Jesse Maker

music and words | sense and nonsense

denton, tx | montreal, qc

 
 

Photo by Emilio Mesa

Email jessemakermusic@gmail.com for all inquiries.

Large Scale/Theatrical Works

in progress Sun Shower for orchestra

Devolving Songs for large ensemble, solo trio and two sopranos – 30’

Glossary of an Ending (2022) for orchestra – 9’

Need (2018) micro-opera for two sopranos, flute, clarinet, and piano – 11’

Six Embers (2018) for orchestra – 6’30”

Dappled Thing 1 (2012) for orchestra – 11’30”

Freddy Malaboca’s Woodland Spectacular (2012), full-length cabaret co-written with Tim Hansen – 40’

Duos/Chamber Works

Trodden (2022) for soprano voice, alto saxophone, piano, electric guitar, and accordion – 9’

Both (2021) for string quartet – 16’

Blare (2021) for saxophone quartet – 17’

Branch, Snow; Spindle, Wool (2020) for Pierrot ensemble + percussion – 10’

Play Thing (2019) for two pianos and two percussion – 13’

Seer / Seen (2019) for soprano and double bass – 10’

Simple Simplification (2018) for alto saxophone and trombone – 8’

Timepiece (2018) for flute and percussion – 4’

Breaded Face (2017) for soprano and percussion – 13’

UnCovered (2017) for clarinet, bassoon, and harp – 7’

Annunciation (to a New Year) (2015-2016) for alto and tenor saxophones – 1”

Seventh for Two (2013) for soprano and percussion – 15’

Moebius (2013) for violin and viola – 11’

Eighth for Two (2012) for cello and piano – 10’45”

Selfsludge Dredging (2012) for cello, percussion, and voice – 1’30”

Ninth for Two (2012) for violin and flute – 13’

Old Cobbe at the Bar (2008) for tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano/voice and violin – 13’30”

Solo Works

Whistleblower (2023) for piccolo – 9’

Cosmic Adventures in Time and Space (2019) for very young pianist– 4’

Oh , I (2018) for speaking trombonist – 7’

Shame (2014, rev. 2018) for speaking flutist – 6’

Ten Notes for Per Nørgård (2018) for piano – 4’

A the Tree, Tree (2016-17) for speaking violinist – 10’

Countings (2017) for piano – 8’

Meditation: 3 and 1 (2015) for three-manual organ -6’

Moon (2015) for speaking flutist – 6’

Wordmusic     for solo performer (orator)

-Debater (2017) – 4’

-Breaded Face (2014) – 4’

-The Youngish (2013) – 7’

-The Count of Crisco (2013, with or without percussion quartet) – 5’

-Candy (2011) – 10’

The Zero Point for speaking alto saxophonist (2010) -27’

Percussion Etude – Space Study for percussionist (2009) – 8’

Fixed Media

Triptych (2017), recorded voices and synthesized sounds – 7’

Like a Sudden Flame (2010, rev. 2017), recorded voices – 4’