Listen to Heather’s music:
Piano Concerto No. 4: Phoenix Ascending – 1st mov
Blue Moon for piano trio, from ‘Lunar Reflections’
All of Heather’s music is available from Echo North Music at EchoNorthMusic@gmail.com
• CHAMBER MUSIC and UNACCOMPANIED SOLO INSTRUMENTAL • PIANO (Solo and Two Pianos)
• CONCERTOS • ORCHESTRAL • CHORAL
Chamber Music & Unaccompanied Solo Instrumental
Andromeda (2021)
For trumpet and piano
OR
For brass quintet
Duration: 8 minutes
Commissioned by Ellen Shinogle through UCLA
Skyscrapers (2017)
For string quartet
Duration: 19 minutes
Commissioned by the Washington Square Music Festival Sponsored by Ursula Wallmeyer-Garrett and Robert Garrett
Halo (2017)
For two violins, viola, cello and piano
Duration: 15 minutes
Commissioned by the Penderecki String Quartet
Solaris for cello and piano (2016)
For cello and piano
Duration: 12 minutes
Commissioned by AFCH (Arizona Friends of Chamber Music)
Rivers of the Windfall Light (2014)
For cello ensemble
Duration: c. 10 minutes
Commissioned by Shauna Rolston and MGMG for University of Toronto cellists
Stone Leaf Shell Skin (2014)
For electronic tape and live cello
c. 25 minutes
Commissioned by Peggy Baker for contemporary ballet he:she
Moon Cove (2012)
For bassoon and piano
OR
For cello and piano
Duration: 5 minutes
Commissioned by John Whitelaw for his wife Tracie on the occasion of their 15th wedding anniversary.
Lunar Seas (2011)
For woodwind ensemble
Duration c. 20 minutes
Commissioned by Southern Indiana Woodwind Ensemble
Cassandra Prophecies (2009)
Soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, and piano. (see also concerto version with orchestra)
Duration: c. 20 minutes
Commissioned by the Rascher Saxophone Quartet
Lunar Reflections (2008)
Violin, cello and piano
Duration: c. 25 minutes
Commissioned by the Gryphon Trio.
Blue Moon (2008)
Violin, cello and piano
Duration: c. 5 minutes
Commissioned by the Gryphon Trio.
(One of the movements from Lunar Reflections that can also be performed as an individual work.)
Pink Moon (2008)
Violin, cello and piano
Duration: c. 5 minutes
Commissioned by the Gryphon Trio.
(One of the movements from Lunar Reflections that can also be performed as an individual work.)
Wolf Moon (2008)
Violin, cello and piano
Duration: c. 5 minutes
Commissioned by the Gryphon Trio.
(One of the movements from Lunar Reflections that can also be performed as an individual work.)
Snow Moon (2008)
Violin, cello and piano
Duration: c. 5 minutes
Commissioned by the Gryphon Trio.
(One of the movements from Lunar Reflections that can also be performed as an individual work.)
Thunder Moon (2008)
Violin, cello and piano
Duration: c. 5 minutes
Commissioned by the Gryphon Trio.
(One of the movements from Lunar Reflections that can also be performed as an individual work.)
Forbidden Embers (2007)
Violin, cello and piano
Duration: c. 25 minutes
Commissioned by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. View first page 
Fantasy (2006)
For cello and piano
Duration: c. 12 minutes
Commissioned by the Harvard Musical Association. View first page
Icicles of Fire (2003)
For cello and piano
Duration: c. 24 minutes
Commissioned by cellist Shauna Rolston. View first page
Oceanus (2004)
Violin, cello and piano
Duration: c. 25 minutes
Commissioned by Harry Mavromichalis. View first page
Ninasitako (2001)
For bass trombone, percussion, and piano
Duration: c. 8 minutes
Commissioned by Bob Baker. View first page
Delphinidae (2001)
For flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet
Duration: c. 20 minutes
Commissioned by CBC for Strings of the Future in Ottawa. View first page
Aubade (2000)
For solo marimba
Duration: c. 7 minutes
Commissioned by the Alberta Foundation for Christine Huang. View first page
Piano Quintet (2000)
For 2 violins, viola, cello and piano
Duration: c. 18 minutes
Commissioned by the Henschel Quartet in Germany. View first page
Chiaroscuro (2000)
For flute and piano
Duration: c. 5 minutes
Commissioned for the 2000 Sound Symposium in Newfoundland. View first page
Trio (1999)
For flute, viola and harp
Duration: c. 15 minutes
Commissioned by Music Umbrella in Toronto with assistance from the Canada Council. View first page
Two Pieces (1999)
For flute, oboe, violin, cello and 2 guitars
Commissioned by the Cygnus Ensemble with assistance from the New York State Council for the Arts. View first page
Quintet (1999)
For flute, oboe, violin, cello and 2 guitars
Duration: c. 10 minutes
Commissioned by CBC for the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival. View first page
La Nuit Verte (1997)
For clarinet and piano
Duration: c. 12 minutes
Commissioned for the Festival of Sound, Parry Sound, Ontario for performance by James Campbell. View first page
Octet (1997)
For 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
Duration: c. 15 minutes
Commissioned by the WDR (Westdeutches Rundfunk) in Germany. View first page
Sonata (1996-97)
For flute and piano
Duration: c. 18 minutes
Commissioned by Michelle Cheramy with assistance from Canada Council. View first page
Adagio (1996)
For violin and piano
Duration: c. 10 minutes
Commissioned for the Czech-American Summer Music Festival in Prague. View first page
Movement (1996)
For flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Duration: c. 8 minutes
Written for dance choreography premiered at Alice Tully Hall, New York. View first page
Six Pieces for Woodwind Quintet (1996)
Duration: c. 13 minutes View first page
Broken Columns (1995)For harp solo and flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, and bass
Duration: c. 15 minutes View first page
Phantoms (1995)
For string quartet
Duration: c. 12 minutes
Commissioned by CBC as the imposed piece for the 1995 Banff International String Quartet Competition. View first page
Prism (1995)
For flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Duration: c. 20 minutes
Commissioned by the Clarion Ensemble with assistance from the Alberta Foundation.
In 6 movements View first page
Atlantic Fanfare (1994)
For trumpet, violin, viola and cello
Duration: c. 7 minutes
Commissioned by Scott St. John for the Millennium Ensemble. View first page
Variations (1993)
For flute, clarinet, trumpet in B-flat, violin, viola, cello, percussion and harp
Duration: c. 10 minutes View first page
Awakening at Sunrise (1993)For trumpet marimba and double bass
Duration: c. 8 minutes
Commissioned by the Banff Centre. View first page
Trollskog (1992)
For flute, bassoon and piano
Duration: c. 9 minutes
Commissioned by Jane Hayes. View first page
Cinq Pièces Brèves (1992)
For flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano
Duration: c. 11 minute View first page
After Dark (1991)
For violin, cello and piano
Duration: c. 18 minutes View first page
Suite for Cello and Piano (1990)
Duration: c. 10 minutes
Commissioned by cellist Martha Baldwin. View first page
Piano (Solo and Two Pianos)
Moon Cove (2012)
For solo piano
(Chamber versions also available).
Commissioned by John Whitelaw for his wife Tracie on the occasion of their 15th wedding anniversary.
Elektra’s Tanz (2009)
For solo piano
Duration: 15 minutes
Commissioned by Vivek and Rupa Dehejia
Centaurus A (2008)
Two pianos, Four hands
(Piano Duet Version, One piano, Four hands also available)
Duration: c. 10 minutes
Commissioned by the piano duo 88² (Karen Hsiao Savage and Jeffrey Savage) through the New Faculty Seed Grant program at Washington State University. View first page
Silver Tides (2008)
Solo Piano
Duration: c. 6 minutes
Twelve for Ten, Prelude-Fugue to Glenn Gould (2007)
Solo Piano
Duration: c. 8 minutes
Commissioned by CBC. View first page
Listen to a sample:
Night Rainbow (2007)
Solo Piano
Duration: c. 8 minutes
Commissioned for the Eckhardt-Gramatte National Music Competition. View first page
Nebula (2006)
Solo Piano
Duration: c. 10 minutes
Commissioned by ARCIS for the 5th Ester Honens International Piano Competition. View first page
Listen to a sample:
Transcendence (2005)
Two pianos, four hands
Duration: c. 10 minutes
Commissioned by CBC for the Vancouver Chamber Music Festival. View first page
Serenity (2005)
Solo Piano
Duration: c. 4 minutes
View first page
Shimmer (2003)
Solo Piano
Duration: c. 3 minutes
View first page
Sprint (2003)
Solo Piano
Duration: c. 7 minutes
View first page
Prelude and Fugue (2000)
Solo Piano
Duration: c. 8 minutes
Commissioned by CBC. View first page
Chaconne (1999)
Solo Piano
Duration: c. 10 minutes
Commissioned by CBC as the imposed piece for the 1999 Young Performers Competition. View first page
Solus (1996)
Solo Piano
Duration: c. 9 minutes
Commissioned by the Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center at Merkin Hall in New York City. View first page
Concertos
Titanomachy (2019)
Double Concerto for solo trumpet, solo piano and string orchestra
Duration: 10 minutes
Commissioned by Jens Lindemann for Soundstreams Concerts, Toronto
Solitaire (2018)
For solo violin and chamber orchestra
Duration: 12 minutes
Commissioned for Scott St. John by the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 6 “Mythos” (2009)
For solo piano and string orchestra
Duration: 28 minutes
Commissoned by Barrie’s 7th Colours of Music Festival
Piano Concerto No. 5 “Ammolite” (2009)
Orchestra 2222/4231/timp+2 perc/harp/strings
Duration: c. 28 minutes
Commissioned by Korite for the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.
Score coming soon… Premiere May 21, 2009 with Heather Schmidt and the Calgary Philharmonic.
Cassandra Prophecies (2009)
Concerto for saxophone quartet and orchestra 2222/2200/1perc/strings (see also chamber version)
Duration: c. 20 minutes
Commissioned by the Rascher Saxophone Quartet
Piano Concerto No. 4 “Phoenix Ascending” (2005)
Orchestra 2222/4231/timp+2 perc/harp/strings
Duration: c. 28 minutes
Written for the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. View first page
Light and Shadow (2003)
Double concerto for viola and horn with orchestra 2222/4231/timp+2perc/hp/strings
Duration: c. 22 minutes
Commissioned as part of the composer residency program jointly funded by Canada Council and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. View first page
Piano Concerto No. 3 (2003)
Solo piano with string orchestra
Commissioned by CBC. View first page
Flute Concerto (2003)
Solo flute with chamber orchestra 0200/2000/timp+0 perc/strings
Commissioned by CBC. Premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia. View first page
Piano Concerto No. 2 (2001)
Solo piano with orchestra 2222/4231/timp+2 perc/harp/strings
Duration: c. 24 minutes
Commissioned by CBC and Canada Council. View first page
Cello Concerto (1998)
Solo cello with chamber orchestra 2222/2200/timp+1 perc/harp/strings
Duration: c. 30 minutes
Commissioned by David Lemon and Canada Council for the Vancouver New Music Festival. View first page
Piano Concerto No. 1 (1997)
Solo piano with orchestra 2222/4231/timp+2 perc/harp/strings
Duration: c. 15 minutes
Commissioned by Canada Council for the Winnipeg New Music Festival. View first page
Orchestral
Jupiter Borealis (2008)
Orchestra 2222/4231/timp+2 perc/strings
Duration: c. 10 minutes
Written for the Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra.
Tides and Eternity (2008)
String Orchestra
Duration: c. 6 minutes
Lunar Reflections (2008)
Orchestra 2222/2200/1 perc/strings
Duration: c. 25 minutes
(5 Movements)
Blue Moon (2008)Orchestra 2222/2200/1 perc/strings
Duration: c. 5 minutes
(One of the movements from Lunar Reflections that can also be performed as an individual work.) View first page
Pink Moon (2008)
Orchestra 2222/2200/1 perc/strings
Duration: c. 5 minutes
(One of the movements from Lunar Reflections that can also be performed as an individual work.) View first page
Wolf Moon (2008)
Orchestra 2222/2200/1 perc/strings
Duration: c. 5 minutes
(One of the movements from Lunar Reflections that can also be performed as an individual work.) View first page
Snow Moon (2008)
Orchestra 2222/2200/1 perc/strings
Duration: c. 5 minutes
(One of the movements from Lunar Reflections that can also be performed as an individual work.) View first page
Thunder Moon (2008)
Orchestra 2222/2200/1 perc/strings
Duration: c. 5 minutes
(One of the movements from Lunar Reflections that can also be performed as an individual work.) View first page
Symphony No. 1 “Manufactured Landscapes” (2005)
Orchestra 2222/4231/timp+2 perc/harp/strings
Duration: c. 40 minutes
Commissioned as part of the composer residency program jointly funded by Canada Council and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. View first page
Planet (2004)
Soprano and Orchestra 2222/4231/timp+2 perc/harp/strings
Duration: c. 8 minutes
Commissioned as part of the composer residency program jointly funded by Canada Council and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. View first page
Wonder (2004)
Choir and Orchestra 2222/4231/timp+2 perc/harp/strings
Duration: c. 8 minutes
Commissioned as part of the composer residency program jointly funded by Canada Council and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. View first page
Petra: The Awakening of Myth (2004)
Orchestra 2222/2200/timp+1perc/strings
Duration: c. 110 minutes
Commissioned by Dance Anonymous for performance with the State Orchestra of Cyprus. View first page
Petra: The Awakening of Myth, Suite No. 1 (2004)
Orchestra 2222/2200/timp+1perc/strings
Duration: c. 25 minutes
Orchestral suite from the full-length ballet, commissioned by Dance Anonymous for the State Orchestra of Cyprus. View first page
Petra: The Awakening of Myth, Suite No. 2 (2004)
Orchestra 2222/2200/timp+1perc/strings
Duration: c. 25 minutes
Orchestral suite from the full-length ballet, commissioned by Dance Anonymous for the State Orchestra of Cyprus.
Blue Morphos (2004)
Orchestra 2222/4231/timp+2 perc/harp/strings
Duration: c. 8 minutes
Commissioned as part of the composer residency program jointly funded by Canada Council and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. View first page
Rising Storm (2004)
Student recorder players, students on drums, student poetry readers and interactive audience with orchestra 2222/4231/timp+2 perc/harp/strings
Duration: c. 10 minutes
Commissioned as part of the composer residency program jointly funded by Canada Council and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. View first page
Sprint II (2003)
Brass band and orchestra 2222/4231/timp+2 perc/harp/strings
Commissioned through the composer residency with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra for performance by the Hannaford Street Silver Band and the HPO. View first page
Presto! (2003)
Orchestra 2222/4231/timp+2 perc/harp/strings
Duration: c. 6 minutes
Commissioned as part of the composer residency program jointly funded by Canada Council and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. View first page
Of Time and the City (2002)
Orchestra 3222/4331/timp+2 perc/harp/strings
Duration: c. 8.5 minutes
Commissioned as part of the composer residency program jointly funded by Canada Council and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. View first page
Seranade for string orchestra (1998)
Duration: c. 11 minutes
Commissioned by the Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra. View first page
Sinfonia (1996)
Orchestra 2222(all doublings)/4331/timp+2 perc/harp/strings
Duration: c. 15 minutes View first page
Efflorescence (1996)
Orchestra 2222/4331/timp+2perc/harp/strings
Duration: c. 11 minutes View first page
Choral
In Canadian Woods (2017)
For SATB choir and piano
Duration: 9-1/2 minutes
Commissioned by Dr. Irene Kyle for performance by Luminous Voices
Wonder (2005)
Choir (SATB) and piano
Duration: c. 3 minutes
Commissioned as part of the composer residency program jointly funded by Canada Council and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. View first page
Planet (2003)
For soprano and piano
Duration: c. 9 minutes
Commissioned for soprano Measha Brueggergosman to perform in Finland and Iceland with pianist Heather Schmidt as part of the Governor General of Canada’s State Visit.
Set to text by Jane Urqhart. View first page
Tears (2002)
Unaccompanied SATB choir
Set to text by Walt Whitman View first page
Man, Homme, Mensch! (2002)
Unaccompanied male choir set to text by the composer
Commissioned by the Polytech Choir in Finland View first page
Daffodils (1990)
Unaccompanied SATB
Set to text by William Wordsworth.