René Mogensen, composer: 

Chamber music works

Recent work includes music for trios, quartets, and larger ensembles, with inspiration from many sources, both new and old and across many genres.
Some recent events:

A selection of chamber music scores and parts are now available online from the RAMA online music archive.

March 28, 2006:  How I Envy Odysseus
for quintet was performed in a chamber music concert by the Karin De Fleyt ensemble in Minardschouwburg, Gent, Belgium.

Sunday, November 13: Duo CorTo performed my work Thought in Five Parts for clarinet and percussion in the Pro Musica concert in Musikhuset (city concert hall), Sønderborg, Denmark.

July 2 and 3, 2005, the Eonta Quartet performed my string quartet Tal: 0-5 in Torhout, Belgium.

June 30, 2005, the Eonta Quartet performed my string quartet Tal: 0-5 in a private concert near Knesselare, Belgium.

May 14, 2005, the Esbjerg Ensemble performed Mogensen's string quartet Air and Marble in the Conservatory Concert Hall in Esbjerg, Denmark.


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Some other works for chamber ensembles:

Air and Marble for string quartet: Movements 1 and 4 was performed to choreography by Renata Celichowska in the NYU Distinguised Faculty Fall Concerts (5 performances) at the Frederick Lowe Theater, West 4th st., New York City, November 21-23, 2003.

Two Movements for Guitar: 1.Quasi-Tarantas 2.Fantasy Dance, 2003 (9 mins.). For guitarist Laura Maes, Gent, Belgium.

Three Short Pieces for Harpsichord (or piano), 2002. (5 mins.)

Three Songs Without Words for trio: fl, sax, db, arrangement January 2001, performed by the René Mogensen Ensemble, at the DCA Gallery, New York City, March 15, 2001.

Infinity Parody One for wind trio: fl, sop sax, cb, 2000-2001. (10 mins) Premiere by the René Mogensen Ensemble, at the DCA Gallery, March 15, 2001.

Short Piece for trio for wind trio: fl, sop sax, bn, 1999. (1 mins 30 secs)

Ten Minutes in a Life for 5tet: fl/alto fl, cl, sop/ten sax, db, perc., 1999. (11 mins)
In three movements.
Premiered by Extensions Quintet at DCA Gallery, New York City, April 8, 1999.

Four Memories of Something That Did Not Occur for solo Bb saxophone, 1998. (6 mins 30 secs). First performance by René Mogensen in concert at the DCA Gallery, March 15, 2001.

Thought in Five Parts for Bb clarinet and percussion, 1998. (4 mins) In five movements.
European premiere by the Esbjerg Ensemble, in Esbjerg Musikhus, Denmark, May, 1998. New York premiere by Lee Hammons and Tom Beyer, March, 1998.

Conflict of Looks for sop.sax, clarinet, bass, percussion, 1997. (3 mins 30 secs)
Premiered by Extensions at the Danish Contemporary Art Gallery, 22 St. NYC, April 23, 1998.

Three Songs Without Words for wind quintet: fl, ob, cl, hn, bn, 1997. (6 mins)
In three movements: 1. Song of Waves, 2. Song Without Words, 3. Dance
Arrangement first performed in two concerts by Ensemble Rosario, Nov-Dec 1999, Argentina.

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