Scott Ordway: Creative Work

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THE END OF RAIN (2022)

Symphonic work in nine movements (50 minutes)
Large orchestra, eight vocal soloists, and video
Text, music, and video by Scott Ordway

Commissioned by the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
Photography book published with support from the Sempervirens Fund (San Mateo, CA)

First performance July 29, 2022
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
Roomful of Teeth, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra; Cristian Macelaru, conductor
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA

Photography Exhibition June 17–July 6, 2023
Kunstverein Familie Montez
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

THE OUTER EDGE OF YOUTH (2020)

Choral opera in two acts (82 minutes)
Soprano, alto, SATB choir, three cellos, double bass
Text and music by Scott Ordway

Commissioned by The Thirteen (Washington, DC)

First performance May 6, 2022
Amy Broadbent, soprano; Emily Marvosh, alto; The Thirteen; Matthew Robertson, cond.
First Unitarian UCC, Washington DC

Recording on Acis Productions (2022)

THE CLEARING AND THE FOREST (2019)

Staged theater work in three acts (72 minutes)
Clarinet, violin, cello, and piano with lighting and scenic design
Music by Scott Ordway; scenic design by Erica Eliot

Commissioned by SOLI Chamber Ensemble

First performance June 2, 2019
SOLI Chamber Ensemble
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio

Recording on Acis Productions (2022)