James Tabata Concert Works

Chamber Music

  • Mend for alto, kalimba, percussion, flute, tenor saxophone, piano, and double bass

    performed at the Canadian Music Center in Toronto 2019 (6’)

  • Broken Dances for string quartet - 2018 (9’10”)

  • I Walk in Silence for tenor, clarinet, vibraphone, and piano - 2018 (9’10”)

  • Light Through Restless Nights for flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, electric guitar, double bass, and piano

    written for the NOW Ensemble at UT Austin 2017 (6’30”)

  • I Saw the Hills and Ran Free for flute, oboe, viola, cello, and piano - 2016 (7’)

  • A Little “Friend” for cello and harp - 2016 (6’30’’)

  • The Hollow for double bass and piano - 2016 (5’30'“)

Large Ensemble/Choral Works

  • Rokkō Gaze for sinfionetta, tenor voice, and taisho koto - premiered by the University of Texas New Music Ensemble

  • Future Falconry for full orchestra - commissioned by Clear Creek Independent School District

    for the 50th anniversary of Clear Lake High School, 2022 (8.5’)

  • Rails on Red Skylines for solo violin, cello, bass, and string orchestra with harp -commissioned

    by the Knights Chamber Orchestra and performed at Alice Tully Hall, 2019 (10’)

  • Nagare for large chamber ensemble and tabla - ASCAP Honorable Mention, 2018 (14’10”)

  • Prayer for satb chorus, 2015 (5')

  • Bright Serenade for string orchestra, 2012 (8’)
     

Electronic Works

  • Individuality for voice, vocoder, and samples. performed at SPLICE Institute 2022 (9’)

  • Adrift for six string electric violin, performed at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts with the Mundi Project 2019 (8’)

  • Rain Bird for flute, guitar, and electronics, performed by unassisted fold in Pavia, Italy 2018 (4’45” min)

  • Blur for Electronics, Dancers, and Videography, performed at UT Austin 2018 (6’50”)