MATTHEW RECIO, COMPOSER
Works
Find a full list of Matthew's works below. Links to audio & video recordings are included where available.
CHAMBER
2016
Game of Characters
I. Ramsay
II. Sansa
III. Melisandre
violin, viola, cello, bass, harp, piano, percussion
~9.00
VOCAL
2021
Gloria
I. Birth
II. The Parkside Lounge
III. Maturing
Poetry by Marquese Carter
High Voice and Piano
Commissioned by Queer In(n)
~15
2022
Scenes from L'autre Moi
Libretti by Stephanie Fleischmann
Commissioned by West Edge Opera
~25
2021
Holdfast
I. The Dead are for Morticians
Poetry by Robin Beth Schaer
SSAATTBB Choir and Crotales
Commissioned by Stare at the Sun
~12
2021
The Hollow
I. The Possessed
II. The Stargazer
III. The Hollow
IV. The Enchanted
V. The Renewal
VI. The Hope
Poetry by Alejandra Villarreal Martinez
Cantata for SATB Choir
~25
2021
Touch the Water
Poetry by Anna Gatdula
Baritone and Cello
Commissioned by the Chicago Fringe Opera
~5
2021
The Puppy Episode
Libretti by Royce Vavrek
Developed by the Chicago Opera Theater and premierd by Opera Columbus and Oberlin Conservatory
Chamber Opera for 6 singers
~85
2020
Bone Cathedral
SATB Choir
Commissioned by the MYO Suffolk Symphonic Choir
~5
2019
Trinkets
I. The Shelf in my Room
II. Count Them
III. The Notes I've Passed to you
Poetry by Jenna Lanzaro
tenor & prepared piano
~17.00
2017
Statues in London
I. He Kissed to Sleep
II. He Cast His Wrathed Eyes
III. I Walk the Cool Rooms
Poetry by Jenna Lanzaro
soprano, violin, english horn, cello
~7.00
2015
Tales of Imagination
I. James & the Giant Peach
II. Alice in Wonderland
III. Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Poetry by Jenna Lanzaro
soprano and piano
~8.00
2014
Chronology of Storms
I. Hurricane A-Comin'
II. The Shell Collector
III. Circles
Poetry by Jenna Lanzaro
bass, trumpet, piano
~11.00
ORCHESTRAL/
WIND ENSEMBLE
2017
Divide: Binding in Duality
symphony orchestra
~9.00
2012
Spanish Dances
I. Venimos de la dehesilla
II. Cordoba
III. Zambra mora
flute/piccolo, oboe/english horn, clarinet I.II, bassoon I.II, french horn I.II, trumpet I.II, trombone I.II, tuba, percussion
~11.00