INSTRUMENTAL CHAMBER MUSIC (three or more players)
Click here for a list of miniatures, most of which are chamber works
"The Many Faces of Boom" (in progress) Alto Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano PDF of Movt. 1
"In Paradisum" (2011) Piano Quintet (in memory of Juan)
Nextet: Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas (April 6, 2011)
"Catharsis II" (2009) (piano quartet no. 2) Score in PDF
Boston New Music Initiative: Jamaica Plain, MA (April 15, 2010)
Avery Ensemble: The Hartt School. West Hartford, CT (March 4, 2009)
"Boom"
(2008) for soprano (or solo instrument) and chamber ensemble Video
Liz Miller and the Hartt Composers Ensemble. The Hartt School. West Hartford,
CT (April 18, 2008)
Three Rivers Community College Auditorium. Norwich, CT (April 9, 2008) Composed in Hartford, CT
"Kaena
Point" (2008) Violin, Viola, 'Cello and Piano
Video
(Part 1) Video
(Part 2) PDF of
Study Score
Performance 20/20: PRISM concert. The Hartt School. West Hartford, CT (April
5, 2008) Composed in Makaha, HI and Hartford, CT
"The Great River"
(2004, rev. 2008) for violin, viola and cello. VIDEO
New Music Hartford. Hartford Art School. West Hartford, CT (December 5, 2008)
"Merritt"
(2008) for Trumpet in C, Horn, Trombone.
performed by the Yale Brass Trio. (Yale faculty: Allan Dean, Bill Purvis, Scott Hartman) The Hartt School. West Hartford, CT (March 14, 2008)
Composed along the Merritt Parkway (NY/CT)
"Canterbury
Scene" (2007) for Clarinet in Bb, Trumpet
in Bb, Trombone, Bass and Percussion
Nolan Stolz Chamber Players:
Dan Cathey, clarinet; Tim Clarke, trumpet; Louis Olnick, trombone; Alex
Patterson, mallet percussion; Jeff Tinsley, percussion; Ben Wheeler, bass; Nolan
Stolz, conductor)Stolz's Master's Degree Recital. (March 11, 2007)
"Makaha Valley" (2007) Alto Saxophone, Piano, Violin, Drum Set
"Overture from The Touch: A Black Box Opera" (2007) Clarinet (Bb), Horn, Percussion, Piano, 'Cello, Bass
"The Touch: A Fantasy for Mixed Ensemble" (2007) Flute, Clarinet (Bb), Percussion, Piano, Violin, 'Cello
"Table For Four" (2005) for electric
guitar, electric bass, 2 synthesizers, and drumset
Fireworks:
Brian Coughlin, bass; Oren Fader, guitar; Jim Johnston, keys; Julian Molitz,
drumset
www.fireworksensemble.org
Chosen for the Oregon Bach Festval Composers Symposium Concert (Level
I participant)
Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium: "Ecstatic Fireworks" Beall Hall (July
2, 2005)
"2-3 Gamelan" (2005) for Balinese Gamelan and
cowbell
Pacific Rim Gamelan, University of Oregon, Beall Concert Hall (February 21,
2005)
"Gravitation" (2004) for 5 to 8 musicians
performed and recorded so far:
Hartt Composers Ensemble. Nolan Stolz, conductor; Devin DiSanto, clarinet; Nate Brown, trombone; Dan Lis, guitar; Matt Sargent, guitar; David Cutright, piano and synthesizer; Kaeza Fearn, piano and voice; David Macbride, viola; Jonathan Crane, contrabass
New Music Hartford. Capital Community College (Hartford, CT) (December 11, 2007) Movt. 1 Movt. 2 Movt. 3"Synchronix," a College of Southern Nevada Faculty Ensemble: Walt Blanton, trumpet; Dr. D. Gause-Snelson, clarinet; Dr. Richard McGee, trombone; Chris Davis, bass; Bob Bonora, percussion
CSN- Henderson Campus (February 18, 2005)
CSN 3rd Annual International New Music Festival, Cheyenne Campus Recital Hall (September 25, 2004)
(other dates still unconfirmed)Acoustic vs. Electric:
Oregon Composers Forum Ensemble: Dr. Stephen Dunn, trumpet; Matt Ertz, trombone, Keri Bartow, sax; Jeremy Schropp, sax; Nolan Stolz, electric guitar, Katie Saxon, amplified/electrified voice, Mei-Ling Lee and Aaron Rosenberg synthesizers
November 17, 2004 --- Oregon Composers Forum, Beall Concert Hall
MP3 of OCFEOrchestral vs. Zydeco Band:
Tina Hadley, flute; Amy Bassett, bassoon; Chandler Judkins, trumpet; Jon Geever, sax; Zemira Maslesa, squeezebox; Darren King, doghouse; Nolan Stolz, traps and washboard
May 3, 2004: Compositions of Nolan R. Stolz @ University of Nevada, Las Vegas
April 25, 2004: NEXTET @ University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Same personnel, add Jed Distler, piano
"Haiku Settings (Summer)" (2004)
For narrator and mixed instruments, 4 of the following:
Flute and/or Violin, Clarinet and/or Viola, Cello and/or Bassoon
Matrix Music Collaborators. Tenri Cultural Institute. New York, NY (March 1,
2008)
Tina Hadley, flute; Tim Bonenfant, clarinet; James Harvey, viola; Raymand Sicam,
cello; Michael Spadoni, narrator
Commissioned by the Las Vegas International New Music
Festival
CCSN 3rd Annual International New Music Festival, Cheyenne Campus
Recital Hall (September 26, 2004)
"Haiku
Settings (Winter)" (2004) for String Quartet
Matrix Music Collaborators. Tenri Cultural Institute. New York, NY (March 1,
2008)
Movt. II and III: Daniel Gilbert and Joo Yung Park violin; Anthony Gilbert,
viola; Nick Alvarez, cello
Las Vegas Music Festival: Chamber Music Concert, Judy Bayley Hall (Aug 10, 2004)
Movt. I: Monique Olivias & George Stelluto violin; James Harvey, viola; Dr.
Andrew Smith, cello
Compositions of Nolan R. Stolz @ University of Nevada, Las Vegas (May 3, 2004)
"Ode To Jackson Pollock" (2004) for voice and
piano
Nolan Stolz, voice; Dr. Mei-ling Lee, piano
Oregon Composers Forum, Beall Concert Hall Eugene, OR (November 17, 2004)
Eugene Composers Collective, D.I.V.A. (Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts)
Eugene, OR (November 13, 2004)
"Vernacular
Music (for electrified instruments)" (2003) for piano doubling
synthesizers (Mini-Moog, Oberheim, Mellotron (strings), Fender Rhodes, or other
analog synths), drumset with percussion. Trumpet, violin, and cello: all amplified
with effects (distortion, wah-wah, flanger, phaser, and delay)
Walt Blanton, trumpet; Mike Wineski, piano and synthesizers; Nolan Stolz, percussion;
James Harvey, violin; Dr. Andrew Smith, cello
Commissioned by the Las Vegas International New Music Festival
Compositions of Nolan R. Stolz @ University of Nevada, Las Vegas (May 3, 2004)
NEXTET (February 18, 2004)
2nd Annual CCSN International New Music Festival (September 26, 2003)
"Haiku
Settings (Autumn)" (2002)
for flute (or violin), clarinet (or viola), cello (or bassoon)
Matrix Music Collaborators. Tenri Cultural Institute. New York, NY (March 1,
2008)
Paula Clary, Flute; Xin Wang, Clarinet; Milena Mateeva, cello
Broadcast on Cox Cable 70 (June 28, July 19 & August 9, 2003)
Nolan R. Stolz Composition Recital @ University of Nevada, Las Vegas Doc Rando
Recital Hall (November 21, 2002)
1st Annual International New Music Festival: College of Southern Nevada Recital
Hall (September 27, 2002)
Christ the King Catholic Community Center (May 10, 2002)
NEXTET Doc Rando Recital Hall (March 12, 2002)
"Haiku
Settings (Spring)" (2002)
for violin and cello
Matrix Music Collaborators. Tenri Cultural Institute. New York, NY (March 1,
2008)
James Harvey, violin and Milena Mateeva, cello
Nolan Stolz Composition Recital @ University of Nevada, Las Vegas Doc Rando
Recital Hall (November 21, 2002)
"Among the Stars" (2001) for piano,
contrabass or cello, percussion (cymbal, 2 tom-toms, snare drum, cowbell, xylophone)
Mike Wineski, Piano; Tyler Williams, Contrabass; Alex Stopa, Percussion
Nolan R. Stolz Composition Recital @ University of Nevada, Las Vegas Doc Rando
Recital Hall (November 21, 2002)
1st Annual International New Music Festival College of Southern Nevada
Recital Hall (September 27, 2002)
NEXTET University of Nevada, Las Vegas Doc Rando Recital Hall (December 6, 2001)
"The Twelve Tones of Christmas" (2001) for flute (or violin), cello, and piano