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Zae Munn

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Zae Munn is Professor of Music at Saint Mary's College in South Bend, Indiana where she has taught composition and theory courses since 1990. She taught at Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan for 14 summers. Her DMA and MM degrees in composition are from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and her BM in composition is from Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University. Born in 1953, Munn's early musical training was as a cellist, with additional studies in piano, voice, and conducting. Her works are published by Arsis Press, Balquhidder Music, Earthsongs, Frank E. Warren Music, HoneyRock, JOMAR Press, Tempo Press, and Yelton Rhodes Music. Recordings are available from Capstone Records, Centaur Records, and a number of independent, local labels. Munn's most recent works include Night of Blue Magic, a haiku opera; Lyrical Limericks, a consortium commission for treble choir; and Trumpet Calls, for twenty trumpets. Contact Zae Munn directly for inquiries about commissions, residencies, and access to unpublished materials.

Title	Ensemble Type	Composed	Duration	Media
Fascination at a Distance, for piano	Keyboard		00:11:00	Fascination at a Distance, for piano
What's for Supper? for soprano, piano and viola	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:14:00
Certainty of Stone, a young person's guide to the chorus	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices		00:06:00
Quartet Ablaze, for piano trio plus clarinet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2009	00:07:45
Broken Tulip	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2008	00:07:40	Broken Tulip
Time to Face the Music	Orchestra	2007	00:06:00
Kali, She Who Devours Time	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2006	00:06:30
Witness, an opera in 3 acts	Opera/Theater	2006	01:30:00
Now and Then, Variations for Orchestra	Orchestra	2004	00:00:00
Disclosure, for vn, alto sax, bn	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2003	00:08:00
Our Hands Were Tightly Clenched	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2003	00:06:30
Seven Short Rhapsodies for Oboe and Bassoon	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2003	00:03:03
In the Maze of the Moment, for string quartet and horn	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2001	00:08:00
Symphony of Alcoves	Orchestra	2001	00:12:00
Like Any Pilgrim, SSA a cappella	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2001	00:05:00
Touched to Apocalypse, women with piano and harp	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2001	00:06:00
Build A World, SSA choir and piano	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2000	00:04:00
Hanging Onto the Vine, for saxophone quartet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2000	00:10:00
Pronto, Lamento, Casino, for harpsichord in 3 mvmts.	Keyboard	1999	00:09:00	Pronto, Lamento, Casino, for harpsichord in 3 mvmts.
Start Dancing	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1999	00:09:00
Libero Arbitrio, for oboe, bassoon, piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1999	00:10:30
No Longer Suitable for Framing, for clarinet and trombone	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1999	00:08:30
Five Animal Songs	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1998	00:17:00
Yelling at God	Keyboard	1998	00:08:00	Yelling at God
Canvas, The, treble choir and orchestra	Orchestra	1998	00:11:00
Nudged Along On Time's Notched Stick, for guitar, flute and viola	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1997	00:09:30
Play Up A Storm	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1997	00:07:00
Fraction of Your Grace, A, string quartet and clarinet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1997	00:08:40
Tangles in the Web, for 6 percussionists	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1997	00:06:20
They Were Mysterious Guests, Hard to Capture	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1996	00:11:00
Three Piano Pieces With Important Things for the Left Hand	Keyboard	1995	00:05:00	Three Piano Pieces With Important Things for the Left Hand
It's the Soup That Animates the Noodles	Orchestra	1995	00:10:00
Come With Me, for SA and piano	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1995	00:04:45
Two for Three, for soprano, flute, and viola	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1994	00:08:00
Lauber Lieder: Four Songs for soprano or mezzo and piano	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1994	00:12:00
To Be Like Music, SATB a cappella	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1993	00:06:00
Whole Machine of the World, The; SATB a cappella	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1992	00:09:00
Memorial, for women's choir	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1992	00:03:30
Quantum Stew	Band	1992	00:07:00
With a Vengeance for violin, cello, and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1991	00:09:15
Grandma's Alleluia for women's choir	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1989	00:10:00
Faster	Electronic Instruments and Sound Sources	1989	00:06:30	Faster
Muse, the Stove, and the Willow Plate, The	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1988	00:06:00
Projectual, for solo cello	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1984	00:04:00	Projectual, for solo cello
Interface, for viola and marimba	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1983	00:07:30
Modem	Orchestra	1977	00:17:00

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Masks Label: Centaur Release year: 2009 Performers: Arbitrio (Alicia Cordoba Tait, oboe, Douglas Spaniol, bassoon, Bradley Haag, piano) Soon to be released Centaur CD will include Munn's trio Libero Arbitrio and her do for oboe and bassoon, Seven Short Rhapsodies. Further information: www.centaurrecords.com/ Buy online:
Amazing Day Label: ProOrgano CD7155 Release year: 2006 Performers: Saint Mary's College Women's Choir, Nancy Menk, conductor 13. Touched to Apocalypse (Zae Munn) # ASIN: B000EBDHW8 Further information: www.amazon.com/ Buy online: www.amazon.com/Amazing-William-Eleanor-Hopkins-Gwyneth/dp/B000EBDHW8/ref=sr_1_2/103-5666667-1205435?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1191016780&sr=1-2#moreAboutThisProduct
Laulu Voim: The Power of Song Label: Amasong Release year: 2003 Performers: Amasong Like Any Pilgrim/Zae Munn/Text by Pegg Lauber (5:34) Laulu Voim features 21 selections, including music from Amasong's directors between 1999 and 2003. Women's voices sing music from 14 countries in 23 languages. Selections include Bobby McFerrin's tri Further information: http://www.amasong.org/media/discography Buy online: cdbaby.com/cd/amasong3
Cultivated Choruses (Society of Composers, Inc.) Label: Capstone/Parma CPS-8674 Release year: 2000 Performers: Otterbein Vocal Ensemble Craig Johnson, conductor Brad Blackham, piano Zae Munn Five Animal Songs (17:25) 11. I. Mouse, Shrew, Vole (1:46) 12. II. Bird (5:26) 13. III. Merry-go-round (4:56) 14. IV. Horses (3:16) 15. V. Mice (2:35) Further information: www.capstonerecords.org/composer_index.htm Buy online: www.capstonerecords.org/CPS-8674.html
Amai Label: Amasong Release year: 1999 Performers: Zae Munn, The Stove Women's a cappella choir; world music; folk songs. Amai, taken from the final track, comes from the Shona language spoken widely in Zimbabwe. Amai means "mother" and "woman." This theme is reflected in many of our selections, which represent a wide varie Further information: www.amasong.org/media/discography Buy online: cdbaby.com/cd/amasong2
Coming Into Our Voice Label: Release year: 0 Performers: Muse, Cincinnati Women's Choir The debut recording by this fabulous Cincinnati based women's chorus. Selections include Holly Near's "Something About the Women" and "Sky Dances," as well as perennial audience favorites like "Music in My Mother's House," "Wanderlust" and Bernice Johnson Further information: Buy online: www.musechoir.org/store/music/221
The Composer's Craft Part II Label: Audio for the Arts Release year: 0 Performers: Madison Youth Choirs Build A World Further information: www.audioforthearts.com/ Buy online:
Contemporary Works for Unaccompanied Cello Label: Centaur CRC 2426 Release year: 0 Performers: Elizabeth Morrow CRC 2426: Soliloquy: Contemporary Works for Unaccompanied Cello; Geoffrey Gordon: Lorca Musica per Cello Solo; Daniel Kessner: Four Studies in Melodic Expression; Zae Munn: Projectual for Solo Cello; Robert Fleisher: Two Movements for Violoncello; Mark Sf Further information: www.centaurrecords.com/ Buy online: www.centaurrecords.com/
The Aerial: a journal in sound #3 Label: POGUS: Nonsequitur NON1 CD Release year: 0 Performers: Guillermo Perich, viola David Bessinger, marimba Interface by Zae Munn Ellen Fullman Staggered Stasis, Marc Barreca Messier Crosses the Blue Line, Nicolas Collins Tobabo Fonio, Peter Cusack Dandelion Clock, Tom Guralnick Over Time, Johanna Beyer/Essential Music IV for Percussion,Myra Melford & Marion Further information: www.pogus.com/nonsequitor.html Buy online: www.pogus.com/nonsequitor.html

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Masks

Amazing Day

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Coming Into Our Voice

The Composer's Craft Part II

Contemporary Works for Unaccompanied Cello

The Aerial: a journal in sound #3