The following is a catalog of original works by Eric Funk (born 1949). All works are protected by copyright. Works are cross-listed by category where appropriate. CD's, tapes and scores are available upon request for purchase or rental; prices vary with length of works. For other notable quotes about Eric Funk's work, please click on section title below.

INDEX

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ORCHESTRAL WORKS (ORCH) 
CONCERTOS (CON) 
LARGE CHORAL WORKS (CHOR) 
OTHER CHORAL WORKS (CW) 
OPERAS (OP) 
BALLET (BAL) 
LARGE VOCAL WORKS (VOC) 
VOCAL WORKS (VW) 
CONCERT BAND (CONB) 
SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE (WIND) 
WOODWIND QUINTET (WOOD) 
BRASS (BRA) 
WORKS FOR GUITAR (GUI) 
WORKS FOR PIANO (PIA) 
WORKS FOR DOUBLE BASS (DB) 
STRING QUARTETS (SQ) 
PERCUSSION (PER) 
MISCELLANEOUS (MISC) 
WORKS SOON TO BE AVAILABLE ON CD
SOUND SAMPLES OF SELECTED WORKS 
NOTABLE QUOTES ABOUT ERIC FUNK'S WORK

ORCHESTRAL WORKS:

• The Prophet (1973): symphony orchestra, one movement (variations)
• Images (1973): chamber orchestra, four movements
• A Glimpse (Soliloquy in a Forest) (1975): ballet for string orchestra, flute, tape and dancers; tape is activated by shadow and allows dancers to create music by dancing through light beams (BAL)
• Lidice (1977): symphony orchestra or chamber orchestra, two movements (CD)
• Rhayader (1978): ballet for chamber orchestra and piano, one movement (BAL)
• Symphony No. 1 (“Emily”) (1979): symphony orchestra, three movements (CD)
• Dance Concertare (1980): piano and chamber orchestra, one movement (PIA)
• Romantic Impressions (1984): string orchestra version, four movements (WOOD, PIA)
• Suite of Overtures to the Opera “Pamelia” (1988): symphony orchestra, one continuous movement (OP, CHOR)
• Symphony No. 2 (“Romantic”) (1991): symphony orchestra, three movements
• Mandelstam: A Valediction to the 20th Century (1993): double symphony orchestra, large chorus, two soloists (sopr., bar.), solo string quartet, five movements; three texts by Osip Mandelstam in Russian (CHOR)
• Symphony No. 3 (“Hradcany”) (1995): clarinet solo and symphony orchestra, three movements (CON, CD)
• A Christmas Overture (1995): symphony orchestra, one movement
• Symphony No. 4, Op 75 (“This Eventide Seems Spilt”)(1996): contralto and symphony orchestra, one movement; text by Amanda Aizpuriete, in English; composed at Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf, Brandenburg/Germany (VOC)
• Symphony No. 5, Op 77 ("Dante Ascending") (1998) orchestra and tenor choir (CW)
• Four String Preludes
• From the Other Side (orchestra & prepared tape, multiple speakers)
• "The Collar," Op 100 (a musical to a script by Dr. Frank Seitz)
• "Dance Concertare for Marimba/Percussion & Orchestra" Op 101
• "The Sojourner's Eye," Op 102 for tenor voice & orchestra (settings of 15 poems by John Haek)
• "Valediction," Op 103 - improvised concerto for performer & prerecorded sound

CONCERTOS:

• Concerto for Violin & Orchestra, Op 98
     (written for British violinist, Catherine Lord)
• Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, Op 96
  (written for British pianist, Mark Cracknell)
• Concerto for Alto Saxophone & Chamber Orchestra, Op 92
  (commissioned, written for & dedicated to Lawrence Gwozdz),
• Concerto for Flute & Chamber Orchestra, Op 93
  (commissioned, written for and dedicated to Hubert Laws)
• Trumpet Concerto (“The Circle Within”)(1980): trumpet, symphonic wind ensemble, ten timpani, one movement (WIND)
• Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra (“Davis”)(1986): guitar, strings and timpani, three movements (GUIT)
• Horn Concerto, Opus 53 (1991): horn and piano trio, three movements
• Cello Concerto, Opus 55 (“Hommage à Jacqueline DuPré”)(1992): ‘cello, strings and timpani, two movements (CD)
• Oboe Concerto, Opus 57 (1992): oboe and chamber orchestra, three movements (CD)
• Concerto for Piano Alone, Opus 59 (1993): piano solo, two movements; also scored for piano and symphony orchestra (PIA, SQ)
• Bassoon Concerto, Opus 61 (1993): bassoon and brass quintet, two movements
• Symphony No. 3 (“Hradcany”)(1995): solo clarinet and symphony orchestra, three movements (CD)
• Violin Concerto, Opus 71 (“In memoriam Anton Webern”)(1995): violin and chamber orchestra, two movements
• Piano Concerto, Opus 72 (1996): piano and symphony orchestra, two movements (PIA)
• Concerto Op 85 for Double Bass, Horn, Timpani, & Strings
• Concerto Op 86 "Rock City in Blues" (piano & orchestra)
• Double Concerto for Orchestra & Piano, Op. 79 "The Philosophers & the Mystics"
• Portraits (duo for violin & double bass)
• Violin Concerto #2
• Piano Concerto #2

LARGE CHORAL WORKS:

• Dichroism (1970): chorus, chamber orchestra, percussion and piano, two movements; original text by composer (PER)
• Earth Is New Begun (1980): chorus, string orchestra and brass, one movement; text by Edmund Blunden
• Choral Suite from the Opera “Pamelia” (1988): chorus, children’s choir, soprano solo, baritone solo, symphony orchestra, one continuous movement (OP, ORCH)
• Mandelstam (1993): double symphony orchestra, large chorus, two soloists (sopr., bar.), solo string quartet, five movements; three texts by Osip Mandelstam in Russian
• The Bible (1996): chorus and symphony orchestra; Genesis and Exodus in English
• Requiem, Op 84 (SATB, Orchestra)
• Cantata: "Set this dry, boring place on fire"  (in memory of Albert Bellante)scored for electric guitar, gamelan, oboe, trumpet, alto voice, tenor voice, string quartet, SATB, string orchestra.

OTHER CHORAL WORKS:

• Abyss (1972): chorus a cappella, one movement
• Canon (1972): chorus a cappella, one movement
• And in the Spring (1983): chorus and organ or piano, one movement
• Introit and Benediction (1983): chorus a cappella, two movements
• The Rose of Sharon (1985): chorus a cappella, one movement
• A 20th-Century Madrigal (1990): chorus a cappella, one movement
• The Seasons, Opus 56a (1996): Chorus and piano (4 hands), one movement; text based on an Assiniboine legend about the origin of the seasons (VOC)
• Symphony No. 5, Op 77 ("Comet") (1978) orchestra and tenor choir (ORCH)
• Lullabye & Carols (choral, a cappella SSAA)

OPERAS:

• Sanctuary, First Version (1976): chamber opera in one act for solo tenor, horn, contrabass, three percussionists and tape; original libretto by composer
• Sanctuary, Second Version (1981): full opera for five vocal leads, full chorus, flute, horn, ‘cello, contrabass, piano and three percussionists, three acts
• Pamelia (1988): full opera for five vocal leads, full chorus and symphony orchestra; libretto by Linda Peavey and Ursula Smith; three acts (1989 Centennial Opera for Six Northern Plains States)(ORCH, CHOR)
• Gorbachev and Yeltsin (1996): full opera for seven vocal leads, full chorus and symphony orchestra; libretto by Robert Ball and Gregory Freidin; three acts (in progress at Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf, Brandenburg/Germany)
• Akhmatova, One act opera for contralto and chamber orchestra (in progress)

BALLETS:

• A Glimpse (Soliloquy in a Forest)(1975): ballet for string orchestra, flute, tape and dancers; tape is activated by shadow and allows dancers to create music by dancing through light beams (ORCH)
• Rhayader (1978): ballet for chamber orchestra and piano, one movement (ORCH, PIA)
• Five Dance Miniatures (1979): guitar, piano and percussion, five movements (GUIT)
• Slow Parade (1991): chamber ensemble, one movement; ballet for disabled movers

LARGE VOCAL WORKS

• The Seasons, Opus 56 (1992): Baritone and chamber orchestra, one movement; text based on Assiniboine legend about the origin of the seasons
• Sequentia (1993): Contralto, oboe, oboe d’amore, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, trombone, bass trombone, ‘cello and bass drum; a setting of nine poems by Paul Celan with ten instrumental interludes, nineteen short movements, in German
• Symphony No. 4 (“This Eventide Seems Spilt”), contralto and symphony orchestra, one movement; text by Amanda Aizpuriete, in English (ORCH)

VOCAL WORKS:

• Champs de Blé aux Corbeaux (1968): tenor, flute and ‘cello; text by John Haek
• Canticum (1971): contralto, harpsichord, piano and percussion, two movements; medieval Latin text
• For I Am as a Lark (1972): soprano and pipe organ, two movements
• Before My Hair Turns Gray (1987): soprano and piano; text by Sally Wheeler-Funk
• Four Songs on Poems by Sara Teasdale (1990): soprano and piano
• Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night (1991): mezzo-soprano and piano; text by Dylan Thomas
• A Twentieth Century Madrigal "O Virtue Lost" (1991) SATB a cappella, text: Toby Scales
• What Ships Set Sail (1993): soprano and piano; text by Timothy Tate
• Góngora (1996): baritone, flute, bassoon, trombone, ‘cello; five poems by Luis de Góngora, in Spanish; composed at Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf, Brandenburg/Germany
• Canto X (1996): tenor, four trombones, bass trombone, tuba; setting of Paradiso, Canto X by Dante, in Italian; composed at Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf, Brandenburg/Germany
• Wiepersdorfer Bild (1996): mezzo-soprano, tenor, piano and chimes; text by Christian Metz and Amanda Aizpuriete in German and Latvian; composed at Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf, Brandenburg/Germany
• Universe--Solitude(1996): soprano and violin; text by Samuel Beckett; composed at Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf, Brandenburg/Germany

CONCERT BAND:

• Fanfare, Chorale and Dance (1985): three movements
• Highest Honors (1992): overture, one movement

SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE:

• Scherzo for Winds (1974): one movement
• Fragments (1974): solo English horn and symphonic wind ensemble, one movement
• Trumpet Concerto (“The Circle Within”)(1980): trumpet, symphonic wind ensemble and ten timpani, one movement (CON)

WOODWIND QUINTET:

• Pentamorous (1977): one-movement theater piece
• Romantic Impressions (1984): five movements (ORCH, PIA)

BRASS:

• Mantis (1976): brass choir, two movements
• Two Canons (1979): brass quintet, two movements
• The Toll Bridge (1979) brass quintet
• Ballade and Dance (1980): brass choir, two movements
• Célèbre (1982): fanfare for brass choir, one movement
• Equinox (1985): double brass quintet (antiphonal); one movement

WORKS FOR GUITAR:

• Five Dance Miniatures (1979): guitar, piano and percussion, five movements (BAL)
• Meditations (1979) (SQ)
• Sonata for Guitar and Piano (1980): two movements (PIA)
• Les Frères (1983): piano, guitar and percussion, three movements
• Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra (“Davis”)(1986): guitar, strings and timpani, three movements (CON)

WORKS FOR PIANO:

• Duo for Flute and Piano (1969): two movements
• Nocturne for Piano (1971): two movements
• Two Preludes (1972): piano and percussion, two players, two movements (PER)
• Pieces (1973): seven easy pieces for piano
• Virtuoso (1975): solo pianist on two pianos, a comic piece in one movement
• Overtures I and II (1976, 1980): piano and percussion, two players, two movements (PER)
• Portrait of John (1980) four movements
• Le Troisième Enfant (“Baroque Variations”)(1983): piano trio, five movements
• Music for Piano (1971-1983): short pieces, ranging from easy to difficult
• Rhayader (1978): ballet for chamber orchestra and piano, one movement (ORCH, BAL)
• Dance Concertare (1980): piano and chamber orchestra, one movement (ORCH)
• Romantic Impressions (1982): piano version, four movements (ORCH, WOOD)
• Variations on a Theme by Tomas Svoboda (1985)
• Baroque Variations (1991) (TCE arr.)
• Before My Hair Turns Gray (1993) text:Sally Wheeler (VOC)
• Concerto for the Piano Alone, Opus 59 (1993): concerto for the piano alone, two movements; also scored for piano and symphony orchestra (CON, SQ)
• Piano Concerto, Opus 72 (1996): piano and symphony orchestra, two movements (CON)
• Sonata in the Old Style (piano)

WORKS FOR DOUBLE BASS:

• PORTRAITS, Op 97 (five movements for violin & double bass)
     (written for British violinist, Catherine Lord, and British double
      bassist, David Heyes; premiered June 3rd, 2005)
• Concerto for Double Bass, Horn, Timpani & Strings, Op 87 
• "Love's Song" (2nd Movement of concerto transcribed for double bass and piano, Op 87a
• "The Drums Must Never Stop" (salsa encore, 4 double basses)
• The Great Leviathans: Prelude & Fugue for Six Contrabasses
• Sonata in the Old Style (two double basses and piano)

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STRING QUARTETS:

• String Quartet No. 1 (“Triste”)(1973): one movement
• Meditations (1979) (GUI))
• String Quartet No. 2, Opus 61 (“In memoriam Dmitri Shostakovich”)(1993): two movements (CD)
• String Quartet No. 3 (“Homage to Alfred Schnittke”)(1994): four movements
• String Quartet No. 4, Opus 59a (1994): arrangement of Concerto for Piano Alone for string quartet, two movements (CON, PIA)
• String Quartet No. 5 (“Brandenburg”)(1996): three movements; composed at Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf, Brandenburg/Germany

PERCUSSION:

• Dichroism (1970): chorus, chamber chorus, percussion and piano, two movements (CHOR)
• A Vision (1970): two percussionists, one movement
• Two Preludes (1972): piano and percussion, two players, two movements (PIA)
• Overtures I and II (1976, 1980): piano and percussion, two players, two movements (PIA)

MISCELLANEOUS:

• Der Spiegel (1996): two harps, one harpist, three movements; composed at Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf, Brandenburg/Germany
• "Pendulum Sweep the Slow Sky" elegy for violoncello & piano  (in memory of Harish Mahindra)

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WORKS AVAILABLE OR SOON TO BE ON CD

ERIC FUNK ORCHESTRAL WORKS
Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Valek, Conductor
Soloists: Olga Ogranovitch, ‘cello; Martin Schuring, oboe
(MMC, 1996)

• Symphony No. 1 (“Emily”) (1979): symphony orchestra, three movements
• Lidice (1977): symphony orchestra or chamber orchestra, two movements
• Cello Concerto, Opus 55 (“Homage à Jacqueline DuPré”)(1992): ‘cello, strings and timpani, two movements
• Oboe Concerto, Opus 57 (1992): oboe and chamber orchestra, three movements

CONTEMPORARY STRING QUARTETS
Moyzes String Quartet, Bratislava 
(MMC, 1996)

• String Quartet No. 2, Opus 61 (“In memoriam Dmitri Shostakovich”)(1993): two movements

FORTHCOMING

• Symphony No. 3 (“Hradcany”) (1995): clarinet solo and symphony orchestra, three movements
• Symphony No. 4 ("This eventide seems spilt"),(text by Amanda Aizpuriete), (1996): contralto and symphony orchestra, one movement