MICHAEL SCHELLE : CATALOGUE OF WORKS
AUDIO RECORDINGS / VIDEO CLIPS ON THE AUDIO / VIDEO PAGE
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MUSIC FOR ORCHESTRA:
Exorcism of the Sugar Plum Fairy (2012) - for large orchestra
Guardian (2011) - for violin and chamber orchestra
Rain (2009) Vladimir Nabokov text - for soprano and chamber orchestra
The Beast of Brazil (2005) - for large orchestra
Ear Infection (2005) - for large string orchestra
Vox Humana (2005) - for large orchestra, cell phones & pre-recorded medium
Extraction on No. 8 (2005) - for large orchestra
Chrysalis (2004) - for large orchestra
Crashout (2004) - for large orchestra
Wright Flight (2002) - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Samurai (1999) - for large orchestra
Spider Baby (1996) - for chamber orchestra
Mayday! (1995) - for 4 percussionist and orchestra
Jonestown Echo (The Rev. Jim Jones)
Detour to Nowhere (John Dillinger)
Limberlost (Gene Stratton Porter)
One for the Gipper (Knute Rockne)
Ben Bonhommes Rouge (Ezra Pound)
The Last Ride (James Dean)
Blast! (1992) - for large orchestra
Rapscallion (1990) - for chamber orchestra
After the Meridian: "Times of Future Passed" (1990)
for chorus, orchestra, soloists
The Big Night (1989) - for large orchestra
Kidspeace (1987) - for orchestra and voices
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (1986)
Swashbuckler! (1984) - for large orchestra
Pygmies II (1983) - for orchestra and speaker
Golden Bells (1983) - for orchestra and chorus
Pygmies (1982) - for orchestra and tape
Masque - A Story of Puppets, Poets, Kings and Clowns (1979)
El Salon Medico (1977) - for large orchestra
Lancaster Variations for Orchestra (1976)
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PIANO MUSIC
Straight, No Lithium (2010/11)
Nine Bipolar Piano Praeludium(s) in Three Sets: SPRECHSTIMME (Overkill, Fumio, Sprechsamba), APPARITIONS (Castle, Stille Nacht, Driller) and BACCHANALIA (Strapping, St. Francis, No Lithium)
Wright Flight : Piano Concerto (2002)
Janus: Third Sonata for Piano (1998)
Hammerstein (1995)
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (1986)
Music for Two Pianos (1982)
Second Sonata for Piano (1979)
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CHAMBER MUSIC
Strong Quartet (2011) - for string quartet (a.k.a. String Quartet for Strong Quartet)
Say Goodnight, Gracie (2010) - 4 wind players, 14 music stands & stagehand
Stiff (2010) - for string quartet
Nagoya Spiral (2009) - for four players and 'tape'
Calhoun (2009) - large mixed chamber ensemble
The Fall of Susan McClary (2009) - for large mixed chamber ensemble Caligynophobia, horror feminae and The Pines of Santa Monica
In Secret (2008) - viola and piano
No Child Left Behind (2007) - 11 chamber players
The Viola the Wind Swept Away (2007) - for solo viola,
w/ clarinet, bass clarinet, cello, double bass, piano and percussion
Heartland (2007) - for 7 chamber players : Buckeye Zombies, Hawkeye Feeder, Ill-i-noise, Badger Baby, Bluegrass Voodoo, Michigan Militia, Threnody for the Victims of Indiana
Struwwelpeter (2006) - tenor & piano (1991) or for tenor & chamber ensemble (2006)
It's Curtains for You, Bub (2005) - large mixed chamber ensemble
Prayer (2004) - solo cello, with piano and harp
Snapdragon (2002) - large percussion ensemble and piano
Gimme Shelter (2001) - violin & piano (many composers have a 9/11 piece, this is mine)
GODZILLA (1997) - clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor sax, piano, bass, percussion
Subwoofer (1996) - for solo flute
Gran Coro (1992) - organ solo
Berlin Archetype (1990) - solo cello
. . . with clarinet, piano & off-stage trumpet & tenor
Daydream (1988) - six players / actors
Inizio (1989) - violin and cello
Racing With Rabbits! (1988) - solo percussionist
Musica Magnetizzare (1988) - five chamber players
HOWL! (1986) [after Allen Ginsberg and Benny Goodman] - solo clarinet & 4 players
Play Us Chastity on Your Violin (1984) - solo violin & thirteen players
Music for the Alabama Kid (1984) - for eight players
Blue Plate Special (1983) - for tuba alone (with auxilliary percussion)
Rattlesnake! (1983) - solo percussionist
Redbud (1982) - solo doublebass
Cry Wolf (1981) - piano, cello and five percussionists
Double Quartet (1980) - for eight winds
Music for the Last Days of Strindberg (1979) - for nine players
Chamber Concerto (1978) - solo violin and three players
Hopfer Herschlag (1977) - five players and electronic tape
Katzenmusik (1976) - baritone (voice) and six players
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SYMPHONIC BAND / WIND ENSEMBLE
The End of the World (2011) - Consortium Commission (see "NEWS" page)
la fin du monde
Prayer (2004) - solo cello and 13 chamber players (small wind ensemble)
When Hell Freezes Over (1995 - Double Concerto for Bass Clarinet, Baritone Sax and Symphonic Wind Ensemble in 3 Movements: 1. Baptism 2. Confession 3. Confirmation
Guttersnipe (1994)
Contraband (1990)
El Salon Medico
(1990 concert band version by Rocky J. Reuter and Michael Schelle)
Invocation (1989)
Seven Steps from Hell (1985)
Cliffhanger March (1984)
King Ubu (1980)
Michael Schelle : WIND REPERTORY PROJECT
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OPERA / CHORAL / VOCAL
Ra-ahmen (2010) - SATB and 2 (or 4) doublebasses
Aesop Rules! (1997) 55:00 musical for kids (grades 1 - 5) tenor sax, keyboards, percussion
Pipuff (1992) - anti-pollution vocal adventure for large youth choir - SATB a cappella
Struwwelpeter (1991) - tenor & piano, or for tenor & chamber ensemble (2006)
After the Meridian: "Times of Future Passed" (1990)
for chorus, orchestra and soloists
The Great Soap Opera (1988) - CHAMBER OPERA (dur. c. 2 hours)
Six Seasonal Anthems (1987) - SATB, organ
Oboe Darkness (1987) - youth choir, oboe, percussion
Dei Angelus (1987) - SATB, organ
Caroleluia (1987) – SATB
Swanwhite (1981) - soprano and piano
The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin (1977) - TTBB
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SCHELLE'S TWO GREATEST and FAVORITE WORKS :
Katherine "Katie" Marie Schelle (b. 1981) : degrees from Sacred Heart University (CT) and Fairfield University (CT). Interior Designer and architect for Mitchell Studios, LLC, in New Haven, CT
Patrick "Paddy" Alexander Schelle (b. 1984) : B.S. University of Hartford, and M.S.W. from New York University : Social Worker in NYC and Westchester, NY : Family Services of Westchester
This early morning, pre-coffee shot of my bleeding heart liberal NYC social worker son, Paddy, illustrates that he could EASILY be cast as the notorious psychopathic serial killer MAX CADY in the 2013 re-make of CAPE FEAR - easily trumping the role played by both Robert Mitchum (1962) and Robert DeNiro (1991).
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With my kids @ Ground Zero in NYC : December 2010 ...
or the new publicity photo for a Brooklyn punk band ??
Catholic Church near Ground Zero: constructed w/debris from the towers
