Composer and PlaywrightBelow is my complete catalogue of compositions; click the title of any work for more information.
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Music
| Big Picture (2019) a Full-Length Musical for Voice and Piano | |
Music by Karl Hinze, Lyrics by Patrick Spencer, Book by Susan Murray | |
| Baseball Season Again (2017) for Voice, Guitar, Bass, Piano, and Drums | |
Music by Karl Hinze, Lyrics by Patrick Spencer Dedication: for Christopher Harrod | |
| Miss Metcalfe Goes to College (2016) a 10-Minute Musical for Voice and Piano | |
Book and Lyrics by Sarah Mucek, Music by Karl Hinze
Commission: Commisioned by the 2016 Prospect Musical Theatre Lab | |
| Exposed Bone (2016) a Play with Songs for Voice and Fixed Media | |
Book and Lyrics by Charlie O’Leary, Music by Karl Hinze
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| Every Year (2016) for Voice, Guitar, Bass, Piano, and Drums | |
Dedication: for Billy Bustamante | |
| One Day Closer (2016) a Christmas Song for Voice and Piano | 3 min. |
Music by Karl Hinze, Lyrics by Patrick Spencer | |
| I’ll Make It (2016) a Christmas Song for Voice and Piano | 2 min. |
| Songs from Miss Congeniality (2016) for Voice and Piano | |
Music by Karl Hinze, Lyrics by Patrick Spencer
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| 210 Amlent Avenue (2015) a Full-Length Musical for Voices, Reed, Cello, and Piano | 60 min. |
Book by Becky Goldberg, Music and Lyrics by Karl Hinze
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| Cooking for Two (2014) a 10-Minute Musical for Voices and Piano | 12 min. |
Book/Lyrics by Charlie O’Leary
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| Death of a Salesman (2014) for Voice and Piano | 5.5 min. |
Lyrics by Ed Levy | |
| She’s Gone (2014) for Voice and Piano | 2 min. |
Lyrics by Aaron Ricciardi | |
| We’re Going To Be Late (2014) for Voice and Piano | 2 min. |
Lyrics by David Caldwell | |
| A Place You Could Call Home (2014) for Voice and Piano | 5 min. |
Lyrics by David Caldwell | |
| Pick Your Feet Up (2014) for Voice and Piano | 3 min. |
Lyrics by Jacob Tischler | |
| The Notebook Song (2014) for Voice and Piano | 2 min. |
Lyrics by Lynn Spector | |
| Stand Up (2013) for Voice and Piano | 3 min. |
Lyrics by Richard Patterson | |
| Hamlet (2013) Songs and Incidental Music for Voice and Recorders | 5 min. |
Text from “Hamlet” | |
| Young Composer’s Lament (2013) for Voice and Piano | 3.5 min. |
Lyrics by Richard Patterson | |
| She Stays (2013) for Voice and Piano | 3 min. |
Lyrics by Geoffrey Goldberg | |
| Come One, Come All (2013) for Voice and Piano | 2 min. |
Lyrics by Patrick Spencer | |
| Three Songs (2013) for Soprano, Flute, Cello, and Piano | 13 min. |
Texts by Thomas Lux from “The Street of Clocks” (2001)
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| Are They Edible? (2013) an Experimental Puppet Show by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew for Voices, Clarinet, Cello, and Piano | 8 min. |
By Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
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| Convergent (2013) for Alto Sax, Flute, and Piano | 8 min. |
Commission: Commissioned by the Aurora Trio. | |
| Nimbus (2013) for Piano | 7 min. |
| The Story of Crisco (2013) for Bassoon/Singer and Viola | 8.5 min. |
Text adapted from “The Story of Crisco” (1913) a cookbook by Marion Harris Neil
Gina Cuffari, bassoon/voice, and Sarah Evins, viola | |
| Fantasy/Lullaby (2013) for SATB Chorus and Piano | 4 min. |
Text from Fantasy by Sara Teasdale and Federico García Lorca, On Lullabies | |
| Dramaturgical Voices (2012) Theme Music for Fixed Media | 0.5 min. |
| Spring Awakening (2012) Incidental Music for Wind Quintet for Wind Quintet fl, ob, cl, hn, bsn | 7.5 min. |
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| Perfect Union (2012) a 10-Minute Musical for Voices and Piano | 5.5 min. |
By Eileen Casterline, directed by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
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| Shackled Spirits (2012) Two Songs for an Experimental Dance-Drama for Male Voice and Fixed Media | 5 min. |
By Lynn Kremer, Suasthi Bandem and I Made Bandem
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| Theme and Variations (2012) for Bassoon | 6.5 min. |
Rachel Koeth, bassoon | |
| Night; Glory; Light (2012) for Baritone, Violin, Cello, and Piano | 9 min. |
Text by Roger Coral | |
| Machinal (2011) for Actor and Electronics | 6.5 min. |
Text from “Machinal” by Sophie Treadwell | |
| Happy F*ing Birthday (2011) for Voice and Piano | 2 min. |
| The Facebook Song (2011) for Voice and Piano | 2 min. |
Lyrics by Christina Lydy-Mills, dramaturged and performed by Jeremy Black at the Stony Brook Cabaret Collective. | |
| Filibuster: The Musical! (2011) a 10-Minute Musical for Voices and Orchestra | 8 min. |
By Matthew Brown and Auggie Lutz
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| In Recovery: American Style (2011) a 10-Minute Musical for Voices, Flute, English Horn, and Piano | 1.5 min. |
By Eileen Casterline
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| Once and Again (2011) for Two Oboes, English Horn, and Bassoon | 3.5 min. |
| Brain Candy (2011) for Pierrot Sextet fl, cl, vln, vlc, pno, perc | 9 min. |
| Interlude (2011) for Basset Horn and Piano | 6 min. |
Lisa Premiesberger, basset horn, and Anna Starzec, piano | |
| I Shall Not Care (2011) for SATB Chorus | 2.5 min. |
Text from Rivers to the Sea (1915) by Sara Teasdale Matthew Curtis, tenor (ChoralTracks.com) | |
| Endless Thanks (2011) for SATB Chorus | 4 min. |
Text from Psalm 30 The Harvard Choral Fellows | |
| Plague Victims Catapulted over Walls into Besieged City (2011) for Soprano, Flute, and Piano | 5 min. |
Texts by Thomas Lux from “The Street of Clocks” (2001) Performed by Raquel Gonzalez (soprano), Daniel James (flute), and Ariel Jacobs (piano) | |
| Chemical Plant (2010) for Voice and Piano | 2.5 min. |
| A Man’s A Man (2010) for Voices and Piano | 6.5 min. |
By Bertolt Brecht, adapted and directed by Molly Oliver
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| The Reason Why The Closet-Man Is Never Sad (2010) for Mezzo-Soprano, Vibraphone, Bassoon, and Double Bass | 10 min. |
Text by Russell Edson
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| My Grandmother’s Love Letters (2010) for Voice and Piano | 4 min. |
Text by Hart Crane Performed by Wonjung Kim, soprano | |
| Songs for the End of Things (2010) a Song Cycle for Male Voice and Piano | 7.5 min. |
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| Alcestis (2009) a One-Act Musical for Voices and Piano | 18.5 min. |
By Euripides, translated by Richard Lattimore, adapted and directed by Daniel Libatique
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| Reflections on Euler (2009) for String Quartet | 12.5 min. |
Recording: Recorded by QX at the College of the Holy Cross. | |
| Cycle (2009) for Cello | 7.5 min. |
Recorded by Jonathan Miller, cello | |
| The Amazing Ricardo (2009) for Voice and Piano | 3 min. |
Performed by Kate Lydic | |
| Eliza: Lust (2009) for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano | 2 min. |
Text by Sean Stewart Performed by Elizabeth Keusch, soprano | |
| Jean’s Song (2009) for Baritone and String Quartet | 4 min. |
Performed by Karl Hinze (voice), Sarah Cicchetti (violin), Kelly Garvey (violin), Harun Rafi (viola), and Julia Hamilton (cello) | |
| Why It Doesn’t Rain (2008) for Voice and Fixed Media | 5.5 min. |
| What Am I Good For? (2008) for Voice and Fixed Media | 5 min. |
| Yerma (2008) Three Songs for Voices, Guitar, and Piano for Voices, Guitar, and Piano | 3.5 min. |
By Federico García Lorca, adapted and directed by Karl Hinze
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| A Name To Be Sung For All Time (2007) a One-Act Musical for Voices and Piano | 22 min. |
Music and Lyrics by James d’Amico, Daniel Libatique, and Karl Hinze
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| I Will Bring You Here (2007) a One-Act Musical for Voices and Piano | 23 min. |
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Karl Hinze
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| Funeral (2006) a 20-Minute Musical for Voices and Piano | 14 min. |
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Karl Hinze
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