Opera; Words by Penn State's 2015 laureate, Susan Russell; Libretto by Gary Briggle; Based on life of Lorenzo Daponte—librettist to W.A. Mozart; Premiered State College, PA June, 2019
An Opera for Young Audiences; Libretto by William Glick; Based on Aesop’s Fables; Performed April, 2017 for UT Austin’s Cohen New Works Festival
Version for Orchestra; Reflections on a Madrigal of Carlo Gesualdo; Reading by the University of Texas Symphony Orchestra
Song Cycle for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble; Texts from three different poets in three different languages all with a common theme; Premiered by UTNME September, 2015
For flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, and cello; Reflections on a Madrigal of Carlo Gesualdo; commissioned by Tetractys New Music; Premiered November, 2015 in Austin, TX
For violist Olivia Davis; Based on four lines from four poems by Edgar Allan Poe; Performed Austin, TX, 2015
For flute, clarinet, cello, bass; Premiered in Brevard, NC, 2015
Version of Pas-de-Quatre for six players: flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion; Commissioned by Hear No Evil ensemble; Recorded in Austin, TX October, 2015
For flute, percussion, violin, and cello; Inspired by Igor Stravinsky’s Agon (1957), and the idea of a contest between players in an ensemble; Premiered in Austin, TX April, 2015
Three movements for string quartet; Premiered in Austin, TX October, 2014
Commissioned by the Austin Saxophone Ensemble; Premiered October, 2014 in Austin, TX
For Trombone and Piano; Premiered in the Bates Recital Hall at The University of Texas at Austin October, 2014 by Evan Sankey (trombone) and Ben Corbin (piano)
For Chamber Orchestra; Inspired by the like-named geographical region in the southern part of Mars; Performed by UTNME October, 2013
For Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Guitar, and Percussion; Premiered in Austin, TX, 2013
For Jazz Orchestra; Performed by the University of Texas Jazz Orchestra November, 2013
For Clarinet, Cello, and Piano;I. Cirrus II. Turbulence
For Symphony Orchestra; Read by the University of Texas Symphony Orchestra Fall, 2012
For Tenor Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra, and second version for tenor saxophone, piano, bass, and percussion; Blends classical and jazz styles
For saxophone quartet; Performance by the Cantigas De Amigos Saxophone Quartet, 2011
For Symphonic Wind Ensemble; premiered by the Penn State Symphonic Wind Ensemble, conducted by Dennis Glocke 2010
For a full list of works, please download Alex Heppelmann’s CV (PDF) below.