| Hear excerpts | Compositions by Geoffry Wharton |
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"Wharton's Hoedown" for String Orchestra | Variations on country and western themes, first written for the Festival des Arcs in France in 1983, and has been performed hundreds of times, in the USA all over Europe and from Turkey to Korea. |
| "Kreislauf des Wassers" (instrumental version, recorded by Lionel Wharton) | ||
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Introduction et Rondo "Le Train" for Violin Solo | Written for the Les Arcs Festival in France, Performed and broadcast on many occasions |
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Ode de Cologne for Large Orchestra, Trombone, Double-Oboe, Organ, Piano, and Stonemason | Commisioned by the Cologne Philharmonic, 1st. performances conducted by James Conlon |
| String Quartet 2."Amaryllis" | Commissioned by the city of Schweinfurt, based on poems by F. Rückert | |
| String Quartet 3."Don Giovanni Remembers" | Commissioned by the Gürzenichorchester | |
| String Quartet 1. "Rice Fields of the Yolo Causeway" | First performed at the University of Brighton, England | |
"Struwwelpeter" for Soprano and String Orchestra (or String Quartet) |
Recorded by Janet Whitmore-Johnson and the Modern Strings | |
| Vlak for violin solo | Commissioned for the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the transport of composers from Terezin (Teresienstadt) ghetto to Auschwitz. First performance on the remains of the traintracks in Terezin. | |
Performers: Ute Döring (Soprano), Kristi Becker (piano), Geoffry Wharton (violin), Oliver Schwarz (clarinet), and Johannes Nauber (cello); condutor Hilary Griffiths
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Five Pierrot Tangos for Violin/Viola, Flute, Piano/Synthesizer, Cello, Clarinet and Soprano | Commissioned by the Gürzenichorchester, and first performed in the Philharmonie, Cologne.
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"Morgenstern Cycle I" for Recorder, Violin, and Piano: |
Three poems by Christian Morgenstern, set for recorder, violin and piano. First performance at the Musikhochschule in Essen, Germany by Barbara Thiele (violin) and Eva Schieffer (recorders) | |
Stephan Breith, (cello and voice), Geoffry Wharton (violin) |
"Morgenstern Cycle II" for Violin and Cello | Three more poems by Christian Morgenstern, set for violin and cello; dedicated to Stephan Breith, and first performed by him and the composer in Taunusstein-Bleidenstadt, 19 January 2003. |
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"Hoedown" for String Orchestra | Variations on country and western themes, first written for the Festival des Arcs in France in 1983, and has been performed hundreds of times, all over Europe and from Turkey to Korea. |
| "24th Psalm" for Choir and Strings | Commissioned and performed for the church of St. Johns Smith Square in London, England | |
| Songs from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam for Soprano and Viola | ||
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und Dünn (Midi) |
"Durch Dick und Dünn" for Violin, Cello, and Piano | Country-western style duo for violin and cello, very brilliant, with piano accompaniment. First performed by Thomas Scholz (violin) and Eleanore Forchert (cello) at the Musikhochschule in Duisburg, Germany |
| Variations for Organ and Percussion | Commssioned for the inaugural recital of the new organ in the Evangelische Kirche in Surth, Germany, and premiered by the organist | |
| Morgenstern Cycle III for Violin, Clarinet, Cello | Written for and performed by the Modern Strings Ensemble | |
| Fanfare für die Philharmonie for Brass Ensemble | Written for the brass section of the Cologne Philharmonic | |
| "Sophie Alice" for voice and piano | Song in pop style | |
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"Kreislauf des Wassers" for voice and piano (Lyrics) | Short song about the cycle of water in nature |
| "Happy Birthday Country and Western" for String Quartet | Variations on the Happy Birthday theme in Country/Western style | |
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