DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME Alex Somers, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Arranged by Ricardo Romaneiro
Produced by Jazz Winnipeg & Winnipeg New Music Festival,
Performed by Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra,
Conducted by Alexander Mickelthwate,
Knox United Church
Winnipeg, CA
February 2018
NIXON IN CHINA John Adams, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic,
Conducted by John Adams,
Directed by Elkhanah Pulitzer,
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
March 2017
DIFFERENT TRAINS Steve Reich, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Performed by London Contemporary Ensemble,
Produced by Metal,
Edge Hill Station, Liverpool, UK
September 2017
THE UNCHANGING SEA Michael Gordon, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Performed by Seattle Symphony
Tomoko Mukaiyama, piano,
Conducted by Pablo Rus Broseta,
Benaroya Hall, Seattle
May 2016
THE DOCKWORKER'S DREAM Composed by Kurt Wagner and Ryan Norris
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Performed by Lambchop
Curtas Vila Do Conde International Film Festival
Vila Do Conde, PT
July 12, 2015
ON A WINTER'S NIGHT A TRAVELER Alan Fletcher, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Performed by Aspen Music Festival Symphony
Conducted by Robert Spano
Benedict Music Tent
Aspen, CO
July 10, 2015
EL SOL CALIENTE Michael Gordon, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Performed by New World Symphony
Conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas
New World Center
Miami Beach, FL
January 30, 2015 (world premiere)
DE-COMPOSITIONS DJ Olive, turntables
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Pop Rally, Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
October 4, 2014 (world premiere)
SOLDIER SONGS David T. Little, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Produced by Beth Morrison
Holland Festival, Muziekgebouw
Amsterdam, NL
June 2, 2014 (international premiere)
BEYOND ZERO: 1914-1918 Aleksandra Vrebalov, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Performed by Kronos Quartet
Produced by Janet Cowperthwaite
Cal Performances
Berkeley, CA
April 6, 2014 (world premiere)
ALL VOWS Michael Gordon, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Performed by Maya Beiser
Orphans Midwest, Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
September 26, 2013 (world premiere)
RITE OF SPRING Igor Stravinsky, composer
Film by Bill Morrison
Projections by Laurie Olinder
Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra
Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Directed by Bob McGrath
Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center
Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2013 (world premiere)
THE SHOOTING GALLERY Richard Einhorn, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Designed by Jim Findlay
Programmed by Ryan Holsopple
BAM Next Wave Festival
BAM Fisher Theater
Brooklyn, NY
November 5, 2012 (world premiere)
JUST ANCIENT LOOPS Michael Harrison, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Performed by Maya Beiser
Bang On A Can Marathon
Winter Garden, World Financial Center
New York, NY
June 17, 2012 (world premiere)
GENE TAKES A DRINK Michael Gordon, composer
Bill Morrison, video
Gene, camera
Performed by Bang On A Can All-Stars
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center
New York, NY
April 28, 2012 (US premiere)
THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC Gavin Bryars, composer
Projection design by Bill Morrison and Laurie Olinder
Performed by Gavin Bryars Ensemble
Philip Jeck, turntables
Produced by Forma: Arts + Media
Barbican Hall
London, UK
April 15, 2012 (world premiere)
PEOPLE'S MIC String Quartet No. 5
Philip Glass, composer
Video by Bill Morrison
Performed by Kronos Quartet
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall
New York, NY
February 28, 2012 (world premiere)
THE GREAT FLOOD Bill Frisell, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Produced by Phyllis Oyama
Performed by Bill Frisell, Ron Miles, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wollesen
Ellnorra Guitar Festival
Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL
September 10, 2011 (world premiere)
TRIBUTES - PULSE Simon Christensen, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Produced by Edition-S
Performed by Kundi Bombo:
Christina Åstrand, Simon Christensen, Peter Navarro-Alonso
Royal Danish Theater, Skuespilhuset
Copenhagen, DK
June 16, 2011 (world premiere)
PERSEPHONE Ben Neill and Mimi Goese, composers
Films by Bill Morrison
Projections by Laurie Olinder
Directed by Bob McGrath
BAM Next Wave Festival
BAM Harvey Theater
Brooklyn, NY
October 26, 2010 (world premiere)
KATRINA BALLADS Ted Hearne, composer
Bill Morrison, video
Produced by Beth Morrison
Le Poisson Rouge
New York, NY
August 24, 2010, (world premiere)
THE MINERS' HYMNS Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Produced by Forma: Arts + Media
Durham Cathedral
Durham, UK
July 15, 2010 (world premiere)
SPARK OF BEING Dave Douglas, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Performed by Keynote: Dave Douglas, Marcus Strickland, Adam Benjamin, Brad Jones, Gene Lake, DJ Olive
Stanford Lively Arts, Memorial Auditorium
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
April 24, 2010 (world premiere)
RELEASE Vijay Iyer, composer & pianist
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Curated by Julie Courtney
Eastern State Penitentiary
Philadelphia, PA
March 16, 2010 (world premiere)
BLOCK ICE AND PROPANE Erik Friedlander, composer & cellist
Images by Lee Friedlander
Film by Bill Morriosn
Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth, NH
August 1, 2009 (world premiere)
SOUNDS FOR THE NEW ROYALITY Todd Reynolds, composer & violinist
Projection design by Bill Morrison and Laurie Olinder
Produced by Hidden City
Royal Theater,
Philadelphia, PA
June 10, 2009 (world premiere)
GRASSES OF A THOUSAND COLORS Wallace Shawn, playwright
Directed by Andre Gregory
Video by Bill Morrison
Sound design by Bruce Odland
Jerwood Upstairs, Royal Court Theater
London, UK
May 12, 2009 (world premiere)
Public Theater
New York, NY
October 21, 2013 (US premiere)
THE ORIGIN Richard Einhorn, composer
Bill Morrison, video
Performed by Kitka Ensemble
SUNY Oswego
Oswego, NY
February 6, 2009 (world premiere)
LIGHTNING AT OUR FEET Michael Gordon, composer
Films by Bill Morrison
Projections by Laurie Olinder
Performed by Jennifer Charles,
Leah Coloff, Courtney Orlando,
and Bora Yoon
Directed by Bob McGrath
BAM Next Wave Festival
BAM Harvey Theater
Brooklyn, NY
December 9, 2008 (NY premiere)
A MAN IN A ROOM GAMBLING Gavin Bryars, composer
Films by Bill Morrison
Performed by Todd Reynolds Ensemble
Produced by Hidden City
German Society of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
May 14, 2008 (world premiere)
EVERY STOP ON THE F TRAIN Michael Gordon, composer
Video by Bill Morrison
Performed by Young Peoples Chorus
of New York City
Conducted by Francisco Nunez
Miller Theater
New York, NY
April 27, 2008 (world premiere)
DYSTOPIA Michael Gordon, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic
Conducted by David Roberston
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 2008 (world premiere)
GÓRECKI: SYMPHONY NO. 3 Henryk Gorecki, composer
Film by Bill Morrison
Projections by Laurie Olinder
Performed by Brooklyn Philharmonic
Nathalie Paulin, soprano
Conducted by Michael Christie
Directed by Bob McGrath
Brooklyn Academy of Music
BAM Opera House
Brooklyn, NY
May 12, 2007 (world premiere)
FUEL Julia Wolfe, composer
Bill Morrison, video
Performed by Ensemble Resonanz
Kaispaicher B
Hamburg, DE
April 26, 2007 (world premiere)
CELLO COUNTERPOINT Steve Reich, composer
Video by Bill Morrison
Performed by Maya Beiser
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall
New York, NY
October 22, 2006 (world premiere)
DIFFICULTY OF CROSSING A FIELD David Lang, composer
Mac Wellman, libretto
Films by Bill Morrison
Directed by Bob McGrath
Peak Performances, Kasser Theater
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
September 14, 2006 (world premiere)
WHO BY WATER Michael Gordon, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Performed by Tactus Contemporary Ensemble
Conducted by Patti Monson
Merkin Hall
New York, NY
February 4, 2006 (world premiere)
HARRY PARTCH'S OEDIPUS Harry Partch, composer
Performed by New Band
Conducted by Dean Drummond
Films by Bill Morrison
Projections by Laurie Olinder
Directed by Bob McGrath
Peak Performances, Kasser Theater
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
March 30, 2005 (world premiere)
SHELTER Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe, composers
Deborah Artman, libretto
Film by Bill Morrison
Projections by Laurie Olinder
Performed by Ensemble Muzikfabrik
and Trio Medieval
Directed by Bob McGrath
BAM Next Wave Festival
BAM Harvey Theater
Brooklyn, NY
November 2005 (US premiere)
GOTHAM Michael Gordon, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Performed by American Composers Orchestra
Conducted by Steven Sloane
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall
New York, NY
February 27, 2004 (world premiere)
THE MESMERIST Bill Frisell, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Performed by Bill Frisell, Tony Scherr, and Kenny Wollesen
WNYC's New Sounds Live
Winter Garden, World Financial Center
New York, NY
January 14, 2004 (world premiere)
THE DEATH OF KLINGHOFFER John Adams, composer
Films by Bill Morrison
Projections by Laurie Olinder
Performed by Brooklyn Philharmonic
Conducted by Robert Spano
Directed by Bob McGrath
BAM Next Wave Festival
BAM Opera House
Brooklyn, NY
December 3, 2003 (world premiere)
LIGHT IS CALLING Michael Gordon, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Performed by Todd Reynolds
BAM Next Wave Festival
BAM Opera House
Brooklyn, NY
October 2003 (world premiere)
DECASIA Michael Gordon, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Performed by basel sinfonietta
Conducted by Kasper de Roo
Europäischer Musikmonat Basel
Halle 5,
Basel, CH
November 2001 (world premiere)
CITY WALK (from "The Carbon Copy Building") Michael Gordon, composer
Bill Morrison, filmmaker
Ben Katchor, libretto and drawings
Performed by Theo Bleckmann
Produced by Bang On A Can
Directed by Bob McGrath
Settembre Musica Festival. Turin, IT
September 1999 (world premiere)