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Category: Compositions

compositions by McGowan

SMAK!
2 to 6 players, Compositions, texts / lyrics, vocal

SMAK!

13 April 201126 November 2025

Woodwind sextet, mezzo soprano and actor Instrumentation: mezzo soprano male voice flute oboe clarinet in […]

Three Amsterdam Scenes
2 to 6 players, Compositions, synthesizer, viola, vocal

Three Amsterdam Scenes

13 April 201126 November 2025

mezzo soprano viola keyboards Movements: 1. Linnaeusstraat 2. Overtoom 3. NDSM Duration: ca. 12′ For […]

Destroy Recycle Construct
2 to 6 players, Compositions, texts / lyrics, vocal

Destroy Recycle Construct

13 April 201126 November 2025

Mixed quintet voice contrabass/alto recorder contrabass flute/flute trumpet piano Duration: 12′ Written for Hexnut, accompanied […]

Sound Becomes Visible in the Form of Radiance
2 to 6 players, Compositions, India related, sextet

Sound Becomes Visible in the Form of Radiance

13 April 201027 November 2025

(bowed) piano flute clarinet violin cello percussion Duration: c. 40′ Written for the Pittsburgh New […]

LITH / A Mausoleum of Redshifted Endeavors
2 to 6 players, Compositions, piano

LITH / A Mausoleum of Redshifted Endeavors

13 April 200926 November 2025

two grand pianos (vocal artist – optional) Duration: ca. 45 Program Notes: LITH / A […]

Chaaya
2 to 6 players, Compositions, India related, vocal, with dance

Chaaya

13 April 200927 November 2025

Collaboration with Hema Barathy Palani Musicians Priya Purushothaman, vocals B. C. Manjunath, indian percussion José […]

Heads or Tails
Compositions, improvising band, large ensemble

Heads or Tails

13 April 200826 November 2025

Jazz band Duration: 10′ For the Spinifex Orchestra Commissioned by the Fonds voor de Scheppende […]

Hymn
2 to 6 players, Compositions, strings

Hymn

13 April 200828 November 2025

Improvising string quartet 2 violins viola cello String quartet 2 violins viola cello Saxophone quartet […]

Spectra
Compositions, flute, large ensemble

Spectra

13 April 200726 November 2025

Solo contrabass flute / flute and flute orchestra flutes alto flutes bass flutes contrabass flute […]

Second City
2 to 6 players, Compositions, flute, piano, recorder, texts / lyrics, trumpet, vocal

Second City

13 April 200726 November 2025

voice contrabass/alto recorder contrabass flute/flute trumpet piano Duration: 12′ Written for Hexnut Commissioned by the […]

Plantae Magnoliophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Spinifex
2 to 6 players, Compositions, improvising band

Plantae Magnoliophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Spinifex

13 April 200726 November 2025

Jazz ensemble Duration:  2′ Written for the Spinifex Orchestra First performance: Bimhuis, Amsterdam, January 10, […]

Not Pseudopetiolate Triodia 2
2 to 6 players, Compositions, improvising band, saxophone

Not Pseudopetiolate Triodia 2

13 April 200626 November 2025

Jazz ensemble Duration: 1′ 30″ For the Spinifex Orchestra First performance: Karnatic Lab, Badcuyp Amsterdam, […]

Alap
Compositions, flute, India related, large ensemble, microtonal, recorder, Recordings, vocal

Alap

13 April 200527 November 2025

Soprano and ensemble Instrumentation: soprano  flute recorders clarinet and bass clarinet violin viola cello contrabass […]

Wood Burn
2 to 6 players, Compositions, Recordings, reed quintet

Wood Burn

13 April 200526 November 2025

Reed quintet: oboe clarinet soprano saxophone bass clarinet bassoon Chamber ensemble: recorders / soprano instrument […]

For Crying Out Loud
Compositions, harpsichord, piano, solo

For Crying Out Loud

20 August 200426 November 2025

solo harpsichord / solo piano For Anne FaulbornFirst performance: Paradiso, Amsterdam, September 9, 2004  Solo […]

Switch
2 to 6 players, Compositions, with dance, with Improvisation

Switch

17 April 200426 November 2025

Music for live Magic Lantern performance For viola, trombone and contrabass flute 2004

Workshop
Compositions, recorder, Recordings, solo, with fixed media

Workshop

13 April 200426 November 2025

Recorder and tape alto recorder tape playback Flute and tape flute tape playback Duration: 12′ […]

Annabel
2 to 6 players, Compositions, Recordings, texts / lyrics

Annabel

13 April 200426 November 2025

Text: Annie M.G. Schmidt Narrator and chamber ensemble: narrator recorder trumpet contrabass flute piano Narrator […]

Alkeline
2 to 6 players, Compositions, improvising band, Recordings

Alkeline

17 April 200326 November 2025

two melodic instruments and bass Recording on: 2003

Parasite
2 to 6 players, Compositions, improvising band, Recordings

Parasite

16 April 200326 November 2025

voice, trumpet, contrabass flute available on Paximadi 2003

Capsule
Compositions, orchestra

Capsule

13 April 200326 November 2025

Chamber orchestra Instrumentation: flute oboe clarinet in Bb cass clarinet horn trumpet trombone tuba percussion […]

Tools
2 to 6 players, Compositions, Recordings, with Improvisation

Tools

13 April 200326 November 2025

Mixed quartet 1 sopranino, tenor and bass recorders flute trumpet piano Mixed quartet 2 violin […]

In the Land of Cheese
Compositions, flute, large ensemble

In the Land of Cheese

13 April 200228 November 2025

Flute octet piccolo / flute 3 flutes 2 alto flutes bass flute contrabass flute subcontrabass […]

Stone Soup
Compositions, improvising band, India related, large ensemble, Recordings

Stone Soup

13 April 200127 November 2025

Jazz ensemble violin flute  bass clarinet  trumpet  synthesizer  bass  2 percussion Duration: 9’30” Written for […]

Tusk
2 to 6 players, Compositions, India related, Recordings, sextet

Tusk

13 April 200127 November 2025

flute clarinet violin cello percussion Duration: 11′ Written for Interval Chamber / Non Sequitur Commissioned […]

Urban Turban
2 to 6 players, Compositions, percussion, Recordings

Urban Turban

13 April 200126 November 2025

Two marimbas Written for Duo Vertigo Alto saxophone and marimba Arranged for Duo Koleva / […]

Pallavi
2 to 6 players, Compositions, India related

Pallavi

14 April 199927 November 2025

4 recorders, accordion and percussion

Ios Duo
2 to 6 players, clarinet, Compositions, flute, Recordings

Ios Duo

13 April 199927 November 2025

Flute and clarinet Two soprano instruments  Duration: 12′ The Ios Duo was a result of […]

Moonrise
Compositions, flute, Recordings, solo

Moonrise

13 April 199827 November 2025

Solo flute Duration: 11′ “Moonrise (1998), the earliest piece recorded here, is a haunting and […]

Sumerian Sandals
2 to 6 players, Compositions, improvising band

Sumerian Sandals

14 April 199726 November 2025

For flute, Bass and percussion Improvisation piece (1997)

Melting Igloos
2 to 6 players, Compositions

Melting Igloos

13 April 199726 November 2025

flute trumpet accordion contrabass Duration: 10′ Finalist Gaudeamus Prize, 2000 

Tubular Tunes
2 to 6 players, Compositions

Tubular Tunes

13 April 199726 November 2025

for flute and trombone Duration: 5 minutes Written for my nephews Clint and Berkeley Bidwell […]

ios
2 to 6 players, Compositions, sextet

ios

13 April 199726 November 2025

Mixed sextet 1 flute Bb clarinet electric guitar tenor trombone contrabass percussion Mixed sextet 2 […]

Why?
Compositions, flute, solo

Why?

13 April 199426 November 2025

Solo flute Duration: 7 minutes Why? was written in 1994 after reading about all the […]

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