Anna Dembska

compositions

a cappella | chamber | opera/music theater | oratorio/cantata| piano

chorus and vocal ensemble        
Earthly Light, cantata in three movements 2009   SATB, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, ,2 Horns, Bass Trombone, Organ, Celesta Lyrics by Anna Dembska, performed by the Bagaduce Chorale
Nuclear Sun        
Light Spectrum        
Photosynthesis (the plants sing to us)        
How Can I Keep from Singing? (arrangement in shape-note style) 2007 2:16 SATB  
Woody 2006 3:30 SATB Lyrics anon.
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.
Life Is But a Dream
2003 2:24 SATB Lyrics anon.
The Bear 2002 9:00 SATB, soprano solo, piano Lyrics bt Beatrix Gates
Isn't It True? 2001     Lyrics by Jacques Lusseyran
¡Mira! (New York Harasses Sor Juana) 1997 4:50 SATB divisi Lyrics by Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz.
Long long long…
As a hart longs for flowing streams
So longs my soul for Thee, O God!
My soul thirsts for God,
For the living God.
Deep calls to deep
At the thunder of Thy cataracts.
Thy waves and Thy billows wash over me.
My soul thirsts for God,
For the living God.
Long long long…
Longing (Psalm 42)
1997 5:00 SATB Lyrics: Psalm 42

Coyote commences singing
Coyote commences singing
The young woman hurries forth
To hear the coyote songs.

A hat of eagle feathers
A hat of eagle feathers
A hat was made for me
That made my heart grow stronger

Coyote ran around it
Coyote ran around it
Ran into the blue water,
Changed the color of his hair

Coyote
1992 2:40 SSA Lyrics: Trad. Pima, trans. Frank Russell
Three Pop Songs 1987 7:30 SATB  
   The Silver Pod       Lyrics by Anna Dembska
   

Sittin' local, feelin' alien...

Sippin' lager at the fountain,
slippin' farther to the outer world,
sittin' local, feelin' alien...

Click of the heels
says I'd like to go home.
Sittin' local, feelin' alien...

Oh you can fly away
in the middle of the day
and nothin' will be local
and nothin' will be alien.

Fly away in the middle of the day.
Fly away!

Sittin' Local
      Lyrics by Andrea Hawks
   A Love Song       Lyrics by Andrea Hawks
Salt Marsh Suite 1986 12:00 2 improvising sopranos  
Tiburon (chorale and round) 1985 2:22 3 or 4 parts  
rounds        
Joe Hill's Will 2004     lyrics by Joe Hill
Three Refrigerator Rounds (from magnetic poetries) 1999      
   Fish Song        
   Goodbye        
   Housekeeping        
A Circle Is Cast 1979     lyrics: trad.
Persephone Gathers Flowers (co-composed with Peter Dembski) 1979     lyrics by Clark Jordan
Kore Chant 1979     lyrics: trad.
Kriah 1979 20:00 chorus, solo soprano and alto, giant puppets  
chamber        
Three Witch Songs 2002      
  Invocation   3:45 improvising soprano  
  Flying (Drug Culture in Medieval Europe   4:25 2 sopranos and computer  
  Spellbound (A Witch Life, Part 1)   5:54 2 sopranos and computer  
Lapis Lazuli 2002 2:27 voice, piano  
Heart Attack 2001   Soprano, Tenor, piano libretto by Betty Shamai
Songs from Storys for All 2001 10:00   Lyrics by Andrea Hawks
The White Horse     solo voice  
The Sad Rabbit     SATB  
The Donkey With the Golden Shoes     STB  
The Fish with the Golden Teeth     soprano  
Dreaming 1996-2000 6:08 high male voice with 2 sopranos and piano  
Wild Card Anatomy 1996   any number of improvisors  
Hearing 1995   voice, piano  
Light 1995   voice, piano  
Touching 1995   voice, piano  
Stop Thinking 1987-1995 4:30 soprano and string quartet Lyrics by Anna Dembska
Singing Bridge Songs 1993 12:40 (from the original 1993 workshop version) Lyrics by Beatrix Gates
   Lost Girl, Found Girl     soprano, piano, percussion  
   Wild Blue     soprano, piano, percussion  
   Green Leaves Be Green     2 sopranos, alto, piano, percussion  
A Modern Woman 1986 6:00 2 improvising sopranos and percussion  
Bobby Shea 1984 3:00 soprano, violin lyrics by Jean Marie Youngstrom.
Womens Song of the North 1984 15:00 soprano, mezzo-soprano, percussion lyrics by Marsha Raredon
I Give You Back 1983 4:35 soprano, drum Lyrics by Joy Harjo.
A Mother's First Thoughts 1978 3:30 voice, piano lyrics by Marsha Raredon
opera/music theater        
The Singing Bridge 2005 80:00 s,s,s,a,t,t,bar/ct,b,fl,Bbcla/bcl,bn,perc,pump org,acc,vln,vla,vc Libretto by Beatrix Gates
To Music 1995-2000 45:00 soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto or tenor, piano/keyboard, 2 dancer/speakers  
Enough is Enough, a puppet opera 1988 40:00 7 singer/puppeteers and chorus Libretto by Andrea Hawks and Anna Dembska.

The Juniper Tree

1987 60:00 soprano, harp, flute/saxophone Libretto by Anna Dembska
oratorio/cantata        
Kriah 1979 20:00 chorus, solo soprano and alto, giant puppets  
piano        
Double Bounce: Ten Piano Duets for Adult Beginners 2006   piano 4-hand  
Little Piano Pieces: 43 progressive pieces for beginning to intermediate adults 1997   piano 2-hand and 4-hand