Amanda Harberg

Amanda Harberg (born 1973) is an American composer and pianist of classical music whose work has been performed internationally.^[1] She is currently on the composition faculty at the Berklee College of Music and has been on the faculty for the Juilliard School advancement program as well as the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. ^[2]

Notable students include Tito Muñoz.^[3] She is notable for orchestral work like her Piccolo Concerto, Clarinet Concerto, and Tuba Sonata, as well as wind band work. ^[4]

Biography

Elegy (2007) for viola and string orchestra
Viola Concerto (2012) for viola and orchestra
Of Earth and Air (2013) orchestra
Elegy (2013) for orchestra
Prayer (2014) for orchestra
Solis (2015) for orchestra
On Rousseau (2016) for orchestra; commissioned by the Bay Atlantic Symphony
Piccolo Concerto (2021) for piccolo and orchestra; preformed by Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra with solist Erica Peel ^[5]
Clarinet Concerto (Harberg) (2022) for clarinet and orchestra; also version for wind band

On the Edge (1997) for two cellos
Poem and Transformation (2000) for flute and piano
Tenement Rhapsody (2005) for two pianos or clarinet ensemble (2011)
Elegy (2017) for viola and piano
Philadelphia Suite (2007) for viola and piano
Birding in the Palisades (2009) for flute and piano
Prayer (2011) for flute or viola and piano
Venus Unhinged (2011) for two amflified sopranos, flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb, bassoon, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, horn, trumpet in C, tromebone, percussion, synthesizer, two violins, viola, cello, bass
Feathers and Wax (2014) for flute and piano; Winner of the 2016 National Flute Association Newly Published Music award
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (2015) for clarinet in Bb and piano
Sadie’s Birthday Adventures (2016) for narrator, clarinet (bass Bb), bass trombone, double bass, percussion, and piano
Court Dances (2017) for flute and piano
Suite for Wind Quintet (2017) for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon
Sonata for Piccolo and Piano (2018) for piccolo and piano
Mementos (2020) for flute and guitar
Fever Dreams (2020) for three piccolos and piano
Luca’s Garden (2021) for clarinet in Bb, violin, cello, and piano
Bassoon Sonata (2021) for bassoon and piano
Crossroads (2022) for flute, clarinet in A or English Horn, and piano
Aria (2022) for flute, clarinet in A, and piano
Tuba Sonata (2023) for tuba and piano
This! (2023) for solo flute and flute ensemble
Oh, Snap! (2024) for clarinet in Bb and piano

For Sydney (2011) for solo viola
Toccata (2013) for organ; Commissioned by the Grand Rapids Presbyterian Church for organist Helen Hofmeister Hawley.
Don’t Forget to Write (2020) for solo clarinet or piccolo