Selected Compositions of James Adler

Works for Chorus and Orchestra

Theatrical Works

Works for Chorus and Keyboard/Instrumental Accompaniment

Works for Solo Voice and Keyboard/Instrumental Accompaniment

Instrumental Works

Alphabetical Listing of Selected Works

Carols of Splendour

Carols of Splendour for SATB or TTBB Chorus and Chamber (11 players) or Full (27 players) Orchestra. 12 minutes.  Available from Plymouth Music Publishers.

Carols of Splendour is a three-movement work:  two sections of carols separated by a instrumental interlude.  Conan Castle in the Choral Journal calls this a "cheerful, splashy tour de force, skillfully constructed and full of clever ideas."  [Read the entire review.]

Christmas Morning

Christmas Morning for SSA Chorus and Keyboard. 3 minutes. Available from Lawson-Gould Music Publishers.

Christmas Morning is a piece that appeals to children of all ages as it presents the simple joys of Christmas.

El noi de la mare (Catalan carol)

El noi de la mare for SATB Chorus, keyboard, and optional handbells.  3 minutes.  Available from Plymouth Music Publishers.

El noi de la mare is a setting of a traditional Catalan text (with an English translation provided) that Conan Castle calls "a gentle piece of great beauty" in the Choral Journal.  [Read the entire review.]

Memento mori: An AIDS Requiem

Memento mori:  An AIDS Requiem for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone, TTBB Chorus, and Orchestra (23 to 27 players). 70 minutes. Available on rental through Lawson-Gould Music Publishers, Inc.

Memento mori: An AIDS Requiem is a nine-movement composition based loosely on the traditional requiem form. The work includes traditional Latin, Hebrew, and English texts, contemporary texts by Quentin Crisp, and personal prose and poetry by and about people with AIDS. Here's a sampling of what people are saying about Memento mori: An AIDS Requiem:

Three movements of Memento mori: An AIDS Requiem have been released as separate octavos by Lawson-Gould Music Publishers, Inc.:

 Piano Concerto in G: A Walk through an English Garden

Piano Concerto in G: A Walk through an English Garden.  27 minutes. World Premiere by the Greenwich Village Orchestra with the composer as soloist, November 1993.  Available from the composer.

Songs of Innocence and of Experience

Songs of Innocence and of Experience for TTBB Chorus with Piano or Chamber Orchestra accompaniment. 10 minutes.  World Premiere by the New York City Gay Men's Chorus with the composer at the piano, Alice Tully Hall, June 1982.  Available from Arista Music Company.

Suite Moderne for Strings

Suite Moderne for String Orchestra.  15 minutes. World Premiere by the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra (Marc Mostovoy, director), conducted by the composer, February 1, 1987.  Available from the composer.

"The six movements are short and have a light texture.  The fourth movement, marked sarabande, could contain the seeds of a longer composition, for the mournful melody is haunting and seems marked by a distinct personality" -- The Philadelphia Inquirer.

3 Piano Transitions

3 Piano Transitions features 3 Piano Transitions is published by Plymouth Music Company.  "Adler, a former student of Rudolph Ganz, writes expertly and idiomatically for the keyboard.  Any pianist in search of attractive new American repertory need look no further" -- John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune.

A Winter Triptych

A Winter Triptych for SATB or TTBB Chorus, Horn in F, and Harp (or Piano).  6 minutes.  Available from Plymouth Music Company.

A Winter Triptych is a new setting of three traditional carol texts:  "God Rest Ye Merry," "Wassail Song", and "Sleep, Sleep My Little Child."  Conan Castle in the Choral Journal writes that "Choirs with access to good harp and horn players will enjoy this well-crafted seasonal work." [Read the entire review.]


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