john ritz | composer

untitled... (2011) for trumpet and live electronics, (in progress)
commissioned by Michael Tunnell

Herb of Immortality (2011) for oboe and percussion, 8'
commissioned by Jennifer Potochnic & Michael Launius

The Umbilicus of Limbo (2011) for flute/piccolo, soprano, viola, percussion and live electronics, 9'
premiered by Margaret Lancaster, Sally Freeland, Yen-Ting Wu & Greg Byrne - April 7, 2011

frail as breath (2010) for flute, guitar and live electronics, 7'
commissioned by Amy Ensel & Stephen Mattingly - premiered November 8, 2011

Improvised Rhizomes (2010) collective improvisation for cello and live electronics, 10'
performed by Jakob Kullberg, John Ritz & Krzysztof Wolek - November 9, 2010

Transitivo (2010) collaborative visual and sound installation
created by visual artist Mary Carothers and sound artists John Ritz & Krzysztof Wolek - November 2-14, 2010

Strained Jaws (2010) collective improvisation for flute and live electronics, 10'
performed by Lisa Bost, John Ritz, Krzysztof Wolek & Ryan Ingebritsen - April 1, 2010

carry stress in the jaw (2010) for bass flute and live electronics, 10'
premiered by Lisa Bost - April 1, 2010

4WayStop (2009) collective improvisation for clarinet, cello, piano and live electronics, 10'
performed by Allison Ogden, John Ritz, Krzysztof Wolek & Jaroslaw Mamczarski - November 10, 2009

/=/<-- (2009) conducted improvisation using hand signals and gestures for any number of performers, indeterminate duration
premiered by the UofL Experimental Music Ensemble - April 16, 2010

i need 5 minutes alone (2008) for flute, saxophone, guitar, piano and live electronics, 9'
commissioned by ULIE Ensemble - premiered November 10, 2008

Nine Secrets (2007) for chamber orchestra and live electronics, 10'
commissioned by Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne - premiered March 16, 2008

thought-forms (2007) for piano and live electronics, 12'
commissioned by Jana Mason & Richard Anderson - premiered by Pei-I Wang on January 17, 2008

Dark River (2007) for 5-string violin and live electronics, 10'
commissioned by Chia-Ying Hsu - premiered September 18, 2007

Cesàro Summability (2006) for electroacoustic music, 8'
premiered January 17, 2008

The Blue of Noon (2006) for oboe, clarinet, horn, violin, viola, and cello, 12'

a well-devised trap (2005) for string quartet and live electronics, 9'
premiered by Jan Matthews, Ben Smith, Asli Gultekin & Ivy Thomas - March 10, 2007

Isolated Incident (2005) for dance, with alto flute, viola, percussion and electronics, 16'
commissioned by choreographer Justin Jacobs - premiered October 30, 2005

Ritual in Transfiguered Time (2005) for two percussion players and electroacoustic music, 10'
commissioned by Jeff Matter & Andy Buchannan - premiered April 19, 2005

The Last Wave (2004) for alto trombone and piano, 7'
commissioned by Elliot Chasanov - premiered with Pei-I Wang January 17, 2008

Dreamer of Dreams (2004, rev. 2006) for orchestra, 10'

Ernistine (2004) for dance, with violin, piano and electroacoustic music, 8'
commissioned by choreographer Justin Jacobs - premiered February 2, 2005

In the Very Eye of Night (2004) for electroacoustic music, 9'
premiered September 23, 2004

The New Revelations of Being (2003) for soprano and chamber orchestra, 9'
premiered by Allison Holmes & the University of Illinois New Music Ensemble - February 24, 2004

Carne Cruda Squarciata dal Suono di Sassofono (2003) for alto saxophone, piano and percussion, 8'
premiered by John O'Brien, Josephine Chang & Andy Eldridge - April 23, 2004

lean backwards inside (2002) for electroacoustic music, 7'
premiered July 2, 2003

devices and desires (2002) for cello and electroacoustic music, 10'
premiered by Margaret Darby - April 6, 2002

Night Air & Low Frequency (2002) for video, with bass and electroacoustic music, 10'
premiered by John Ritz - April 28, 2002

The Sun (2001) for dance, with violin, cello, piano and electroacoustic music, 20'
commissioned by choreographer Jennifer Medina - premiered December 7-8, 2001

Flutter Horizon (2000) for electroacoustic music, 7'
premiered October 19, 2000

Slope-Cluster-Spiral (1999) for flute and live electronics, 6'
premiered by Tamara Chadima - January 30, 2000

Luminiferous aether (1999) for electric guitar and electroacoustic music, 9'
premiered by John Ritz - February 19, 1999