Works

A list of selected works and commissions by Emily Abdy.

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

  • 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

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