Schirmer
- 2013
- Aureole for orchestra, 8 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Bassoon Concertino for bassoon and chamber ensemble, 10 mn, Schirmer
- Cello Concerto #3: Legend of the Phoenix for cello and orchestra, 26 mn, Schirmer
- Spells for SATB chorus, 3 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Starlight Ribbons for solo piano, 14 mn, Schirmer
- Twilight Butterfly for soprano and piano, 6 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Viola Concerto #1 for solo viola and orchestra, 20 mn, Schirmer
- Viola Concerto #2 for solo viola and orchestra, 26 mn, Schirmer
- 2012
- Earth Echoes for solo mezzo-soprano, solo baritone and chamber orchestra, 30 mn, Schirmer
- Resounding Earth for percussion quartet, 35 mn, Schirmer
- 2011
- Capricci - "Hummingbird Romance" for flute and clarinet in Bb, 5 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Flash for SATB chorus (approximately 90 voices) and orchestra, 7 mn, Schirmer
- Floating Temples for SATB chorus (approximately 110 voices) and orchestra, 24 mn, Schirmer
- Mansueto Tribute, "double helix" For two violins or two violas (or violin and viola), 3 mn, Schirmer
- Pilgrim Soul for english horn and two violins, 10 mn, Schirmer
- 2010
- Fête - a fanfare for six trumpets and three trombones, 4 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Jeu d'Esprit for two trumpets, 3 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Jubilee for orchestra, 18 mn, Schirmer
- Of Paradise and Light for string orchestra (no double basses), 4 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Radiant Circles for orchestra, 8 mn, Schirmer
- 2009
- Carillon Sky (arrangement de 2009) for solo alto saxophone and small ensemble, 8 mn, Schirmer
- 2008
- Absolute Ocean for solo soprano, harp obbligato, and orchestra, 18 mn, Schirmer
- Dream Catcher for solo violin (or solo viola), 6 mn, Schirmer
- Dream Threads for youth orchestra and ballet, Schirmer
- Euterpe's Caprice two-minute fanfare for solo flute, 2 mn, Schirmer
- Roses for female voices (SSAA), 6 mn, Schirmer
- Two E.E.Cummings Songs for SSAA chorus, 8 mn, Schirmer
- Violin Concerto #3: "Juggler in Paradise" for violin and orchestra, 20 mn, Schirmer
- 2007
- Cantos for Slava for cello and piano, 12 mn, Schirmer
- Dancing Helix Rituals for violin, clarinet and piano, 7 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Eurythmy Etude "Still Life" for solo piano, 3 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Helios Choros, a Ballet, a triptych for orchestra for orchestra, 38 mn, Schirmer
- Juggler of Day - "Sunrise Music and Sunset Music" for female choir (SSAA), 7 mn, Schirmer
- Love Twitters for solo piano, 5 mn, Schirmer
- SQUEEZE for saxophone quartet for two soprano saxophones, one alto saxophone, and one tenor saxophone, 3 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Scherzi Musicali for 2 trumpets in C, horn, trombone, 3 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Terpsichore's Dream ballet for chamber orchestra, 17 mn, Schirmer
- 2006
- Angel Tears & Earth Prayers for organ and trumpet in C, 5 mn, Schirmer
- Prayer and Celebration for chamber orchestra, 4 mn, Schirmer
- Silent Moon for violin and viola, 8 mn, Schirmer
- Toft Serenade for violin, and piano, 6 mn, Schirmer
- Toft Serenade version for viola and piano, 6 mn, Schirmer
- 2005
- Astral Canticle double concerto for flute, violin and orchestra, 22 mn, Schirmer
- Caprice for solo violin, 5 mn, Schirmer
- Credences of Summer for orchestra, 16 mn, Schirmer
- D(i)agon(als) for solo clarinet (or solo alto saxophone), 5 mn, Schirmer
- Final Soliloquy of the Interior Paramour for mezzo-soprano, countertenor and small ensemble, 8 mn, Schirmer
- Memory: Swells for guitar duo, 7 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Moon Jig for violin, cello and piano, 5 mn, Schirmer
- Piano Etudes for solo piano, 16 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Rush for solo violin, 2 mn, Schirmer
- The Rewaking for male chorus, 5 mn, Schirmer
- Traces for solo piano, 16 mn, Schirmer
- Violin Concerto #2: Carillon Sky for solo violin and small ensemble, 8 mn, Schirmer
- 2004
- Dancing Galaxy for concert band, 9 mn, Schirmer
- Fruit of my Spirit for SATB chorus, 2 mn, Schirmer
- Galaxy Dances, a tone poem for orchestra, 12 mn, Schirmer
- Gathering Paradise for soprano and orchestra, 28 mn, Schirmer
- Prairie Sketches I: Diamonds on Orchid Velvet for soprano and ensemble, 15 mn, Schirmer
- Purple Syllables for SATB chorus (twelve parts), 15 mn, Schirmer
- Silver Chants the Litanies, in memoriam Luciano Berio (Horn Concerto) for solo horn and orchestra, 13 mn, Schirmer
- Sun Songs — Three Micro-Operas for solo mezzo-soprano and three percussion, 8 mn, Schirmer
- 2003
- Bubble: Rainbow (spirit level) for soprano and ensemble, 4 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Canticle Weaving: Trombone Concerto #2 for solo trombone and orchestra, 24 mn, Schirmer
- Pulsar version for solo violin, 6 mn, Schirmer
- Pulsar version for solo viola, 6 mn, Schirmer
- Tangle for orchestra, 20 mn, Schirmer
- 2002
- Chanting to Paradise for solo soprano, SATB chorus and orchestra, 18 mn, Schirmer
- Four Basho Settings for mixed SSAA youth choir, between 6 mn and 7 mn, Schirmer
- In My Sky at Twilight for solo soprano and chamber orchestra, 20 mn, Schirmer
- Light the First Light of Evening for orchestra, 2 mn, Schirmer
- Rise Chanting for string quartet, 13 mn, Schirmer
- Sun Threads for string quartet, 35 mn, Schirmer
- Sunlight Echoes for chorus and orchestra, 5 mn, Schirmer
- Trainwork for orchestra, 9 mn, Schirmer
- 2001
- Among dawn flowers for soprano and piano, 4 mn, Schirmer
- Daylight Divine for solo soprano, children's chorus and chamber orchestra, 20 mn, Schirmer
- Eagle at Sunrise for string quartet, between 7 mn and 8 mn, Schirmer
- Magneticfireflies for high school band, 10 mn, Schirmer
- Murmurs in the Mist of Memory for eleven solo strings, 10 mn, Schirmer
- Prayer Bells for orchestra, 12 mn, Schirmer
- 2000
- ...a circle around the sun... for piano trio, 4 mn, Schirmer
- Bells ring Summer for solo cello, 3 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Fugitive Star for string quartet, 9 mn
- Invocations for string quartet, 9 mn, Schirmer
- Ring Flourish Blaze for sixteen winds and brass, 2 mn, Schirmer
- Ring Out, Wild Bells, to the Wild Sky for soprano, large choir and orchestra, 15 mn, Schirmer
- Song in Sorrow pour soprano, grand chœur et orchestre, 22 mn, Schirmer
- 1999
- Cello Concerto #2: Ritual Incantations for cello and chamber orchestra, 13 mn, Schirmer
- Ceremonial for orchestra, 8 mn, Schirmer
- Passion Prayers for solo cello and six instruments, 9 mn, Schirmer
- 1998
- Orbital Beacons — Concerto for Orchestra for orchestra, 27 mn, Schirmer
- 1997
- Love Songs for SATB chorus, 15 mn, Schirmer
- Spirit Musings, Violin Concerto #1 for violin and chamber orchestra (fifteen players), 11 mn, Schirmer
- 1996
- Midsummer Blaze ALLELUIA for SATB chorus, 2 mn, Schirmer
- Psalm 91: Verse 11 for chorus for chorus, 1 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- Words of the Sea for orchestra, 18 mn, Schirmer
- 1995
- Incantation for solo violin, 5 mn, Schirmer
- Incantation version for solo viola, 5 mn, Schirmer
- Incantation version for solo violin, 5 mn, Schirmer
- Meditation: Trombone Concerto For solo trombone and orchestra, 11 mn, Schirmer
- Spring Song for solo cello, 5 mn, Schirmer
- The Rub of Love for SATB chorus, 2 mn 30 s, Schirmer
- 1994
- LIGEIA chamber opera in two acts, Schirmer
- 1991
- Chant, for cello and piano for cello and piano, 10 mn, Schirmer
- 1990
- Cello Concerto #1: Vigil for cello and orchestra, 11 mn, Schirmer
Liens internet
- Site de la compositrice : https://www.augustareadthomas.com/
- Page consacrée à la compositrice sur Wise Music Classical : https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/composer/1586/Augusta-Read-Thomas/
- Site de Nimbus Records : https://www.wyastone.co.uk/nimbus-artists/augusta-read-thomas
- Site de l’Université de Chicago : https://music.uchicago.edu/people/augusta-read-thomas
- Liste intégrale des articles publiés sur Augusta Read Thomas : https://www.augustareadthomas.com/press/index.html
- Liste intégrale des interviews et des portraits en vidéo, podcasts, etc : https://www.augustareadthomas.com/media.html
(liens vérifiés en juin 2022).
Discographie sélective
- THOMAS, Augusta Read, « Bell Illuminations », 1 Cd Nimbus Records, 2022, NI6427.
- THOMAS, Augusta Read, « Song Without Words », 1 Cd Cedille Records, 2022, NI6427.
- THOMAS, Augusta Read, « The Auditions », 1 Cd Nimbus Records, 2020, NI6402.
- THOMAS, Augusta Read, « Ritual Incantations », 1 Cd Nimbus Alliance, 2017, NI6355.
- THOMAS, Augusta Read, « Of Being is a Bird », 1 Cd Nimbus Alliance, 2016, NI6323.
- THOMAS, Augusta Read, « Astral Canticle », 1 Cd Nimbus Alliance, 2015, NI6306.
- THOMAS, Augusta Read, « Music for Strings », 1 Cd Nimbus Alliance, 2015, NI6263.
- THOMAS, Augusta Read, « A Portrait of Augusta Read Thomas », 1 Cd Nimbus Alliance, 2014, NI6262.
- THOMAS, Augusta Read, « Chamber & Piano Works », 1 Cd Nimbus Alliance, 2014, NI6261.
- THOMAS, Augusta Read, « Selected Works for Orchestra », 1 Cd Nimbus Alliance, 2014, NI6258.
- THOMAS, Augusta Read, Pulsar, Jennifer Koh : violon, avec des œuvres de John Zorn, Elliott Carter, Esa-Pekka Salonen, dans « Rhapsodic Musings: 21st Century Works for Solo Violin », 1 Cd Cedille Records, 2009, CDR 90000 113.
- THOMAS, Augusta Read, Pulsar, Jennifer Koh : violon, avec des œuvres de John Zorn, Elliott Carter, Esa-Pekka Salonen, dans « Rhapsodic Musings: 21st Century Works for Solo Violin », 1 Cd Cedille Records, 2009, CDR 90000 113.
- THOMAS, Augusta Read, « Sun Threads », 1 Cd CD Baby, 2009, ARTCD19992007.