Street Songs This open series of short works for flexible groupings of virtuoso musicians and live electronics has been performed throughout Canada, the United States, England, Northern Ireland and Europe. Click here for scores, MaxMSP patches and other information.

Metropolis Music for Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film classic, scored for Violin, Soprano, Trombone, and Live Electronics.   Click here for performance information, the full score and live electronics software.

Opera On The Rocks A full-length ambient opera in collaboration with librettists Leanna Brodie, Dave Carley, Lisa Codrington and Krista Dalby.  Operatic voices,  prepared guitar, live electronics and interactive video - in a bar! Click here to visit www.operaontherocks.ca for the full details of upcoming performances.

SELECTED WORKS

LIVE ELECTRONICS and MUSICA MISTA

For information about the Street Songs, click here.

Modulation.  Piano and Tape (Stereo), 8 minutes.  Premiered 13th October 2004, Réa Beaumont (piano).  Banff Centre for the Arts, Alberta.

The city is burning.  Horn (or Trombone) and Tape (Ambisonics), 14.5'.  Premiered 8th September 2004, Scott Good (trombone). angelusnovus.net launch concert, Toronto.

Babel.  Soprano, Trumpet and Tape (Stereo), 9’40”.  Premiered 5th February 2002 by Lori Dyer (trumpet) and Angela Brubacher (soprano).  Walter Hall, University of Toronto.  Awarded 2nd prize in the Godfrey Ridout category of the 2002 SOCAN Awards for Young Composers.

Angels Cry.  Choir (SATB) and Ambisonic Drone, 9’.  Text by Becky Gile.  Commissioned by Miller Middle School, director Benjamin Wahlund.  Premiered December 2001 by Miller Middle School Choir, Marshalltown, Iowa.

Incantation 5.  Trumpet, Trombone, and Tape (Stereo), 12'.  Dedicated to Richard Gillis and Gordon Wolfe.  Premiered March 27th, 2000.  Eva Clare Hall, University of Manitoba.

Incantation 4.  Horn and Tape (Stereo), 7'.  Dedicated to Lara McCabe.  Premiered March 10th, 2000.  Eva Clare Hall, University of Manitoba.

1848.  Jazz Quintet and Tape (Stereo), 15'.  Premiered February 20th 2000.  Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel, Elmhurst, Illinois.  Recipient of Outstanding Recognition, Elmhurst Jazz Festival, Chicago, February 2000.


ACOUSMATIC/SOUNDSCAPE

rio della croce.  Stereo Tape (to be diffused over multichannel array in concert performance), 9 minutes.  Premiered 22nd February 2007, angelusnovus.net concert @ the ArrayMusic Studio, Toronto.

Second Nature.  6-channel Holophonic Tape, 8 minutes.  Premiered 6th August 2005, New Adventures in Sound Art, St. Andrew by-the-Lake, Toronto Islands.

via sammartini.  Stereo Tape (to be diffused over multichannel array in concert performance), 10 minutes.  Premiered 18th January 2005, Univ. of Toronto New Music Festival, St. George the Martyr, Toronto.

Queen & McCaul, Tape (Stereo), 3’02”.  Premiered 28th May 2003.  “Works for Peace” during Sound Junction II, University of Sheffield, UK.


OPERA

For information about the Opera On The Rocks, click here.

The Translator.  Short opera in collaboration with librettist Leanna Brodie.  Scored for four singers, live electronics and interactive video projections (with video materials created by artist Jarek Obsadny). Commissioned by Tapestry New Opera and premiered 15-23 February 2008, during Opera To Go 2008, at the Enwave Theatre, Toronto.

Peace of My Heart.  Short opera in collaboration with librettist Dave Carley.  Scored for four singers, tapes and live electronics (tapes diffused on a multi-channel loudspeaker array). Commissioned by Tapestry New Opera and premiered 15-23 February 2008, during Opera To Go 2008, at the Enwave Theatre, Toronto.

Stryker from the east vs. Laszer... also from the east.  Opera miniature for 4 singers and tape.  Collaboration with librettist Lisa Codrington during the 2006 Tapestry New Opera Libretto Laboratory, premiered by Tapestry in Opera Briefs, September 22nd & 23rd, 2006, Tapestry/Nightwood New Work Studio, Toronto.

Eva in the underworld.  Short opera scene created with librettist Dave Carley.  Scored for 2 singers and prepared piano.  Premiered by Tapestry New Opera in Opera Briefs, September 22nd & 23rd, 2006, Tapestry/Nightwood New Work Studio, Toronto.


FILM/VIDEO

For information on Ogborn's score for Metropolis, click here.

Batgirl.  Music for an 11-minute motion picture produced and directed by Damian Keller and Dan Retson.  Electronic music and guitar performance by David Ogborn.  Premiere screening 11th May 2006, Royal Theatre, Toronto.

Doc-U-Men-Tar-Y, Music for a 5-minute motion picture produced and directed by Grant Patten, featuring clarinet performance by Sonia Sielaff.  Completed February 2006.

In Memoriam STS-107.  Soprano and Tape and optional video, 6’53”.  Premiered 11th April 2003 by Kristin Mueller, St. George the Martyr, Toronto.  Optional video component premiered 8th December 2005.


INSTALLATION ART/PUBLIC ART

Short Quartet for Cellphones.  Created for Alter Audio/Mobile Nation at the Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto.  March 2007.

Dreamhouse.  Audio installation at Chalmers House, Toronto commissioned by the Canadian Music Centre for the city of Toronto's 2006 Nuit Blanche, September 30th-October 1st 2006.


CHAMBER MUSIC

Variations.  Violin and Piano, 12’.  Premiered 15th November 2003, by Elation Pauls and Kevin Lau.  University of Toronto.

Genuflection 390.  Piano, Harp, and Percussion, 10’.  Premiered 27th July 2002.  Canadian Contemporary Music Workshop.  Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound, Ontario.

String Quartet #1: State of Emergency.  18'.  Premiered February 11th, 2001.  Victoria College Chapel, University of Toronto.  Recipient of Audience Award, University of Toronto New Music Festival.

Non-lieu.  Soprano, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano, 8’.  Text by André Breton.  Premiered April 8th, 2000.  Eva Clare Hall, University of Manitoba.

Sonata.  Flute and Piano, 12'.  Dedicated to Claire Chapman.  Premiered March 27th, 2000.  Eva Clare Hall, University of Manitoba.

Incantation 2.  Solo Clarinet, 6'.  Dedicated to Rebecca Sands.  Premiered January 14th, 2000.  Eva Clare Hall, University of Manitoba.

Incantation.  Trombone and Piano, 8'.  Dedicated to Shashi Ramu.  Premiered December 19th, 1999.  Eva Clare Hall, University of Manitoba.

Three Pieces.  Horn Quartet, 8'.  Premiered March 19th, 1999.  Eva Clare Hall, University of Manitoba.

The Fifth Postulate.  Jazz Quintet, 15'.  Premiered March 1st, 1998.  Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel, Elmhurst, Illinois.


LARGE ENSEMBLES

Into the Maelstrom.  Small Orchestra (2222 / 2210 / 2 perc. 1 kbd. / strings), 10’.  Performed in the National Emerging Composers’ Workshop, Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra.  January 19th-22nd 2004.  Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Blackbird.  Chamber Orchestra (Flute, 2 Oboes, Bassoon, and Strings), 4’.  Premiered 5thJune 2002.  Manitoba Chamber Orchestra.  Westminster United Church, Winnipeg.  Commisioned by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra.

Sirène.  Choir (SATB) with Soprano and Bass Solo, 9’.  Premiered 8th February 2002, by the Macmillan Singers, director Dr. Doreen Rao.  Victoria College Chapel, University of Toronto.

August, Discovery.  String Orchestra, 3’30”.  Commissioned by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra.  Premiered 7th November 2001 by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra.  Westminster United Church, Winnipeg.

Incantation 3.  Jazz Orchestra, 7'.  Dedicated to the University of Manitoba Jazz Orchestra.  Premiered February 2nd, 2000.  Minnetonka Junior High School, Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Also performed May 11th, 2000, by the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra at Winnipeg Art Gallery.  Recipient of Outstanding Recognition, Elmhurst Jazz Festival, Chicago, February 2000.

September, Ecstatic Vision.  Large Wind Ensemble, 5’30”.  Dedicated to the University of Manitoba Wind Ensemble.  Premiered April 1st, 1999.  Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Standard Error.  Jazz Orchestra, 8'.  Dedicated to the Century High School Jazz Band.
Premiered May 11th, 1998.  Century High School, Bismarck, North Dakota.

Dichotomy.  Jazz Orchestra, 7'.  Dedicated to the University of Mary Jazz Ensemble.  Premiered January 31st, 1997.  Radisson Hotel, Bismarck, North Dakota.