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Miguel A. Roig-Francolí
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Solo and Small Chamber Ensemble

Suite Apócrifa (12')   listen
(Piano)

Playtime, for three young violinists (3')
Premiere: Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1982 Premiere: Pedro Espinosa, Ibiza, 1980

Sonata for violoncello and piano (12')   listen
Premiere: Indiana University, 1985
Publisher: Editorial Piles

Tres Cantigas d'Amigo (9')
(Soprano, percussion quintet)
Premiere: Indiana University, 1985

Improvisation for Jennifer     listen
(violin solo)
Premiere: Jennifer Roig-Francolí, Ibiza, Spain, 2008

Songs of the Infinite (18' 30")   listen
Commissioned by the Foundation for Iberian Music, New York
(violin and piano)
Premiere: Jennifer Roig-Francolí and Adam Kent, Weill Hall (Carnegie Hall), New York, 2010
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Songs of Light and Darkness (16')   listen
Commissioned by the Rawlins Piano Trio, University of South Dakota
(piano trio)
Premiere: Rawlins Piano Trio, Vermillion, South Dakota, 2012
Recording: Rawlins Piano Trio, Azica ACD-71282, 2012.
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Desconhort (7')   
On a poem by Ramon Llull
Commissioned by the Institut Ramon Llull
(tenor and string quartet)
Premiere: Antoni Aragón, tenor, and String Quartet of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Baleares, Palma de Mallorca, 2012
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Chaconne: Of Loss and Hope (5')   listen
(string orchestra)
Premiere: Cincinnati Junior Strings (Rachel Bierken, cond.), Muntz Hall (UC Blue Ash, Cincinnati), 2015
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Six Preludes after Chopin (6' 30")   listen
(piano)
Premiere: Soyeon Kate Lee, piano, Greene Space, New York City, 2016
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Dances and Laments (14' 15")
(two violoncellos)
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Dances and Laments (10' 45")
(version for two bassoons)
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Sonata, for two guitars (16')   listen
(two guitars)
Premiere: Duo Melis, Guitar Foundation of America International Conference, Denver, CO, 2016
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Five Preludes for solo violin
(solo violin)
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)


Large Chamber Ensemble

Espejismos (10')
(Flute, oboe, clar., vib., perc., piano, harpsichord, vlin., vla., cello, tape)
Premiere: Grup Instrumental Catalá, Festival Internacional de Barcelona, 1977
Recording: Grupo Koan (Movieplay). Publisher: EMEC.

Quasi Variazioni (9')
(Fl., ob., clar., horn, bassoon, vlin., vla., cello, bass, piano, 4 female voices)
Premiere: Grupo Koan, Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 1979

Concierto en Do (10' 40")
(Double quintet and piano)
Premiere: Koan, Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 1982
Recording and publication: F. Juan March

Partita for eight instruments (14')   listen
(fl., ob., clar., marimba, vlin., vla., cello, bass)
Premiere: Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1984
Publisher: EMEC

A Tale of Madness (3' 12")   listen
(for chamber wind ensemble (13 instruments))
Premiere: CCM Chamber Players, Terence Milligan, cond., CCM, University of Cincinnati, 2016
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

O Canada (2' 40")   
(version for 14 cellos, commissioned by the University of British Columbia)
Premiere: University of British Columbia Cello Ensemble, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, UBC, Vancouver, 2016
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)


Vocal and Choral

Quasi Variazioni (9')
(Fl., ob., clar., horn, bassoon, vlin., vla., cello, bass, piano, 4 female voices)
Premiere: Grupo Koan, Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 1979

Rondó, op. 5 (12')
Orchestra and chorus

Cantata on Dante's Vita Nuova (30')
Baritone, chorus, orchestra
Commissioned by National Orchestra and Chorus of Spain
Premiere: National Orchestra and Chorus of Spain (Manuel Galduf), Teatro Real, Madrid, 1984

Dona eis requiem (In memory of the innocent victims     listen           
of war and terror)
(11')
(chamber orchestra and chamber chorus)
Premiere: Orquesta Sinfónica de Baleares and Coral Cármina (Philippe Bender), Auditorium, Palma de Mallorca, 2006
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Antiphon and Psalms for the Victims of Genocide (17')   listen
(chamber orchestra and optional chamber chorus)
Premiere: Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid (Jordi Casas), Auditorio Nacional de la Música, Madrid, Spain, 2008
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Missa pro pace (23')   listen
(mixed chorus and strings)
Premiere: Orquesta y Coro Ciudad de Ibiza (Adolfo Villalonga), Ibiza, Spain, 2008
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Missa Pro Pace (23')   listen
(version for mixed chorus and organ)
Premiere: CCM Chorale (Brett Scott, cond., and Matt Phelps, organ), CCM Corbett Auditorium, Cincinnati, 2014.
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Himne a Santa Agnès
Commissioned by the village of Santa Agnès (Ibiza, Spain)
(chorus and piano)
Premiere: Church of Santa Agnès, Ibiza, January 21, 2009

Five Gothic Miniatures (10')   listen
(chorus a cappella)
Premiere: Xavier University Chorale (Tom Merril), Cincinnati, 2010
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Cinco canciones con los ojos cerrados (12')   listen
On poems by Antonio Colinas
(soprano and piano)
Premiere: Abigail Santos, soprano, and Hyo Jung Song, piano, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2013
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Desconhort (7')   
On a poem by Ramon Llull
Commissioned by the Institut Ramon Llull
(tenor and string quartet)
Premiere: Antoni Aragón, tenor, and String Quartet of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Baleares, Palma de Mallorca, 2012
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Kyrie for Humanity (11' 30")
(8-voice chorus a capella)
(also version for 8-voice chorus and saxophone octet)
Premiere: CCM Chorale and CCM Wind Ensemble Saxophone Octet (Landon Scriber, cond.), Corbett Auditorium, Cincinnati, 2023
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Dos cançons populars eivissenques (Two Ibiza Folk Songs)
(children's choir and piano)
1. "Sa serena cau menuda"
2. "Jo tenc una enamorada"
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)


Wind Ensemble

Perseus (11')   listen
(version for symphonic band)
Premiere: CCM Wind Ensemble (Angela Holt, cond.), Corbett Auditorium, Cincinnati, 2015
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

American Prize

Orion (12')
(version for Symphonic Band)
Premiere: Banda Municipal de Barcelona, Spain (Salvador Brotons, cond.), 2016
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Two Astral Poems (Orion and Perseus) (23')   listen
(version for Symphonic Band)
Premiere: Banda Municipal de Barcelona, Spain (Salvador Brotons, cond.), 2016
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

A Tale of Madness (3' 12")   listen
(for chamber wind ensemble (13 instruments))
Premiere: CCM Chamber Players, Terence Milligan, cond., CCM, University of Cincinnati, 2016
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

A Tale of Madness (Folía) (4' 50")   listen
(version for symphonic band)
Premiere: Banda Simfónica Ciutat d'Evissa (Adolfo Villalonga, cond.), Ibiza, Spain, 2017
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Kyrie for Humanity (11' 30")
(8-voice chorus a capella)
(also version for 8-voice chorus and saxophone octet)
Premiere: CCM Chorale and CCM Wind Ensemble Saxophone Octet (Landon Scriber, cond.), Corbett Auditorium, Cincinnati, 2023
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)


Orchestra and String Orchestra (with or without chorus)

Rondó, op. 5 (12')
Orchestra and chorus

Cinco Piezas para Orquesta (17')    listen
Commissioned by Spanish National Radio
Premiere: Orchestra of the Spanish Radio and TV (Odón Alonso), Teatro Real, Madrid, 1982
Publisher: EMEC

Conductus (12' 30")
Orchestra
Premiere: Orquesta Ciudad de Palma (Julio Ribelles), Palma de Mallorca, 1981

Cantata on Dante's Vita Nuova (30')
Baritone, chorus, orchestra
Commissioned by National Orchestra and Chorus of Spain
Premiere: National Orchestra and Chorus of Spain (Manuel Galduf), Teatro Real, Madrid, 1984

Concerto grosso (14')
(Orchestra)

Dona eis requiem (In memory of the innocent victims     listen           
of war and terror)
(11')
(chamber orchestra and chamber chorus)
Premiere: Orquesta Sinfónica de Baleares and Coral Cármina (Philippe Bender), Auditorium, Palma de Mallorca, 2006
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Antiphon and Psalms for the Victims of Genocide (17')   listen
(chamber orchestra and optional chamber chorus)
Premiere: Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid (Jordi Casas), Auditorio Nacional de la Música, Madrid, Spain, 2008
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Canticles for a Sacred Earth (18' 20")
(orchestra)
Premiere: Orquesta Sinfónica de Baleares (Philippe Bender), Auditorium, Palma de Mallorca, 2008
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Missa pro pace (23')   listen
(mixed chorus and strings)
Premiere: Orquesta y Coro Ciudad de Ibiza (Adolfo Villalonga), Ibiza, Spain, 2008
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Songs of the Infinite (18'30")   listen
(version for violin and orchestra)
Premiere: Jennifer Roig-Francolí, violin, and Orquesta Sinfónica Ciudad de Ibiza (Adolfo Villalonga), Ibiza, Spain, 2011.
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Orion (12')   listen
(Three Astral Poems, no. 1)
(orchestra)
Premiere: Orquesta Sinfónica de Baleares (Salvador Brotons), Castell de Bellver, Palma de Mallorca, 2012
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Andromeda (12')   listen
(Three Astral Poems, no. 2)
(orchestra)
Premiere: Orquesta Sinfónica de Baleares (Sergio Alapont), Auditorium, Palma de Mallorca, 2015
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Perseus (11')   listen
(Three Astral Poems, no. 3)
(orchestra)
Premiere: Orquesta Sinfónica de Baleares (Sergio Alapont), Auditorium, Palma de Mallorca, 2015
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Three Astral Poems (35')   listen
I. Orion, II. Andromeda, III. Perseus
(orchestra)
Premiere: Orquesta Sinónica de Baleares (Sergio Alapont), Auditorium, Palma de Mallorca, 2015
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Chaconne: Of Loss and Hope (5')   listen
(string orchestra)
Premiere: Cincinnati Junior Strings (Rachel Bierken, cond.), Muntz Hall (UC Blue Ash, Cincinnati), 2015
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Un piccolo concerto grosso (3')   listen
(three solo violins and youth string ensemble)
Premiere: Peraza Music Workshop Ensemble, Orchestra Hall (Chicago), 2015
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Un piccolo concerto grosso (11')
(three solo violins and string orchestra)
Premiere: Pittsburgh Tuesday Musical Club String Ensemble, Pittsburgh, PA, 2015
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Songs of Light and Darkness (16')   listen
(version for chamber orchestra)
Premiere: Orquestra Simfónica Ciutat d'Eivissa, Adolfo Villalonga, cond., 2016, Ibiza, Spain
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

The Star Spangled Banner   listen
(version for 50 violoncellos)
Premiere: Cellists from Cincinnati Young Artists and CCM Philharmonia (Mark Gibson, cond.), Corbett Auditorium, Cincinnati, 2015
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)

Sinfonía, "De profundis" (31')   listen
(orchestra)
Premiere: Orchestra Simfónica des les Illes Balears (Álvaro Albiach, cond.), Auditorium, Palma de Mallorca, January 2019.
Publisher: Perennis Music Publishing (Contact: roigfrma@uc.edu)


© Paintings: Vicente Pascual. In Illo Tempore XIX and V, 2003. Acrylic on canvas, 48" x 14". Private and Fundación Beulas Art Collection, Huesca.