List of Works
List of Albums
Last Words from Texas (2011, released as part of a New York Times profile of Corey), eight songs setting to music the last statements of executed offenders put to death by the state of Texas. This album is a free download.
Someone Will Take Care of Me (2010, New Amsterdam Records, distributed by Naxos of America), a double-CD album that includes two song cycles, Thirteen Near-Death Experiences and Removable Parts, and features Dargel singing with the International Contemporary Ensemble, David T. Little (percussion), and Kathleen Supové (piano)
Every Day Is the Same Day (2010, New Amsterdam Records), a nine-minute EP of three songs for voice and violin with digital looping, part of a project in development with violinist Cornelius Dufallo (of the string quartet ETHEL) which will eventually become a 50-minute song cycle about clinical depression. This album is a free download.
Other People’s Love Songs (2008, New Amsterdam Records, distributed by Naxos of America), a collection of custom-made love songs commissioned by individuals as gifts for their significant others, features Dargel singing with self-produced electronic accompaniments
Less Famous Than You (2006, Use Your Teeth, London), a collection of songs about falling in love with famous people, features Dargel singing with self-produced electronic accompaniments
List of Recent Works
NOTE: All works listed below are published by Automatic Heartbreak (ASCAP).
Unfortunate Characters (in progress) for voice and accordion, currently 6 minutes; excerpts have been performed by Corey Dargel and Nathan Koci at First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn Heights as part of the “Music at First” concert series.
Hold Yourself Together (in progress) for voice, electric guitar/classical guitar, and synthesizer (all amplified), currently 28 minutes, excerpts have been performed at Issue Project Room (Brooklyn, NY), Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn, NY), and Berkshire Fringe Festival (Great Barrington, MA); performed by Corey Dargel, James Moore, and Wil Smith.
Every Day Is the Same Day (in progress) for voice and violin with digital looping, 50 minutes, excerpts have been performed at BAM Café (Brooklyn, NY), Joe’s Pub (New York, NY), and The Stone (New York, NY), performed by Corey Dargel and Cornelius Dufallo.
Last Words from Texas two versions, one for prerecorded track and singer (2011, completed), and one (in progress) for the ensemble Newspeak–soprano, clarinet/bass clarinet, electric guitar, piano, vibraphone, drum set, electric violin, and electric cello (all amplified), 18 minutes, excerpts have been performed by soprano Mellissa Hughes at First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn Heights as part of the “Music at First” concert series.
Say Yes (2011) for voice and electric guitar quartet (all amplified), 20 minutes, premiered May 11, 2011, as part of the MATA Festival at (le) Poisson Rouge (New York, NY), performed by Corey Dargel and Dither Quartet.
What Might Have Been (2011) for voice and string quartet (all amplified), 10 minutes, commissioned by the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra, premiered January 23, 2011, at the Brooklyn Philharmonic’s Music Off The Walls chamber music series, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, performed by Corey Dargel and the BPO String Quartet.
Thirteen Near-Death Experiences (2009) for voice, flute/alto flute/piccolo, clarinet in A/bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion (all amplified), 42 minutes, commissioned by the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), premiered May 21, 2009, at Performance Space 122, New York, NY, performed by Dargel, the International Contemporary Ensemble, and David T. Little (percussion). Thirteen Near-Death Experiences received awards from Creative Capital’s MAP Fund program, Meet The Composer’s Creative Connections program, and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. Its creation was made possible by a residency at the MacDowell Colony.
Sexual Side Effects (2009) for Baroque soprano, flute, piano, violin, cello, 12 minutes, commissioned by Avian Music, premiered January 29, 2009, at the Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE, performed by Avian Music
Other People’s Love Songs (2008) arrangements for voice, drum machine, flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, electric guitar, piano, and double bass, 40 minutes, premiered October 29, 2008, at (le) Poisson Rouge, New York, NY, performed by Corey Dargel and NOW Ensemble. The creation of Other People’s Love Songs was made possible by a residency at the MacDowell Colony.
Con Dolcezza (with Sweetness) (2008) for soprano and piano, 12 minutes, commissioned by Two Sides Sounding, premiered January 24, 2008, at Gallerie Icosahedron, New York, NY, performed by Two Sides Sounding
Removable Parts: a theatrical series of love songs about voluntary amputation (2007) for voice, piano, and electronics, 40 minutes, commissioned by HERE Arts Center, premiered September 6, 2007, at HERE Arts Center, New York, NY, performed by Dargel and Kathleen Supové. Removable Parts received awards from the New York State Music Fund, the American Composers Forum’s Jerome Composer Commissioning Program, and the American Music Center’s Composer Assistance Program.
Born and Raised (2006) for voice, flute/piccolo, and electronics, 30 minutes, commissioned by Margaret Lancaster, premiered August 8, 2006, at Cornelia Street Café, New York, NY, performed by Dargel and Lancaster
