Please contact me with any questions about purchasing my work at SFKurtRohde (at) Gmail (dot) com. Should you wish to play my work, I ask you include it on a program that is representative & includes lots of pieces by people that are basically not like me. A program that reflects the full range of creative voices, from all backgrounds and experiences, is the best way any new music concert event can happen. Thank you.
Solo
credo petrified for solo cello (2016/rev. 2018/rev. 2020/rev. 2022/rev. 2023)
circling/revealing for solo piano (2018-2022)
Famous Last Words original fables by Paul Mann for speaking keyboard player and assorted items (2017/rev. 2020-21) Commissioned by pianist Genevieve Lee, funded by an award from the Fromm Foundation of Harvard University
water lilies floating for solo piano (2021)
preluding for solo piano (2020)
No time an etude (too brief) for solo piano (2020)
Trotsky's Icepick (a meditation) for solo piano (2018/rev. 2019)
Chamber
the problem with vowels for six voices (in progress) For ekmeles
three whisper canons & a palimpsest for soprano and double bass (in progress) For Departure Duo
Harp Concertino for solo harp and small ensemble (2026) For harpist Jennifer Ellis and Empyrean Ensemble
and we are forever elsewhere for small ensemble (in progress) For Brightwork New Music, as part of 2024 Koussevitzky Foundation Commission Award
of always beginning...[Nicht schnell. Mit äusserst starker Empfindung] for solo piano (in progress) For pianist David Kaplan
everything is lurking in places we least expect for guitar, shamisen, violin and cello (2025) Commissioned by shamisen master Hidejiro Honjoh
sweet a suite of pieces for viola and various drums (2025 - ???) For duoJalal, made up of violist Kathryn Lockwood and percussionist Yousif Sheronick
some slightly fucked up folksongs & remixes for violin and cello (2025 - ???)* For violinist Jessica Tong and cellist Ashley Bathgate
seeking all that’s still unsung for string quartet (2024) Commissioned by the Lydian Quartet with an award from the Chamber Music America Classical Commissioning Program, with generous funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Metopes for contrabassoon, double bass and piano (2024) Commissioned by and dedicated to Emily Koh in celebration of the Composers Conference 80th Anniversary Celebration
the hardest folksongs never written for large ensemble (2023) Commissioned by the Grossman Ensemble
the future is finite for woodwind quintet and double bass (2021)
sonic tunic, a remix after Tunic (Song For Karen) by Kim Gordon & Sonic Youth for violin and vibraphone (2021)* Composed for violinist Shalini Vijayan
a tree that quietly exists (from The Overstory) for 3 to 5 voices (2021)
blued, a remix after Joni Mitchell for alto flute, violin, viola and cello (2020)*
Ave, a remix after Hildegard von Bingen for alto flute, violin, viola and cello (2020)*
one wing for violin and piano (2019) Composed for violinist Anna Presler
gentle rules, I. - petals open/closed for piano four-hands (2019) Composed for ZOFO piano duo
gentle rules, II. - lumpy puddings for piano four-hands (2019)
the right to be forgotten for seanghwang, detuned harp and string quartet (2017)
inside voice for string quartet (2015) Commissioned by the Lyris Quartet
post-Igor for mixed ensemble (2015)
Come slowly - Eden! a cello chamber concerto for solo cello and small ensemble (2014–15/Revised 2019) Commissioned by cellist Michelle Kesler, funded by the Barlow Endowment for New Music
Altromondo for piano four-hands and assorted objects (2013–14)
Three Decimated Bach Chorales
for Electronics and Odd Quartet (2013)
Treatises for an Unrecovered Past
for string quartet (2013/rev. 2017) Commissioned by the Lydian Quartet, as part of the First Prize of their Lydian Quartet Composition Contest
…maestoso…misterioso… for amplified violin, amplified viola and assorted items (2012)
A[u]nti Mazurka, an etude for mixed ensemble (2012) Composed for the Scharoun Ensemble Berlin
hear no evil for string septet (2012)
as we do…, an etude for mixed ensemble (2011) Composed for the Scharoun Ensemble Berlin
Four Remixes for piano trio (2011)*
still distant, still here for large mixed ensemble (2010) Commissioned for Southwest Chamber Music
All Thumbs, an etude for mixed ensemble (2009) Composed for the Scharoun Ensemble Berlin
Concertino for solo violin and small ensemble (2009) Commissioned by violinist Axel Strauss and funded by the Barlow Endowment for new Music
Good Stuff, a remix after The B52s for viola and percussion (2005)*
Under The Influence for bass clarinet and string quartet (2003) Composed for clarinetist Jerome Simas and the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
Double Trouble for two violas and small ensemble (2001-02) Composed for the Empyrean Ensemble
Six Character Pieces for viola and piano (1999) Funded by an award from the Fromm Foundation of Harvard University
Three Phantasy Pieces for viola, cello and double bass (1999-2000)
* indicates that the piece is part of ongoing remix project
Orchestra
DoubleFrankinTroubleStein for two amplified violas and orchestra (2011)
Bis Bald a fanfare for orchestra (2008)
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer for string orchestra (2002)*
Sun King for string orchestra (2002)*
Strong Motion for chamber orchestra (2002)
Five Pieces for Orchestra (1999-2000)
Minerva’s Pools for string orchestra (1999) Commissioned by the New Century Chamber Orchestra, and funded by a Koussevitzky Foundation Commission Award
Oculus for string orchestra (1997-98) Commissioned by the New Century Chamber Orchestra
* indicates part of ongoing remix project
Vocal
Sanctuary for voice & piano (2023) For Charlotte Mundy on her birthday
(Water Lilies Floating) (after Donna Masini) for amplified solo voice & electronics (2023)
Water Lilies 8 (after Donna Masini) for amplified solo voice & electronics (2022)
Water Lilies 7 (after Donna Masini) for amplified solo voice & electronics (2022)
Water Lilies 6 (after Donna Masini) for amplified solo voice & electronics (2021)
Water Lilies 5 (after Donna Masini) for amplified solo voice & electronics (2021)
Water Lilies 4 (after Donna Masini) for amplified solo voice & electronics (2022)
Water Lilies 3 (after Donna Masini) for amplified solo voice & electronics (2021)
Water Lilies 2 (after Donna Masini) for amplified solo voice & electronics (2021)
Water Lilies 1 (after Donna Masini) for amplified solo voice & electronics (2021)
It wasn’t a dream… for soprano, tenor and piano four-hands on texts of Diane Seuss (2018) Commissioned by the Brooklyn Art Song Society
Three Scented Candles for soprano and piano, on texts of Scott Hunter (2018)
to sing for solo soprano and electronics (2018/rev. 2020/rev. 2023)
power is everywhere an observed distraction for soprano and small ensemble on texts of Foucault for soprano and small ensemble (2017)
Never was a knight... for solo tenor and ensemble (2016–17) Composed for tenor Joe Dan Harper, in collaboration with artists David Humphrey & Jennifer Coates
No Time To Hate for soprano and piano (2016)
Three Minutes with Ned for tenor and piano (2013–14)
Endless for chorus a capella (2007) Commissioned by Volti
Bitter Harvest, an oratorio (2002–05) Commissioned by the Berkeley Symphony
Theater & Opera & Dance
Bubbles, a performance lecture for scholar & others (in progress), Created in collaborated with artist Jennifer Coates
in the canyon, for two cellos and dancers (2024), Created for and in collaborated with cellist Michelle Kesler and dancer Keely Song
Newtown Odyssey, a floating opera (2021-23) Created in collaboration with artist Marie Lorenz & writer Dana Spiotta, made possible with support from Creative Capital and the NEA
4:30 Movie, a micro opera based on poems by Donna Masini (2022-23) Made possible with support from the NEA and the San Francisco Arts Commission
power is everywhere, for soprano and small ensemble (2017)
Never was a knight... for solo tenor and ensemble (2016–017) Composed for tenor Joe Dan Harper, in collaboration with artists David Humphrey & Jennifer Coates
Death With Interruptions, a chamber opera based on the novel by José Saramago (2014–15) Created in collaboration with historian Thomas Laqueur and the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
Fratturato Teatro, for four musicians and puppet theater (2008–09)
Video
Confluence an installation video (2024) Created for artist Marier Lorenz’s Fall 2024 exhibition at Le 19 CRAC, with: Marie Lorenz, video/production/images; Charlotte Mundy, voice; Kurt Rohde, music/sound; Dana Spiotta, text
gyre…tone a work for multi-track bass trombone and video (2024) Commissioned in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Curtis Institute of Music
[lost] In The Woods, an immersive installation (2013–2014) Created in collaboration with artist Shelley Jordon
This Is How It Works, for recorded electronics and video (2013)
Artifacts, a rendering for narrator, small ensemble and projected images (2012), Created in collaboration with artist Frances McCormack and writer Susan Moon
Terremoto, a short film by artist Shelley Jordon (2010)
Anita’s Journey, a short film by artist Shelley Jordon (2009)
Electronics
gyre…tone a work for multi-tracked bass trombone and video (2024) Commissioned in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Curtis Institute of Music
Who's There? for amplified violin and electronics (2013)
This Is How It Works, for electronics and video (2013)
Three Decimated Bach Chorales for Electronics and Odd Quartet (2013)