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Laurence Sherr
Videos: Compositions

 

Doina & Dances Overture for orchestra
Brasília, Brazil, 2023
Orquestra Sinfônica do Teatro Nacional Claudio Santoro (Brazilian National Symphony)
Nayden Todorov, conductor

0:00 Opening credits
0:20 Doina section (rhapsodic solos)
2:15 Dances section


Journeys Within: Concerto for Flute and Chamber Ensemble
Laurence Sherr: Chamber Music for Flute
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX, 2024
Christina Guenter, flute, alto flute
James Vilseck, percussion
Brad Meyer, percussion
Carlos Gaviria, double bass
Thomas Nixon, piano
Tamey Anglley, conductor

00:00 I. Questions
05:53 II. Solitude
11:38 III. Explorations


Sonata for Cello and Piano–Mir zaynen do!, World premiere
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, 2015
Karen Becker, cello
Jay Mauchley, piano

00:55  Sherr commentary
04:12  3 source songs for Sherr's Sonata, Kate Butler, mezzo-soprano
13:00  Sherr's introduction of cello sonata
   Sonata for Cello and Piano–Mir zaynen do!
18:50  I. Resolute
26:06  II. From another realm
34:50  III. Partisan march


Blue Ridge Frescos for guitar
Forfest Festival, Kromeriz, Czech Republic, 2018
Romain Petiot, guitar

(4 movements)
0:00 Foggy Peaks
2:34 Cascading Wildflowers
4:56 Tree Spirits
8:04 Shining Rock


Duo Concertante for flute and percussion
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA, 2003
Christina Guenther, flute
Dan Davis, percussion

0:00 I. Capriccioiso con moto
4:45 II. Delicate and mysterious
8:49 III. Dancing


Fugitive Footsteps for baritone and mixed chorus
Morgan Hall, Kennesaw State University, Atlanta, USA, 2021
Cory Schantz, baritone soloist
KSU Chamber Singers, Samuel Miller, Director


Flame Language for mezzo-soprano/baritone and chamber ensemble
Concert during COVID-19 pandemic, Atlanta, USA, 2021
Heather Witt, mezzo-soprano
John Warren, clarinet
Charae Krueger, cello
Robert Henry, piano
John Lawless, percussion
David Kehler, conductor


In the Free Forests for oboe and piano
Words, Music, Memory concert and exhibit
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA, 2024
Courtney Miller, oboe
Suzanne Polak, piano



Nocturne for piano
Forfest Festival, Kromeriz, Czech Republic, 2017
Luke Raffanti, piano


Ouachita Waters: Prelude for Piano
Kennesaw State University, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2025
Benjamin Wadsworth, piano


EIMI for saxophone (woodwind), violin (string), piano, and percussion
Terminus Ensemble, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2012
Nicole Chamberlain, flute
Michael Brooks, viola
Isaac Anderson, piano
Olivia Kieffer, percussion


Elegy and Vision for cello
A Holocaust Remembrance: Czech, Dutch, and American Chamber Music of Two Generations
Prague, Czech Republic, 2011
Petr Nouzovský, cello