Viola — Portfolio | Music

Score for "One Week"

for clarinet, bassoon, marimba/percussion, 2 violins, viola, bass, and piano | 30 min | 2021

premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic (Oct. 2021)

Small Ensemble, Film, ArrangementPeter KayJuly 30, 2021Violin, Viola, Piano, Clarinet, Bassoon, Percussion, Bass

Score for "Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp"

for clarinet, bassoon, marimba/percussion, 2 violins, viola, bass, and piano | 30 min | 2021

premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic (Oct. 2021)

Small Ensemble, Film, ArrangementPeter KayJuly 30, 2021Violin, Viola, Piano, Clarinet, Bassoon, Percussion, Bass

Score for "Nosferatu"

for 2 violins, 2 violas, cello, bass, and piano | 58 min | 2016

premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic at their “Espresso no 2: Cafea Vampyre” concert (Oct. 2016)
revised version premiered at the “Nosferatu: A Dark Brew” concert (Oct. 2018)

Small Ensemble, Film, ArrangementPeter KayOctober 12, 2018Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano

Trumpet Voluntary

for two violins, viola, cello, and bass | 5+ min | 2017

premiered at the University of South Carolina, Upstate (Dec 2017)

Small Ensemble, Arrangement, Large EnsemblePeter KayDecember 6, 2017Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass

Gaudeamus igitur

for two violins, viola, cello and bass | 5+ min | 2017

premiered at the University of South Carolina, Upstate (Dec 2017)

Small Ensemble, Arrangement, Large EnsemblePeter KayDecember 6, 2017Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass

Score for "The Kid"

for 2 violins, cello, clarinet, bassoon, piano and marimba/percussion | 57 min | 2017

premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic at their “Chaplin au lait” chamber concert (October, 2017)

Small Ensemble, Film, ArrangementPeter KayOctober 6, 2017Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano, Clarinet, Bassoon, Percussion

for Molly

for violin, viola, and cello | 15 min | 2017+

commissioned and premiered by Trillium (March, 2017)

Small EnsemblePeter KayMarch 20, 2017Violin, Viola, Cello

Sextet for Strings, "Impressions"

for 2 violins, 2 violas, and 2 cellos | 9 min | 2015

commissioned and premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic at their “Espresso no 1: German Blend” concert (October, 2015)

Small EnsemblePeter KayOctober 16, 2015Violin, Viola, Cello

a Boy and his Tiger (Sunday Edition)

for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano (opt. 2nd violin and viola) | 4.5 min | 2013

premiered by the Spartanburg Philharmonic at their "Homegrown" concert (Nov 2019)

Small EnsemblePeter KayOctober 1, 2013Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Violin, Cello, Viola

Mountain

for viola, double bass, and piano | 6 min | 2013

premiered in "Living Music Now" and "Virgin Ears Workshop" at the Oregon Bach Festival, Composers Symposium (June 2016)

Small EnsemblePeter KayMay 23, 2013Piano, Viola, Bass

String Quartet in D

for two violins, viola, and cello | 4 min | 2011

premiered at the University of South Carolina (May 2012)

Small EnsemblePeter KayMay 11, 2011Violin, Viola, Cello

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