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Dr. Edward Knight

SELECTED PREMIERES

OPERA/MUSIC THEATER

NIGHT OF THE COMETS
OCU Opera and Musical Theater Company 50th Anniversary Commission
Premiere: Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Auditorium, September 28-30, 2001

STRIKE A MATCH , a romantic musical with comic bite
OCU Opera and Musical Theater Company, Petree Recital Hall, October 8 & 10, 1999

ORCHESTRA

LIFE IS FINE
Premiered by American Music Festival Orchestra, Duncan, Oklahoma, July 16, 1997

GRANITE ISLAND
Premiered by L.A. Philharmonic Institute Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl, August 11, 1991

BIG SHOULDERS
Premiered by Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Orchestra Hall, Chicago, June 12, 1991

TOTAL ECLIPSE
Premiered by New York Philharmonic, New York City, July 27, 1990

OF PERPETUAL SOLACE
Premiered by Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Orchestra Hall, Chicago, July 30, 1989

CHORUS

SONGS FROM THE MOTHER ROAD
Just-completed choral work celebrating Route 66

O VOS OMNES
Premiered by I Cantori di New York, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, February 11, 1989

CHAMBER WORKS

HALLEY’S TALE for harp and piano
Composer of the Year Commission from Okla. Music Teachers Assoc., premiered June 1, 2001

AMERICAN DINER for percussion ensemble
Premiered by OCU Percussion Ensemble, David Steffens, director, April 5, 2000

BELIEVE for voice and horn
Premiered by Erica Foster and Christine Paterson, Petree Recital Hall, OCU, April 23, 2000

SUITE FROM STRIKE A MATCH for two pianos
Premiered at Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee, Oklahoma, February 10, 2000 and Performed at Oklahoma City University February 12, 2000 by Linda Owen and Anne Gipson

COLIC FROLIC: Notes From A Sleep-Starved Dad for piano trio
Premiered at University of North Texas faculty recital, Denton, Texas, April 8, 1999

ILLUSIONS and CONCERTO FOR PIANO
Premiered and frequently performed by Dutch-based American Voices ensemble, 1991-2000

SONATA FOR CELLO AND PIANO
Premiered by Jacques Bernaert (cellist) and John Ferguson (pianist), European tour, 1994-95

CLARINET CONCERTO
Premiered by New York Chamber Ensemble, Florence Gould Hall, NYC, March 6, 1992

LARGE ENSEMBLE

CADILLAC RANCH for string orchestra
Premiered by OCU Orchestra, Mark Edward Parker, conductor, March 7, 1999

ROUTE 66 for symphonic band
Premiered by OCU Symphonic Band, Matthew Mailman, conductor, February 11, 1998

INAUGURAL FANFARE
Premiered by OCU Symphonic Brass at University’s Presidential Inauguration, April 8, 1999