SMALL ENSEMBLE WORKS:
If you are curious about or are interested in performing any of these works, please let me know! I can be reached at alanwmack@gmail.com.
Remains of a Permian Parking Lot (2026) c. 15-20’
double bass trio
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Thorofare Freeroam (2026) c. 10’
fujara and electronics
To be performed by Alan Mackwell at the University of Colorado Boulder’s B2 facility.
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blue hour descends on cline’s corners (2026) c. 12’
saxophone(s), piano, percussion, electric guitar
To be premiered by HyperCube in New York City in May, 2026.
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Two Tunes on Themes by Thomas Tallis (2026) c. 7’
solo banjo
To be premiered by Alan Mackwell at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Grusin Hall on Feb. 11, 2026.
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Hovel (2026) c. 10’
percussion sextet
To be premiered by Mantra Percussion at the University of Colorado Boulder in March, 2026.
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Sun Rises on the Yucca Motel (2026) c. 29’
amplified string quartet and fixed media
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Abiquiu Ruins (2025) c. 12’
solo soprano saxophone
Premiered by Joel Ferst at the University of Colorado Boulder in October, 2025.
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Pedernal (2025) c. 10’40”
solo double bass
Premiered by Asher Dobrin at the TANK Center for the Sonic Arts in May 2025.
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Hollowed Ground (2025) c. 12’
chamber octet
Premiered by Ensemble Modern at the International Composers’ Academy in Ticino, Switzerland in July, 2025.
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Rail Dynamics (2024) c. 45’
string trio and fixed media
Winner of a BMI Composer Award (2025)
Premiered by Jordan Grantonic, Emma Reynolds, and Peyton Magalhaes on September 22, 2024 at the TANK Center for the Sonic Arts.
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brush and bristle (2024) c. 15’
string quartet
Premiered by Greg Abrell, Jordan Grantonic, Allyson Stibbards, and Peyton Magalhaes on April 16, 2024 at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Grusin Hall.
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ponderosa effigy (2024) c. 16’
fujara, live electronics, fixed media
Premiered on Feb. 14 2024 at the Black Box Theater, University of Colorado Boulder by Alan Mackwell
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Skyscape (2023) c. 10’
fixed media
Premiered on Oct. 18 2023 at Grusin Hall, University of Colorado Boulder
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Ponderosa Effigy (2023) c. 8’
Baritone saxophone (and soprano), bass clarinet (and Bb), bassoon, electric guitar
Written for the Divergent Quartet as a part of Longy School of Music’s 2023 Divergent Studio.
colossus falls with invisible radiance (2022) c. 8’
Alto flute, sop. saxophone, bass clarinet, percussion, violin, cello
Performed by the Corvus Ensemble at Federal Hall in New York City on March 18, 2023.
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view of the raton pass from the interstate (2023) c. 7’
Flute, Bb clarinet, violin, cello, fixed media
Premiered by Hub New Music as a part of Connecticut Summerfest 2023.
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Purple Sky (2022) c. 15’
two scordatura cellos, fixed media, and live electronics
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Clearing (2022) c. 9’
Bb clarinet, violin, piano
Performed by Phillip Wright (clarinet), Katiana Nardone (violin) and John McDonald (piano) at Tufts University on April 28, 2022.
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Treehouse (2022) c. 6’
banjo, piano
Performed by Alan Mackwell and John McDonald at Tufts University on April 4, 2022, and April 7, 2022.
Still Country (2021-2022) c. 2 hrs.
multimedia (6 Max/MSP patches and hand drawn maps)
Performed by Alan Mackwell as his graduating master’s thesis recital at Tufts University on January 27th 2022
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Remains of a Permian Gas Station (2021) c. 25’
string trio (violin, viola, cello)
Winner of a BMI Student Composer Award (2022)
Winner of the American Prize (2023)
Performed by Tufts University staff at Tufts University on December 3 2021.
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Remains of a Permian Homestead (2021) c. 11’
string quartet
Read by the Sheffield Quartet in March 2021.
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Camping Songs (2021) c. 15’
two violins, viola, fixed media
Performed by Tufts University Students at Tufts University on April 8 2021.
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Thomas Becomes King (2020) c. 11’
solo cello
Performed by Gramm Drennen via Zoom on April 22 2020
Performed by Emmanuel Feldman at Tufts University on October 8 2020.
Finalist for the 2020 American Prize for Instrumental Chamber Music Composition in the Student Division.
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Perpetual Motion (2020) c. 3’
solo viola
Written for Devon Duarte, performed by Duarte in April 2020.
Performed by Anna Griffis on April 8 2021 at Tufts University.
Dusty Relic (2019) c. 5’
viola quartet
Performed by Boston Conservatory students at the Boston Conservatory on February 16 2019.
Eggs for Breakfast (2018) c. 7’
string quartet
Performed by Boston Conservatory students at the Boston Conservatory on November 18 2018.
Honorable Mention at the 2020 American Prize for Instrumental Chamber Music Composition in the Student Division.
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Rustic Grace (2018) c. 5’
violin duet
Performed by Sharan Leventhal on March 5 2019 at the Boston Conservatory and on November 28 2019 at the National University of Columbia in Bogotá, Columbia.
Performed by Tufts University students at Tufts University on April 8 2021.
Four Short Songs (2018) c. 7’
mixed chamber ensemble
Performed by the Boston Conservatory Contemporary Music Ensemble at the Boston Conservatory on April 19 2018.
Finalist for the 2020 American Prize for Vocal Chamber Music Composition in the Student Division.
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