Joel Brennan

New Works

Compositions that I have commissioned, were written for me, or with which I was otherwise involved in originating. Click any column to sort.

Composer⇵	Title⇵	Year⇵	⏱⇵	Instrumentation⇵
Abbott, Katy	Cross Sections	2014	17	Brass Ensemble	More Info [X] Abbott: Cross Sections Commissioned by Joel Brennan and Don Immel with funds provided by Australia Council Music Board Premiered 10 July 2014 (Sydney International Brass Festival, Sydney Congress Hall; Sydney, Australia) Brass Ensemble (Solo trumpet, solo trombone, Brass: 2.4.2+1.1)
Abbott, Katy	Midnight Songs	2013	25	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Abbott: Midnight Songs Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 17 September 2013 (Chengdu, China) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (classical guitar, loop pedals for all three instruments)
Batterham, Andrew	Melbourne Mosaic	2016	17	Brass Quintet	More Info [X] Batterham: Melbourne Mosaic Commissioned by Lyrebird Brass Premiere Brass Quintet
Buller, Mark	Quarantine Minatures, No 73: The Works	2021	1	Trumpet	More Info [X] Buller: Quarantine Minatures, No 73: The Works Part of the Georgia Runoff Commissioning Project Trumpet
Chen, Yihan	清涼—still—	2019	8	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Chen: 清涼—still— Premiered 21 February 2019 (Princeton Sound Kitchen, Taplin Auditorium; Princeton, USA) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (electric guitar)
Clapham, Rhyan (DOBBY)	I Think I Can Float	2021	6	Brass quintet	More Info [X] Clapham: I Think I Can Float Commissioned by Lyrebird Brass with assistance from the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development and a Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Strategic Initiatives Grant Brass quintet (with drum track (live or pre-recorded))
Collins, Brendan	Suite for Trumpet, Violin and Piano	2019		Trumpet, violin, piano	More Info [X] Collins: Suite for Trumpet, Violin and Piano Trumpet, violin, piano
Conyngham, Barry	ANZAC	2014	25	Concerto for Nine Instruments (Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Electric Guitar, Percussion) and Orchestra	More Info [X] Conyngham: ANZAC Premiered 31 August 2014 (Iwaki Auditorium Melbourne, Australia The University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Brett Dean, conductor Derek Jones, flute Robert Schubert, clarinet Curt Thompson, violin Alvin Wong, cello Joel Brennan, trumpet Don Immel, trombone Ian Holth) Concerto for Nine Instruments (Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Electric Guitar, Percussion) and Orchestra (Trumpet doubling flugelhorn)
Copley, Katahj	Sonata	2023	9	Trumpet and Piano	More Info [X] Copley: Sonata Commissioned by a consortium of trumpeters led by Michael S. Brown Trumpet and Piano
Dargaville, Timothy	Transience	2019	18	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Dargaville: Transience Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 10 December 2019 (Melbourne Recital Centre; Melbourne, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (electric guitar, amplified brass, loop pedals, offstage brass ensemble )
Donohue, Jacob	Unfold One	2018	11	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Donohue: Unfold One Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 19 February 2018 (Melbourne Recital Centre; Melbourne, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (electric guitar, HOG, amplified brass, trumpet doubling flugelhorn)
Duarte, Frank	The Purpose of Our Existence	2021	5	Trumpet	More Info [X] Duarte: The Purpose of Our Existence Part of the Georgia Runoff Commissioning Project Trumpet
Eötvös, Melody	Gamma	2022	6	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Eötvös: Gamma Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 22 March 2022 (Melbourne Recital Centre, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar
Flinn, Wes	Souvenir from a Canceled Trip	2021	1	Flugelhorn	More Info [X] Flinn: Souvenir from a Canceled Trip Part of the Georgia Runoff Commissioning Project Flugelhorn
Ford, Andrew	Slow Air	2014	12	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Ford: Slow Air Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 10 July 2014 (Sydney Conservatorium of Music; Sydney, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (classical guitar)
Frazier, Michael	glad to be	2021	14	Trumpet, piano	More Info [X] Frazier: glad to be Commissioned by Joel Brennan Trumpet, piano (Trumpet doubling flugelhorn)
Fujikura, Dai	Three	2019	12	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Fujikura: Three Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 17 April 2019 (Hanson Dyer Hall, Ian Potter Southbank Centre; Melbourne, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (electric guitar, amplified brass)
George, Whitney	TWO SIDES \|\| OF THE SAME COIN	2022	10		More Info [X] George: TWO SIDES \|\| OF THE SAME COIN Commissioned by Andy Harms and a consortium of trumpeters
Greenbaum, Stuart	The Building Revealed	2019	3	Brass Ensemble	More Info [X] Greenbaum: The Building Revealed Premiered 1 June 2019 (Hanson Dyer Hall, Ian Potter Southbank Centre; Melbourne, Australia) Brass Ensemble (Brass: 4.4.2+1+1(euph).1, Percussion: 10 players)
Greenbaum, Stuart	Sonata for Trumpet and Piano	2015	20	Trumpet, piano	More Info [X] Greenbaum: Sonata for Trumpet and Piano Premiered 6 November 2016 (Melba Hall; Melbourne, Australia) Trumpet, piano
Gunn, Wally	Pinwheel	2016	10	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Gunn: Pinwheel Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 23 February 2017 (Melbourne Recital Centre; Melbourne, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (electric guitar)
Hammond, Jane	Country Crow Shuffle	2015	11	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Hammond: Country Crow Shuffle Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 17 September 2017 (Macedon Music; Macedon, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (classical guitar, pre-recorded soundscape)
Higdon, Jennifer	Book of Brass	2021	16	Brass quintet	More Info [X] Higdon: Book of Brass Commissioned by Lyrebird Brass and the American Brass Quintet Premiered 18 October 2022 Brass quintet
Holley, Alan	All Demons Run	2021	12	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Holley: All Demons Run Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 22 March 2022 (Melbourne Recital Centre, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (electric guitar)
Houston, Aaron	Bent	2021	1	Trumpet	More Info [X] Houston: Bent Part of the Georgia Runoff Commissioning Project Trumpet
Hsuyin, Anne	Syndrome	2022	6	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Hsuyin: Syndrome Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 22 March 2022 (Melbourne Recital Centre, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar
Hughes, Elliott	Despite Our Silent Elders	2017	16	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Hughes: Despite Our Silent Elders Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 17 September 2017 (Macedon Music; Macedon, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (electric guitar, live sound manipulation)
Humphries, Alice	Uncertain Meditations	2022	12	Brass quintet	More Info [X] Humphries: Uncertain Meditations Commissioned by Lyrebird Brass Brass quintet
Jacoby, Derek	Sketches	2008	21	Trumpet, percussion	More Info [X] Jacoby: Sketches Commissioned by Joel Brennan Premiered 4 April 2008 (UdK Concert Hall; Berlin, Germany) Trumpet, percussion
Jarrar, Felix	Elegy for Democracy	2021	1	Trumpet	More Info [X] Jarrar: Elegy for Democracy Part of the Georgia Runoff Commissioning Project Trumpet
Jones, Clockwork	[new work]	2021	1	Trumpet	More Info [X] Jones: [new work] Part of the Georgia Runoff Commissioning Project Trumpet
Kennedy, Matthew	At the Edge of Day	2021	2	Flugelhorn	More Info [X] Kennedy: At the Edge of Day Part of the Georgia Runoff Commissioning Project Flugelhorn
Kouvaras, Linda	...until it's gone : Rhapsody on loss	2019	23	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Kouvaras: ...until it's gone : Rhapsody on loss Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 11 June 2019 (Melbourne Recital Centre; Melbourne, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (electric guitar)
Kouvaras, Linda	to the lighthouse	2021	7	Brass quintet	More Info [X] Kouvaras: to the lighthouse Commissioned by Lyrebird Brass Brass quintet
Lanzilotti, Anne Leilehua	[new work]	2023		Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Lanzilotti: [new work] Commissioned by Ensemble Three Trumpet, trombone, guitar
Ledger, James	Voodoo Sonnets	2016	17	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Ledger: Voodoo Sonnets Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 23 February 2017 (Melbourne Recital Centre; Melbourne, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (electric guitar)
Lee, Chihchun Chi-Sun	The Meaningful Battle	2021	2	Trumpet	More Info [X] Lee: The Meaningful Battle Part of the Georgia Runoff Commissioning Project Trumpet
Mahanthappa, Rudresh	Magically Delicious	2019	18	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Mahanthappa: Magically Delicious Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 21 February 2019 (Princeton Sound Kitchen, Taplin Auditorium; Princeton, USA) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (electric guitar)
Martin, Caerwen	Sleepless	2018	8	Trumpet, guitar	More Info [X] Martin: Sleepless Premiere Trumpet, guitar (classical guitar)
Martin, Caerwen	What Lies Beneath	2019	10	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Martin: What Lies Beneath Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 11 June 2019 (Melbourne Recital Centre; Melbourne, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (electric guitar, HOG, amplified brass)
Meadors, Anna	Of latitude and light	2019	10	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Meadors: Of latitude and light Premiered 21 February 2019 (Princeton Sound Kitchen, Taplin Auditorium; Princeton, USA) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (electric guitar)
Murray, Ken	Three Sketches	2015	10	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Murray: Three Sketches Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 7 July 2015 (Hong Kong) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (electric guitar)
O'Brien, Christian	PIT_T	2013	5	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] O'Brien: PIT_T Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 23 July 2018 (Melbourne Recital Centre; Melbourne, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (classical guitar)
O'Brien, Christian	ddig hapus	2016	4	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] O'Brien: ddig hapus Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 23 July 2018 (Melbourne Recital Centre; Melbourne, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (classical guitar)
Onishi, Yoshiaki	Tu n'y trouveras que du vent I	2008	12	Trumpet, alto flute, cello	More Info [X] Onishi: Tu n'y trouveras que du vent I Commissioned by Joel Brennan and Aaron Hodgson Premiered 26 February 2009 (Hyogo Performing Arts Center; Nishinomiya, Japan) Trumpet, alto flute, cello
Pickering, Chris	Lesser Heroes	2019	12	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Pickering: Lesser Heroes Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 10 December 2019 (Melbourne Recital Centre; Melbourne, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (electric guitar)
Pollard, Mark	Fanfare for the Denmark Tour	2014	3	Brass Trio	More Info [X] Pollard: Fanfare for the Denmark Tour Commissioned by Joel Brennan and Don Immel Premiered 14 July 2014 (Jesuskirken; Copenhagen, Denmark) Brass Trio (trumpet, horn, trombone)
Russell, Troy	Gii yugal	2021	4	Brass quintet	More Info [X] Russell: Gii yugal Commissioned by Lyrebird Brass with assistance from the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development and a Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Strategic Initiatives Grant Brass quintet
Sainsbury, Christopher	Singing Stone	2022	12	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Sainsbury: Singing Stone Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 22 March 2022 (Melbourne Recital Centre, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar
Schultz, Andrew	Southern Cantata	2017	30	Orchestra (baroque instruments), choir, soloists	More Info [X] Schultz: Southern Cantata Premiered 3 December 2017 (St John's Bach Choir and Orchestra ) Orchestra (baroque instruments), choir, soloists (SATB choir, solo soprano, solo tenor, natural trumpet in C and D (or trumpet in B flat or A), timpani, theorbo (or harp), harpsichord, chamber organ, 6 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, double bass)
Sdraulig, Harry	Summer Ballad	2017	4	Flugelhorn, violin, piano	More Info [X] Sdraulig: Summer Ballad Commissioned by Joel Brennan Premiered 16 January 2018 (Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival, Castlemaine Town Hall; Castlemaine, Australia) Flugelhorn, violin, piano
Sdraulig, Harry	Aubade	2017	6	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Sdraulig: Aubade Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 17 September 2017 (Macedon Music; Macedon, Australia) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (electric guitar)
Taylor, Benjamin	Stop.Rewind.Play.	2013	8	for trumpet and electroacoustic sounds and video	More Info [X] Taylor: Stop.Rewind.Play. Commissioned by Samuel Wells, Stephen Burns, Joel Brennan, Aaron Hodgson, Justin Langham, Eddie Ludema, Charles Saenz, Kathryn Umble, Matthew Vangjel, Chosen Vale International Trumpet Seminar, UMKC Trumpet Studio for trumpet and electroacoustic sounds and video
Terracini, Paul	Winmalee Mourning	2014	24	Brass Ensemble	More Info [X] Terracini: Winmalee Mourning Commissioned by Melbourne Conservatorium Brass Ensemble Premiered 10 July 2014 (Sydney International Brass Festival, Sydney Congress Hall; Sydney, Australia) Brass Ensemble (Solo trumpet, solo trombone, Brass: 2.5.3.1, timpani and percussion)
Wang, Fay	Steps to Unconsciousness	2014	9	Trumpet, trombone, guitar	More Info [X] Wang: Steps to Unconsciousness Commissioned by Ensemble Three Premiered 25 September 2014 (Beijing, China) Trumpet, trombone, guitar (electric guitar, pre-recorded soundscape)

New Works

Abbott: Cross Sections

Abbott: Midnight Songs

Batterham: Melbourne Mosaic

Buller: Quarantine Minatures, No 73: The Works

Chen: 清涼—still—

Clapham: I Think I Can Float

Collins: Suite for Trumpet, Violin and Piano

Conyngham: ANZAC

Copley: Sonata

Dargaville: Transience

Donohue: Unfold One

Duarte: The Purpose of Our Existence

Eötvös: Gamma

Flinn: Souvenir from a Canceled Trip

Ford: Slow Air

Frazier: glad to be

Fujikura: Three

George: TWO SIDES || OF THE SAME COIN

Greenbaum: The Building Revealed

Greenbaum: Sonata for Trumpet and Piano

Gunn: Pinwheel

Hammond: Country Crow Shuffle

Higdon: Book of Brass

Holley: All Demons Run

Houston: Bent

Hsuyin: Syndrome

Hughes: Despite Our Silent Elders

Humphries: Uncertain Meditations

Jacoby: Sketches

Jarrar: Elegy for Democracy

Jones: [new work]

Kennedy: At the Edge of Day

Kouvaras: ...until it's gone : Rhapsody on loss

Kouvaras: to the lighthouse

Lanzilotti: [new work]

Ledger: Voodoo Sonnets

Lee: The Meaningful Battle

Mahanthappa: Magically Delicious

Martin: Sleepless

Martin: What Lies Beneath

Meadors: Of latitude and light

Murray: Three Sketches

O'Brien: PIT_T

O'Brien: ddig hapus

Onishi: Tu n'y trouveras que du vent I

Pickering: Lesser Heroes

Pollard: Fanfare for the Denmark Tour

Russell: Gii yugal

Sainsbury: Singing Stone

Schultz: Southern Cantata

Sdraulig: Summer Ballad

Sdraulig: Aubade

Taylor: Stop.Rewind.Play.

Terracini: Winmalee Mourning

Wang: Steps to Unconsciousness