Music Department Faculty

Ralf Yusuf Gawlick

Professor, Assistant Chair

Department

Music

Compositions

Bobby ~ Tombeau for an Artist op.23 (2022) Solo cello, 7 minutes.

O Lungo Drom op.22听(2020-2021) Soprano, Baritone, Flute, Clarinet, Cimbalom, Piano, String Quartet, 60 min.听

(Texts drawn from Maya,听Ma虄nus虒, Sch枚pf, Iliaz, Makhotin, Stojka,听Haliti, Smith, Krasnici, Lagrene, Papusza, Loleshyte, Maximoff)听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 Commissioned by the Alban Berg Ensemble Wien in conjunction with the Documentation and Cultural Center of German Sinti and Roma in听Heidelberg, Germanny

Herzliche Gr眉脽e Bruno ~ Briefe aus Stalingrad (Eine musikalische Gedenkst盲tte) op.21 (2017-2018);听Baritone, 2 Pianos, Sound Montage, 53 min.

Imagined Memories (Bi虃rani虃ne虃n Xeyali虃) op.20 (2014 - 2016) String Quartet, 46 min.;听Commissioned by the Hugo Wolf Quartet

Kollwitz-Konnex (鈥m Frieden seiner H盲nde) op.19 (2012-2013) Soprano, Guitar, 55 min.;听Commissioned by Anne Harley and the Rose Augustine Foundation

Sorores (Frauenpartita) op.18 (2011) Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Violin , Cello, 26 min.;听Commissioned by Etoile Productions and 艾可直播 College

Suscipe Domine op.17a (2011) Alto, Violin, Cello, 9 min.听(Text: St. Ignatius);听Commissioned by T. Frank Kennedy, S.J., and the Jesuit Institute, 艾可直播 College

Quando il Fiume Giallo si acchiarar脿 (Frammenti ricciani) op.17 (2011) Alto, Violin, Cello, 28 min.听(Text: Matteo Ricci and St. Ignatius);听Commissioned by 听Jeremy Clarke, S.J., 艾可直播 College听

Missa gentis human忙 op.16 (2008-2010) Eight-voice a cappella chorus (CCAATTBB), 53 min.听

Texts drawn from the Ordinary of the Mass, Borges, Virgil, Brecht,听Dostoevsky, Plautus, Herbert, Scott and the听Gospel of St.听John);听Commissioned by Michael Noone and Ensemble Plus听Ultra;听Published by ECS Publishing, 艾可直播, MA

Berlin Suite op.15 (2009) String Quartet, 26 min.;听Commissioned by the German Embassy (Washington D.C.) and 艾可直播 College

Ich schreite kaum鈥 op.14 (2006-2007) Small Orchestra, 11 min.;听Commissioned by Kirk Trevor and the Missouri Symphony Orchestra

Kinderkreuzzug (Cantata) op.13 (2004-2005) Children鈥檚 Choir, Sanctus bells, Clarinet, String Trio (Vln,Vla,Vc), Organ, 38 min.听(Text: Bertolt Brecht);听Commissioned by Jacek Sykulski and the Poznan Boys Choir;听Published by ECS Publishing, 艾可直播 , MA

Zrodlo (The Source) op.12 (2004) Soprano Solo, Chorus (SATB), Large Orchestra, 12 min.听(Text: Karol Woytyla);听Commissioned by the Moniuszko Society听 听 听 听 听 听听

Glocken-Spiel op.11 (2004) Piano Quartet, 16 min.听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听

鈥e la mas sabrosa y agradable vida鈥 op.10 (2003) Large Orchestra, 16 min.;听Commissioned by Max Hobart and the 艾可直播 Civic Symphony Orchestra

At the still point of the turning world op.9 (2001-2002) Solo Cello, 14-50 min.听(variable durations attributed to formal possibilities;听Commissioned by Composers in Red Sneakers听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听

Chamber Triptych opp.6-8:

Sonata-Mazur (Aus der Ferne鈥) op.8听 (2000-2001) Violin and Piano, 25 min.

Concerto Concertante per Sei Instrumenti op.7 (1998-1999) 2 Pianos and String Quartet,听27 min.

Mysteriun doloris quintae (Tropen-Kreuz) op.6 (1996-1997) Solo Piano, 21 min.;听Published by Brazinmusikanta Publications, Amityville, NY

An die Nachgeborenen (3) op.5 (1995) Low male voice, 3 Oboes, 3 Tenor Trombones,听String Trio (vln, vla, vc), 15 min.听(Text: Bertolt Brecht)

Sinfonietta op.4 (1994) Chamber Orchestra, 25 min.

Trio op.3 (1993) Violin, Cello, Piano, 18 min.

Treny op.2 (1993) Baritone and Piano (Text: Jan Kochanowski) 20 min.听 听 听 听 听 听

Satz f眉r Streichquartett op.1 (1992) String Quartet, 11 min.听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听

Music for Film

Music for 鈥淒ziad i Baba鈥 (DVD) 鈥 Independent animation film by Basia Goszczynska (2011), 7 min.

Music (Berlin Suite) for 鈥淏erlin Holocaust Memorial鈥 (DVD) 鈥 film documentary by John Michalczyk for Jacques Salmanowitz Program (2010), 4 min.

Music (Berlin Suite) for 鈥淲riting on the Wall: Remembering the Berlin Wall鈥 (DVD) 鈥 film documentary by John Michalczyk and Ronald Marsh (2009), 57 min.

Recent Performances

O Lungo Drom (The Long Road), 艾可直播 College, Joint US premi猫re, Chestnut Hill, MA, April 2024;听Clara Meloni, soprano; Christoph Filler, baritone; L谩szl贸 R谩cz, cimbalom; Alban Berg Ensemble Wien

O Lungo Drom (The Long Road) , College of the Holy Cross, Joint US premi猫re, Worcester, MA,听April 2024;听Clara Meloni, soprano; Christoph Filler, baritone; L谩szl贸 R谩cz, cimbalom,听Alban Berg Ensemble Wien

Bobby ~ Tombeau for an Artist, Music Azores 2023, Azores, November 2023;听Florian Berner, vc

At the still point of the turning world, Pucker Gallery, 艾可直播, MA, April 2023 Rafael Popper-Keizer, vc

O Lungo Drom, Konzerthaus Berlin, World premi猫re, Germany October 2022 Johanna Zimmer, soprano; Georg G盲dker, baritone; L谩szl贸 Racz, cimbalom;听听Alban Berg Ensemble Wien

Imagined Memories (B卯ran卯n锚n Xeyal卯), BERGfest Ein Festival des Alban Berg Ensemble Wien;听REAKTOR, Vienna, Austria June 2022;听Hugo Wolf Quartet

Imagined Memories (B卯ran卯n锚n Xeyal卯), Palais Prinz Carl, Heidelberg, Germany April 2022;听Hugo Wolf Quartet

Herzliche Gr眉脽e Bruno ~ Briefe aus Stalingrad, German premi猫re, Musiksaal in the Kongresshalle,听N眉rnberg, Germany April 2022

Chi-Chen Wu, piano; Georg G盲dker, baritone

Personal Professional Website

Audio and Visual Recordings

O Lungo Drom (The Long Road) 鈥 Decca Eloquence (Australia) [CAT #487 5556] - 2024

Herzliche Gr眉脽e Bruno ~ Briefe aus Stalingrad 鈥 Musica Omnia [MO 0712 / PN 1803] 鈥 2019

Imagined Memories (B卯ran卯n锚n Xeyal卯) 鈥 Musica Omnia [MO 0704] - 2016

Kollwitz-Konnex (鈥m Frieden seiner H盲nde) 鈥 Musica Omnia [MO 0702 CD & DVD] - 2015

Kinderkreuzzug- Chorakademie Dortmund - 2014

Missa gentis human忙 [MO 0605] - 2014

At the still point of the turning world [MO 0603] - 2013

Kollwitz-Konnex (鈥m Frieden seiner H盲nde) - 2013

Sorores (Frauenpartita) - 2011

Music for 鈥淒ziad i Baba鈥 (DVD) 鈥 Independent animation film by Basia Goszczynska - 2011

Quando il Fiume Giallo si acchiarar脿 (Frammenti ricciani) - 2011

Kinderkreuzzug- Musica Omnia [MO 0406] - 2010

Solo and Chamber Works 鈥 Musica Omnia [MO 0309] - 2010

Berlin Suite - 2010

Music for 鈥淏erlin Holocaust Memorial鈥 (DVD) 鈥 film documentary by John Michalczyk for Jacques听Salmanowitz Program - 2010

Music for 鈥淲riting on the Wall: Remembering the Berlin Wall鈥 (DVD) 鈥 film documentary by John听Michalczyk and Ronald Marsh 鈥 2009

Concerto Concertante per Sei Instrumenti 鈥 Capstone Records [CPS-8712] - 2003