COMPOSITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, & RECORDINGS
IN PROGRESS . . .
New composition: A song cycle for tenor voice and piano. The texts: Psalms 130, 3, 13, 40, and 150. Details to follow.
New compositions & publications: Art songs (solo voice and piano) – “100 Songs/100 Singers” – This is an on-going multi-faceted, multi-year project that will not only generate 100 new LAS art songs, but it will also be tied to a 10-volume publishing project. Eventually, I hope that it will culminate in a series of recording projects.
Throughout my career, I have been inspired by and worked with remarkable singers. I feel extremely fortunate to have collaborated with so many great artists. Each song pays tribute to a specific singer. The volumes are being assembled by voice type, and will be published in groups of ten songs. As the volumes are completed, I will list the contents here.
New publication & recording: In May 2024, I completed Suite (2024), a work for solo piano that was written for Argentine pianist Mirian Conti. Mirian recorded the work in late-2025 as part of an album that will pay tribute to our late mutual friend, composer Michael White. The recording will include music by friends and colleagues who also knew and loved Michael. The publication of the work will coincide with the release of Mirian’s album.
Mirian Conti recently wrote the following on Facebook: “My next CD ‘Circle of Fifths’ will be released in 2026: all colleagues from The Juilliard School. Premiere recordings of composers Michael White, Eric Ewazen, Larry Alan Smith and Samuel Zyman. In homage to Michael White and with pianist Marguerita Oundjian Smith.”
New publication: Le Maschere (2018) – The Masks for Solo Clarinet in Bb doubling Bass Clarinet (optional Clarinet in A) is currently being prepared for publication in 2026.
New recording: A recording of Three Dances (2024) for solo piano will be released during the first half of 2026. The work was published in 2025.
New publication: Sonata (1987) for solo guitar is currently being prepared for publication in 2026.
ON THE HORIZON . . .
New composition: A quartet for saxophone, violin, cello, and piano will be completed in mid to late-2026. Details to follow.
New publication: On February 16, 2024, the Athens-based Galan Trio released a new double album on Neuma Records that includes my Piano Trio No. 3 (2022). This work was written for the 70th Anniversary of the Camerata Musicale Sulmonese in Sulmona, Italy, and was premiered in Sulmona by the Galan Trio in January 2023. This work is currently being prepared for publication in late-2026. Click here for a link to the audio recording.
New publications & recordings: The Galan Trio is in the process of recording all three of my existing piano trios, and once the new work for saxophone and piano trio has been written (see just above), all of these works will be published and released on a new album.
RECENTLY COMPLETED WORKS/PROJECTS:
New composition: Sextet (2026) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, and cello for the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players at Stony Brook University. The premiere performance will take place in Stony Brook, NY at the Staller Center Recital Hall on Thursday, April 30, 2026, and the concert will be repeated at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City on Friday, May 1, 2026.
New composition: Messa per Papa Celestino V (2025) for actor, soprano soloist, bass-baritone soloist, children’s chorus, adult chorus, and orchestra. The premiere took place in Sulmona (AQ), Italy on December 14, 2025 and in Pescara (PE), Italy on December 15, 2025. For more details about the work, click here.
New composition: L’anima del vino (2025), a wine/winery/vineyard-inspired theatre work for actor(s), dancer(s), musician(s), and electronics (acousmatic music) was premiered in Vittorito (AQ), Italy in May 2025. Related projects include a video recording and publication. For more details about the work, click here.
PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE . . .
In order to create the works that appear below, I will need the enthusiastic support of individual performing artists, arts organizations, and funders. If you are a funder, please visit Commissioning New Work.
New compositions:
A three-act ballet/contemporary dance work (full evening) based on a Gustave Flaubert short story. The work will be scored for a non-traditional orchestra that may also include actors, solo singers and/or a chorus.
Symphony No. 5 (?) for winds, brass, and percussion. The instrumentation of this work may be expanded to include solo singers, a chorus, and/or additional instruments.
Symphony No. 6 (?) for full orchestra. This work may be expanded to include one or more solo singers.
A one-act comic chamber opera using limited vocal and instrumental forces.
A large-scale opera (full evening) for solo singers, chorus, and orchestra.
Chamber music works.
Solo instrumental works.
Choral works.
Electronic (acousmatic) works.
New recordings: I am particularly interested in recordings of my works that have not yet been released commercially.
New publications: Past and future works will be published as time permits. Rental materials will also be maintained and updated.
Please contact me at larryalansmith@gmail.com if any of these projects are of interest.
Larry Alan Smith 