COMPOSER
Guy’s compositions are a culmination of his multi-cultural background and boundary breaking approach. He views his compositions as ‘situations’ or ‘scripts’ rather than ‘prescriptions’ often leaving room for his performers to improvise while cultivating spoken word, chanting, stomping, clapping and staging among other elements.
His influences range from Boogie-Woogie to Ottoman Makams, Indian and North African rhythms to Bach-styled counterpoint, Spanish Flamenco to Jewish melodies all weaved together in his own signature style.
Since 2015, Guy has been commissioned regularly to compose pieces for solo performers, chamber group and orchestras (full catalog listed bellow) such as the American Composers Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Jerusalem East & West Orchestra, Israeli Chamber Orchestra, Allumer Quartet, XelAna Duo, the Schwarz Foundation among others.
Based on his compositions Guy has won several awards including two Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award by ASCAP as well as two Downbeat Magazine Student Awards. He was selected to participate at the BMI Jazz composers workshop, the Kennedy Center’s Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Residency, the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music and the Banff workshop for Jazz and creative music among others.
His composition instructors have included Derek Bremel, Reiko Fueting, David Noon, Gabriela Lena Frank, Michael Wolpe, Jim McNeely, Arturo O’Farrill, Boris Kleiner and Ruben Seroussi.
Compositions Catalogue
Orchestral
Of Music & Meaning – Hommage á Leonard Bernstein ‘’10:31″ Commissioned by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra with support of the Adel & John Gray Endowment Fund, 2018
Purchase ScorePortrait of a Moroccan Cantor Singing about Love – ‘’10:12″ Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra, 2016
Purchase ScoreThe Drop & the Ocean – for Jazz Piano Trio and a Symphony Orchestra – ‘’5:52 2016
Purchase ScoreDavid & Saul – Biblical Scenery for Orchestra & Narrator ‘’6:11 2014
Purchase ScoreChamber
Oh Parlez Nous a Boire – for French Horn quartet – ‘’9:15
commissioned by the Allumer Horn Quartet, 2017
Tribalism for 10 French Horns – ‘’3:30
**available also in Horn Quartet version,
commissioned by Jeffery Scott, 2016
Trapatikadoo – Sounds of Creation – Duet for Saxophone & Bassoon approx. ‘’12:00
comissioned by XelAna, 2015
Dream On – woodwind quintet in 4 movements, 2016 – ‘’13:34
Purchase ScoreGroove Series #1, #2, #3 for woodwind quintet ‘’7:00
Purchase ScoreIsrael – Fantasy for Clarinet, Piano, String Quintet & Middle Eastern percussion – “11:13 2014
Purchase ScoreJazz/ Cross Genre
“…And the Waves Will Cry” – for 2 traditional string instruments, piano and percussion – ‘’12:00 commissioned by the Schwarz Foundation 2016
Purchase ScoreOur Journey Together – for Jazz piano trio – ‘’7:13
2014
Fantasy for Jazz Octet – for fl., tpt, alto sax., tenor sax., guitar, pno., bass & drums – ‘’6:15 2014
Purchase ScoreTraveling Heart – Story in Sound for Piano, Bass, Drums, Guitar & Oud – ‘’14:25 2014
Purchase ScoreWhy? – A musical poem for Jazz Orchestra – ‘’12:02 2013
Purchase ScoreSamarkand – for Big Band– approx. ‘’5:00 2016
**available also in piano trio version
Offlines – Piano and Percussion – ‘’5:36
2013
Life Cycles – 3 Movements Suite for a Jazz Quintet – ‘’19:42
2012
Solo
Prayer for Solo Harp – ‘’12:00 commissioned by Focus on Harp Concert Series, 2016
Purchase ScoreFantasia for Solo Clarinet – commissioned by Senne Coonmans – approx. ‘’7:00 2012
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