Works ♪ Amber Ferenz

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Bloom

Bloom was written for bassoonist Gillian McCallister Lopez and oboist Annika Becker, commissioned by Isabel “Gypsy” Richardson

Bullfrog Boogie

When I shared this news with my amused-by-contra dad, he said “Wait, now let me get this straight—you’re gonna write a Bullfrog Boogie?”

Burn It Down!

All three of us had a lot to be angry about, but I was afraid to feel all of those things buried just under my own emotional surface and knew I’d have to do it in order to let ‘er rip, so to say.

The COVID pandemic taught me that us musicians are hungry for opportunities to play together again, and I wanted a celebratory piece everyone could play that would be a fun way to wrap up the day’s events.

Festival! for Bassoon Ensemble

What’s better than a piece for Double Reed Choir? A piece for Bassoon Ensemble! This piece begged to be arranged for all bassoons

From the Mountains to the Sea

From the Mountains to the Sea is a musical journey across North Carolina, from West to East, beginning with our glorious Blue Ridge mountains and ending in the vast waters of the Atlantic.

Ice Cream Truck

A fun piece for four bassoons that includes everyone’s summertime favorites from the local ice cream truck, including: The 1812 Overture, Yankee Doodle, Turkey in the Straw, It’s a Small World and others

Ice Cream Truck 2: “Son of Ice Cream Truck”

Ice Cream Truck 2 came about while I was awaiting the results of some scary medical tests. I figured I’d rather laugh than cry…

Los Angeles Sketches

“Sketches” took shape over a two-year period, inspired by the sights and sounds of Southern California.

Love Medicine

Each of us carries inside our hearts our own special form of medicine… there is snake medicine, fire medicine, plant medicine, and most certainly, bassoon medicine…

Love Medicine 2

Love Medicine 2 for Two Bassoons and Piano is a celebration, a collaboration of heart and soul meant to be shared with dear friends.

Once More Into the Light

Was commissioned by the Paul Family with love and in honor of the occasion of Erik Paul’s 21st birthday and was world premiered at IDRS 2024 in Flagstaff, AZ with the composer in attendance.

Scherzo for Six

This piece was composed for the 2022 staff of the Glickman-Popkin Bassoon Camp in honor of Mark Popkin and Loren Glickman.

Songs for Wicked Children

Toys Left in the Rain, Strangers Have the Best Candy, Lost: Green Parrot, Shark-infested Pudding

Tales From The Grove

This piece is the result of a serendipitous commission late in the summer of 2021 by nature photographer, botanist, and fellow tree lover Terry Ashley, who requested a piece for bassoon and piano in honor of the occasion of her 80th birthday. Many thanks, Terry!

Tall Tales

It occurred to me that the bassoon is still a tree. It’s tall. It’s often brown, and most often made of wood. The tree gives its life and becomes a bassoon, and bassoonists are able to make music because of that priceless generous sacrifice.

These Four Directions

This piece is about the directions that you love, directions you can almost not stand to face, and directions you never thought you’d go.

Two Paintings by Meryl Lefkovich

I had never before had the pleasure of being asked to write music inspired by visual media. These two paintings by artist Meryl Lefkovich are in the private collection of my commissioner, Gypsy. She has always loved them, and I was immediately drawn in by the artist’s use of color and light.

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