COMPLETE CATALOGUE OF WORKS
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ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
AUROLUCENT CIRCLES, 2004 (28 min)
Concerto for Solo Percussion and Orchestra: 3[2nd alt. fl., 3rd picc.] 2 E.H.22; 432+Btbn 1; timp.; 3 perc (opt. perc. 4 and 5) 2 hp., strings
BREAKDOWN! 2009 (19 min)
A sample based hybrid opera in one act for chamber orchestra and video
1111; 1111; 3 perc, pno, hp, strings (65432)
CAUTION AHEAD – GUARD RAIL OUT, 2012 (7 min)
2 (2nd dbl.picc) 2 2 (2nd dbl Bscl) 2; 4 2 3 1 timp. 2 perc. harp strings
CENTENNIAL BELLS from Century’s Song, 2003 (1 min.)
Easy arrangement for middle school and high school orchestras
2 (2nd picc.)222; 4210;2 perc. (optional 3rd perc. playing handbells D,G,C) piano, strings (any number)
CENTURY'S SONG, 2003 (8 min)
chamber orchestra: 2( 2nd picc.)222; 4210; 2 perc. (3 optional), (chimes, susp. cymbal, vibes, glock, opt. xylophone) piano, strings (64441)
CONCERTO FOR CLARINET AND ORCHESTRA, 1994 (11 min)
Solo clarinet, 2(picc.)222(cbsn); 2220; timp., 2 perc., strings
CONCERTO FOR VIOLA AND ORCHESTRA, 2009 (24 min)
Solo viola 3(3rd dbl. picc) 2 EH 2 1 Cbsn; 4230; timp. 3 perc. hp, strings
CONCERTO FOR VIOLA AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (23 min)
Solo viola, 2(2nd dbl. picc), 2(2nd dbl. EH), 2, 2; 2220; timp. 2 perc. hp, strings
CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA, 2007 (24 min)
Solo Violin, 1122; 2210; 1perc., strings, (65431)
CURRENTS AND CROSS CURRENTS, 1988 (8 min)
3(2nd Afl., 3rd Picc)3 (E.H.)2 B.Cl 2 Cbsn; 4331; timp., 3 perc., hp., strings
DANIEL AND SNAKEMAN A Children’s Symphonic Drama, 2011 (25-28 min)
1122 2210 1 perc. Narrator, strings
Presently not available. See version for woodwind quintet
MANDALA, 2001 (17 min)
full orchestra: 3(2nd dbl picc. and al. fl.) 2 EH 12; 2110; perc, strings (10,10,1,8,5)
chamber orchestra: 2(2nd dbl picc. and al. fl.) 1 EH 11; 2110; 1 perc., strings (65142)
PATH AT SUNRISE, MASSES OF FLOWERS, 2010 (8 min)
orchestra: 2222; 4230; timp., 2 perc. strings
PLUTO, 1997 (13 min)
Soprano solo, optional Women's chorus (div.) I (SSA) II (SSA); 3(3rd picc.) 2 EH 3(3rd Bcl)2; 433 (3rd Btbn) 1; 2 timp., 4 perc., 2 hp., strings
PULSE, 2003 (6 min)
2(picc.)222;4231;timp.,2 perc.,strings
REMEMBRANCES, 1996 (14 min)
2 (picc.)2E.H.22(cbsn.); 4331; timp., 2 perc., hp., strings
RHAPSODY, CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA, 2009 (revised 2021) (14 min)
3 (3rd dbl. picc)2 EH 2 B.Cl (Cbsn); 43311; 1 timp,3 perc., hp., strings
SIZZLE, 2000 (5 min)
2(2nd picc.)222; 4321; timp., 3 perc., hp., strings
SKATTLE, 1990 (3 min)
2222; 2000; 1 perc., strings
STARDANCE, 2007 (10 min)
3 (3 dbl picc)2 EH 22; 4331; 4 perc., 2 harp, strings
SYMPHONY NO. 1, Lake Voices, 1997 (16 min)
3 (picc) 2 E.H. 3(3rd dbl on bcl) 2(cbsn.); 4331; timp., 3 perc., hp, strings
THE ART OF SAILING AT DAWN, 2020 (6 min)
chamber orchestra: fl, ob, cl, bsn, hn, tpt, tbn, perc, hp, strings
THEN THE BELLS, 1991 (7 min)
2222; 2200; 1 perc., strings (65431)
THIRD FROM THE SUN, 1988 (13 min)
3 (2nd Afl., 3rd Picc)3(E.H.)2 B.Cl 2 Cbsn; 4331; timp., 3 perc., hp., strings
VOICE OF THE LAKE, 2018 (80 min)
1111; 1110; 1 perc, harp, piano, strings (11111), vocal soloists: Soprano, Mezzo, Tenor, Bass; children’s choir, choir (SATB)
WEDDING SONG, 2001 (3 min)
string orchestra
CHAMBER MUSIC
A LITTLE RENAISSANCE MUSIC, 1996 (12 min)
Any 3 upper register pitched instruments and 2 low pitched instruments.
ALARM, 2023 (5 min)
flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon
CELEBRATION, 1998 (7.5 min)
brass quintet
CHAMBER CONCERTO, 1994 (12 min)
solo clarinet, percussion, piano
CROSSWINDS, 1995 (12 min)
string quartet
DANIEL AND SNAKEMAN, 2019, revised 2021 (20-28 min)
flute, oboe, B flat clarinet, horn, bassoon, storyteller
DECLARATION, 2005 (14.5 minutes)
soprano or mezzo-soprano, violin, piano
DEMETER PRELUDE, 1997 (8 min)
string quartet
DISAPPEARING ACT, 2024 (1 min)
viola and bassoon
DUO, 2024 (6 min)
viola and bassoon
FEAR, HIDING, PLAY, 2021 (13 min)
flute/alto flute, clarinet, cello
FLEETING IMAGES, 2015 (13 min)
violin, piano, percussion
FLING, 2006 (5 min)
(Temporarily withdrawn for revisions)
string quartet
HYMN, 2022
tuba and piano
I CRY - Summer 2020, (3 min)
violin, piano
INNER VOICES, 2014 (11 min)
flute, voice, violin, cello, trombone, piano
JUSTICE MARCH, 2022, (20 min)
violin, viola, cello, clarinet, percussion
LAMENT, 2002 (18 min)
quartet for violin, clarinet, bassoon (or cello), percussion
LIGHT, 2001 (17 min)
soprano, harpsichord, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion
LONELY LAKE, 2011 (11.5 min)
flute (picc), clarinet (bcl), violin, cello, piano, percussion
MANDALA, 2001 (17 min)
16 players
MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON, 1985 (9 minutes)
string quartet
PARALLEL ISOLATIONS, 2021 (5 min)
flute/alto flute, violin, cello, piano
PRELUDE AND VIVACE, 1996 (11 min)
solo clarinet and chamber ensemble
QUINTET FOR CLARINET IN A AND STRING QUARTET, 2005 (22 min)
clarinet in A, string quartet
RHAPSODIC SONATA FOR VIOLA AND PIANO, 2011 (revised 2016) (25 min)
ROMP, 2016 (5 min)
violin, piano, percussion (or flute, violin, cello and percussion)
SHATTERED GLASS, 2007 (13 min)
flute (alto fl.), cello, percussion, piano
SKYRIDING, 1992 (14 min)
flute, violin, cello, piano
SONATA FOR CLARINET AND PIANO, 2023 (11 min)
SONATA FOR HORN AND PIANO, 1996 (15 min)
SONATA FOR TROMBONE AND PIANO, 2024 (15 min)
SONATA FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO, 1987 (11 min)
THE LAKE, 2019 (11 min)
tenor and piano
THROUGH THE HAZE, 2019 (9 min)
4 percussionists (solo percussionist and 3 other percussionists or musicians)
TIMESPAN, 1986 (14 min)
brass quintet
TOLLING THE SPIRITS, 1994 (18 min)
brass quintet
TREE SURFING, 2022 (3 min)
flute, piano, and digital delay
TRIO, 2005 (13 min)
violin, clarinet, piano
TWO PIECES FOR VIOLA, 1989 (12.5 min)
viola and piano
TWO SONGS, 1990 (9 min)
(Temporarily withdrawn for revisions)
soprano, flute, violin, cello, tuba or trombone, percussion, piano
WEDDING SONG, 2001 (3 min)
string quartet
WHOM DO YOU CALL ANGEL NOW? 2005 (5 min)
soprano or mezzo soprano, violin (or viola), piano
WINTER DREAM, 2000 (7 min)
Vocalise for soprano and piano
SOLO
ALL LINES ARE STILL BUSY, 2019 (6 min)
solo violin
DANCING ON HOT COALS, 1998 (3 min)
solo piano
DIARY OF AN ALIEN, 1994 (21 min)
solo flute
NO ROTARY PHONE, 1995 (4.5 min)
solo clarinet
RUNNING WILD, 2015 (1.5 min)
timbales
SCHerZOid, 1989 (6 min)
solo French Horn
SONATA NO. 1 FOR SOLO PIANO, 1999 (9 min)
TRAVELING IN SPACE, 2013, revised 2021 (6 min)
solo piano
UNDER THE SUMMER TREE . . . 2000 (19 min)
Sonata for solo piano
CHORAL
A SONG OF PROTEST, 2019 (4.5 min)
SATB
HOLY SPIRIT, 2019 (3 min)
SSAATB choir
MISSA BREVIS, 1991 (22 min)
men's chorus and piano (3 chimes or handbells, played by chorus members)
SING WITH THE LARK, 2003 (4 min)
SATB, a cappella, optional piano, optional handbells
VOICE OF THE LAKE, 2017 (75 minutes)
chamber orchestra, 4 solo singers, choirs, video
WASHINGTON AND LEE HYMN, 1990 (3 min)
SATB and orchestra, or a cappella
WIND ENSEMBLE AND BRASS
DANIEL AND SNAKEMAN, 2019 (20-28 min)
wind quintet
PULSE, 2013 (6 min)
wind symphony
RED HILL SPECIAL MARCH, 2003 (2.5 min)
college and high school bands
CENTENNIAL BELLS from Century's Song, 2003 (1 min)
2 trumpets, horn, trombone, percussion
SIZZLE, 2020 (5 min)
wind ensemble
TOLLING THE SPIRITS, 1994 (18 min)
brass quintet
CELEBRATION, 1998 (7.5 min)
brass quintet
TIMESPAN, 1986 (14 min)
brass quintet
ARRANGEMENTS
BACH Two Part Invention in F Major, 2011 (3.5 min)
flute, violin, cello, clarinet, vibes
BRUBECK/DESMOND Take Five, 2014 (3 min)
flute, violin, cello, vibes, piano
DEBUSSY Clair de Lune, 2014 (4.5 min)
flute, violin, cello, piano
"Brouwer has a talent for taking the simplest melody and through her expansive array of compositional techniques, develop it into a polished musical gem. And even when employing a twelve-tone row, Brouwer never ventures into the realm of compositional gimmickry. Every note she writes has musical purpose." - ClevelandClassical
LISTEN
In June 2024, Naxos released a new album of Brouwer’s Orchestral Music recorded by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop.
"a composer unafraid to channel honest (and jarring) emotion through thoughtfully chosen instruments and textures...Beautiful programmatic language...Even within a highly atmospheric orchestral work, the composer can still derive intrigue through a combination of conventional and adventurous writing...This is a wonderful collection of works from Brouwer...it is her bold and uncompromising voice that proves most exciting. Alsop and the ORF ensemble do these works absolute justice in these readings. Highly recommended." - The Classic Review
MEDIA
UPCOMING
CONCERTS
Grammy award-winning Masumi Per Rostad playing Brouwer’s Concerto for Viola and Orchestra at Grant Park Music Festival in July 2021. In reviewing the performance, Chicago Classical Review said, "Brouwer’s style is tonal and her melodic writing falls easily on the ear. There are inspired moments and it’s hard to resist the big, expansive tune at the end of the opening movement."
A conversation between Masumi Rostad and Margaret Brouwer about her Viola Concerto
MARGARET BROUWER was named one of “The Best of Female Classical Composers” on Naxos’ album POWER TO THE WOMEN. Brouwer’s Sizzle, performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gerard Schwarz, is featured on this all female album alongside legends such as Joan Tower, Jennifer Higdon, Clara Schumann, and Hildegard.