Works

A list of selected works/commissions by Emily Abdy. To request a sample score/recording, discuss programming, commission a new work or request a new arrangement of an existing work, please get in touch.

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  • NOT GETTING ANY (2024)
    orchestra, voice // c. 4’
    London Symphony Orchestra

    THE MEZZANINE STAIR NAIL (2023)
    orchestra // c. 4’
    Southbank Sinfonia

    ANTHEM (2022)
    orchestra, electric guitars, voice // c. 8’
    NMC Recordings

    WHEN THE GUT SCREAMS NO (2020)
    large amplified ensemble, mezzo soprano // c. 3’
    Orkest de Ereprijs, Laura Ginström

    LACTIC ACID (2018)
    large amplified ensemble // c. 4’
    Orkest de Ereprijs, Thallein

  • CRAZY STEREO SYSTEMS (AND SUBWAY LOVE) (2022)
    flute, piano, bass clarinet // c. 7’
    New Woods Collective

    I LIKE IT WHEN YOU SAY GOODNIGHT
    clarinet, bass clarinet w/ call bell, drum kit/percussion // c. 7’
    Hannah Shilvock

    STILL (2021)
    string quartet // c. 6’
    David Le Page

    WHY DO I STILL HAVE DREAMS ABOUT YOU? (2021)
    guitar quartet // c.6’
    Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Guitar Department

    I WISH I HAD A GIRL AS WHITE AS SNOW (2017)
    oboe, piano, cello // c. 2’
    Schubert Ensemble

    NOSFERATU’S ROSEBUD (2017)
    amplified ensemble // c. 7’
    Decibel

    POTENTIALITY FOR CORRUPTION (2016)
    string quintet // c. 8’
    Royal Birmingham Conservatoire String Department

    SNOW IN SUMMER (2016)
    violin, piano, double bass // c. 3’
    Birmingham Chamber Music Festival

    TRIO (2016)
    alto recorder trio // c. 3’
    Birmingham Recorder Festival

    ROSIN (2016)
    11 strings // c. 5’
    Project Instrumental

  • VOX (2022)
    through-composed song set
    voice, baritone electric guitar, piano, electronics // c. 30’
    Nonclassical

    MICROGYNON 30 (2022)
    voice, electronics // c.7’
    Nonclassical

    RED/ALIBI (2020)
    soprano, piano, double bass // c. 7’
    Amy Van Walsum

    WAKE (2018)
    8 voices // c. 8’
    Via Nova

    IKTSUARPOK (2017)
    words by Gill Lambert
    mezzo soprano, piano // c. 4’
    Leeds Song Festival

    SLEEP (2017)
    SATB choir, organ // c. 6’
    Chesterfield Philharmonic Choir, Jonathan Scott

    HOW DOTH THE LITTLE CROCODILE (2016)
    words by Lewis Carroll
    soprano, violin // c. 4’
    Jeffrey Armstrong, Eli Leaver

  • WHY DO I STILL HAVE DREAMS ABOUT YOU? (2025)
    (arr.) guitar // c. 6’
    Zahrah Hutton

    RUMINANT (2022)
    (arr.) violin w/ spoken word // c. 10’
    Sean Morrison

    RUMINANT (2021)
    viola w/ spoken word // c. 10’
    Laura Sinnerton, NMC Recordings

    EXPERIMENTS (2016)
    trumpet // c. 3’
    Daniel Blanco Albert

    THIRTEEN (2016)
    harpsichord // c. 6’
    Josh Roebuck

    INDEFATIGABLE (2015)
    flute // c. 3’
    Rowland Sutherland

    ESTHER (2015)
    piano/keys // c. 3’
    Lewis Kesterton

  • IF YOU COULD JUST GET THE COBWEB (2022)
    3+ performers // c. 6’
    Contemporary Music For All

  • SKIN 2.0 (2020)
    installation
    Birmingham International Women’s Day Festival

    SKIN (2019)
    film with live music premiere
    sax/EWI, 2 electric guitars, electric bass // c. 35’
    CODA Festival