Heather Gilligan

WORKS

note: recently completed works are not yet posted to this website.

If you would like to receive a complimentary score for either of these works, please
contact the composer directly at hgilligan@keene.edu:

Glass Balloon for SATB, oboe, and piano - premeried in April 2026 - commissioned through Choral Arts New England for the KSC Concert Choir, this work is based on the poem by Becky Hemsley and comes with an SEL guide for high school and college choirs
The Voice Which Quivers for baritone, cello, and piano - set for a November 2026 world premiere by Music Northwest - setting of a passage by Soren Kierkegaard from his Letters and Journals

Upcoming projects:

Solo cello work for Italian cellist Francesco Mastromatteo - based on the myth of Medea, this work will be presented at the University of Foggia in December 2026 at the International Congress on Mythology and Gender Related Issues from Antiquity to Current Times
Duet for clarinet and piano - this work will be written for Spirio piano, with a planned premiere by clarinetist Christopher Elchico and pianist Jinhyang Park, February 2027

Chamber MUSIC

Featured

Rhapsody (2021)

for violin and piano // 8:00

Swallowtail Suite (2018)

for flute, clarinet, cello // 5:00

Six of One (2017)

for woodwind quintet // 10:00

Scenes from Midtown (2017)

for clarinet, violin, piano // 5:00

One Mountain (2016)

for flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, cello, crotales/vibraphone, piano // 11:00

Cityscape (2015)

for percussion ensemble // 7:15

Peregrine (2014)

for flute and guitar // 5:30

Contemplation and Pursuit (2014)

for string quartet // 8:45

Mourning Dew (2012)

for flute, violin, harp // 6:30

Music for Saxophone and Piano (2009)

for saxophone and piano // 7:00

Speculation (2007)

Duet for two pianos (4 hands, 2 pianos) // 5:00

for flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet and piano // 23:00

Vocal MUSIC

Featured

Hold Fast to Dreams (2023)

mezzo-soprano and guitar // 9:00

A Light Exists in Spring (2020)

soprano duet // 1:36

I’m a Girl. What’s your superpower? (2019)

for soprano and piano // 3:10

Finer Points (2016)

for soprano and percussion // 7:30

Living in Light (2014)

for soprano and cello // 11:00

Winged Reflections (2010)

for mezzo-soprano, alto saxophone, piano // 11:00

Winter Wind (2009)

for soprano, alto, flute and viola // 5:15

Battlegrounds (2009)

for soprano and string quartet // 15:00

Garden Songs (2007)

for soprano, trumpet, and piano // 7:00

Mixed Metaphors (2006)

a set of three cabaret songs for soprano and piano // 6:30

Shall I Compare Thee (2002)

soprano-alto duet, a cappella / soprano-tenor duet, a cappella // 2:00

mezzo-soprano and piano (soprano version also available) // 8:30

Choral

Featured

Rise Up, My Love (2022)

for SSAATTBB // 4:55

One Step at a Time (2021)

a round for SATB // 2:00

Southern Dissonance: Portraits of a New South (2021)

for vocal quartet (SATB) and percussion // 25:00

Songs of the Seasons (2014)

for SATB choir // 12:10

I’ll See You in the Morning (2014)

for SATB choir // 3:30

A Woman Knows: Eight Songs on the Progress of Women (2013)

for Treble vocal quartet (SSAA) // 12:00

The Farmer (2012)

for SATB choir // 3:30

Dona Nobis Pacem (2011)

for 8-part treble choir (S1-2 / S3-4 / A1-2 / A3-4) // 4:00

The Scarlet Letter (2007)

SATB choir and piano // 5:30

Large Ensemble

Featured

Cerulean Rhythms (2024)

for Concert Band // 10:00

For Whom the Bell Tolls (2016)

for Concert Band // 5:30

Flights Ascending (2015)

for Orchestra // 7:30

The Vibrance of Ordinary People (2010)

for Concert Band // 8:00

Concertino (2008)

Piano Concerto (with chamber orchestra) // 10:00

Excursion for orchestra (2004)

for Orchestra // 7:00

Solo

Featured

Snow Ghost (2019)

for solo piano // 4:00

Adventures of Harold (2017)

for solo vibraphone with crotales // 5:30

Dialogue (2013)

for solo flute // 8:00

A Warm Breeze in April (2012)

for 4-hands piano // 2:00

Solo Piano Anthology

for solo piano // 10:00 (total)