Stacy Garrop

THE SOLITUDE OF STARS is a 5-minute work for flute, tenor saxophone, and piano. It depicts the composer's awe at experiencing a nighttime view of the starry heavens, shining brightly over the vast exp...

The film noir genre of 1940s cinema typically includes a strong but flawed male lead (often a detective); a beautiful woman who coerces the male into committing murder or is a killer herself (a 'femme...

In 1908, a young girl and her father go to a magic show in Chicago, where theres more to the act than meets the eye." That is all the synopsis that Stacy Garrop and librettist Jerre Dye tease us with....

THE GOTH CHAPTERS is a 15-minute monodrama for Mezzo-soprano divided into 4 Chapters. Penelope is a young adult, outgrowing an exuberant adolescence, who meets an alluring stranger at a comic book sto...

Garrop composed Silver Dagger as a piano trio for The Lincoln Trio in 2009 and her setting of two variations of the folk tune has become a popular program piece since. Garrop has now transcribed the w...

little bits was written in the summer of 2000 at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Each composer who came to the Center wrote a piece while in residence; which was rehearsed and premiered by the Eberl...

THE SOLITUDE OF STARS is a 5-minute work for English horn and piano. It depicts the composer's awe at experiencing a nighttime view of the starry heavens, shining brightly over the vast expanse of the...

Disguised demons; forgiving angels; tortured human souls. String Quartet No.2: Demons and Angels tells the story of a man who thought his actions were guided by the forces of good; only to discover th...

When Clarion members Keith Benjamin (trumpet), Melody Steed (organ), and I initially discussed possible topics for a new piece, Keith brought up his son Cameron, who had passed away at the age of seve...

Garrop uses six of Eleanor Roosevelt's articles from her 'My Day' column (1935-1962) as texts in her new vocal settings.

Garrop's Terra Nostra is a 67 minute; three movement oratorio that focuses on the relationship between our planet and mankind; how this relationship has shifted over time; and how we can re-establish...

Gaia is the mythical Greek goddess of the earth. There is a wide range of stories about Gaia which depict her creations and kindness; as well as of her anger and vengeance.