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David Bohn

dbohn@ticon.net

Biography

David Bohn was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1965. He holds degrees in music composition from the University of Wisconsin (BM 1987), the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (MM 1989), and the University of Illinois (DMA 1994). His primary composition teachers were Joel Naumann, Yehuda Yannay, and William Brooks. He has taught theory at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the University of Illinois, and was for many years organist at the Unitarian-Universalist Church of Urbana-Champaign. He is currently residing in West Allis, Wisconsin, and is an Associate Lecturer in the Music Department at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. He is active in the Organ Historical Society, and is currently the president of the Wisconsin Alliance for Composers.

Works

Trombone Duos

1986 (6')

Symphony

for wind orchestra, 1986-7 (20')

Triptyque

for organ, 1987 (7')

Passages

for harpsichord or organ, 1988 (6')

Violin Concerto

for violin and wind orchestra, 1988-9 (22')

Second Symphony

for thirteen brass, 1989-90 (13')

String Trio

1990 (10')

Sonatas and Ensembles

for woodwind quintet, electronic keyboards, 1989-90 (55')

Portrait II

for piano, 1990 (20')

Second Trombone Duos

1990 (7')

Soliloquy

for guitar, 1990 (5')

Fanfare 1990

for full orchestra, 1990 (2')

Nude Piano

for harp, 1992 (4')

O vos omnes

for organ, 1992 (7')

Trio Basso

for viola, cello, bass, 1992 (8')

Violin and Violoncello

1992-3 (6')

Three and a Half Pieces

for piano, 1993 (8')

Third Trombone Duos

1993 (6')

Third Symphony

for 16+ trombones/8 trombones and organ, 1993 (7')

Gesang der Geister über dem Wassern

for 17+ flutes, 1993 (4')

Hymnos

for 14+ trumpets, 1993 (5')

Landscape

for 10+ clarinets, 1994 (6')

Lechuguilla Ancillary

for 2 clarinets, 1994 (5')

Huautl Corollary

for tuba and tape/3 tubas, 1994 (5')

Fourth Symphony

for wind band, 1994 (5')

Fifth Symphony

for chamber orchestra, 1994 (6')

Three Preludes

for computer generated tape, 1992-4 (14')

Canthyon de Feren Theos

for english horn, clarinet, viola, 1994 (9')

Dies Irae

for satb choir, brass, percussion, organ , 1994 (15')

Nocturnes

for piano, 1994-5 (28')

Processionals

for alto saxophone, organ, percussion, 1995 (8')

Un rey y la luna roja

for trumpet, harmonium, percussion, 1995 (6')

Sinfonia da Requiem

for vocal quartet, chamber orchestra, 1995 (20')

A Handful of Dreams

for solo percussion, 1993-5

Sometimes Dreams Are Wiser Than Waking: for solo timpani, 1993 (5')
Dreams Become Doorways: for marimba, 1994 (4')
Our Lives Touch Our Legends: for xylophone or marimba, 1994 (5')
Ghost Word: for chimes, 1994-5 (4')
Dream Soul: for vibraphone, 1995 (5')
Dream Flower: for glockenspiel, 1995 (4')
Where There Is No Vision: for untuned percussion, 1995 (5')

Quasi una fantasia

for carillon, 1995 (5')

Tears and Flowers

for cello, 1995 (5')

Memory Dance

for wind band, 1995 (3')

Landscapes and Pastorale Scenes

for ensemble, 1995-6

The Rain and The Stars: for flute, 1995 (4')
Of Fires and Fog: for violin, 1995 (7')
Earth, Moss, Trees, Water, and Sky: for flute, English horn, vibes, cello, 1995 (11')
Thistles: for oboe, bassoon, marimba, 1996 (8')
The Willows Under the Moon: for viola, 1996 (6')
In the Springtime of the Year: for bassoon, 1996 (4')
Mountains in Mist: for violin, viola, 1996 (7')
Clover: for cello, 1996 (5')

Piano Sonatina

1996 (8')

Sixth Symphony

for string orchestra, 1996 (9')

Tell MacGilly that MacGully is Dead

for double reed choir, 1996 (3.5')

Handfuls

for medium voice and piano, 1996 (8')

In The Air Alarums Sound

for 8 horns, 1996 (5')

Aria

for oboe/soprano saxophone and piano, 1996 (9')

Monologue

for organ, 1996 (6')

Order

for organ, 1997 (7')

Impromptu Verses

for 2 medium voices, harmonium, violin, guitar, 1997 (5')

Washington Monument by Night

for medium voice, f horn, piano, 1997 (6')

Slip

for mandolin orchestra, 1997 (6')

Bagatelles & Aphorisms

for string bass, 1997 (6')

It Doesn't Have One Yet

for organ, 1997-8 (5')

Evocations

for piano, 1998 (15')

Dreaming Of...

for improvisatory ensemble, 1998 (?)

Sonata da Chiesa

for recorder quartet, 1998 (9')

Liturgical Works

Es Kommt ein Schiff Geladen: for organ, 1984 (2')
St. Thos. Aquinas: for hymn tune, 1985
Lenten Mass: 1985
Watchman, Tell Us of the Night: for treble choir and organ (also hymn tune), 1986 (4')
Canticles: for treble choir and organ, 1988 (6')
Preces and Responses: for treble choir, 1991
Four Motets on Latin Texts: for mixed choir, 1991-93 (9')
Four Motets on English Texts: for mixed choir and organ, 1984-94 (10')
Out of the Depths: for mixed choir and organ, 1995 (4')
Four Motets on Hebrew Texts: for mixed choir and string trio, 1995 (9')

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