Works
Michael Ostrzyga
Albert Einstein
Instrumental I Solo Instruments
Suite für präpariertes Klavier (for prepared piano)
1999, rev. 2005/2006
Im-Puls-ar Toccata für Klavier (2008/2009)
Drei frühe Stücke für Klavier (1997-2016)
1997, rev. 2016
Erste Sterne – Erinnerung an Südtirol
2010 (Sinfonia 12 ¾)
für Klavier (2010)
Per-sonare (Interludium)
für Klavier (2010)
commissioned and premiered by Klaus Oldemeyer
Trinity – Tripelvariationen (Image)
für Orgel, 2009/2010
commissioned by Ev. Kirchenberband Köln und Region for the inauguration of the organ in the Trinitatiskirche Köln in 2010
premiered by Johannes Geffert
Finistère für Violine Solo (2006)
premiered by Peter Stein
Reflet d’un déjà-vu für Klarinette Solo (2017)
premiered by Nicolai Pfeffer
Instrumental I Camber Music
Repercussiones
for two (differently tuned) organs
2017
commissioned by Presbyterium der Evangelischen Kirchengemeinde Rondorf
specifically for the two differently tuned organs in the Emmanuelkirche Köln Rondorf
premiered as part of the farewell ceremony of retiring Pfarrer Thomas Hübner
on July 7th by Johannes Geffert and Boleslav Martfeld
duration: 11 minutes
Nachtstück
Cycles
für Flöte (auch Picc.), Englischhorn, Violoncello, Perkussion und CD-Zuspiel (2006)
premiered by students of the University Siegen as part of the Westfälisches Musikfest des WDR 2006
e n d l i c h
for percussion, two players
2010, commissioned by Thomas Hübner for the ARD Fernsehgottesdienst (A church service produced by major public german broadcaster ARD) on Easter-Monday 2010
Simon Roloff and Michael Ostrzyga
Aerobatics
for Saxophone Quartet
Movement one commissioned by Freiburger Dommusik and premiered by The Rascher Saxophone Quartet on October 19 2014 in Freiburger Münster
Movements two and three were premiered also by The Raschèr Saxophone Quartet on April 13 2016 as part of the concert series „Gegensätze“ (a format of the Collegium musicum at University of Cologne) and the events in the Trinitatiskirche Köln
I am currently but not regurlarly working on a new work for string-quartet and for two pianos.
Instrumental I Orchestra
Wache
for Orchestra
ca. 8′
Mond und Licht
PUER NATUS EST
Resounds
Mixed Choir and Period Instrument Orchestra
7-8’, English text by Nicolas Brady (Fragments from “Ode to St. Cecilia”)
Unpublished
The Quiet
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem K626
vocal I satb
Alles Still in süßer Ruh
ca 3‘
German Text by Hoffman von Fallersleben
An Hour is a Sea
SATB (2018)
Text by Emily Dickinson
commissioned by Kammerchor an der Universität Bonn
conducted by Christoph Splittstößer
ca 3,5′
And a Star over all
(Two John Masefield Songs)
A Tall Ship (Sea Fever)
Twilight
SSAATTBB
ca 12′
(2019)
Text by John Masefield
commissioned by Ensemble vocal for their 25th anniversary
directed by Cornelius Trantow
Canticum Novum (…ab extremis terrae)
Chant
6-7’
original Russian-orthodox text translated to German (similar to Nunc dimittis)
Published by Ferrimontana
Published by Ferrimontana
C G V [Chorale à grande vitesse]
5′
Commissioned and premiered by Kammerchor des Collegium musicum Berlin
Deus in Adjutorium
3-4’, latin Psalm
Commissioned by Bayerischer Landesjugendchor
Published by Helbling
Dixit Dominus
3-4’, latin Psalm
Commissioned by Bayerischer Landesjugendchor
Published by Helbling
Drei Mörike Lieder (Three Mörike Songs)
I In der Früh
II Lied vom Winde
III Um Mitternacht
German text by Eduard Mörike (each of the three songs may be performed separately)
Published by Ferrimontana
Drift
Feather
Harmonia
6-7‘, several languages, basically about peace
Commissioned by Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival
Published by Carus
In The Highest
Johannespassion
for Speaker and Chorus
ca 45′, using the german text Bach used in his St. John Passion
Unpublished
I am planning to adapt a version which uses a small soloistic vocal ensemble instead of the speaker
Iuppiter
ca 5’, several languages, inspired by and dealing with (mainly roman) god mythology
Published by Helbling
Kaladu (Sidrabinja)
ca 4’, Latvian text
Based on a Latvian folksong about a mythic winter solstice night
commissined by „Kamer…“ conducted by Janis Lipiens
K’vsh-chu [Redwood(s)]
SSAATTBB, Three movements
(2017)
ca 12’, words in TOLOWA, a language of a native Californian tribe, combined with English texts
commissioned by Kölner Kantorei conducted by Georg Hage to celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2018
Published by Helbing
Lauda Jerusalem
Mercurius
5-6’, several languages, inspired by and dealing with (mainly roman) god mythology
Commissioned by Consono conducted by Harald Jers
Published by Helbling
Our little life is rounded with a sleep
12’, English text by William Shakespeare (from “The Tempest”)
Published by Ferrimontana
Pied Beauty
Pulchra es
ca 5′
SSAATTBB
(2019)
commissioned by El León de Oro directed by Marco Antonio García de Paz for performance at
Red Cape Sketches
ca 10’, Text compiled with quotes from comic strips
Unpublished
to be extensively revised
Rivers and Seas
ca. 4′, Text compiled from Irish Blessings
Saturn
Stabat Mater
Virgen de las Nieves
vocal I sa
Ave Generosa
SSA, ca 5′
2017
Text by Hildegard von Bingen
Commissioned by Vocalia Taldea
to be published by Helbling
Endymion
S MS A, ca 4′
2015
Text by William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, V. Act, Sc. 1
for Javier Busto to his Birthday
Psalm 116
Chant
6-7’
original Russian-orthodox text translated to German (similar to Nunc dimittis)
Published by Ferrimontana
Salve Regina
S MS A, ca 5′, 2015
Marian Antiphon
vocal I tb
‚Mid rain, and many a summer sun
(Song of the Redwood-Tree)
ca 6 1/2′
TTBB (div.)
Words by Walt Whitman, Song of the Redwood Tree (1900), verses 24 – 30
composed in 2016, dedicated to Andrew Clark
to be published by Helbling
Nine Echoes of Ancient Trees
ca 40’, nine movements
TTTBBB, TT BB and T Bar B / T Bar B
Texts by Williams Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, Isaac McLellan, Robert McIntyre, Dante Gabriel Rosetti, Thomas Gray, John Keats, Williams Wordsworth, Virginia Garland and Charles E. Ives
Several movements premiered on September 30th 2017 in Musiikkitalo,Helsinki. Full cycle premiered on May 7th in University of Cologne
by YL male voice choir conducted by Pasi Hayökki
Unpublished
vocal I chorus with instruments
Excelsis
SATB & Organ; 12-13’,
Commissioned by Collegium Vocale Hannover for Inauguration Concerts of the English Organ in the Nazarethkirche Hannover
Premiered on February 3d by Collegium Vocale Hannover and Christoph Bornheimer, Organ, conducted by Florian Lohmann
I Excelsis (Organ Solo)
II Nigra Sum (Song of Songs)
III Song of the Eclipse (Yokuts Prayer)
IV Ave Maris Stella (Medieval Hymn)
V Air (Organ Solo)
VI Alleluia (Psalm)
Laudate eum omnes stellae luminis
Women’s Chorus with Saxophone Quartet (alternate version with organ)
I Alleluia
II Skies above
III Nacht, Meer
IV As it was in the Beginning
V Glorificamus te
ca 20’, Latin and English texts from Psalm 148
Unpublished
wind Resonances
SATB with Percussion (1 player); 10-13’, Text by Percy Bysshe Shelley
vocal I chorus with orchestra
Mond und Licht
Mixed choir, String Orchestra and Percussion (1 Player)
ca 15’, Unpublished to be revised
PUER NATUS EST
(Christmas Oratory)
(2016/2017)
for Soloists (SATB), chorus and large Orchestra, Four Soloists
ca. 110′, Libretto by Winfried Böhm
Commissioned by Bischöflicher Stuhl Würzburg and Dr. Friedhelm Hofman
for MonteverdiChor Würzburg conducted by Matthias Beckert
premiered on December 9th 2017 in Neubaukirche Würzburg
Resounds
Mixed Choir and Period Instrument Orchestra
7-8’, English text by Nicolas Brady (Fragments from “Ode to St. Cecilia”)
Unpublished
Stern
Mixed Choir and Period Instrument Orchestra
Ca 6’, Unpublished
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem KV626 – Completion by Michael Ostrzyga
Commissioned by The Harvard Summer Chorus and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Vocal I Soloisti(s) with or without instruments
…ad vitam…
for soprano, flute, violin, piano and playback
composed for the ensemble „sforzato“ I co-founded and was keyboardist in, premiered as part of the program
„Enchanté Amadè“ to Mozart’s 250th birthday in 2006
And round about were the wistful stars
Two Vocal-Soloists (MS, Bar) and Amplified Piano (also played on strings), 2008,
ca 9’, English text by T. E. Hulme (Fragments from “Autumn”)
commissioned by Kölner Vokalsolisten, premiered by Fabian Hemmelmann, Alexandra Thomas and Yin Chiang
Charon
for Soprano, Flute, Clarinet, Cello, Piano and Percussion, 2006
unpremiered, to be revised
Drøm (om morgenen)
Edvard Grieg / Michael Ostrzyga (based on „Morgenstimmung“, op. 23, E. Grieg)
for soprano, flute, violin and piano, 2007
composed for the ensemble „Sforzato“ I co-founded and was keyboardist in, premiered as part of the
program „Solveigs Lieder“
fern
Soprano Solo and piano, 2012
ca 4‘
unpremiered
On Leaving
Three Vocal-Soloists (S,A,T), Violin and Double Bass
2010, ca 7’, without text
Schatten, Licht
female overtone-soloist, 2016, ca 5′, without text
written for Anna-Maria Hefele
Sieben letzte (und erste) Worte [version for Soloists and Percussion]
Four Vocal-Soloists (S,A,T,B) and Percussion (Tamtam and Bass Drum, 2 Players), 2009
8-9’, Words from the Passion and the Creation
commissioned and premiered by the Kölner Vokalsolisten
Sieben letzte (und erste) Worte [version for Soloists, Period Instruments Ensemble and Tamtam]
For Vocal-Soloists (S,A,T,B), Period Instruments Ensemble and Tamtam, 2011
8-9’, Words from the Passion and the Creation
commissioned and premiered by the Kölner Vokalsolisten
Solveigs Sang
(E. Grieg, aus Peer Gynt, op. 23)
Arrangement for Soprano, Flute, Violin and Piano, 2007
composed for the ensemble „Sforzato“ I co-founded and was keyboard-player in, premiered as part of the
program „Solveigs Lieder“ in 2007
Spuren, Pfade
female overtone-soloist, 2016, ca 5′, without text
written for Anna-Maria Hefele
Upcoming projects
Premiere and performances of Thine Eyes, commissioned by Kölner Kantorei conducted by Georg Hage in May and June 2019 as part of their Songs of Love concert series. Venues and dates here.
Premiere and performances of A Una Mariposa Monarca, first movement of a three-movement- cycle, commissioned by Kammerchor Consono conducted by Harald Jers in May and June, venues and dates here. The other movements will be premiered one by one later this year and next year.
Premiere of And a Star over all (Two John Masefield Songs) on Sunday, June 23, 17:00, Friedenskirche Altona in Hamburg, commissioned and performed by Ensemble vocal for their 25th anniversary directed by Cornelius Trantow.
Premiere of C G V – Chorale à grande vitesse commissioned by Kammerchor des Collegium musicum Berlin on June 27th at Sophienkirche Berlin.
Premiere of Pulchra es forthcoming May 31-June 2nd as part of International Competition for Choral Singing in Florilège commissioned and perfomed by Coro El León de Oro directed by Marco Antonio García de Paz.
Junges Consortium Berlin conducted by Vinzenz Weißenburger will premiere my NEPTUNUS in the second round of the International Chamber Choir Competition in Marktoberdorf on Sunday, June 9th, 10:25.
Summer/Autumn 2019 Mode Records, New York will release a CD with works by Friedrich Jaecker, among them „Harry’s Dream“ for 33 glasses, performed by University of Cologne Chamber Choir under my direction.
My completion of Mozart’s Requiem will be performed at Rheingau Musik Festival on August 8th 2019 by ChorWerk Ruhr and Concerto Köln conducted by Florian Helgath. Soloists are Gabriela Scherer (Sopran), Anke Vondung (Alt), Tilman Lichdi (Tenor) and Michael Volle (Bariton). Studio recordings are scheduled after the performance.
Arrangements of christmas songs „Still, still, still“ and „Kling Glöckchen“ for the MDR children’s choir with members of the MDR Symphony Orchestra to be published on CD in autumn 2019.
With a concert and workshops I am invited to the chor.com in Hannover, the major German choral worlds event taking place every two years and combining a concert festival, a trade fair and seminars/workshops for choir directors.
MDR-Rundfunkchor will perform my Saturn on November 15th in Peterskirche Leipzig as part of their Nachtgesang concert series. Howard Arman, conductor.
I am invited to the 12th World Symposion on Choral Music 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand to composer a new multi-movement a cappella work.
Commissions
New work for chorus a cappella and overtone soloist Anna Maria Hefele commissioned by Kammerchor Stuttgart.
All Winter long for male voice choir (TTBB) and Saxophone for the Sonux Ensemble conducted by Hans-Joachim Lustig, to be premiered on 2019.
Mariposa, eventually a three-movement-work for chorus a cappella with texts by Homero Aridjis for chamber choir Consonoconducted by Harald Jers, to be premiered in 2019.
New work for brass quintet commissioned by Navus Brass for 2020/2021 season.
New work for orchestra, commissioned by das junge orchester NRW conducted by Ingo Ernst Reihl, for 2020/2021 season.
New work for two choirs celebrating Beethoven’s 250th birthday commissioned by DialogFelder e.V. for Voci di Fuoco and University Choir at University at Economics Katowice.
Primero sueño (“First Dream”) for soloists, chorus and large orchestra. Full-length setting of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz‘ poem combined with fragments of her letters. Commissioned by the Harvard Choruses and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project for 2020/2021 season.