James Harley: Compositions - chronological
Kalamalka Colours: Concertante for Violin and Orchestra (2019) (11 minutes) Commissioned by University of Ottawa (SSHRC) for Ontario Philharmonic
Echapée (2019) for alto flute and cello (6 minutes) Composed for New Music Concerts
Sonnet Quartet (2016) for oboe quartet (oboe, violin, viola, cello) (12 minutes) Commissioned by Niagara Chamber Players/March Musique Moderne
Wild Fruits 4: Winter (2016) for 8-channel electroacoustic sounds (13 minutes)
A Walk in the Woods (2015) for band (Grade 1.5) (4 minutes) Commissioned by University of Ottawa (SSHRC) for Greenbank Middle School
Trio Arachne (2014) for string trio (3 minutes). Commissioned by March Music Moderne. Premiere: Free Marz Trio, Portland, 16 March 2014.
Blue (2013) for erhu and piano (5 minutes). Premiere: PeP Nicole Li, Corey Hamm), Vancouver, 24 May 2014.
Northern Mosaic: String Quartet No. 2 (2012) for string quartet (13 minutes). Premiere: Madawaska String Quartet, Waterloo, ON, 27 January 2013.
Northern India Soundscapes (2012) for 8-channel electroacoustic sounds (12 minutes). Premiere: White Box Theater, New York, 21 December 2012. (posted online: 100 x John: A Global Salute to John Cage, http://www.eartotheearth.org/johnx100.html.)
Caged (2012) for chamber orchestra and live 8-channel signal processing (11 minutes). Commissioned by Windsor Symphony Orchestra. Premiere: Windsor Symphony Orchestra, John Morris Russell – conductor, Windsor Canadian Music Festival, 10 February 2012. (radio broadcast, The Signal, CBC Radio Two, 27 May 2012.)
breathwood (2011) for amplified bass clarinet, ensemble (8), 4-channel electroacoustic sounds and live processing (17 minutes). Commissioned by Vancouver New Music. Premiere: Lori Freedman, Vancouver New Music, Giorgio Magnanensi – cond., 20 October 2011.
TreDue Sextet (2010) for flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello (11 minutes. Commissioned by Ensemble Transmission (Montreal). Premiere: Ensemble Transmission, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal, 30 September 2010.
Icefancy (2010) for stereo electroacoustic sounds (1 minute). Composed for 60x60 Canadian Mix. Premiere: 60x60 Dance Mix, Montreal Fringe, 13 June 2010.
Raindown (Megmix) (2009) for stereo electroacoustic sounds (4.5 minutes). Composed for Open Space, Victoria. Premiere: Stony Brook, NY, 8 November 2009.
Dance Set (2009) for two student cellists (8 minutes). Commissioned by the CMC. Premiere: Bridie McBride/Gabby Hankins, Ping!—Norman Burgess Memorial Fund, Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, 5 April 2011.
Re:Reckoner (2009) Radiohead remix for electroacoustic sounds (4 minutes). Radio Ultra, Moscow, 8 January 2010.
Duol (2009) for violin, guitar, electroacoustic sounds (6 minutes). Composed for Duo Vita. Premiere: Duo Vita, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, 10 Februay 2009.
Wild Fruits 3: Chestnuts (2008) for 8-channel electroacoustic sounds (12 minutes). Prremiere: Open Ears Festival, Kitchener, 26 April 2009-3 May 2009 (8 performances).
re:nude (2008) Radiohead remix for electroacoustic sounds (4 minutes). Premiere: EuCue—Concordia University, Montreal, 7 November 2008.
pLayer8b (2008) for 8-channel electroacoustic sounds (5 minutes). Concordia, Montreal, 12 February 2008.
pLayer8 (2007) for player piano (5 minutes). Composed for Player Piano Project, Los Angeles. Premiere: USC, Los Angeles, 12 February 2008.
Ariel Fragments (2007) for women’s choir (SSSAAA) and multi-channel electroacoustic sounds (17 minutes). Premiere: UG Women's Chamber Choir, M. McCarthy - conductor, RiverRun Centre, Guelph, 15 March 2007.
Troi (2006) for violin, cello, piano (13 minutes). Commissioned by Transit Festival, Belgium, for Trio Fibonacci. Premiere: Trio Fibonacci. Transit Festival, Belgium, 29 October 2006.
aXis (2006) for large mixed ensemble (12 minutes). Commissioned by New Music Concerts, Toronto. Premiere: New Music Concerts, Robert Aitken – conductor, Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, 9 June 2006.
soundskein (2006) for double string quartet (15 minutes). Commissioned by NUMUS, Waterloo. Premiere: Penderecki String Quartet/Lafayette String Quartet, Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, 10 June 2006.
Wild Fruits 2: Like a ragged flock, like pulverized jade (2006) for amplified flute, signal processing, 8-channel electroacoustic sounds (9'52"). Premiere: Ellen Waterman, James Harley, UG Thursday at Noon Concert, Guelph, 16 March 2006.
Mash (Derome vs Oliveros) (2005) for 2-channel electroacoustic sound (7'32").
Re: Hallelujah (2005) for voice and chamber orchestra (5’30”). Commissioned for the Open Ears Festival with support from the Laidlaw Foundation. Premiere: Patricia O’Callaghan, KW Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Warren - conductor, Open Ears Festival, 29 April 2005.
Wild Fruits: Prologue (2004-05) for 8-channel electroacoustic sounds and slideshow (16’10”). Premiere: February 20, 2004. MSUM Interactive Electronica Ensemble, James Harley – director, Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Art, Minneapolis, MN.
Jem (2003) for multi-channel electroacoustic sounds.
Wild Fruits: Installation (2003) for interactive electroacoustic sounds, Buffalo River State Park.
KappaMusik (2002) for amplified ensemble (11 players). Commissioned for Kappa with assistance from The Canada Council.
nMaya (Kokopeli II) (2002) for piano-percussion duo. Commissioned with assistance from The Canada Council.
Chaotika (2001) for percussion, pre-recorded sounds, live computer processing.
Xmix (2001) for electroacoustic sounds (stereo).
Anasazi (Kokopeli I) (2001) for amplified piccolo and computer. Commissioned for Elizabeth McNutt (American Composers Forum).
Cachée (2000) for guitar and cello. Commissioned for Isabelle Van Grimde Dance Company.
Jardinages II (2000) for electroacoustic sounds (stereo). 1st performance: Bourges International Electroacoustic Festival, June 2000.
Jardinages I (2000) for electric guitar and electroacoustic sounds. 1st performance: Glenn Ginn, MSUM, April 29 2000.
On Frogs (2000) for reciter, live digital processing, pre-recorded sounds. 1st performance: MSUM New Music Group, April 15, 2000.
Édifices (naturels) (2000) for solo piano. 1st performance: Marc Couroux, Montreal, March 12, 2000.
Exh... (1999) for piccolo solo (5 min).
bien serré (1999) for large jazz ensemble. Commissioned for Kappa with assistance from The Canada Council. 1st performance: Kappa Ensemble, P. Keyser - dir, Quebec City, 2 June 1999.
Consort: Dances of the Borealis (1998) for two pianos and two percussion. Commissioned with assistance from CBC. 1st performance: Hammerhead Consort, Winnipeg, 31 January 2000.
Old Rock (1996) for orchestra. 1st performance: Oshawa-Durham Symphony Orchestra, Marco Parisotto - cond, Oshawa, CA, 15 Dec. 1996.
Octane-VX (1996) for mixed ensemble (8 players) (6 minutes)
Commissioned by Continuum Ensemble (CCA)
Spangled (1996) for electroacoustic sounds (stereo)
Cuimhneachan Urramach (1996) for solo cello and mixed ensemble (14 players) Commissioned by Codes d’Accès (CCA)
flung loose into the stars (1995) for solo piano. Composed for Marc Couroux (CALQ)
Tyee (1995) for bass flute and percussion. Composed for Dianne Aitken/Trevor Tureski (CALQ)
Épanoui (1995) for flute, cello, and piano. Composed for Trio Phoenix (CALQ)
Cantico delle Creature (1993) for mezzo-soprano, choir (2 * SATB), chamber orchestra, computer-generated sounds (text: St. Francis of Assisi)
Kaleidarray (Jazz III) (1994) for mixed ensemble (7 players) Commissioned by Arraymusic (CCA)
N(ouvelle)aissance (1994) for chamber orchestra (22) Commissioned by ECM (CALQ)
Wine of Dragons (1993, rev. 1997) for percussion ensemble (9 players)
Here the Bird (1993) for viola and piano
Kekula (Memories of a Landscape - III) (1992) for orchestra
Daring the Wilderness (1991) for percussion ensemble (5 players)
Étude pour une Fête (Jazz II) (1991) for mixed ensemble (6 players) Commissioned by SMCQ (CCA)
Neue Bilder (Der Hölle Rache) (1991) for mixed ensemble (8 players)
Ma'dhanah (1990) for accordion solo
Song for Nobody (1990) for clarinet solo (version for bass clarinet)
Night-flowering...not even sand-II (1990) for electroacoustic sounds (stereo)
Night-flowering…not even sand-I (1989) for bassoon and electroacoustic sounds (stereo) Composed for Johnny Reinhard (American Festival of Microtonal Music)
Windprints (1989) for orchestra
1990 Lutoslawski Composers Competition, Poland
Piano (1989) for piano solo
Variations (1989) for piano solo
Tracings (1987) for 3 percussion
Memories of a Landscape II (1988) for 13 strings
Per foramen acus transire (1987) for flute/bass flute, computer-generated sounds (2-ch)
One Winter After(a flower)noon (1987), e.e. cummings, soprano, bass clarinet, cello, piano
Lullaby (1986) for SATB choir, harp
Voyage (1986) for computer-generated sounds (4-ch)
Tapisse(rêve)rie (1986) for ensemble (13)
Prelude (Under the thin rainfall) (1985) for flute, clarinet, horn, harp, violin, cello
Mobile (1985) for 10 trombones, 2 percussion
Portrait (1984) for solo flute
String Quartet (1984)
Encounters II (1984) for 2 percussion
1984 MC2 Young Composers Competition, France
1986 CBC Radio Young Composers Competition
Stillness Dancing (1983/84) for large ensemble
Images (1983) for flute, vibraphone, violin, viola, cello
1984 Serocki Composers Competition, Poland
Singing a Silence of Stone (1983), e.e. cummings, soprano, harp, 2 percussion
Soft Morning (1983), James Joyce, soprano (version for mezzo soprano)
Bells of Light (1983) for 4 choirs)
Along the Riverrun (1983/86) for orchestra (version for string orchestra)
1986 CBC Radio Young Composers Competition
Pinky Oozegreen and the Mossbrains (1983) for large jazz ensemble
Sabbath (1981) for large jazz ensemble