AKSHAYA AVRIL TUCKER
COMPOSER
Selected Works for Princeton University
Three Songs
(2018) for Hindustani Vocalist, Soprano, and Sinfonietta. 29'
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1. Saiyan (Soul) - Fantasy on a Song by Shobha Gurtu
2. Geliebte Sakhi - Beloved Friend
3. Tarana - Dance
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Recommended Excerpts:
from 1. Saiyan
score p.8-p.16
03:41-05:35
from 2. Geliebte Sakhi
score p.53-63
13:10-17:36
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from 3. Tarana
score p.93-109
25:52-29:00
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Link to Full Score PDF (Google Drive)
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Link to Score Excerpts PDF (Google Drive)
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Performed by Saili Oak, Suzanne Lis, and prismatx ensemble, cond. Nicholas Clark in 2018.
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Received an ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award in 2019.
Breathing Sunlight
(2017) for Violin and Cello, 8'45"
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Created under the aegis of the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, Johnny Gandelsman, violin, and Joshua Roman, cello.
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Link to Score PDF (Google Drive)
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Performed by Johnny Gandelsman and Joshua Roman in 2017.
Honorably Mentioned at the ASCAP Morton Gould Awards in 2018.
Again a Beginning
(2020) for Singing Double Bass (or Alto and Double Bass), 8'.
Commissioned by Annick Odom.​
Text by Akshaya Avril Tucker.
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Link to Score PDF (Google Drive)
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Performed by Annick Odom in 2020.
Hold Sacred
(2020) for Wind Quintet and Dancer, 4'.
Commissioned by WindSync.
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Link to Score PDF (Google Drive)
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Performed by WindSync in 2020, with choreography & dance by Akshaya Avril Tucker.