"Brett Banducci's deftly nimble and mercurial musical voice takes us on unexpected journeys, from the vertiginous vocal heights explored in his orchestral song cycle, 'la luna ligada al mar', to the quirky, shadowy dance moves heard in his craftily enigmatic 'Basque Suites' for flute and ‘cello. This is music of constant surprise and delight."

 

Solo Instrumental

Featured
Three Poetic Images (2007) for Solo Violoncello
Three Poetic Images (2007) for Solo Violoncello

Premiere: 2007, University of California, Riverside Ira Glansbeek, ‘cello

Three Guises of Demeter (2007)
Three Guises of Demeter (2007)

Premiere: 2007, University of California, Riverside Gary Barnett, piano

LIT (2017)
LIT (2017)

'sonata urbana' for solo clarinet in B-flat

I Flaunt

II Gloss

III FOMO I

IV FOMO II

V Ausklang

Current Projects : 

In Nomine: Five Sacred Concerti (2019/20) for Solo Horn, 2 Antiphonal Harps Obbligato, and 46 Solo Strings
(Pasadena Symphony April 2021; James Thatcher, solo horn, David Lockington, dir)

Current Projects in tempus pestis:

Stella Caeli for Mezzo-Soprano, Violin, and Melodica

BB6: Music for 6 Quarantined Violists After J.S. Bach

different ears: 6 string quartets (a conceptual album)

The Space of Variations: Ballet in 4 Tableaux after Vadim Zeland for Piano Solo and String Orchestra

3 Caprices for Oboe Solo

tellmewhy for cello alone

4 Sacred Concerti after In Nomine (chamber version for Horn Solo, 2 Harps, and String Octet with Bass)

YouTube:

Basque Suites (2011) 

Pamela Vliek Martchev, flute Timothy Loo, 'cello

 

Two Pianos

Featured
Elegy for YSL (2008)
Elegy for YSL (2008)

Premiere: 2009, Aspen Music Festival and School Ting-Ting Wong and Christina Liu, pianos

Listen

Cloud Variations (2019) for Piano Four-Hands
Cloud Variations (2019) for Piano Four-Hands

  1. Cloud Theme

 

Chamber Music

Featured
Basque Suites (2011) for Flute and Violoncello
Basque Suites (2011) for Flute and Violoncello

Premiere: 2011, University of Southern California
Michael Matsuno, flute
Stella Cho, ‘cello

Listen

Watch Performance

Soundtrack to Robert Motherwell: Elegies, Gestures and Opens at Leslie Sacks Fine Art, Brentwood

Moray (2009) for English Horn and Organ
Moray (2009) for English Horn and Organ

Premiere: 2009, All Saints' Church, Beverly Hills
Millennium Too! 

Periods (2008) for Woodwind Quintet
Periods (2008) for Woodwind Quintet

Premiere: 2008, University of California, Riverside

 

Fluttering Hearts (2016) for 5 'Cellos
Fluttering Hearts (2016) for 5 'Cellos

Premiere: 2016 by Sakura on the Chamber Music Sedona concert series. 

Commissioned by a grant from Tarisio. 

Sonatina (2018) for Horn and Viola
Sonatina (2018) for Horn and Viola

World Premiere: Ian Petruzzi, horn, Brett Banducci, viola

Duo (2019) for Bassoon and Viola
Duo (2019) for Bassoon and Viola
BB6: Music for Quarantined Violas after J.S.Bach (2020)
BB6: Music for Quarantined Violas after J.S.Bach (2020)

to my colleagues, the violists of Los Angeles

Mixed Chamber Ensemble

Voice and Piano

Featured
Christopher (2010) for Baritone and Piano
Christopher (2010) for Baritone and Piano

text: Allison Carter
premiere: 2010, MATA Interval Series, Brooklyn

Gabriel Kahane, voice/piano

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A Triptych in How (2010) for Soprano and Piano
A Triptych in How (2010) for Soprano and Piano

text: Fox Henry Frazier
premiere: 2012, University of Southern California Emma-Grace Dunbar, soprano
Jessica Hall, piano

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Voice with Small Ensemble

Featured
Ants Without Shade (2005) for Soprano, Flute, Harp, and String Trio
Ants Without Shade (2005) for Soprano, Flute, Harp, and String Trio

Text: Japanese Haiku
Premiere: 2005, Project Accidental Moira Smiley, soprano 

Voice with Small Ensemble

Rilke + Lieder (2019) for Countertenor, Viola, Piano, and Organ
Rilke + Lieder (2019) for Countertenor, Viola, Piano, and Organ

World Premiere: January, 2019, Seattle; José Luis Muñoz, countertneor, Brett Banducci, viola, Andrea Duroy, piano, Doug Cleveland, organ

Psalm Clouds (2020) for Soprano Solo, CCTTB soli, TTBB Chorus, 5 Celli, Organ, Harp, Cimbalom, Piano, Harp, Celesta
Psalm Clouds (2020) for Soprano Solo, CCTTB soli, TTBB Chorus, 5 Celli, Organ, Harp, Cimbalom, Piano, Harp, Celesta

Libretto by Elise Suklje Martin

Orchestral

Featured
La Luna Ligada al Mar (2010) for High Soprano and Large Orchestra (Song IV)
La Luna Ligada al Mar (2010) for High Soprano and Large Orchestra (Song IV)

Text: Elise Suklje Martin
Premiere: 2010, University of Southern California Sophie Wingland, soprano
Donald Crockett, cond.

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In Nomine: Five Sacred Concerti (2020) for Solo Horn, 2 Antiphonal Harps Obbligato, and 46 Solo Strings
In Nomine: Five Sacred Concerti (2020) for Solo Horn, 2 Antiphonal Harps Obbligato, and 46 Solo Strings

World Premiere scheduled April 2021: Pasadena Symphony Orchestra, David Lockington, dir., James Thatcher, solo horn

Solo Instrument and Ensemble

Featured
Sonatina (2007) for Oboe d’Amore, String Quartet, and Harp
Sonatina (2007) for Oboe d’Amore, String Quartet, and Harp

Premiere: 2007, Ensemble Green Paul Sherman, oboe d'amore

Vacant Leaves (2009) for Viola and Percussion (2 Players)
Vacant Leaves (2009) for Viola and Percussion (2 Players)

Premiered 2009 by the composer at the Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium, Eugene, OR.