The year 1988 in classical music and in lyrical art
1988. With other artists, Aaron Copland, Olivier Messiaen and John Cage influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, while others would disappear such as Henryk Szeryng. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “1000 Airplanes on the Roof” de Philip Glass, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1988 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 270 of these moments for 1988.
1988, from day to day
January
04
Death of Lily LaskineThat year: 1988, Classical music, French harpist (born in 1893)
08
Birth of Marie-Sophie PollakThat year: 1988, Classical music, German opera singer
Death of Sam RaphlingThat year: 1988, Classical music, American musician (born in 1910)
11
Death of Eugenia Vynnychenko MozgovaThat year: 1988, Classical music, ukrainian singer (born in 1908)
12
Death of Bruno PrevediThat year: 1988, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1928)
Death of Lívia WargaThat year: 1988, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer (born in 1913)
Birth of Charisse MillsThat year: 1988, Classical music, singer, opera singer
13
Birth of Harold BedoyaThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
19
Death of Yevgeny MravinskyThat year: 1988, Classical music, Russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue (1903–1988) (born in 1903)
23
Death of Bantcho BantchevskyThat year: 1988, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1906)
28
Birth of Shaofan QiThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
Also in January
Birth of Florian SempeyThat year: 1988, Classical music, singer, opera singer .
February
07
Death of Antonio SpadavecchiaThat year: 1988, Classical music, Soviet composer (born in 1907)
08
Birth of Ao LiThat year: 1988, Classical music, Chinese operatic bass-baritone and voice teacher
Birth of Ramana KumarThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
12
Death of Léon GoossensThat year: 1988, Classical music, British musician (born in 1897)
14
Death of Frederick LoeweThat year: 1988, Classical music, Austrian-American composer (born in 1901)
15
Birth of Ragnhild HemsingThat year: 1988, Classical music, Norwegian musician
17
Birth of Kelly MoranThat year: 1988, Classical music, American musician
22
Death of Solomon CutnerThat year: 1988, Classical music, English pianist (born in 1902)
Death of Afro PoliThat year: 1988, Classical music, Italian opera singer (1902-1988) (born in 1902)
23
Birth of Roberto González-MonjasThat year: 1988, Classical music, violinist, conductor
March
03
Death of Henryk SzeryngThat year: 1988, Classical music, Polish-Mexican violinist (born in 1918)
05
Death of Elizaveta Vladimirovna ŠumskaâThat year: 1988, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and music educator (1905-1988) (born in 1905)
08
Death of Milivoj UzelacThat year: 1988, Classical music, Czech conductor and composer (born in 1919)
11
Birth of Alexander Robert Nicholson-WardThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
12
Death of Gianna PederziniThat year: 1988, Classical music, singer (born in 1900)
Death of Narcís Paulís i VilaThat year: 1988, Classical music, Spanish violinist and composer (1908-1988) (born in 1908)
15
Death of Franz FehringerThat year: 1988, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1910)
Death of Carl MombergThat year: 1988, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1901)
16
Birth of Ata GhavidelThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
17
Death of Raffaele AriéThat year: 1988, Classical music, Bulgarian singer (born in 1920)
19
Death of Suzy FrelinghuysenThat year: 1988, Classical music, American singer and painter (born in 1911)
20
Death of Georg WieterThat year: 1988, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1896)
22
Birth of Eve-Maud HubeauxThat year: 1988, Classical music, opera singer, performing artist
27
Birth of Elies EspíThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
28
Birth of Oleh LanovyiThat year: 1988, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer
30
Death of Rikizō TayaThat year: 1988, Classical music, Japanese singer (1899-1988) (born in 1899)
31
Death of Gladys HugoThat year: 1988, Classical music, South African opera singer (born in 1895)
April
02
Death of Meirō SugaharaThat year: 1988, Classical music, conductor, musicologist, composer (born in 1897)
07
Death of Cesar BresgenThat year: 1988, Classical music, Austrian composer (born in 1913)
Death of Svein BruunThat year: 1988, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (born in 1917)
08
Birth of Ariunbaatar GanbaatarThat year: 1988, Classical music, Mongolian baritone
10
Birth of Cagatay AzatThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
13
Birth of Edgar Girtain IVThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
16
Death of Youri EgorovThat year: 1988, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1954)
Death of John ReardonThat year: 1988, Classical music, American opera singer (1930-1988) (born in 1930)
18
Death of Paul DerenneThat year: 1988, Classical music, French opera singer (born in 1907)
22
Birth of Sunwook KimThat year: 1988, Classical music, South Korean pianist
25
Birth of Gabriel BiancoThat year: 1988, Classical music, French guitarist
Birth of Thomas ZwijsenThat year: 1988, Classical music, guitarist
26
Death of Gabrielle RistoriThat year: 1988, Classical music, opera singer, film actor (born in 1899)
27
Death of Ekaterina Nikolaevna AlekseevaThat year: 1988, Classical music, Ukrainian opera singer and musicologist (1899-1988) (born in 1899)
29
Death of Jan KaprThat year: 1988, Classical music, Czech music educator and composer (born in 1914)
Death of James McCrackenThat year: 1988, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1926)
May
04
Birth of Dmitry MasleevThat year: 1988, Classical music, Russian pianist (born 1988)
08
Birth of Lise de la SalleThat year: 1988, Classical music, French classical pianist
09
Death of Frederick DalbergThat year: 1988, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1907)
Birth of Alexandr RammThat year: 1988, Classical music, Russian cellist
10
Death of Henri LedroitThat year: 1988, Classical music, Contre tenor (born in 1946)
14
Birth of Nadine SierraThat year: 1988, Classical music, American opera soprano
20
Death of László SomogyiThat year: 1988, Classical music, Hungarian conductor (born in 1907)
Death of René DefossezThat year: 1988, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1905)
22
Death of Jaroslav MaštalířThat year: 1988, Classical music, Czech music educator, composer and pianist (born in 1906)
23
Birth of Alexej GorlatchThat year: 1988, Classical music, Ukrainian pianist and music pedagogue
30
Birth of Welligton SousaThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
Also in May
Birth of Camille ThomasThat year: 1988, Classical music, Belgian cellist .
June
02
Death of Näcip CihanofThat year: 1988, Classical music, Soviet Tatar composer (1911-1988) (born in 1911)
08
Death of Yvonne HubertThat year: 1988, Classical music, Belgian/Canadian musician (born in 1895)
12
Death of Marcel PootThat year: 1988, Classical music, Belgian composer (born in 1901)
15
Death of Anna MalenfantThat year: 1988, Classical music, Canadian singer, educator and composer (born in 1902)
16
Death of Folke AnderssonThat year: 1988, Classical music, Swedish actor (born in 1892)
Death of Annelies BurmeisterThat year: 1988, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1928)
19
Death of Zdeněk BlažekThat year: 1988, Classical music, Czech composer (born in 1905)
24
Death of Liselotte ThomamüllerThat year: 1988, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1908)
27
Death of Heinz RehfussThat year: 1988, Classical music, Swiss opera singer (1917-1988) (born in 1917)
29
Death of Eleonora Nikolaevna TommThat year: 1988, Classical music, Soviet singer and opera singer (1915-1988) (born in 1915)
Birth of Bernhard HanskyThat year: 1988, Classical music, German opera singer
Birth of Xavier Shuang XuThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
July
01
Death of Robert RieflingThat year: 1988, Classical music, Norwegian musician (born in 1911)
Death of Hellmuth Christian WolffThat year: 1988, Classical music, German composer (born in 1906)
05
Death of Marta RungiThat year: 1988, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1902)
08
Premiere of The making of the representative for PlanetThat year: 1988, Classical music (Opera), Philip Glass
11
Birth of Cauê MurattThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
12
Birth of Sibylle GlostedThat year: 1988, Classical music, actor, opera singer
13
Birth of Ryu GotoThat year: 1988, Classical music, violinist
14
Death of Lili NeményiThat year: 1988, Classical music, Hungarian opera singer, actress (born in 1902)
Birth of Nutthaporn ThammathiThat year: 1988, Classical music, (1988-) opera singer
18
Death of Joly Braga SantosThat year: 1988, Classical music, Portuguese composer (born in 1924)
Death of Petre MunteanuThat year: 1988, Classical music, Romanian singer (born in 1916)
20
Death of Richard HolmThat year: 1988, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1912)
21
Death of Stanisława ZawadzkaThat year: 1988, Classical music, soprano singer (born in 1890)
22
Death of Hjørdis LauenborgThat year: 1988, Classical music, Norwegian operasinger (born in 1924)
31
Death of André NavarraThat year: 1988, Classical music, French musician (born in 1911)
August
01
Birth of Alice Sara OttThat year: 1988, Classical music, German classical pianist
Death of Rino LoddoThat year: 1988, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1927)
03
Death of Frans AnderssonThat year: 1988, Classical music, Danish bass baritone (born in 1911)
05
Birth of Camilla KerslakeThat year: 1988, Classical music, British singer
09
Death of Giacinto ScelsiThat year: 1988, Classical music, Italian composer and poet (born in 1905)
10
Birth of Federico ColliThat year: 1988, Classical music, pianist
Birth of Prokhor ProtasovThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
11
Birth of Valentina StadlerThat year: 1988, Classical music, German operatic mezzo-soprano
16
Birth of Thiago DinizThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
18
Death of Marisa MarescaThat year: 1988, Classical music, Italian dancer (born in 1923)
22
Death of Frances JamesThat year: 1988, Classical music, Canadian opera singer (born in 1903)
24
Death of Kenneth LeightonThat year: 1988, Classical music, British composer and pianist (born in 1929)
25
Death of Waldemar ReichhardThat year: 1988, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1915)
30
Death of Wanda WermińskaThat year: 1988, Classical music, Polish singer (born in 1900)
Birth of DSharpThat year: 1988, Classical music, American violinist, DJ, singer and producer
September
11
Death of Wolfgang Meyer-TorminThat year: 1988, Classical music, German composer (born in 1911)
13
Birth of Nobuyuki TsujiiThat year: 1988, Classical music, Japanese musician
14
Death of Gunvor MjelvaThat year: 1988, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer (born in 1902)
15
Inauguration: Alaska Center for the Performing ArtsThat year: 1988, Classical music (Anchorage, United States of America)
Birth of Harold Dennis Shores IIIThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
17
Death of Hilde GuedenThat year: 1988, Classical music, singer (born in 1917)
23
Birth of Shannon Chan-KentThat year: 1988, Classical music, Canadian actress and singer
26
Birth of Mark SimpsonThat year: 1988, Classical music, British composer and clarinettist
Birth of Luke SpillerThat year: 1988, Classical music, musician, composer, pianist
29
Birth of Thomas EnhcoThat year: 1988, Classical music, French pianist, violinist and composer
October
08
Death of Ernst Hermann MeyerThat year: 1988, Classical music, German musicologist (1905-1988) (born in 1905)
09
Death of Michael MinskyThat year: 1988, Classical music, Russian and Ukrainian singer (born in 1918)
10
Inauguration: Cairo Opera HouseThat year: 1988, Classical music (Giza Governorate, Egypt)
Birth of Jodie DevosThat year: 1988, Classical music, Belgian singer
11
Death of Sayra KiizbaevaThat year: 1988, Classical music, Soviet opera singer and music educator (1917-1988) (born in 1917)
13
Death of Amerigo GentiliniThat year: 1988, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1910)
15
Death of Kaikhosru Shapurji SorabjiThat year: 1988, Classical music, English composer, music critic, pianist and writer (born in 1892)
16
Birth of Sara SwietlickiThat year: 1988, Classical music, opera singer
20
Death of Mogens WöldikeThat year: 1988, Classical music, Danish conductor (born in 1897)
Death of Gösta BäckelinThat year: 1988, Classical music, Swedish actor (born in 1903)
22
Birth of Luca SpadaThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
23
Birth of Narek HakhnazaryanThat year: 1988, Classical music, Armenian cellist
26
Death of Pierre NougaroThat year: 1988, Classical music, French opera singer, actor (born in 1904)
27
Birth of Dustin NaegelThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
November
12
Death of Tomasz SikorskiThat year: 1988, Classical music, Polish composer (born in 1939)
Death of Riszat AbdullinThat year: 1988, Classical music, Kazakhstani singer and opera singer (1916-1988) (born in 1916)
13
Death of Antal DorátiThat year: 1988, Classical music, Hungarian-born conductor and composer (born in 1906)
Birth of Chiyan WongThat year: 1988, Classical music, pianist
16
Birth of Anastasia HuppmannThat year: 1988, Classical music, Russian-Austrian pianist
17
Death of Beatričė GrincevičiūtėThat year: 1988, Classical music, Lithuanian opera singer (born in 1911)
18
Death of Józef KorolkiewiczThat year: 1988, Classical music, Polish sportsperson, painter, singer and athletics competitor (1902-1988) (born in 1902)
22
Death of Fanny BorsariThat year: 1988, Classical music, Australian opera singer (born in 1921)
24
Death of Irmgard SeefriedThat year: 1988, Classical music, Austrian soprano of German birth (born in 1919)
Death of Henry de RouvilleThat year: 1988, Classical music, French countertenor (born in 1955)
26
Death of Antonio EstévezThat year: 1988, Classical music, Venezuelan composer, conductor and oboist (1916-1988) (born in 1916)
29
Birth of Kyle RotherThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer
December
09
Death of Gerhart MünchThat year: 1988, Classical music, German musician (born in 1907)
13
Death of André JaunetThat year: 1988, Classical music, Swiss flautist (1911–1988) (born in 1911)
Death of Michał WiłkomirskiThat year: 1988, Classical music, violinist (born in 1902)
15
Death of Vilyam SemashkoThat year: 1988, Classical music, Soviet Russian singer (born in 1936)
19
Death of Hans SchaeubleThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer, instrumentalist (born in 1906)
21
Death of Harald PröglhöfThat year: 1988, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1920)
22
Birth of Reigo TammThat year: 1988, Classical music, Estonian opera singer
25
Death of Evgeny GolubevThat year: 1988, Classical music, Russian composer (born in 1910)
26
Death of Pablo SorozábalThat year: 1988, Classical music, Spanish opera composer (born in 1897)
Birth of Veronika EberleThat year: 1988, Classical music, German musician
27
Birth of Anna Maria SarraThat year: 1988, Classical music, Italian opera singer
31
Birth of Holly HolyoakeThat year: 1988, Classical music, Welsh singer
This was also in 1988
Inception: Música FictaThat year: 1988, Classical music. Inception: Bucheon Philharmonic OrchestraThat year: 1988, Classical music. Inauguration: Wien ModernThat year: 1988, Classical music (Vienna, Austria). Inception: Mississippi Mass ChoirThat year: 1988, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Pan-African OrchestraThat year: 1988, Classical music. Birth of Elsa RidderstedtThat year: 1988, Classical music, Swedish opera singer . Birth of Johannes KammlerThat year: 1988, Classical music, German operatic baritone . Inception: Young People’s Chorus of New York CityThat year: 1988, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Young Adelaide VoicesThat year: 1988, Classical music (Australia). Inception: Sura Chamber ChoirThat year: 1988, Classical music. Inauguration: Mainly Mozart FestivalThat year: 1988, Classical music (San Diego, United States of America). Inception: Chamber MadeThat year: 1988, Classical music. Inauguration: Klavier-Festival RuhrThat year: 1988, Classical music (Ruhr, Germany). Inception: Homestead HarmonizersThat year: 1988, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Quanzhi YeThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer . Inception: Chicago Mass ChoirThat year: 1988, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Lithuanian State Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1988, Classical music. Birth of Shunsuke SatōThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer . Inception: Maggini QuartetThat year: 1988, Classical music. Birth of Amélie SaadiaThat year: 1988, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: Leipziger StreichquartettThat year: 1988, Classical music. Inception: Psalmodia ChoirThat year: 1988, Classical music (Poland). Birth of Maria FiselierThat year: 1988, Classical music, Dutch opera singer . Inception: American West Symphony of SandyThat year: 1988, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Sergey SargsyanThat year: 1988, Classical music, Armenian opera singer . Death of Hector Iglesias VilloudThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer (born in 1913). Inception: Cadaqués OrchestraThat year: 1988, Classical music (Spain). Death of Tamara Fedorovna YankoThat year: 1988, Classical music, Soviet docent, singer and opera singer (1912-1988) (born in 1912). Birth of Tereza GevorgyanThat year: 1988, Classical music, Armenian soprano singer . Inception: Al Ayre EspañolThat year: 1988, Classical music (Spain). Inception: Rishon LeZion Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1988, Classical music (Israel). Birth of Martin PiskorskiThat year: 1988, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Inauguration: Mendelssohn on Mull FestivalThat year: 1988, Classical music (Argyll and Bute, United Kingdom). Inception: Accentus AustriaThat year: 1988, Classical music (Austria). Inception: Ying QuartetThat year: 1988, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: ALEA EnsembleThat year: 1988, Classical music (Austria). Birth of Kelebogile BoikanyoThat year: 1988, Classical music, South African opera singer . Inauguration: Seoul Arts CenterThat year: 1988, Classical music (Seocho-dong, South Korea). Birth of Ludwig MittelhammerThat year: 1988, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of David FabrizioThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer . Birth of Katharina KonradiThat year: 1988, Classical music, singer, opera singer . Inauguration: National Auditorium of MusicThat year: 1988, Classical music (Madrid, Spain). Birth of Joel Edgardo LópezThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer . Birth of Annika SchlichtThat year: 1988, Classical music, German opera singer . Death of Natalia SokolovaThat year: 1988, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (born in 1914). Birth of Jordan De SouzaThat year: 1988, Classical music, conductor . Inauguration: Rencontres Lyriques de LuchonThat year: 1988, Classical music (Bagnères-de-Luchon, France). Birth of Joan Magrané FigueraThat year: 1988, Classical music, Catalan composer . Inception: TirnaviaThat year: 1988, Classical music (Slovakia). Birth of Tonia KoThat year: 1988, Classical music, composer . Birth of Signe HeibergThat year: 1988, Classical music, singer, opera singer . Birth of Veronica GranatieroThat year: 1988, Classical music, Italian singer . Birth of Ksenija SidorovaThat year: 1988, Classical music, Latvian musician . Birth of Danae KontoraThat year: 1988, Classical music, singer, opera singer . Inception: Leipziger StreichquartettThat year: 1988, Classical music. Birth of Jacob ShawThat year: 1988, Classical music, British musician . Inception: Deep Listening BandThat year: 1988, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Dilara BaştarThat year: 1988, Classical music, Turkish opera singer . Inception: New London OrchestraThat year: 1988, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Florida Youth OrchestraThat year: 1988, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Laila Salome FischerThat year: 1988, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Death of Leonīds ZahodņiksThat year: 1988, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1912). Inauguration: Strings Music FestivalThat year: 1988, Classical music (Steamboat Springs, United States of America). Birth of Chris RogersonThat year: 1988, Classical music, American composer . Inception: Oslo Gospel ChoirThat year: 1988, Classical music. Inception: The HiMiG Gospel SingersThat year: 1988, Classical music. Death of Gordon ClintonThat year: 1988, Classical music, British baritone (born in 1912). Inception: Çukurova State Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1988, Classical music. Birth of Sławomir KowalewskiThat year: 1988, Classical music, Polish operatic baritone . Inception: Trondheim SoloistsThat year: 1988, Classical music (Norway). Inception: SBS Radio and Television Youth OrchestraThat year: 1988, Classical music (Australia). Birth of Andrei KymachThat year: 1988, Classical music, Ukranian operatic baritone . Inception: London MusiciThat year: 1988, Classical music. Birth of Maria CelengThat year: 1988, Classical music, soprano opera singer . Death of Olena Mikola_vna ChichatskaThat year: 1988, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1904). Inception: American Opera ProjectsThat year: 1988, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Orchestra Ensemble KanazawaThat year: 1988, Classical music. Inception: Kevin Davidson and The VoicesThat year: 1988, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Miami String QuartetThat year: 1988, Classical music (United States of America). Dissolution: LaSalle QuartetThat year: 1988, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Aziz ShokhakimovThat year: 1988, Classical music, Uzbekistani conductor . Inception: Orlando ConsortThat year: 1988, Classical music. Inception: ConstantinopleThat year: 1988, Classical music (Canada). Death of Karel SodomkaThat year: 1988, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (born in 1929). Birth of Thomas DunfordThat year: 1988, Classical music, lutenist . Closing: The MetThat year: 1988, Classical music (Fairmount, United States of America). Inauguration: Aalto TheatreThat year: 1988, Classical music (Südviertel, Germany). Inception: Orchestra 2001That year: 1988, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Oakland East Bay SymphonyThat year: 1988, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Smith QuartetThat year: 1988, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Vlada BorovkoThat year: 1988, Classical music, Russian operatic soprano . Birth of Jana BaumeisterThat year: 1988, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of Sarah Lianne LewisThat year: 1988, Classical music, Welsh composer . Inception: One Voice Mixed ChorusThat year: 1988, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of David JagodicThat year: 1988, Classical music, Slovene opera singer .
Works (composition or publishing)
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Olivier Messiaen (age 80) - Stained-glass window and birds (Work for chamber orchestra)
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Henri Dutilleux (age 72) - 3 Preludes (Work for soloist)
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Iannis Xenakis (age 66) - Rebonds (Work for soloist), published in 1989
- Waarg (Work for chamber orchestra)
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Pierre Boulez (age 63) - Répons (Work for chamber orchestra), published in 1981
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Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 60) - Tuesday, Opp. 47 No. 60-61 (Opera)
- Monday, Opp. 55-59 (Opera)
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Philip Glass (1937-0000) - 1000 Airplanes on the RoofThat year: 1988, Classical music (Incidental music)
- Godfrey Reggio's trilogy : Powaqqatsi (Film score)
- The Thin Blue Line (Film score)
- Arabesque In Memoriam (Work for soloist)
- Metamorphosis (Work for soloist)
- The Canyon, a Dramatic Episode (Work for orchestra)
- De Cie (Work for choir)
