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Resume of Compositional Activity - Alexander Timofeev updated - May 2020 Name Movements Year of Composition Instrumentation Duration Commissions/Performances/Awards In Memoriam 2020 Piano - six hands 4'30'' Commissioned by Shirley Fan of the International Music & Arts Society (IMAS), New Jersey. Jocus 2020 Two Clarinets 3'10'' Two Pieces- Improvisations on Ukrainian folk songs I. Oi, koli b toi vechir II. Oi gore, gore 2020 Cimbalom 3'30'' 3' Music for a documentary film about Gregory Skovoroda – the 18th century Ukrainian philosopher 2019 Electronic 18' No yet released/in production. Directed by Igor Piddubny. Wind Fairy, for Orchestra - an orchestral version of Augusta’s Dream for Piano (2018) 2019 2-2-2-2, 2-2-2-1, timp, 2 perc, harp, strings 6'10'' Premiered by the Studio for New Music Orchestra, Igor Dronov, conductor at Moscow Conservatory’s Rachmaninoff Hall, on November 17, 2019. Antiphon for the Angels - the piece was inspired by Hildegard von Bingen’s chant and incorporates a fragment from it. Latin text and English translated poem by Barbara Newman 2019 2-2-2-2, 4-2-2-1, 3 perc, organ, mezzo- soprano, SATB choir 7 Premiered by Barbara Dever, mezzo-soprano, Rowan University Choir, Orchestral Winds and Percussion, composer on the organ, on December 14, 2019 at Pfleeger Concert Hall, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey. The School of Marital Happiness - opera in one act; version for an all-female cast. 2019 Voices: Mezzo, Soprano, 4 Sopranos (sec.roles), optional women's choir. Scored for 24' Premiered at Vienna Summer Music Festival, Wiener Kammeroper, on June 20 & 21, 2019. Ian Niederhoffer, conductor; Jennifer Davison, stage director. Page 1 of 20

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Resume of Compositional Activity - Alexander Timofeev updated - May 2020

Name Movements Year of Composition

Instrumentation Duration Commissions/Performances/Awards

In Memoriam 2020 Piano - six hands 4'30'' Commissioned by Shirley Fan of the International Music & Arts Society (IMAS), New Jersey.

Jocus 2020 Two Clarinets 3'10'' Two Pieces-Improvisations on Ukrainian folk songs

I. Oi, koli b toi vechir II. Oi gore, gore

2020 Cimbalom 3'30'' 3'

Music for a documentary film about Gregory Skovoroda – the 18th century Ukrainian philosopher

2019 Electronic 18' No yet released/in production. Directed by Igor Piddubny.

Wind Fairy, for Orchestra - an orchestral version of Augusta’s Dream for Piano (2018)

2019 2-2-2-2, 2-2-2-1, timp, 2 perc, harp, strings

6'10'' Premiered by the Studio for New Music Orchestra, Igor Dronov, conductor at Moscow Conservatory’s Rachmaninoff Hall, on November 17, 2019.

Antiphon for the Angels - the piece was inspired by Hildegard von Bingen’s chant and incorporates a fragment from it. Latin text and English translated poem by Barbara Newman

2019 2-2-2-2, 4-2-2-1, 3 perc, organ, mezzo-soprano, SATB choir

7 Premiered by Barbara Dever, mezzo-soprano, Rowan University Choir, Orchestral Winds and Percussion, composer on the organ, on December 14, 2019 at Pfleeger Concert Hall, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey.

The School of Marital Happiness - opera in one act; version for an all-female cast.

2019 Voices: Mezzo, Soprano, 4 Sopranos (sec.roles), optional women's choir. Scored for

24' Premiered at Vienna Summer Music Festival, Wiener Kammeroper, on June 20 & 21, 2019. Ian Niederhoffer, conductor; Jennifer Davison, stage director.

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Libretto by J. Fishman Violin, Cello and Piano.

Three Pieces Falling Snow Two-Step Dance with Mirrors

2019 Piano 1'20'' 1' 1'40''

Commissioned jointly by the New Jersey Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers National Association.

Premiered by the winners of NJMTA Commissioned Composer Competition at the NJMTA Conference, on November 16, 2019, Princeton, NJ.

Recorded by the composer on piano, at Wilson Recital Hall, Rowan University, August 22, 2019.

Dark Hour - based on the composer’s draft of the unpublished song for Soprano and Piano ‘Legămînt’ (2009) on a poem by Grigore Vieru

2009/2019 -Alto Saxophone and Piano -Clarinet in Bb and Piano -Flute and Piano

2'40'' Commissioned jointly by the New Jersey Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers National Association.

-Alto Saxophone and Piano – Reading by Jonathan Wintringham, alto saxophone, and the composer on piano, November 8, 2019.

Augusta’s Dream 2018-2019 Piano 5'40'' Commissioned jointly by the New Jersey Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers National Association. Premiered by the composer on piano, at the NJMTA Conference, on November 16, 2019.

Recorded by the composer on piano, at Pfleeger Concert Hall, Rowan University, November 21, 2019.

Ten Polyphonic Preludes, Op. 16 - the opening measures were borrowed from Zlata Tkach’s 3-part dictations, Nos. 1-10, published in 1992

2018 -Piano -2 Clarinets & Bass Cl.

17'20'' Piano – Recorded by the composer in August 2018.

Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 15 other versions

1. Reminiscenza 2. Humoresque 3. Luminesce 4. Lucky Strike

2017

-Clarinet & Piano

14'20''

-Clarinet and Piano Humoresque & Luminesce – Premiered by Dylan James, clarinet, and the composer on piano, on September 19, 2018, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University.

Humoresque & Luminesce – Recorded by Tania

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- transcriptions by the composer

Lucky Strike Reminiscenza

2017 2017/2018

-Violin & Piano -Marimba & Piano -Cimbalom & Piano -Xylophone & Piano -Flute & Piano -Violin & Piano

1'40'' 3'

Villasuso, clarinet, and the composer on piano, at Gould Rehearsal Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, on October 2, 2018. The recording of Reminiscenza & Lucky Strike took place at the same location, on December 13, 2018.

-Flute and Piano Reminiscenza – Recorded by Rebecca Jeffreys, flute and the composer on piano, at MSound Studio, Philadelphia, on February 15, 2018.

Reminiscenza – Premiered by Anastasia Gusarova, flute and the composer on piano, at Organ Hall, Chisinau Moldova on June 20, 2018.

-Violin and Piano Lucky Strike – Recorded by Radu Banariuc, violin and the composer on piano, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova, July 13, 2018.

Reminiscenza – Premiered by Timothy Schwarz, violin and the composer, on September 19, 2018, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University.

The Flame 2017 -Marimba -Cimbalom

2'40'' Marimba – Premiered by Matthew Witten, marimba, on September 19, 2018, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University.

Performed by Matthew Witten at the same location at his Faculty Spotlight Recital, on December 14, 2018.

Meditation other version

2017 2017/2018

-Woodwind Quintet -Cl. & String Quartet

5'50''

Woodwind Quintet – Recorded by Niles Watson, flute, Cassie Pilgrim, oboe, Stanislav Chernyshev, clarinet, SeongJin Han, horn, and Emeline Chong, bassoon, at Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, May 7, 2017.

Concert Fantasy on Romanian folk song Cîntecul lui Iancu Jianu

2017 Piano 3'30'' Recorded by the composer on piano, at Pfleeger Concert Hall, Rowan University, May 11, 2017.

Premiered by the composer on June 6, 2018, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Performed by the composer on September 19, 2018,

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at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University. Concert Fantasy on Grigoras Dinicu’s Little March Hora

2016 Piano 3' Recorded by the composer on piano, at Pfleeger Concert Hall, Rowan University, February 23, 2017.

Premiered by the composer on June 6, 2018, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Fantasy on Schubert's Musical Moment Op. 94 No.3

2016 Piano Four Hands 3'20'' Premiered by Helen Cha and the composer on May 25, 2016 at Verhnii Gorod Hall, Minsk, Belarus.

Performed by Helen Cha and the composer on May 27, 2016 at Drogichin Concert Hall, Drogichin, Belarus.

Fantasme, for Orchestra - an orchestral version of Fantasy on a Theme by Mozart for Four Pianos (2010) other version

1. Theme 2. Fanfare 3. The Secret Ritual 4. Le Soleil et les Oiseaux jouent 5. Fuge mit Geistern 6. Locomotiva a vapore 7.Constanze

2016 2016/2018

3-3-3-3, 4-3-3-1, timp, 3 perc, harp, strings 2-2-2-2, 2-2-2-1, timp, 2 perc, harp, strings

16’ 16’

Fantasme received the Audience Choice Award and Commission at the American Composers Orchestra's 2017 Underwood New Music Readings. It was rehearsed and recorded by the ACO, George Manahan, conductor, at the DiMenna Center, New York, on June 23-24, 2017 – audio fragment Finalist of the 2018 International Competition of the Moscow Conservatory for Young Composers ‘New Classics’. Premiered by the Studio for New Music Orchestra, Igor Dronov, conductor at Moscow Conservatory’s Rachmaninoff Hall, on November 18, 2018.

Go not, happy day - for Men’s Choir, Op. 13, No. 3

2016 TTTTBBBB 5' Score with midi rendition

Phoenix 2016 Clarinet and Piano 7' Finalist of the 2016 Thailand International Composition Festival Competition.

Winner of Chicago Ensemble “Discover America IX” (2017).

Recorded by Stanislav Chernyshev, clarinet and the composer on piano, at Gould Rehearsal Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, on May 7, 2016.

Premiere performance by Tanyawat Dilokkunanant, clarinet, Lia Wang, piano at the Thailand International Composition Festival, on July 23, 2016.

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Performance by Tanyawat Dilokkunanant, clarinet, and Lia Wang, piano, at Cook Recital Hall, Michigan State University, on October 14, 2016.

Performed by Elizandro Garcia-Montoya, clarinet, and Gerald Rizzer, piano, on February 2, 2019 at PianoForte, 1335 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL.

Performed by Elizandro Garcia-Montoya, clarinet, and Gerald Rizzer, piano, on July 14, 2020 at New Hampshire Music Festival, Taylor Community, Laconia, NH.

Performed by Elizandro Garcia-Montoya, clarinet, and Gerald Rizzer, piano, on January 21, 2020 at Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL.

The Breath of a Rose - for Women's Choir, Op. 13, No. 2

2016 SSSAAAA 3'20'' Score with midi rendition

Grief, for Mixed Choir, Op. 13, No. 1

2016 SSATTB 4' Reading/rehearsal with the students, Alexander Timofeev, conductor, at Pfleeger Concert Hall, Rowan University, on February 26, 2018 – audio fragment

Score with midi rendition Four Pieces, Op. 14 1. Passing Beauty

2. Quiet Dance 3. Star Wheel 4. Pendulum

2014-2016 Piano 15' Recorded by the composer in 2015 and 2016.

Passing Beauty & Quiet Dance – Premiered by the composer on November 10, 2015 Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University.

Pendulum & Star Wheel – Premiered by the composer on February 21, 2016 at the Ethical Society, Philadelphia.

Duo 2016 Flute and Clarinet 2'30'' Premiered by Ganna Kondratzenka, flute and Miroslau Batelienak, clarinet, on May 25, 2016 at Verhnii Gorod Hall, Minsk, Belarus.

Frumoasă Țară [Beautiful Country] - Five Songs for Soprano and Piano on Poems by Agnesa Rosca, Op. 10 (in Romanian)

1. Illuminating And Warming Life 2. The Wind Breathes 3. The Last Snow 4. The Stars 5. Beautiful Country

2013-2015 Soprano and Piano 22' Illuminating And Warming Life & The Wind Breathes – premiered by Tatiana Costiuc, soprano and the composer on piano, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova on June 4, 2014.

The Last Snow & The Stars – premiered by Tatiana

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- set to poems that were chosen by Zlata Tkach for a projected new vocal cycle. These poems by Agnesa Rosca were published as an addendum to Tkach’s vocal cycle - Ție [To you], published in 2005.

Costiuc, soprano and the composer on piano, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova on May 28, 2015.

Beautiful Country – premiered by Tatiana Costiuc, soprano and the composer on piano, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova, on June 20, 2018.

On Thin Ice 2015 -Clarinet -Marimba -Cimbalom -Viola

2'20'' Clarinet – Premiered by Stanislav Chernyshev on February 22, 2015, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University.

Marimba – Premiered by Greg Giannascoli on April 22, 2018 at the New Jersey Percussion Festival - New Jersey City University.

Recorded by Greg Giannascoli for his CD Marimba Commission Project.

Five Pieces, Op. 12 1. Lăcrimioara 2. Prelude for Lăcrimioara 3. Prelude for Valeria 4. Prelude for Livia 5. Angelica

2014 Piano 14'30'' Premiered by Yuri Blinov, piano, on October 29, 2014 at Verhnyi Gorod Hall, Minsk, Belarus.

Recorded by the composer in September-October 2014.

Prelude for Lăcrimioara & Prelude for Livia – recorded by the composer on September 26, 2017.

Concerto for Two Pianos and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 11

I. Allegro moderato II. Adagio III. Allegro scherzando

2014 2-2-2-2, 2-2-0-0, timp, 2 perc, 2 pianos, strings -Three Piano Reduction

23' Premiered by Helen Cha and the composer, pianos, the National Chamber Orchestra of Moldova, Mihail Sechkin, conductor, on June 4, 2014, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Language of Luv 2014 Piano 5' Premiered by the composer, on June 4, 2014, at Organ Hall, Chisinau Moldova.

Performed by Elena Ryepkina, piano, on February 22, 2015, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University, and at the Ethical Society of Philadelphia on February 21, 2016.

Performed by Livyka Shtirbu-Sokolov, piano, on May 28, 2015, at Organ Hall, Chisinau Moldova.

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Burlesque - new redaction (2017) as Humoresque

2013 Woodwind Quintet 5'20’’ Winner of the 2016 Richard Weerts Composition Competition. Reading by the Rowan University Woodwind Quintet, Lyndsie Wilson, horn, Adeline Tomasone, flute, Mark Snyder, oboe, Rie Suzuki, clarinet, Michelle Rosen, bassoon on December 15, 2013 at Wilson Hall, Rowan University.

New redaction (2017) – Recorded by Niles Watson, flute, Cassie Pilgrim, oboe, Stanislav Chernyshev, clarinet, SeongJin Han, horn, and Emeline Chong, bassoon, at Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, May 7, 2017.

Ave Maria (Timofeev-Bach-Siloti)

2013 2013 2013/2015 2013/2015 2013/2015 2013/2016 2013/2018

-Soprano, Piano and String Quartet -Soprano and Piano -Soprano, Piano, Timpani and Strings -Soprano and Orchestra (2-2-2-2, 2-0-1-0, harp, celesta, timpani, soprano, strings) -Mezzo-soprano and Piano -Soprano, Piano and Mixed Choir - Mezzo-soprano, Piano and Mixed Choir

4' Soprano, Piano and String Quartet – Premiered by Tatiana Costiuc, soprano, Inna Hatipova, piano and the String Quartet of the Moldovan Academy of Music on October 23, 2013, at the Academy of Music Hall, Chisinau Moldova.

Performed by Tatiana Costiuc, soprano, Helen Cha, piano and the Maestro String Quartet (Moldova) on June 4, 2014, at Organ Hall, Chisinau Moldova.

Performed by Tatiana Costiuc, soprano, Aliona Vardanean, piano and the Rondo-Classic String Quartet (Moldova) on May 28, 2015, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Soprano and Piano – Performed by Marian Stieber, soprano, the composer on piano, and Rowan dance students directed by Paule Turner, on May 5, 2019, at Tohill Theatre, Bunce Hall, Rowan University.

Soprano and Orchestra – Premiered by Angela Dinica, soprano, and Stefan Neaga College Orchestra (Moldova), Mihail Sechkin, conductor, on March 2, 2017.

Performed by Tatiana Gavrilita, soprano, and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Moldova, Mihail Sechkin, conductor, on April 13, 2018 at the Philharmonic Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

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Mezzo-soprano and Piano – Premiered by Barbara Dever, mezzo-soprano, and Elena Ryepkina, piano, on February 21, 2016 at the Ethical Society, Philadelphia.

Performed by Barbara Dever, mezzo-soprano, and the composer, on September 19, 2018, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University.

Mezzo-soprano, Piano and Mixed Choir – Performed by Barbara Dever, mezzo-soprano, the composer on piano, Rowan students vocal ensemble, Christopher Thomas, conductor, and Rowan dance students directed by Paule Turner, on December 8, 2018, at Pfleeger Concert Hall, Rowan University.

New Age Album, Op. 8 other versions - transcription by Carlos Bedoya and the composer - transcription by the composer

1. Grey Birds 2. Sincerity 3. La Coqueta 4. City Lights 5. Nocturne 6. Anna 7. Soul Mirror 8. Fireflower 9. Lonely Journey 10. Rainbow Sincerity, Nocturne Sincerity, Nocturne

2012-2013 2016, 2017 2017

Piano Guitar Cimbalom

45’ 10’ 10’

Piano Recorded by the composer for the New Age Album CD (2013).

Complete cycle premiered by a team of pianists including Alexandru Prigalo, Mihaela Culea, Valeria Lapşin, Angelica Cibotaru, Lăcrimioara Galagan, Vasile Gheorghiţă, and the composer, on June 23, 2014, at Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Sincerity – Performed by Natalia Botnariuc on May 28, 2015, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Complete cycle performed by the composer on November 10, 2015 at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University.

Complete cycle performed by Annie Yuen, piano, on November 20, 2015 at the Musical del Cuore Concert Series, Citibank Plaza, Hong Kong, China.

Complete cycle performed by Helen Cha, piano, in collaboration with Allen Lam, choreographer/dancer, on April 22, 2016 at the Tai Po Campus, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China.

Lonely Journey & Rainbow – Performed by Helen Cha, piano, on May 25, 2016 at Verhnii Gorod Hall, Minsk,

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Belarus.

Lonely Journey & Rainbow – Performed by Helen Cha, piano, in collaboration with Allen Lam, choreographer/dancer on 6 June, 2018, at City Hall Theatre, Hong Kong, China.

Guitar Sincerity premiered by Carlos Bedoya, on March 9, 2016, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University.

Sincerity recorded by Carlos Bedoya, guitar, on June 19, 2017 at MSound Studio, Philadelphia.

Nocturne recorded by Carlos Bedoya, on June 19, 2017 at MSound Studio, Philadelphia.

Nocturne premiered by Carlos Bedoya, at the Northern Light Music Festival, Aurora, MN, July 2017.

Two Pieces 1. Lead 2. Lyrica

2012 Computer music 7’30” Same as above Lead – video, audio Lyrica – video, audio

Te-aștept să vii [Waiting for you], on a poem by Diana Sava-Daranuta (in Romanian)

2012 Voice and Piano 6’ Same as above – video with the composer on vocals & piano

I hear you heart, I hear you - poem by Varlam Shalamov (in Russian)

2011 Soprano and Piano 4'

Four Pieces, Op. 7 1. Munkyung 2. Labyrinth 3. Cynthia 4. Moderato

2009-2011 Piano 9'40” Labyrinth – premiered by the composer in Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University, on November 3, 2010.

Moderato – recorded by the composer in Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University, on Feb. 3, 2011.

Complete cycle - recorded by the composer at MSound Studio, Philadelphia, in April 2013.

Ringtone City 2010 Piano 4'20” Premiered by the composer at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, on April 20, 2010.

Recorded by the composer at Pfleeger Hall, Rowan

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University, Glassboro, NJ, on August 29, 2017. Fantasy on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 6 - mvt. 8 The Visionary’s opening theme shares a similar motive with the 3rd mvt. of the Piano Sonata, Op. 9 (2008/rev.2013)

1. Theme 2. Fanfare 3. The Secret Ritual 4. Le Soleil et les Oiseaux jouent 5. Fuge mit Geistern 6. Locomotiva a vapore 7.Constanze 8. The Visionary

2010 2010/2014

- Four Pianos - Piano Solo -Two Pianos

18' Four Pianos – premiered by Alexei Ulitin, Jasmin Lee, Alexander Timofeev, Alexei Ivanchenko, pianos, and John Devlin, conductor, at Gildenhorn Recital Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, on December 2, 2010.

Piano Solo – premiered by the composer on May 30, 2012 at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Constanze – performed by Livia Ciolpan, piano, on June 23, 2014, at Philharmonic Chamber Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Two Pianos – Mvts 6 - 8 premiered by Cristina Loscutova and the composer, pianos, on February 22, 2015, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University.

Mvts 1-5 premiered by the composer and Stanley DeLage, pianos, on September 19, 2018, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University.

Ave Maria 2010 Soprano and Piano 5'30” Premiered by Mandy Brown, soprano, and the composer on piano, at Gildenhorn Recital Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, on May 3, 2011.

Performed by Natalia Tanasiiciuc, soprano, and the composer on piano, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova on June 4, 2014.

Sonatina, Op. 5 I. Allegro II. Andantino: Michelle III. Presto con brio

2009 Piano 8' Recorded by the composer at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, in December 2009.

Premiered by the composer at Gildenhorn Recital Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, on May 3, 2011.

Performed by the composer on May 30, 2012 at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova – video link 3 mvt.

Recorded by the composer at MSound Studio, Philadelphia, in March/April 2013.

Sonata, Op. 9

I. Allegro, Fuga - Alla breve

2008, rev.2013

Piano 15' Recorded by the composer in April 2013.

Performance of the 3rd mvt. by the composer at

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- the opening theme of the first movement features a musical quote of Zlata Tkach’s theme found in a draft of the first few measures of her projected but uncompleted Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra

II. Tranquillo III. Vivo con brio

Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova on June 4, 2014.

Premiered by the composer on November 10, 2015 at Wilson Hall, Rowan University.

Performed by the composer on May 23, 2018 at the 5th Myaskovsky Competition for Young Composers at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Russia.

Performed by the composer on June 12, 2018 at Alexei Starcea Art School, Chisinau, Moldova.

The 1st mvt performed by the composer on September 19, 2018, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University.

Postlude 2007 Violin 2'30” Premiered by Timothy Schwarz, violin, on September 19, 2018, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University.

Valentine Album, Op. 4 1. Amber 2. Katelyn 3. Sara 4. Eunmi 5. Olga 6. Christine 7. Doris 8. Helen

2003-2007 Piano 19' Premiered by the composer at Ciminelli Formal Lounge, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, on February 12, 2007.

Performance of select pieces by Helen Cha, piano, at the PianoTexas International Academy & Festival, 2007.

Performed by the composer on May 30, 2012 at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova – video link of Amber.

Recorded by the composer in December 2012, at MSound Studio, Philadelphia.

Concerto for Cimbalom and Orchestra, Op. 3

I. Allegro giusto II. Ballade III. Vivo con fuoco

2005, rev.2013

2019

2-2-2-2, 4-2-3-1, timp, 3 perc, cimbalom, strings -Cimbalom and Piano (reduction)

-Cimbalom and Chamber Orchestra 1-1-1-1, 2-1-1-1, timp,

30'

Cimbalom and Orchestra – Premiered by Ion Curteanu, cimbalom, the Youth Orchestra "C. Porumbescu", Alexander Timofeev, conductor, on June 21, 2014 at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Cimbalom and Piano – Performance of mvts. 2 & 3 by Ion Curteanu, cimbalom, and Marcell Pető, piano, on March 18, 2017 at Solti Hall, Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary.

Cimbalom and Chamber Orchestra – Performance by Ion Curteanu, cimbalom, Chamber Orchestra of Liszt Academy students and graduates, Tihanyi László, conductor, May 12, 2019 at Solti Hall, Liszt Academy

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other versions Ballade for Violin and Chamber Orchestra Ballade for Violin and Piano Introduction and Rondo for Marimba and Orchestra

(2nd mvt) a section from the 2nd mvt, and the 3rd mvt

2005/2009 2005

2 perc, cimb, strings

2-2-2-2, 2-2-0-0, timp, 2 perc, piano, violin, strings -Violin and Piano (reduction) 2-2-2-2, 4-2-3-1, timp, 3 perc, marimba, strings

9'50” 9'

of Music, Budapest, Hungary.

Ballade, version for Violin and Piano – National Finalist at the 2010 MTNA Young Artists Composition Competition.

Ballade – Premiered by Jaroslaw Nadrzycki, violin, and Northern Lights Music Festival Orchestra, Alexander Timofeev, conductor, on July 16, Aurora, MN.

Performed by Angela Molodojan, violin, and the National Chamber Orchestra of Moldova, Mihail Sechkin, conductor, on June 4, 2014, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Performed by Angela Molodojan, violin, and the Symphonic Orchestra of Prednestrovie, Grigory Moseiko, conductor, on April 16, 2016 at the Republican Palace Hall, Tiraspol, Moldova.

Introduction and Rondo Premiered by Malavika Godbole, marimba, and Rowan University Orchestra, Salvatore Scarpa, conductor, on April 18, 2006 .

Suite No. 2 I. Nocturne II. Scherzo III. Arioso IV. Burlesque V. Concord

2005 String Quartet 12'30” Premiered by Dali String Quartet (Philadelphia), on November 30, 2005, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.

Mvts 4 & 5 performed by Maestro String Quartet (Chisinau) on June 4, 2014, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Three Sound Etudes for Woodwinds

No. 1 for Flute No. 2 for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon No.3 for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon

2005 Fl, Ob, Cl, Bs. 6'30” Premiered by Kim Popolillo, flute, Stephanie McGair, oboe, Megan Hieber, clarinet, and Vincent DuBeau, bassoon, on April 20, 2005, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.

Encore 2004 Violin 5' Recorded by Roberto Vieira (2004).

Premiered by Angela Molodojan on May 28, 2015, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Performed by Alexandra Klimova on March 21, 2017

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at the Saratov Conservatory’s Festival of Contemporary Music, Saratov, Russia.

Two Symphonic Sketches, Op. 2

No. 1 No. 2

2003-2004 2004

Piano 10'30” 11'

No. 1 – Premiered by the composer in April 2004, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.

Performed by the composer in July, 2006, at Northern Lights Music Festival, Aurora, MN – video fragment

Performed by the composer on February 16, 2009, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.

No. 2 – Recorded by the composer (2004) Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 1 other version Concerto Movement, for Piano and Chamber Ensemble

I. Allegro II. Andante dolce III. Vivo con fuoco a section from the 2nd mvt

2002-2003 rev.2015 2003 2015 2003/2016

2-2-2-2, 4-2-3-1, timp, 2 perc, piano, strings 2-2-2-2, 4-2-3-1, timp, 2 perc, celesta, piano, strings -Two Piano Reduction -Two Piano Reduction Ob, Cl, Tr, Tro, 2 perc, Piano, Vln, Vla, Cb.

42' 5'30’’

Piano and Orchestra Premiered the 1st mvt. by the composer and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Moldova, Valentin Doni, conductor, on May 30, 2003 at the Philharmonic Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Revised version (2015) – Performed by the composer and the National Chamber Orchestra of Moldova, Mihail Sechkin, conductor, on May 28, 2015, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Two Piano Reduction (2003) Recorded by the composer (playing both parts) in April 2003, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.

Premiered by the composer and Matei Varga on July 22, 2003 at Hariclea Darclée International Voice Competition and Festival, Braila, Romania.

Concerto Movement Premiered by the composer on piano, and the student chamber ensemble, Stanley DeLage, conductor on March 28, 2018, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.

Waltz Opus 0 2002 Piano 5'30’’ Premiered by the composer on October 30, 2002 in Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.

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List of works composed by Alexander Timofeev from 1997 to 2002

Name Movements Year of Composition

Instrumentation Duration Performances/Awards

Metafora 2002 Cimbalom 5' Recorded and premiered by Marcel Comendant (2002). Published in Valeriu Luta: Caiet pentru Tambal, Vol. III (2002).

Metafora was the required contemporary composition for the second round of 2014 Eugen Coca International Competition, Chisinau, Moldova.

Performed by Ion Curteanu, on June 4, 2014, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Concert Piece “Snowstorm”

2001 Cimbalom and Piano 5' First Prize at 2003 Valasske Mezirici International Composition Festival and Competition, Czech Republic.

Recorded and premiered by Marcel Comendant (2001).

Performed by Ion Curteanu, cimbalom, and the composer, on May 28, 2015, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Three Songs, on poems by Ivan Bunin (in Russian) transpositions

I. Northern Birch II. The Old Apple Tree III. Rhythm

2000 2000/2019 2000/2019 2000/2019

Mezzo-soprano and Piano Soprano and Piano Tenor and Piano Baritone and Piano

2'20'' 2'10'' 1'30''

Recorded and premiered by Angela Pihut, mezzo-soprano, and the composer on piano (2000).

American premiere by Marian Stieber, soprano, and the composer on piano, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University (2004).

Performed by Barbara Dever, mezzo-soprano, and Elena Ryepkina, piano, on February 21, 2016 at the Ethical Society of Philadelphia.

Performed by Barbara Dever, mezzo-soprano, and the composer, on September 19, 2018 at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University.

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The Steadfast Tin Soldier Ballet Suite other version Paper Boat Journey - transcription for violin and piano

I. Introduction II. Ballerina III.The Soldier’s March IV. Paper Boat Journey V. Finale

2000 2000/2015

Piano Violin and Piano

16' 2'30''

Paper Boat Journey – Premiered by Maria Postolache, violin, and the composer on piano, on May 28, 2015, at Organ Hall, Chisinau Moldova.

Performance by Ekaterina Mishchanchuk, violin, and the composer on piano, at the City Cultural Center, Drogichin, Belarus, on May 27, 2016.

Suite No. 1 other version Passacaglia and Scherzo, for Chamber Orchestra

I. Passacaglia II. Scherzo III. Romanza

2000 2000/2016

String Quartet fl, cl, strings (for student orchestra)

11'15' 6'30''

Recorded by String Quartet of Moldovan Philharmonic (2000).

Premiere performance of mvts 1 & 2 by Rondo-Classic String Quartet at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova (2015). Passacaglia and Scherzo, for Chamber Orchestra – Diploma at 2016 Rudgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts Orchestra Competition.

Two Jewish Preludes 2000 Piano 3' Premiered by the composer (2000).

Recorded by the composer (2014). Forest Melodies I. Moderato con moto

II. Allegro 2000 Piano 2'30' Premiered and recorded by the composer (2000).

Performed by Corina Lupașco, piano, on May 28, 2015, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

She Dreamed, on a poem by Doina Bulat (in Romanian)

1999 Voice, Piano and String Quartet

3' Recorded by Cristina Pintilie, voice, the composer on piano, & String Quartet of Moldovan Philharmonic (1999).

Performed by Soledad Baciu, voice, the composer on piano, & Rondo-Classic String Quartet on May 28, 2015, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

In Memoriam Frédéric Chopin, Six Waltzes

I. Moderato cantabile II. Allegretto III. Sostenuto

1999 Piano 6' Premiered and recorded by the composer (1999).

Recorded by the composer (2013).

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IV. Agitato V. Andante, non troppo VI. Tempo di valse

Mvt. 3, 4 & 6 – Performed Aliona Vardanean, piano, on June 4, 2014 at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Mvt. 1, 4, 5 & 6 – Performed by Elina Nastas, piano, on February 22, 2015 in Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University.

Two Pieces I. The Wind II. The Rain

1998 Violin and Piano 2'30' 2'20'

The Wind & The Rain – Premiered by Corina Golomoz, violin, and the composer, 1998, at Porumbescu Lyceum of Music, Chisinau, Moldova.

Performance of The Wind & The Rain by Vlad Axionov, violin, and the composer, on June 4, 2014 at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Sonatina I. Allegro con fuoco II. Andante cantabile III. Vivo giocoso

1998 Piano 6' Winner of the XIX National Competition for Young Composers, Chisinau, Moldova (1999).

Grand Prix at Yuri Semeniako International Competition for Young Pianists and Composers, Grodno, Belarus (2000).

Laureate of the Sergei Slonimsky International Youth Competition for Pianists and Composers, St. Petersburg, Russia (2000).

First Prize at the Carl Filtsch International Competition, Sibiu, Romania (2001).

Premiered and recorded by the composer (1998).

Performed by the composer on February 16, 2009, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ.

Recorded by the composer (2013). Album for Piano, Eight Characteristic Pieces (Piano Friends)

I. The Hamster II. The Mosquitoes III. The Cat IV. The Swallow V. The Elephant VI. The Rabbits VII. The Snail VIII. The Bee-Hive

1997 Piano 8' Premiered and recorded by the composer (1997).

Recorded by the composer (2013).

Performed by Soledad Baciu, piano (2018).

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List of Transcriptions, Arrangements and Cadenze by Alexander Timofeev from 2000 to 2020

Name Movements Year of Completion

Instrumentation Duration Commissions/Performances

Gabriel Fauré / arr. A.Timofeev: Sicilienne

2020 Clarinet, Harp, String Quartet

3'40''

Brahms/arr. A.Timofeev: Hungarian Dance No. 12

2019 Clarinet & String Quartet

2'50''

Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 13

2019 Clarinet & String Quartet

1'20'' Premiered by Ann Hung, clarinet, Molly Baer, violin I, Ke Mai, violin II, Xinyi Xu, viola, Christine Lamprea, cello, at Opus Nova Chamber Music Series, Fort Worth, TX.

Schumann / arr. A. Timofeev: Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102.

I. Mit Humor II. Langsam V. Stark und Markirt

2019 Clarinet & String Quartet

3' 3'10'' 2'40''

Premiered mvt. 1, mvt. 2, mvt. 5 by Stanislav Chernyshev, clarinet, Molly Baer, violin I, Ke Mai, violin II, Xinyi Xu, viola, Christine Lamprea, cello, at Opus Nova Chamber Music Series, Fort Worth, TX.

Stricken Smitten And Afflicted (O Mein Jesu, Ich Muss Sterben)

2017 String Quartet 5'

Michael Jackson / arr. Peter Bence / trans. / A.Timofeev: Bad

2016 Piano 3'

Bracco-Caruso / arr. A.Timofeev: Souvenirs d'un concert for Tenor and Orchestra

2015 2-2-2-2, 2-0-2-0, perc., harp, tenor solo, strings

4' Performance by Michael Spyres, tenor, and the Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra, Christopher Koch, conductor, at the Drury University Clara Thompson Hall on October 3, 2015.

Cadenza for Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue (Rehearsal Numbers 18-19, and 24)

2015 Piano 2'

Brahms/arr. A.Timofeev Hungarian Dance No. 1

2014 Clarinet & String Quartet

4' Premiered by Stanislav Chernyshev, clarinet, Nadir Khashimov, violin I, Lifan Zhu, violin II, Daniel Hanul Lee, viola, Timotheos Petrin, cello, on April 9, 2014 at Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music,

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Philadelphia.

Beatles /arr. A.Timofeev Across The Universe

2013 String Quartet 3'40''

Beatles /arr. A.Timofeev Hello, Goodbye

2013 String Quartet 3'30''

Three Fantasies on Piano Preludes by Scriabin

1. Fantasy on Prelude Op. 11, No. 10 2. Fantasy on Prelude Op. 11, No. 12 3. Fantasy on Prelude Op. 11, No. 14

2012 Piano and Tape 7’ Premiered by the composer on November 14 & 17, 2013 at the Rowan University Planetarium.

J.S. Bach/arr. A.Timofeev: Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056

I. Moderato II. Largo III. Presto

2012 Piano and Tape 10’ Same as above – video

Kevin Walker/arr. A.Timofeev: Adagio

2012 Piano and Tape 4’30'' Same as above – video, audio

Harold Oliver/arr. A.Timofeev: Movement III

2012 Piano and Tape 3’30'' Same as above – video, audio

Concert Fantasy on Rachmaninoff’s Italian Polka

2012 Piano 3’ Premiered by the composer on February 27, 2012 at Gildenhorn Recital Hall, University of Maryland, College Park.

Performed by Xenia Stolearciuc, piano, on June 4, 2014 at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Performed by the composer on June 12, 2018 at Alexei Starcea Art School, Chisinau, Moldova.

Laurentiu Gondiu/arr. A.Timofeev: Ave Maria

2012 2012/2015

-Soprano and Mixed Choir - Soprano and Piano

5' 5'

Two Cadenze for Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216 (1 mvt)

2011 Violin 2' 2'

Zlata Tkach-A.Timofeev: Witches' Sabbath, Concert Transcription

2011

Two Pianos

2'30''

Two Pianos – Recorded by Larisa Soboleva and the composer, pianos, in Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University, on February 3, 2011.

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from Zlata Tkach’s ballet Andries other versions

2011/2012 2011/2015

Piano and Tape Piano

4’20'' 2'30''

Piano and Tape – Premiered by the composer on November 14 & 17, 2013 at the Rowan University Planetarium – video, audio

Piano – Premiered by Xenia Stolearciuc, piano on May 28, 2015 at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Performed by the composer on June 1, 2018 at Philharmonic Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

J.S.Bach – A.Timofeev: Adagio, Concert Transcription for Piano from J.S.Bach’s Sonata in G minor for violin solo, BWV 1001

2010 Piano 3'20'' Recorded by the composer at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, in March 2010.

Recorded by the composer at MSound Studio, Philadelphia, in April 2013.

Premiered by Xenia Stolearciuc, piano on May 28, 2015 at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Performance by the composer scheduled for September 19, 2018, at Boyd Recital Hall, Rowan University.

Nicholas Brodzsky, Sammy Cahn / orch. A.Timofeev: Be My Love, for Tenor and Orchestra other versions for Tenor, Mixed Choir and Orchestra

2009/2020 2009/2020

2-2-2-2, 4-3-3-1, perc., piano, harp, guitar, bass guitar, tenor, mixed choir, strings. 2-2-2-2, 4-3-3-1, perc., piano, harp, guitar, bass guitar, tenor, mixed choir, strings.

3'30'' 3'30''

Licensing - Tresóna Multimedia, LLC.

Two Cadenze for Mozart’s Concerto in D Minor, K. 466 (mvts. 1 and 3)

2006 Piano 2'20'' 1'10''

Premiered cadenze to mvt. 1 and mvt. 3 by the composer, piano/conductor and the National Chamber Orchestra of Moldova, in May 2006, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Zlata Tkach / trans. A.Timofeev: Two Pieces from Leagăn de Mohor

1. Rîșnița (Hand-mill) 2. La Șezătoare (Get-together)

2008 Piano 1' 1'

Rîșnița & La Șezătoare – Performed by A. Timofeev, piano, on June 20, 2018, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

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[Meadow’s Lullaby] for Piano

Zlata Tkach / trans. A.Timofeev: Piano Sonata No.1 ‘From the Jewish Folklore’ (1996)

2008 Piano 4' Premiered by A. Timofeev, piano, on May 27, 2008, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Performed on May 30, 2012, at Organ Hall, Chisinau, Moldova.

Two Cadenze for the first movement of Mozart’s Piano Concerto in Eb Major, K. 271

2000 Piano 1'30' 1'20'

Cadenza II – Performed by the composer at a concert with Iasi Philharmonic Orchestra, Romania (2001).

Cadenza I – Recorded by the composer (2014).

Musicological Research & Analyses of Alexander Timofeev’s compositions:

Work Title Author Year of Publication

Language Pages Information/Publisher/Academic Institution

The Dialogue in the Genre of Sonata for Piano: A. Timofeev – Z. Tkach.

Galina Cocearova, PhD 2013 Russian 10 Analytical essay on the intertextual connections between A. Timofeev’s Piano Sonata, Op. 9, and Zlata Tkach’s Second Piano Sonata (2004). Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts (AMTAP), Chisinau, Moldova.

A. Timofeev’s Concerto for Cimbalom and Orchestra, Op. 3: The experience of using a folk instrument in the academic genre.

Julia Koreneva 2019 Russian 40 Research paper on A. Timofeev’s Concerto for Cimbalom and Orchestra, Op. 3. Academy of Music, Theatre and Fine Arts (AMTAP), Chisinau, Moldova.

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