CHRIS NEINER, composer
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  • Music
    • Chamber >
      • Serenade for the Ghosts (2019)
      • Elegy (2019)
      • Infinite Spinning (2018)
      • Playtime (2018)
      • To Rose (2016)
      • Ripple Cycles (2015)
      • Groove Passing (2015)
      • Music with Oliver (2015)
      • Suite (2015)
      • Toy Chest (2015)
      • Liquidus (2013)
      • Quintet (2013)
      • Quadraphonics (2012, rev. 2019)
      • Burlesquing Movement (2012)
    • Solo >
      • Shades of Green (2017)
      • Rhapsodie (2014)
      • Petite Suite (2013, rev. 2020)
    • Orchestral >
      • Many Universes (2019)
      • Jest (2012)
    • Solo and Ensemble >
      • Loneliness and Imaginations (2017)
    • Band/Wind Ensemble >
      • The Hinz Waltz 2 (2013)
      • The Hinz Waltz (2012)
    • Vocal/Choral >
      • All You Need (2017)
      • Lacquer Prints (2016)
      • To See a World (2013)
      • Untitled Meditation (2013)
    • Electronic >
      • Requiem (2017)
      • Gasp Grids (2015)
      • Artificial Rainstorm (2014)
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Chamber

Serenade for the Ghosts (2019)
clarinet, string quartet
 - Commissioned by Musical Upcoming Stars in the Classics (M.U.S.i.C.) 2019

Elegy (2019)
violin, cello, piano

​Infinite Spinning (2018)
flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano
 - Selected for the Boston New Music Initiative Call for Scores 2019
 - Honorable Mention, Flute New Music Consortium 2018
 - Composed for American Modern Ensemble Mostly Modern Festival 2018 

Playtime (2018)
horn, violin, piano
arr. horn, flute, piano
 - Commissioned by the Neiner Trio Consortium 

​To Rose (2016)
horn, piano
 - Commissioned by Dr. Kevin Miescke: Eastern Illinois University,​ horn faculty

Ripple Cycles (2015)
string quartet

Suite (2015)
viola quartet
 - Composed for the Firewood Viola Quartet

Groove Passing (2015)
alto saxophone, viola, double bass, piano
 - Composed for the New Music on the Point Festival 2015  

Music with Oliver (2015)
clarinet, piano
arr. alto saxophone, piano
arr. soprano saxophone, harp
arr. trumpet, piano 
arr. trombone, piano

Toy Chest (2015)
horn, violin, piano
​arr. flute, clarinet, piano
 - Selected for the Red Hedgehog Trio Call for Scores 2015

Process (2015)
harp duo, mallet percussion duo

Tumble Chasing (2014)
two pianos
 - Composed for the Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium 2014

Liquidus (2013)
five horns

Quintet (2013)
brass quintet

Quadraphonics (2012)
string quartet

Burlesquing Movement (2012)
saxophone sextet
​arr. string orchestra
 - Commissioned by Edina High School, ISD 273 

Solo

Two Pieces (2020)
piano solo

Shades of Green (2017)
trombone solo

Mes Amis (2017)
oboe solo

Rhapsodie (2014)
flute solo

Petite Suite (2013, rev. 2020)
piano solo

Orchestral

Many Universes (2019)
chamber orchestra
 - Finalist, ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards 2020
 - Composed for the Cleveland Chamber Symphony NEOSonicFest 2019

Strut (2016)
symphony orchestra

Costa Rican Monkey Games (2013)
youth orchestra
 - Composed for the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies

Poem Pentimento (2012)
symphony orchestra

Jest (2011)
chamber orchestra
 - Winner, Minnesota Sinfonia Junior Composers Competition 2011

Scherzo Adventurous (2010)
symphony orchestra
​arr. youth orchestra
 - Winner, Olga Klein Nelson Award of the National Federation of Music Clubs 2011
 - Winner, Duluth Superior-Symphony Orchestra Young Composers Competition 2010

Solo and Ensemble

Loneliness and Imaginations (2017)
guitar, chamber orchestra 

Morceau pour Sill (2020)
​bassoon, mixed septet

Band & Wind Ensemble

The Hinz Waltz 2 (2013)
wind ensemble
 - Commissioned by the Cochran Chamber Commissioning Project 2013

The Hinz Waltz (2012)
concert band

New York, New York 1-92-O (2010)
concert band

Vocal

All You Need (2017)
baritone, trumpet, trombone, bass clarinet
 - Composed for loadbang at the RED NOTE New Music Festival 2017

Lacquer Prints (2016)
tenor, chamber ensemble
arr. tenor, piano
 - Honorable Mention, American Modern Ensemble Composition Contest 2017

Aliens (2016)
SSATTB Choir

​Untitled Meditation (2013)
SATB Choir

To See a World (2013)
mezzo-soprano, cello, piano

The Swing (2012)
soprano, oboe, clarinet, piano

Electronic 

Requiem (2017)
trombone, fixed-media (stereo)

Gasp Grids (2015)
clarinet, cello, fixed-media (quadraphonic)

Artificial Rainstorm (2014)
fixed-media (quadraphonic)

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  • About
  • Music
    • Chamber >
      • Serenade for the Ghosts (2019)
      • Elegy (2019)
      • Infinite Spinning (2018)
      • Playtime (2018)
      • To Rose (2016)
      • Ripple Cycles (2015)
      • Groove Passing (2015)
      • Music with Oliver (2015)
      • Suite (2015)
      • Toy Chest (2015)
      • Liquidus (2013)
      • Quintet (2013)
      • Quadraphonics (2012, rev. 2019)
      • Burlesquing Movement (2012)
    • Solo >
      • Shades of Green (2017)
      • Rhapsodie (2014)
      • Petite Suite (2013, rev. 2020)
    • Orchestral >
      • Many Universes (2019)
      • Jest (2012)
    • Solo and Ensemble >
      • Loneliness and Imaginations (2017)
    • Band/Wind Ensemble >
      • The Hinz Waltz 2 (2013)
      • The Hinz Waltz (2012)
    • Vocal/Choral >
      • All You Need (2017)
      • Lacquer Prints (2016)
      • To See a World (2013)
      • Untitled Meditation (2013)
    • Electronic >
      • Requiem (2017)
      • Gasp Grids (2015)
      • Artificial Rainstorm (2014)
  • Blog
  • Performances
  • Engraving
  • Contact