Robert S. Cohen | composer

Orchestral Music

MAJOR CHORAL WORKS | ORCHESTRAL | WIND ENSEMBLE | VOICE & THEATER

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Connecticut Autumn (2019)

SATB, piano (opt. orchestrated)

Duration: c. 4'

A setting of a beautiful poem by Hyam Plutzik.

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Edison Invents (2005)

Baritone, orchestra

Duration: c. 32'

Edison Invents dramatizes the life of Thomas Edison, a great and often underrated American whose inventions literally changed the everyday life of people around the world. The basic theme of the piece is a consideration of how Edison, like many great figures of history, compromised his personal relationships in order to achieve greatness.

Read the review in the New York Times here.

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Gotta Dance! (2022)

String Orchestra

Duration: c. ??

A five movement work for string orchestra.

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Recording currently unavailable.

Of Eternity Considered as a Closed System (2007)

Mezzo-Sorpano & Baritone Soloists, SATB, orchestra

Duration: c. 25'

A setting of seven poems by the late Rochester poet Hyam Plutzik commissioned by the Dodge Foundation and the Plutzik Goldwasser Foundation. Premiered by the Westfield Symphony and Pro Arte Chorale February 5, 2007 at Carnegie Hall. It was subsequently performed by the Sofia National Opera Chorus and Orchestra at the Sofia Opera House in 2008.

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Parable (1986)

Soprano, chamber orchestra

Duration: c. 24'

This song cycle of English translations of 10 Japanese Haiku explores the cycle of the seasons and life.

Read the review in Hyde Park Herald.

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Suite for Orchestra (2017)

Full orchestra

Duration: c. ??

A four movement work for full orchestra.

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Recording currently unavailable.

The Milkman (2023)

SATB, orchestra

Duration: c. 3'

A setting of a poem by Hyam Plutzik.



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