Works

A list of selected works and commissions by Emily Abdy.

To request a sample score/recording, commission a new work or discuss a new arrangement/programming of an existing work, please get in touch.

Orchestra / Large Ensemble

NOT GETTING ANY (2024)
4’ for voice and orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra

THE MEZZANINE STAIR NAIL (2023)
5’ for orchestra
Southbank Sinfonia

ANTHEM (2022)
8’ for voice, electric guitar(s) and orchestra
NMC Recordings

WHEN THE GUT SCREAMS NO (2020)
3’ for mezzo soprano and large amplified ensemble
Orkest de Ereprijs

LACTIC ACID (2018)
4’ for large amplified ensemble
Orkest de Ereprijs

Chamber / Ensemble

CRAZY STEREO SYSTEMS (AND SUBWAY LOVE) (2022)
7’ for flute, piano and bass clarinet
New Woods Collective

I LIKE IT WHEN YOU SAY GOODNIGHT (2021)
7’ for clarinet, bass clarinet with call bell and drum kit
Hannah Shilvock

STILL (2021)
6’ for string quartet with narrator (opt.)
David Le Page Quartet

WHY DO I STILL HAVE DREAMS ABOUT YOU? (2021)
6’ for guitar quartet
Zahrah Hutton, Will Crawford, Oliver Kinsella and Noah Layzell

I WISH I HAD A GIRL AS WHITE AS SNOW (2017)
2’ for oboe, piano and cello
Schubert Ensemble

NOSFERATU’S ROSEBUD (2017)
7’ for amplified ensemble
Decibel

POTENTIALITY FOR CORRUPTION (2016)
8’ for string quintet (2vln. vla. vc. cb.)
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Strings

SNOW IN SUMMER (2016)
3’ for violin, piano and double bass
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Music Festival

ROSIN (2016)
5’ for 11 strings (6vln. 2vla. 2vc. cb.)
Project Instrumental

Solo & Duo

WHY DO I STILL HAVE DREAMS ABOUT YOU? (2025)
6’ arranged for classical guitar
Zahrah Hutton

RUMINANT (2022)
10’ arranged for violin with spoken word
Sean Morrison / Nonclassical

RUMINANT (2021)
10’ for violin with spoken word
Laura Sinnerton / NMC Recordings

GUYS, I CAME UP WITH THIS RIFF (2017)
10’ for piano duo - 1 piano, 4 hands
Cobalt Duo

THIRTEEN (2016)
6’ for harpsichord
Josh Roebuck

EXPERIMENTS (2016)
3’ for trumpet
Daniel Blanco Albert

TRIO (2016)
4’ for 3 alto recorders
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Recorder Showcase

INDEFATIGABLE (2015)
4’ for flute
Rowland Sutherland

ESTHER (2015)
3’ for piano
Lewis Kesterton

Vocal

SMALL (2024)
5’ for arranged for mezzo soprano, alto saxophone and cello
Pace New Music

MICROGYNON 30 (2022)
7’ for voice and electronics
Nonclassical

RED/ALIBI (2020)
6’ for soprano, piano and double bass
Amy Van Walsum

SMALL (2019)
5’ for voice, tenor saxophone and cello
Orchestra In The Shape of A Pear

WAKE (2018)
8’ for 8 voices (SSAATTBB)
Via Nova

IKTSUARPOK (2017)
4’ for mezzo soprano and piano
Leeds Song Festival

SLEEP (2017)
6’ for choir (SATB) and organ
Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir and Jonathan Scott

HOW DOTH THE LITTLE CROCODILE (2016)
4’ for soprano and violin
Jeffrey Armstrong

OPen Score

IF YOU COULD JUST GET THE COBWEB (2022)
6’ for 3+ performers
Contemporary Music For All

Media / Fixed

MEMO. (2021)
10’ voice memo mini-album

SKIN 2.0 (2020)
installation (projected visuals, surround sound audio, headphones audio)
International Women’s Day, Birmingham UK

SKIN (2019)
35’ electric quartet (Sax/EWI. 2egtr. ebass.) film score
CODA Festival

Song Sets

VOX (2022)
30’ song set for voice, baritone guitar, piano and electronics
Nonclassical