List of compositions by Libby Larsen

The following is a chronological list of compositions by Libby Larsen, divided into genre groups.

List of works

Opera

  • Some Pig (1973)
Children's opera in one act[1]
  • Moon Drop (1976 & 1980)
full evening performance with water slides, tapes, and costumes
  • The Silver Fox (1979)
Family opera in one act; John Olive, libretto
two-act chamber opera; libretto by Patricia Hampl
full-length music drama; libretto by Libby Larsen
one-act opera; libretto by Walter Green
full-length music drama in two acts; libretto by Bonnie Grice
full-length opera with orchestra; libretty by Chas Rader-Shieber
  • Barnum's Bird (2000)
chamber choral opera in two acts; libretto by Bridget Carpenter
  • Dreaming Blue (2002)
opera in one act for child actor, SATB soloists, children's chorus, rhythm chorus, and drumming group; libretto by Libby Larsen
  • Every Man Jack (2006)
chamber opera, based on the life of Jack London; libretto by Philip Littell
  • Picnic (2009)
opera in three acts based on the play by William Inge; libretto by David Holley

Orchestral

  • Weaver's Song & Jig (1978)
chamber orchestra and string band
  • Pinions (1981)
violin concerto with chamber orchestra
  • Deep Summer Music (1982)
full orchestra
  • Overture: Parachute Dancing (1983)
full orchestra
  • Symphony: Water Music (Symphony No. 1) (1985)
full orchestra
  • Coming Forth Into day (Symphony No. 2) (1986)
soprano solo, baritone solo, SATB chorus, full orchestra; various texts
  • What the Monster Saw (1987)
full orchestra, optional slides, adapted from the opera Frankenstein.
  • Collage: Boogie (1988)
full orchestra
  • Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (1988)
C trumpet and full orchestra
  • Concerto: Cold, Silent Snow (1989)
flute, harp, chamber orchestra
  • Tambourines! (1991)
full orchestra
  • The Atmosphere as a Fluid System (1992)
solo flute, percussion, string orchestra
  • Marimba Concerto: After Hampton (1992)
solo marimba, full orchestra
  • Piano Concerto: Since Armstrong (1992)
solo piano, full orchestra
  • Symphony No. 3: Lyric (1992)
full orchestra
  • Overture for the End of a Century (1994)
full orchestra
  • Song-Dances to the Light (1994)
SA chorus, Orff instruments, full orchestra (or piano); text by young people
  • Ring of Fire (1995)
full orchestra
  • Blue Fiddler (1996)
full orchestra
  • Fanfare: Strum (1996)
orchestra, no strings
  • Roll Out the Thunder (1997)
full orchestra
  • Spell On Me That Holy Hour: Overture to Tsvetaeva (1997)
full orchestra
  • All Around Sound (1999)
full orchestra, cued CD; text by John Coy
  • Solo Symphony (Symphony No. 5) (1999)
full orchestra
  • String Symphony (Symphony No. 4) (1999)
string orchestra
  • Still Life With Violin (2000)
solo violin and full orchestra
  • Fanfare: Sizzle (2001)
full orchestra
  • Brandenburg for the New Millennium (2002)
trumpet, marimba, electric guitar, amplified harpsichord, and string orchestra
  • Song Concerto (2005)
saxophone (alto and soprano) and chamber orchestra
  • Bach 358 (2008)
full orchestra
  • Evening in the Palace of Reason (2008)
string orchestra, solo string quartet
  • Encircling Skies (2009)
double choir, full orchestra, full wind ensemble, three marimbas, three pianos
  • Sacred Vows (2009)
tenor, baritone, narrator, SATB chorus, full orchestra; text by U Sam Oeur
  • The Moabit Sonnets (2011)
two sopranos, tenor, bass, chamber orchestra; text by Albrecht Haushofer, trans. M.D. Herter Norton

Band

  • Grand Rondo (1988)
concert band
  • Sun Song (1991)
concert band
  • Brass Flight (1996)
brass choir
  • Concert Dances (1996)
concert band
  • Short Symphony (1996)
concert band
  • Hambone (1999)
concert band
  • Strut (2003)
concert band
  • River Fanfare (2004)
British brass band
  • An Introduction to the Moon (2005)
symphonic wind ensemble, tuned water glasses, recorded voice, eight collaborative improvisations
  • Cri de Coeur (2009)
solo euphonium and wind ensemble

Instrumental

  • Circular Rondo, Canti Breve (1974)
oboe and guitar
  • Three Pieces for Treble Wind and Guitar (1974)
treble winds and guitar
  • Piano Suite (1976)
solo piano
  • Impromptu (1998)
flute, clarinet, and bassoon
  • Corker (1979)
clarinet and percussion
  • Jazz Variations for Solo Bassoon (1977)
solo bassoon
  • Tango (1978)
solo guitar
  • Bronze Veils (1979)
trombone, two percussion
  • Saraband: In profane style (1979)
solo guitar
  • Cajun Set (1980)
guitar and string trio
  • Scudding (1980)
solo cello
  • Black Roller (1981)
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, piano, violin, viola (featured), and cello
  • Aubade (1982)
solo flute
  • Four on the Floor (1983)
violin, cello, contrabass, piano
  • Sonata In One Movement on Kalenda Maya (1983)
solo organ
  • Up Where the Air Gets Thin (1985)
cello and contrabass
  • With Love & Hisses (1985)
double woodwind quintet.
Accompanies the silent Laurel and Hardy film "Love and Hisses."
  • Juba (1986)
cello and piano
  • Song Without Words (1986)
clarinet and piano
  • Astonishing Flight of the Gump (1987)
flute, oboe, bassoon, and piano
  • Black Birds, Red Hills (1987)
clarinet, viola, and piano
  • Fantasy on Slane
organ and flute
  • Kathleen, as she was (1989)
oboe and harpsichord
  • Aspects of Glory (1990)
solo organ
  • Xibalba (1990)
bassoon and percussion
  • Schoenberg, Schenker, and Schillinger (1991)
flute, oboe, viola, cello, and keyboard
  • String Quartet Schoenberg, Schenker, and Schillinger (1991)
string quartet
  • Dancing Solo (1994)
solo clarinet
  • Fanfare for the Women (1994)
solo trumpet
  • Slang (1994)
clarinet, violin, and piano
  • Concert Piece for Tuba & Piano (1995)
tuba and piano
  • Blessed be the Tie That Binds (1996)
solo organ
  • Blue Third Pieces (1996)
flute or clarinet and guitar
  • Brass Flight (1996)
brass choir
  • Holy Roller (1997)
saxophone and piano
  • Prelude on Veni Creator Spiritus (1997)
solo organ
  • Brazen Overture (2000)
brass quintet
  • Mephisto Rag (2000)
solo piano
  • Neon Angel (2000)
violin, cello, clarinet (or saxophone), flute, piano, percussion, and cued CD
  • Three for the Road (2000)
violin, cello, and piano
  • The Atmosphere as a Fluid System (also known as "Sky Concerto) (2001)
flute and orchestra
  • Barn Dances (2001)
flute, clarinet, and piano
  • Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano (2001)
violin, cello, and piano
  • Viola Sonata (2001)
viola and piano
  • Licorice Stick (2002)
clarinet and piano
  • On a Day of Bells (2002)
solo organ
  • Argyle Sketches (2003)
solo guitar
  • Bid Call (2003)
alto saxophone, cello
  • Fanfare for Humanity (2003)
brass ensemble
  • Firebrand (2003)
flute/piccolo, violin, cello, and piano
  • Pocket Sonata (2003)
oboe, alto saxophone, violin, cello, marimba/vibraphone, and piano
  • Bee Navigation (2004)
solo clarinet
  • Concertino for Tenor Steel Drum and Chamber Ensemble (2004)
tenor steel drum and chamber ensemble
  • For Two (2004)
four-hand piano
  • Gavel Patter (2004)
four-hand piano
  • Pealing Fire (2004)
carillon
  • Penta Metrics (2004)
solo piano
  • Wait a Minute (2004)
saxophone quartet
  • Yellow Jersey (2004)
B♭ clarinet duet
woodwind quintet and piano
  • Fanfare for a Learned man (2005)
brass quintet
  • Now I Pull Silver (2005)
amplified flute and prepared CD; text by A. E. Stallings
  • Slow Structures (2005)
flute, cello, and piano
  • Song Concerto (2005)
saxophone and chamber orchestra
  • Trio in Four Movements (2005)
four movements
flute, violin, and harp
  • Concert Piece for Bassoon and Piano (2006)
bassoon and piano
  • Engelberg: Trio for Brass and Organ (2006)
trumpet, horn in F, trombone, and organ
  • He Arose: A Fanfare for Easter (2006)
organ, two trumpet, two trombone, optional horn
  • The Adventures of Wonderboy: Issue One (2008)
bass, sampler, narrator, cartoons, strings
  • Double String Quartet, J.S.B. (2008)
double string quartet
  • Quartet: She Wrote (2008)
string quartet
  • Ricochet (2008)
two marimbas
  • Ricochet (piano) (2008)
solo piano
  • Downwind of Roses in Maine (2009)
flute, B♭ clarinet, and mallet percussion
  • Over, Easy (2009)
violin, viola, cello, and piano
  • In Such a Night (2010)
two violas and recorded voice; text by William Shakespeare
  • Like Blind Men Tapping in the Dark (2010)
one marimba, two performers
  • Rodeo Queen of Heaven (2010)
clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
  • Ursa (2010)
tuba and wind ensemble
  • 4 ½: A Piano Suite (2016)
solo piano

Choral

  • Eine Kleine Snailmusik (1978)
SA and contrabass; text by May Sarton
  • All Shall Be Well (1979)
SA, soprano solo, soprano recorder, triangle, and keyboard; text by Libby Larsen
  • Dance Set (1980)
SATB, clarinet, cello, percussion, piano; textless
  • Double Joy (1982)
SATB divisi, handbells, organ; text by Michael Thwaites
  • In a Winter Garden (1982)
SATB, soprano and tenor solos, chamber orchestra; text by Patricia Hempl
  • Everyone Sang (1983)
SATB, harp, two percussion; text by Siegfried Sassoon
  • Ringeltanze (1983)
five movements
SATB, handbells, string orchestra; medieval French text
  • A Creeley Collection (1984)
five movements
SATB, flute, percussion, piano; text by Robert Creeley
  • Welcome Yule (1984)
TTBB and strings
TTBB, tenor solo; text by Paul Verlaine
SATB and organ; text by Nathan Everett
  • Peace, Perfect Peace (1985)
SATB a cappella; text from Isaiah 26:3, Edward Bickersteth
  • We Celebrate (1985)
SATB, piano or organ; text by John Cummins
  • Who Cannot Weep, Come Learn of Me (1985)
SSA, mezzo-soprano and tenor solos; text from MS09.38 Trinity College
  • Clair de Lune in Blue (1986)
SATB jazz choir, piano; textless
  • Songs of Youth and Pleasure (1986)
four movements
SATB a cappella; Renaissance text
SSAAA, finger cymbals, synthesizer, organ; text by St. Francis of Assisi
  • A Garden Wall (1987)
unison choir, keyboard, Orff instruments, 7 speaking roles, and congregation
  • Refuge (1988)
SSAA a cappella; text by Sara Teasdale
  • The Settling Years (1988)
three movements
SATB, woodwind quintet, piano, percussion; 20th century biographical texts
  • Three Summer Scenes (1988)
SATB, optional youth choirs, full orchestra; texts by William Carlos Williams, Lloyd Frankenburg, and Maurice Lindsay
  • How it Thrills Us (1990)
SATB a cappella; text by Rainer Marie Rilke
  • I Am a Little Church (1991)
SATB and organ; text by e.e. cummings
  • Alleluia (1992)
SATB a cappella
  • Deck the Halls (1992)
TTBB, five soloists, piano, handbells
  • Eagle Poem (1992)
SATB, four-hand piano; text by Joy Harjo
  • Missa Gaia—Mass for the Earth (1992)
SATB, SSA, soprano solo, oboe, strings, four-hand piano
  • Mother, Sister, Blessed Holy (1992)
SATB, four-hand piano
  • Pied Beauty (Glory to God) (1992)
SATB, four-hand piano; text by Gerard Manley Hopkins
  • God As Ribbon of Light (1993)
SATB and organ; text by Sr. Mary Virginia Micka
  • Canticle of Mary (1994)
SSA, four-hand piano or chamber orchestra; text from the Magnificat and Gregorian hymnal
  • A Choral Welcome (1994)
SATB divisi, keyboard or orchestra; text by G. Galina
  • I Just Lightning (1994)
SSAA and percussion; text by María Sabina
  • Little Notes on A Simple Staff (1994)
SATB and piano; text by Siv Cedering
  • Fanfare & Alleluia (1995)
SATB, brass, handbells, chimes, and organ
  • I Arise Today (1995)
SATB and organ; text from St Patrick's Breastplate
  • I Will Sing and Raise a Psalm (1995)
SATB and organ; text by St. Francis of Assisi
  • Invitation to Music (1995)
SATB and string quartet, string orchestra, or piano; text by Elizabeth Bishop
  • Seven Ghosts (1995)
five movements
SATB with soprano solo, brass quintet, piano, and percussion; 20th century biographical texts
  • Today, This Spring (1995)
three songs
SA and piano; text by Emily Dickinson, Charles Wilson, and Jan Kimes
  • Eleanor Roosevelt (1996)
SATB with soprano and mezzo-soprano solos, speaker, clarinet, cello, piano and percussion; text by Sally M. Gall
  • So Blessedly It Sprung (1996)
SATB, oboe, viola, and harp; text from 12th century poetry by Adam of Saint Victor
  • I Find My Feet Have Further Goals (1997)
SATB a cappella; text by Emily Dickinson
  • Love Songs (1997)
SATB and piano; text based on love songs by American woman poets
  • May Sky (1997)
SATB divisi, a cappella; text by Tokuji Hirai, Neiji Ozawa, Reiko Gomyo, and Suiko Matsushita
  • Reasons for Loving Harmonica (1997)
SATB and piano; text by Julie Kane
  • Density of Light (1998)
SATB, treble choir, brass; text by Thomas H. Troeger
  • Ring the Bells (1998)
SSA children's chorus and piano; text by M.K. Dean
  • Stepping Westward (1998)
SSA, handbells, oboe, and marimba; text by Denise Levertov
  • Sweet & Sour Nursery Rhymes (1998)
SATB and french horn; text by Eugene Field and traditional
  • By a Departing Light (1999)
SATB a cappella, text by Emily Dickinson
  • Day Song (1999)
SSA a cappella; text by N. F. S. Grundtvig, and Libby Larsen
  • Is God, Our Endless Day (1999)
SATB a cappella; text by Julian of Norwich
  • A Salute to Louis Armstrong (1999)
from choral suite Seven Ghosts.
SATB divisi and piano; text by Louis Armstrong
  • To a Long Loved Love (1999)
SATB, string quartet; text by Madeleine L'Engle
  • Four Valentines: A Lover's Journey (2000)
four movements
six-voice male a cappella; text by James Joyce, William Shakespeare, and Karl Joseph Simrock
  • Falling (2000)
SATB chorus, SATB quartet, SAT trio, trumpet, piano, and percussion; text by James Dickey
  • How To Songs (2000)
SSA (children's) chorus
  • Lord, Before This Fleeting Season (2000)
SATB a cappella; text by Maryann Jindra
  • Psalm 121 (2000)
SSAA divisi a cappella; text from and by Psalm 121, Patricia Hennings, and John Muir
  • Touch the Air Softly (2000)
SSAA a cappella; text by William Jay Smith
  • The Witches Trio (2001)
SSAA a cappella; text by William Shakespeare
  • If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking (2001)
SSA, woodwind quintet, percussion, and strings; text by Emily Dickinson
  • Jack's Valentine (2001)
SSAA; text by Aldeen Humphreys
  • The Ballerina and the Clown (2002)
SSA and harp; text by Sally Gall
  • Flee We to Our Lord (2002)
SATB a cappella; text by Julian of Norwich
  • Come Before Winter (2003)
SATB, baritone solo, orchestra or piano; text by Arthur Mampel
  • I It Am: The Shewings of Julian of Norwich (2003)
SATB divisi, soprano, countertenor, baritone, and chamber orchestra; text by Julian of Norwich
  • Womanly Song of God (2003)
SSAA divisi a cappella; text by Catherine de Vinck
  • A Young Nun Singing (2003)
SSA a cappella; text by anonymous, Juana Inés de la Cruz, and Idea Vilarino
  • Cry Peace (2004)
SATB divisi a cappella; text adapted by Libby Larsen
  • Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head (2004)
two or three-part, solo voice, and piano; traditional text
  • Natus Est Emmanuel (2004)
SSAA divisi a cappella; anonymous text from Piae Cantiones
  • Praise One (2004)
SATB, SATB favori, orchestra; text adapted by Libby Larsen from Psalms 146, 147, 148, and 150
  • The Shepherds and the Angels (2004)
SATB, soprano and baritone solos, organ and brass ensemble; text from Luke 2:8-20
  • Giving Thanks (2005)
SSAA and string quartet; text by Chief Jake Swamp
  • God So Loved the World (2005)
SATB a cappella; text from John 3:16-17
  • I Dream of Peace (2005)
SATB and percussion; text by children of former Yugoslavia
  • The Nothing That Is (2005)
SATB, baritone solo, three speaking voices and chamber ensemble; text adapted by Libby Larsen
  • The Summer Day (2005)
SSAA and string quartet; text by Mary Oliver
  • Western Songs (2005)
SATB a cappella; text from American Folksongs
  • Of Music (2006)
SSAA and four-hand piano; text by Emily Dickinson
  • The Blackbird (2007)
TTBB and piano; text by Wallace Stevens
  • Crowding North (2007)
three pieces
SATB, guitar, flute, oboe, bassoon, and string quartet
  • Four Meditations of Mechthild of Magdeburg (2007)
SATB, organ, handbells; text by Mechthild of Magdeburg
  • I Lift My Eyes to the Hills (2007)
SATB, handbells, organ; text from Psalm 121
  • Novum Gaudium (2007)
SATB a cappella; text from and by Ecce Novum Gaudium and Angelus Emittitur
  • A Simple Gloria (2007)
SATB a cappella; text by M. K. Dean
  • Whitman's America (2007)
SATB a cappella; text by Walt Whitman
  • To Sing (2008)
SSA and piano; text by Kasey Zitnik
  • A Book of Spells (2009)
SSAA and piano; text by Z. E. Budapest
  • Free, Fearless, and Female (2009)
SSAA and marimba; text by Judy Belski, Anonymous Pampa Poem trans. by W. S. Merwin, and Anna Swir
  • Celebration Mass-Lutheran Edition (2010)
SATB choir, congregation, organ, and optional handbells, brass quintet/quartet and percussion/timpani; text from traditional Lutheran liturgy
  • Chain of Hope (2010)
SATB, baritone, actress, piano; text from various letters and writings regarding Frederick Douglass; libretto by Libby Larsen, Kathleen Holt and Jeanne Soderberg
  • Concord Fragments (2010)
SSAA, oboe, clarinet and piano; text adapted by Libby Larsen
  • Arctic Spring (2011)
SATB chorus and string quartet or piano; text by Tom Sexton
  • Celebration Mass-Catholic Edition (2011)
SATB choir, congregation, organ; text from traditional Catholic liturgy
  • If Music Be the Food of Love (2011)
SATB; text by Henry Heveningham
  • Matineé: The Fantom of the Fair (2014)
soprano, baritone, violin, cello, piano with animated slideshow by Toni Lindgren based on Paul Gustavson's 1939 comic book of the same name - première April 6, 2014, Rivers School Conservatory, Weston, Massachusetts[2][3]

Voice

  • Saints Without Tears (1976)
soprano, flute, and bassoon; text by Phyllis McGinley
  • Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke (1978)
soprano, flute, guitar, and harp; text by Rainer Maria Rilke
  • Cowboy Songs (1979)
soprano and piano; text by Anonymous, Belle Starr, and Robert Creeley
  • Three Rilke Songs (1980)
high voice and guitar; text by Rainer Maria Rilke
  • A Verse Record of my Peonies (1980)
tenor, tape, and percussion; text by Masaoka Shiki
  • Before Winter (1982)
baritone and organ; text by Arthur Mampel
  • Me (Brenda Ueland) (1987)
soprano and piano; text by Brenda Ueland
  • Songs From Letters (1989)
soprano and piano or chamber ensemble; text by Calamity Jane
  • When I Am An Old Woman (1990)
soprano and piano; text by Jenny Joseph
  • Sonnets From the Portuguese (1991)
soprano and chamber ensemble or piano; text by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
  • How Lovely Are Thy Holy Groves (1992)
soprano and piano; text from the Chinook Psalter
  • Perineo (1993)
baritone and piano; text by Roberto Echavarren
  • Beloved, Thou Hast Brought Me Many Flowers (1994)
mezzo-soprano, cello, and piano; text by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Hilde Doolittle, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Percy Bysshe Shelley
  • Mary Cassatt (1994)
mezzo-soprano, trombone, orchestra and slides; text from the historical narrative and letters of Mary Cassatt
  • Margaret Songs (1996)
soprano and piano; text by Willa Cather and Libby Larsen
  • Chanting to Paradise (1997)
soprano and piano; text by Dickinson
  • Lord, Make Me An Instrument (1997)
tenor and piano; text by St. Francis of Assisi
  • The Ant and the Grasshopper (1998)
soprano and piano; text by Jeanne Shepard
  • Late in the Day (1998)
soprano and piano; text by Jeanne Shepard
  • Songs of Light and Love (1998)
soprano and chamber ensemble; text by May Sarton
  • Love After 1950 (2000)
five movements
mezzo-soprano and piano; text by Rita Dove, Julie Kane, Kathryn Daniels, Liz Lochhead, and Muriel Rukeyser
  • My Antonia (2000)
high voice and piano; text by Willa Cather
  • Try Me, Good King: Last Words of the Wives of Henry VIII (2000)
five movements
soprano and piano; text by Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr
  • Hell's Belles (2001)
four movements
mezzo-soprano and handbells; text by Tallulah Bankhead, Billie Jean King, Gertrude Stein, and Nursery Rhyme
  • Jazz at the Intergalactic Nightclub (2001)
tenor and piano; text by Thomas McGrath
  • Notes Slipped Under the Door (2001)
soprano, solo flute and orchestra; text by Eugenia Zukerman
  • Raspberry Island Dreaming (2002)
mezzo-soprano and full orchestra; text by Joyce Stuphen and Patricia Hampl
  • Raspberry Island Dreaming (Piano/Vocal) (2002)
mezzo-soprano and piano; text by Joyce Stuphen and Patricia Hampl
  • De Toda la Eternidad (2003/2005)
soprano and wind ensemble or piano; text by Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz
  • I Love You Through the Daytimes (2003)
baritone and piano; ancient Egyptian text
  • This Unbearable Stillness: Songs from the Balcony (2003)
soprano and string quartet; text by Dima Hilal and Sekena Shaben
  • Fern Hill (2004)
solo tenor; text by Dylan Thomas
  • A Pig in the House (2004)
tenor and piano; Alvin Greenburg
  • Sifting Through the Ruins (2005)
mezzo-soprano, viola, and piano; text by Hilary North, anonymous, Alicia Vasquez, Martha Cooper, and Ted Berrigan
  • Take (2006)
soprano and piano; text by Margaret Atwood
  • Center Field Girl (2007)
soprano and piano; text by Michele Antonello Frisch
  • A Quiet Song (2007)
baritone and piano; text by Brenda Ueland
written in memory of Bruce Carlson of the Schubert Club
  • Righty, 1966 (2007)
soprano, flute, and piano; text by Michele Antonello Frisch
  • Within the Circles of Our Lives (2007)
soprano, baritone, and wind ensemble; text by Wendell Berry
  • Far in a Western Brookland (2008)
tenor and piano; text by A. E. Housman
  • Forget Me Not (2008)
soprano and tenor duet and piano; anonymous text from Cupples and Leon Given book of poems
  • This Unbearable Stillness: Songs from the Balcony, Orchestral Version (2008)
soprano, percussion I, II, III, celeste, and string orchestra; text by Dima Hilal and Sekeena Shaben
  • Song (2009)
solo soprano; text by e.e. cummings
  • The Strange Case of Dr. H.H. Holmes (2010)
baritone and prepared piano; text by H. H. Holmes aka Herman Mudgett

References

"Libby Larsen: Works", accessed 03/21/2011.

  1. ^ Griffel, Margaret Ross (2013). Operas in English: A Dictionary (Revised ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 461. ISBN 978-0-8108-8272-0. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ Program notes: 36th Annual Seminar on Contemporary Music for the Young, The Rivers School Conservatory, April 4–6, 2014
  3. ^ "Libby Larsen: Fantom of the Fair (world premiere)". YouTube. April 24, 2014. - At the end of the video clip Larsen herself comes on stage to congratulate the performers.