Cole Nagoda - Composer

Works

Solo

WIP (2026)

for solo oboe

Nadezhda Idyll (2026) - 13'30"

From the Tchaikovsky Pieces...

for solo violoncello

Make Me Invisible Again (2025) - 2'30"

poem for piano and fixed media

From the Tchaikovsky Pieces...

Premiered during my Junior Recital: December 7, 2025 in Crowder Hall, University of Arizona School of Music.

recording:

She Turns Back (2024) - 8'00"

for solo flute and fixed media

Premiered April 7, 2024 by Dylan Cook in Crowder Hall, University of Arizona School of Music.

Duet

Aleatoric Study № 1: Canzone (2025) - ca. 9'00"

written for David Sobampo

for euphonium and piano

Premiered November 12, 2025 by David Sobampo (euphonium) and Jack Martinez (piano) in Holsclaw Hall, University of Arizona School of Music.

recording:

Melody (2025) - 2'30"

for flute and piano

an arrangement of a lovely Mongolian folk song

Premiered during my Junior Recital: December 7, 2025 in Crowder Hall, University of Arizona School of Music.

Flute: Cole Nagoda; Piano: Dr. Pamela Decker

recording:

Night Music for Zhang San (2025) - 8'00"

for bass clarinet, bass drum, and fixed media

Premiered July 14, 2025 at the Valencia International Performing Arts Summer Festival.

audio excerpt:

Luis Fernández Castelló, bass clarinet & Juanjo Llopico, bass drum; recording Emmanuel Berrido

Shenandoah Transposed (2024) - 4'30"

for alto flute and piano

audio excerpt:

Performed November 2024 by Clarissa Tracy (alto flute) and Jack Martinez (piano) in Holsclaw Hall, University of Arizona School of Music.

Chamber Ensemble

Pjotr der Komponist I (2026)

for flute, Bb clarinet, and violoncello

From the Tchaikovsky Pieces...

Written for the Ecce Ensemble; to be premiered at the 2026 Etchings Festival in Northampton, MA.

Davydov Sonata I (2025) - 6'00"

for solo alto saxophone and saxophone septet (SSATTBarBar)

From the Tchaikovsky Pieces...

Written for the University of Arizona saxophone ensemble. Premiered at the 2026 NASA conference at The Ohio State University.

Song of Lenses III (2025) - 11'00"

for clarinet, violoncello, and piano

score sample
full audio (MIDI):

Blindsided (2025) - 12'00"

for flute/piccolo, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, 2 percussion, piano 4-hands, violin, and violoncello

Premiered July 30, 2025 at the Cortona Sessions for New Music in Ede, NL.

score

Large Ensemble

The White Crane is Flying (2020/2026) - 11'30"

for wind ensemble

Sentimental Piece (2023) - 8'00"

for orchestra: 2(II=picc).2.2.2 / 0.0.2.1 / 2perc / pf / str(9.7.5.5.3)

score

Read May 2023 by the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, conductor José Luis Gomez.

Open Instrumentation

Congress Really Sticks Together (2025) - indeterminate duration

for open ensemble

Read November 4, 2025 by the University of Arizona Composers' Ensemble.

Following Follow (2025) - indeterminate duration

Dada music for open ensemble

Read October 21, 2025 at the inaugural rehearsal of the University of Arizona Composers' Ensemble.

Performance Art

Untitled Theater Piece (2026) - ca. 20'00"

for flute, violoncello, open quartet (with upright piano) and stereo electronics

A dramatic, poignant, and rather still piece with no score, to be taught by the composer.

To be premiered Fall 2026...

In Vain (2025) - indeterminate duration

for performer with vinyl records, record player, and fixed media

Acousmatic

Train From Maastricht (2025) - 11'30"

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