ELLIOTT MILES MCKINLEY • COMPOSER
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Chamber Music


Portals  (TBD)  for saxophone quartet
Duration: ​[in progress]
Commission: The Estrella Consort

Pale Blue Dot (TBD) 
for string quartet, bass clarinet, and marimba
Duration: ​[in progress]
Commission: Transient Canvas, Semiosis String Quartet

Sonata No. 2 
 (TBD) "Love Stories" 
for violin and piano
Duration: ​[in progress]
Commission: Erik Rohde, Clare Longendyke

Bow Shock (2021) for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello
Duration: ​19'
Commission: Hub New Music

Dialogues (2021) for violin and viola
Duration: ​21'
Commission: Sonic Apricity

The Memory Garden (2020) for flute, violoncello, and piano
Duration: ​15'
Commission: Essex Chamber Music Players

Soliloquy IV (2019) for soprano voice and steel-pan
Duration: ​7'
Commission: Andrew Martin

Dream Angel (2019) for violin, viola, and piano 
Duration: ​15'
Commission: Sonic Apricity
LISTEN  🎧 • INTERACTIVE SCORE (sample)

Shadow Dancer (2018) for violin, cello, and piano
Duration: 35'
Commission: Janàček Trio
LISTEN  🎧 • INTERACTIVE SCORE (sample)

Ring of Fire (2017)
Duration: 14'
Commission: SOLI Chamber Ensemble
LISTEN 🎧• INTERACTIVE SCORE (sample)

Soliloquy I (2016): Lament for marimba and bass clarinet
Duration: 9’
Commission: Transient Canvas

String Quartet No. 8 (2016)
Duration: 27’
Commission: Erik Rohde and ISU Faculty String Quartet
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Aria (2015) for saxophone quartet and fixed media  
Duration: 12’
Commission: Estrella Consort
LISTEN 🎧• INTERACTIVE SCORE (sample)
 
Six Movements for Brass Quintet (2015)
Duration: 25’
Commission: Mirari Brass Quintet
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#Zero for multi-reed soloist, percussion, and electronics (2015)
Duration: 25’
Commission: Andrew Bishop, University of Michigan
 
Of Memories And Love: Summer 1978 for flute, clarinet, violoncello, piano, and soprano (2014)
Duration: 30’
Commission: Essex Chamber Music Players
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String Quartet No. 7 (2013)
Duration: 40’
Commission: Martinů String Quartet
 
Three Portraits for clarinet, violin, violoncello, and piano (2012)
Duration: 24’
Commission: SOLI Chamber Ensemble
 
50+ Times Three for flute, violoncello, and piano (2012)
Duration: 7’
Commission: Essex Chamber Music Players
 
Sonata for Violin and Piano (2011)
Duration: 29’
Commission: Erik Rohde
 
A Letter To Say I Love You And Goodbye for violin/viola/violoncello and piano (2010)
Duration: 10’
Interactive Score
 
Study for steel-pan and guitar (2010)
Duration: 4’
Commission: InverHills College
 
Chaconne for string quartet (2010)
Duration: 11’
 
String Quartet No. 6 (2010)
Duration: 26’
Commission: Martinů String Quartet
 
Three Autumn Sketches for flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, violin, viola, violoncello, and piano (2008)
Duration: 13’
Commission: David Stock; Duquesne University
 
Suite for violin and marimba (2008)
Duration: 14’
 
On The And Of for clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano and percussion (2006)
Duration: 11’
Commission: Bay Music Association
 
Speak (No) Evil for chamber ensemble and electronics (2006)
Duration: 9’
 
I Hope You Brought Your Wah-Wah for amplified double bass and percussion (2006)
Duration: 4’
 
String Quartet No. 5 (2005)
Duration: 18’
Commission: Martinů String Quartet
 
A Few (Very) Late Hours for viola and electric piano (2005)
Duration: 5’
 
Three Biscuits for viola, mandolin, electric piano, and piano (2004)
Duration: 4’
 
String Quartet No. 4 (2001)
Duration: 23’
Commission: Martinu String Quartet
 
String Quartet No. 3 (2000)
Duration: 24’
Commission: Stamic String Quartet
 
JoKo for nine instruments (1997)
Duration: 6’
 
Prague Pictures for eleven instruments (1996)
Duration: 21’
Commission: Czech Philharmonic Chamber Music Society
 
A Symphony For Four Players for clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano (1996)
Duration: 23’
Commission: SOLI Chamber Music Ensemble, Meet the Composer
 
Fleeting Moments for clarinet and violoncello (1994)
Duration: 9’
Commission: Derek Bermel
 
Summer Portraits for percussion solo and chamber ensemble (1993)
Duration: 24’
Commission: Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Meet the Composer
 
String Quartet No. 2 (1993)
Duration: 23’
 
Four Songs for soprano and mixed chamber ensemble (1992)
Duration: 12’
Commission: Katherine Pierce
 
Quartet for Woodwinds (1992)
Duration: 10’
Commission: Robin Gelman
 
Maria's Fantasy for bassoon and chamber ensemble (1992)
Duration: 12’
Commission: Maria Isaak
 
Quintet for Flute and Strings (1991)
Duration: 21’
 
Sonata for Viola and Piano (1991)
Duration: 22’
 
Puppets for flute and bassoon (1990)
Duration: 4’
 
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1990)
Duration: 20’
Commission: Stephanie Key
 
Largo for clarinet and piano (1990)
Duration: 4’
 
String Quartet No. 1 (1989)
Duration: 15’

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Elliott Miles McKinley
Composer • Improviser • Producer • Educator

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