Stuart Saunders Smith

Stuart Saunders Smith (16 March 1948 - 3 June 2024) was an American composer and percussionist. After having studied composition and music theory at three music institutions, Smith was based in Vermont, United States, with his wife Sylvia. He produced almost 200 compositions, half of which were written for percussion instruments with a focus on the vibraphone.

Life Smith was born in Portland, Maine. He started studying composition and percussion at six years old with Charles Newcomb, who was previously a vaudeville performer and exposed him to many musical styles e.g. Latin music, waltz, Dixieland. Smith has attributed a "physical" form of music composition to Newcomb. From the age of 13, Smith began performing publicly in clubs and dance venues. At the age of 18, Smith went on to Berklee School of Music where he furthered his studies in counterpoint, harmony and musical arrangements. He continued to study percussion and composition at Hartt College of Music from 1967 to 1972. He received his DMA in music composition at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1977, where he studied under Herbert Brün, Salvatore Martirano, and Benjamin Johnston.

Alongside Newcomb, his other percussion teachers included Fred Budha, Al Dawson, Alexander Lepak, and Thomas Siwe.

Music Smith has composed over 150 works. In categorizing Smith's work, four primary areas of focus have been identified: music of extreme rhythmic and melodic intricacy; musical mobiles with instrumental parts that freely interact; text-based compositions; trans-media systems for any kind of performing artist(s). Smith uses language (in the form of body language, melody and speech) as the core of each of these styles.

Smith's percussion-theater music forms the core of that literature with notable pieces includingPoems I II III...And Points North, Tunnels, Clay Singing and twenty-six compositions of that genre.

Smith has recorded with compositions on labels such as New World Records, Ravello Records, Centaur, Innova, 11 West Records, O.O. Discs, Equilibrium, GAC, Soundset Recordings, and Chen Li.

In addition, anthologies of new music have included his theater music, and music of rhythmic intricacy: Here and There, MacMillan Publishing, New York City; Return and Recall, Assembling Press, New York City; Faces, ASUC, New York City; and Transitions and Leaps, Mark Batty Publications, New York City. Articles on his music have been published regularly throughout the years in such journals as: Perspectives of New Music, Percussive Notes, Interface, and ex tempore.

Writings Smith is the author of several articles on his music and the music of others. There have also been a number of articles written about Smith's music.

Perspectives of New Music

"Communications" by Stuart Smith Vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 269–277 (1973)

"A Portrait of Herbert Brün" by Stuart Smith and Sylvia Smith Vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 56–75 (1979)

"Visual Music" by Sylvia Smith and Stuart Smith Volume 20, no. 1–2, pp. 75–93 (1981)

"A Composer’s Mosaic" by Stuart Smith Vol. 22, no. 1–2, pp. 275–285 (1983)

"Return and Recall (Improvisation – The First Step) at U. M. B. C." by Stuart Smith Vol. 22, no. 1–2, pp. 286–289 (1983)

"Notes on Stuart Smith’s Return and Recall: A View From Within" by Linda Fiore Vol. 22, no. 1–2, pp. 290–302 (1983)

"Aussie Blue (Day in the Summer in 1985) for Piano (Pianist Also Plays Triangle and Sings) Commissioned by Chris Mann" by Stuart Saunders Smith Vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 300–305 (1988)

"Against Definition" by Stuart Smith Vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 214–218 (1994)

"To Suffer Music" by Stuart Smith Vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 106–112 (1996)

"Showing and Saying" by Stuart Smith Vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 116–121 (1996)

"Inner-views: A Conversation between Stuart Saunders Smith and Tom Goldstein" by Stuart Saunders Smith and Tom Goldstein Vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 187–199 (1998)

"Stuart Saunders Smith's Links No. 6 (Song Interiors): How Can I Tell what I Think Until I See What I Sing?" by Ron Hess Vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 211–232 (2009)

"Interview with Stuart Saunders Smith" by Kristina Der Vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 219–233 (2017)

Percussive Notes

"Music Notation as Visual Art" by Sylvia Smith and Stuart Smith Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 49–54 (1981)

"Focus on Performance: The Noble Snare – A Concert of Snare Drum Solos" by Brian Johnson Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 52–54 (1989)

"Having Words With John Cage" by Stuart Saunders Smith Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 48–52 (1992)

"Percussion in Discussion (Language, Percussion, and My Speech Songs)" by Stuart Saunders Smith Vol. 31, No. 8, pp. 71–73 (1993)

"Thinking On Tools – Touching My Trade – or – The Touch in Time Is Mine" by Stuart Saunders Smith Vol. 31, No. 8, pp. 74–79 (1993)

"Percussion Ecology: Doing More With Less – Music for a Small Planet" by Stuart Saunders Smith Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 62–63 (1994)

"Against Definition" by Stuart Saunders Smith Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 63–64 (1994)

"Showing and Saying (1994)" by Stuart Saunders Smith Vol. 33, No. 2, pp. 68–70 (1995)

"The Links Series of Vibraphone Essays: A Personal View/A Concert Review" by Christopher Shultis Vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 70–74 (1996)

"An Interview with Sylvia Smith on the 30th Anniversary of Smith Publications and Sonic Arts Editions" by Carrie Rose Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 74–79 (2004)

"The Geography of Time: The Links Series of Vibraphone Essays (1974–1994)" by Stuart Saunders Smith Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 58–62 (2005)

"The History and Significance of The Noble Snare" by Jason Baker Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 72–77 (2006)

"Stuart Saunders Smith's Links No. 6 (Song Interiors) How Can I Tell What I Think Until I See What I Sing?" by Ron Hess Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 42–50 (2010)

"Stuart Saunders Smith’s Ground for Solo Glockenspiel: Clear Complexity" by Rob Falvo Vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 42–49 (2011)

"Interview with Stuart Smith: On the Formation and Early Years of the PAS New Music/Research Committee" by Dr. Eugene Novotney Vol. 49, No.5, pp. 32–33 (2011)

"The Silence… An Introduction to the Inner World of Stuart Saunders Smith" by Jose "Zeca" Lacerda Vol. 50, no. 6, pp. 40–47 (2012)

"Amidst the Noise: Stuart Saunders Smith’s Percussion Music" by Jeremy Muller Vol. 52, no. 4, pp. 6–15 (2014)

"Night Suite: Interviews with Stuart Saunders Smith and Berndt Thurner" by Rose Martin Vol. 56, no.3, pp. 20–25 (2018)

Percussive Notes Research Edition

"Music Notation as Visual Art" by Sylvia Smith and Stuart Smith Vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 7–14 (1981)

"Interview with John Cage" by Dr. Stuart Smith Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 3–7 (1983)

"Stuart Smith’s Links Series" by John P. Welsh Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 75–89 (1983)

"Lecture by Dr. Thomas DeLio" by Dr. Thomas DeLio Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 76–81 (1984)

"Scribing Sound" by Sylvia Smith Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 34–51 (1985)

Percussionist

"Avant Garde Percussion" by Stuart Smith Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 3–4 (1972)

"The Early Percussion Music of John Cage" by Stuart Smith Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 16–27 (1978)

"Lou Harrison’s 'Fugue' for Percussion" by Stuart Smith Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 47–56 (1979)

Interface

"Music in the Air Here and There – A Radio Landscape" by John P. Welsh Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 199–223 (1984)

"Viewing Mobile Minds: Stuart Smith's Gifts" by John P. Welsh Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 219–245 (1987)

ex tempore

"Thoughts of Stuart Saunders Smith on Quakerism, Trans-Media and Democracy" by Stuart Smith and Christine Humphries Vol. 7, No. 2 (1995)

"Family Portraits: 'Delbert (great-grandfather)' and Self Interview on the Thirtieth Year of Smith Publications and Sonic Art Editions" by Sylvia Smith Vol. 13, No. 2 (2007)

"A Composer’s Mosaic: Selected Entries from the Composing Journals of Stuart Saunders Smith (1985–1986)" by Stuart Saunders Smith Vol. 14, No. 1 (2008)

"Interview with Stuart Saunders Smith" by Jude Traxler Vol. 14, No. 1 (2008)

Smith is the author of two books: Twentieth Century Music Scores, an anthology, (Prentice-Hall, 1989), co-edited with Thomas DeLio; Words and Spaces, an anthology, (University Press, 1989), co-authored with Thomas DeLio. In addition, he is currently writing Composing, Thoughts, a book of experimental writings about aesthetics, language, composition, listening, and religion. Part I of this book was published in The Modern Percussion Revolution: Journeys of the Progressive Artist, edited by Kevin Lewis and Gustavo Aguilar (Routledge, 2014). John P. Welsh's The Music of Stuart Saunders Smith is published by Greenwood Press (1995).

Smith's service on the behalf of music includes organizing hundreds of concerts of new music, functioning as a lobbyist for the arts for the American Society of University Composers during the Reagan presidency, and as Executive Editor of Percussive Notes, Research Edition from 1982 to 1984.

Awards His awards and honors include three UMBC Research Grants, The Hartt College Distinguished Alumni Award, East/West Artist Award, three Maryland State Artists Fellowships, the National Endowment for the Arts Composer's Fellowship, Percussive Arts Society Service Award and the Atlantic Center's Master Artist Award.

Testimonials Smith titled his ongoing series of vibraphone compositions "Links," a name that reflects the connections within and between his individual works. Furthermore, the title represents the intersection of his various professional roles, including his work as a composer, performer, educator, writer, and musical activist.

Originally from Maine, Smith maintained an independent artistic direction despite studying under several influential composition teachers. While he cites jazz as a primary influence, his music does not explicitly mirror that genre or the specific styles of his instructors. Instead, his work integrates various musical elements into a unified style where the original influences are no longer distinctly recognizable. (Milton Babbitt, quoted in )

Ben Johnston has noted Smith's contributions to jazz and open-form composition, attributing his approach to his background as both a percussionist and a jazz improviser. Johnston suggests that Smith’s work is heavily influenced by a "poetic consciousness," resulting in a compositional style that prioritizes a specific artistic center of gravity over traditional ratiocination or expression. (quoted in )

Compositions 1970

Poems I, II, III for five brake drums and narrator One for Syl for solo vibraphone

1971

One for Two for alto saxophone and organ A Gift for Bessie for violin, piano, bassoon, and percussion

1972

Here and There for shortwave radio, piano interior (percussion) and any melody instrument or voice Legacy Variations No. 1 for any three sustaining melody instruments Legacy Variations No. 99 for any three sustaining melody instruments Three for Two for violin and viola Two for Four for percussion quartet (orchestra bells, vibraphone, cymbal, large and medium gong, xylophone, marimba, timpani, temple blocks, and various small percussion instruments).

1973

Rock Garden for organ and two percussion

1974

Faces for oboe and clarinet Gifts for keyboard and any two melody instruments Links for solo vibraphone

1975

Links no. 2 for solo vibraphone Links no. 3 for solo vibraphone

1976

Return and Recall / Initiatives and Reactions: Studies in the Concept of Group Composition performance systems for actors, dancers, musicians, mimes, etc.

1977 Pinetop for solo piano

1978 Flight for flute and piano

1979 Blue for trumpet, drum set and double bass

1980 Notebook for any instruments in any combination Notebook, Part II for one or two pianos (may be played with Notebook) 1981 Songs I–IX for percussionist-actor (small percussion instruments and various household items from kitchen) 1982 Tunnels a solo music-text-theater composition for keyboard, string, or multiple percussion Links No. 4 (Monk) for solo vibraphone 1983 Blue Too for solo drum set By Language Embellished: I percussion / theater opera for speaking voice 1984 Some Household Words I–XVI for solo speaking voice 1985 Aussie Blue for solo piano In Bingham for solo speaker/narrator 1987 Links No. 5 (Sitting on the Edge of Nothing) for solo vibraphone with offstage orchestra bells and chimes 1988 The Noble Snare for solo snare drum

1989 Links No. 6 (Song Interiors) for vibraphone and piano Links No. 7 (New England Night Weave) for solo vibraphone 1990 ...And Points North a music-theater work for solo percussionist/narrator (wood block, small Peking opera gong, Tibetan cymbal, glass wind chimes, owl hooter, hawk screamer, pod rattles, Audubon bird call, "found" instruments from the city and the woods) Transitions and Leaps for two or more performers performing any sounds/actions 1991 "as if time would heal by its passing for solo marimba Family Portraits: Sylvia (wife) for solo piano Family Portraits: Ivy (grandmother) for solo piano Family Portraits: Earle (father) for solo piano Hawk for solo oboe In Common for flute and vibraphone Links No. 8 (Confessions-Witness to 48 Things) for vibraphone with flute Nightshade for violin or medium voice and two percussionists, each playing orchestra bells (glockenspiel), tam-tam or gong, two cymbals, two triangles 1992 Good Night for solo marimba Links No. 9 (Mosque) for solo vibraphone Meetings for flute, vibraphone and piano 1993 Each Moment and Ending for keyboard percussion quintet Part for flute, piano, and cello Thaw for solo orchestra bells (glockenspiel) Links No. 10 (Who Are We? Where Are We?) for solo vibraphone 1994 Family Portraits: Brenda (first cousin) for solo piano Links No. 11 (Regions I–XXI) for three vibraphones Wind in the Channel for solo tenor recorder 1995 Family Portraits: Delbert (great-grandfather) for percussionist/narrator (playing woodblock, logs, and newspaper) Strays for xylophone and tenor recorder or flute 1996 Family Portraits: Cubba (grandfather) for trumpet, flute, and five percussion (tom-toms and triangles) Family Portraits: Mom and Dad Together for solo double bass Polka in Treblinka for percussion trio (bass drum, xylophone, snare drum and high hat) 1997 Family Portrait: Self (in 14 stations) for solo piano The Night is Never Long for piccolo and xylophone 1998 Closing for solo guitar Fences in Three Tragedies for solo piano When Music is Missing, Music Sings for two percussionists playing five "found" instruments each 1999 All That is Left orchestra bells (glockenspiel) duet And Sometimes the Ears for solo tenor steel drum Even Song for solo orchestra bells (glockenspiel) Leaving for solo marimba 2000 Books of Flutes for solo flute Bones for percussion, piano, and 3 or 4 melody instruments Endless for two flutes and two vibraphones The Geography of Streams for percussion trio (xylophone solo with two sets of orchestra bells, two bass drums, claves, and woodblocks) Thinking About Anne Sexton duo for vibraphone and speaking voice 2001 Breath for mezzo-soprano and orchestra bells (glockenspiel) Family Portraits: Ligeia (daughter) for soprano voice and piano Light A Dew for solo double bass Minor for solo violin

2002

Asleep in Thorns for guitar and flute Brush for solo drum set Dad's Time Had Come for solo xylophone Dead Reckoning for tenor recorder trio Things That Grow Smaller for flute, clarinet, bassoon, piano, and percussion Two Lights for solo drum set

2003 Family Portraits: Embden Pond for solo alto flute with two vibraphones Willow for solo cello Wounded an antiphonal composition for 3 or 4 xylophones

2004

Hearts for solo violin Ground for solo orchestra bells (glockenspiel) Plenty thirty-four movements for solo vibraphone

2005 Clay Singing for solo percussion with spoken text Family Portraits: Erika (daughter) for vibraphone and violin In Hours Like These for soprano voice and orchestra bells (glockenspiel) A River, Rose for violin and vibraphone When The Body Betrays for tenor voice and double seconds steel drums Women in Meeting flute duet 2006 The Authors for solo marimba with spoken text Big Falls, Little Falls for percussion quartet and off-stage percussion ensemble (4) Castine for marimba with offstage voice Magdalene for soprano saxophone and two percussion Over for solo orchestra bells (glockenspiel) Rose for flute with spoken text and movement A Vietnam Memorial opera for speaking voice and vibraphone 2007 Among Us for solo piano Light for two voices Light in Each One for solo alto flute The Lines of Ageing for solo vibraphone The Narrow Path trio for two vibraphones and orchestra bells (glockenspiel) Quilt for vibraphone and orchestra bells Seven Seasons for contralto voice and vibraphone Angels for percussion trio, three triangles each as the days get shorter for solo bass clarinet (revised 2018) 2008 Mornings for solo vibraphone Apart for 2 orchestra bells and vibraphone The Narrow Path for 2 vibraphones and orchestra bells Family Portraits: Justin for vibraphone/voice Shine for piccolo and orchestra bells 2009 The Home of the Brave for percussionist/actor performing on a 2X4, 3 bottles, and 5 metal objects To Freshen the Moment for cello and vibraphone Far Away for solo chimes Wait for solo marimba GodSongs for actor singer and orchestra bells (one player) (revised 2018) 2010 Time Comes Full Circle for cello and violin Thicket for orchestra bells or piano All Too Human for soprano and clarinet Winter, Knee Deep for flute/theater They Looked Like Strangers for solo vibraphone Winter Songs for violin/theater 2011 Three Winter Carols for orchestra bells/voice Winter for any winds, strings, keyboard, mallet percussion New England for vibraphone 2012 Palm Sunday for piano A Liturgy of the Hours for flute Our Father for soprano Heaven and Earth for organ Five Books for orchestra bells 2013 Blessings for soprano and clarinet A Good Friday for clarinet By Hand for bongos The Lilies of the Field for vibraphone and female voice Across: Lines for orchestra bells/xylophone/vibraphone/marimba/chimes/voice, one player My Friend Gita Said: for marimba/voice Lyric for percussion theater The Shapes Beneath the Ground for marimba 2014 Crystal Night for violin and percussion quartet Memory for any soloist Lazarus for piano or vibraphone/actor/singer Past Regrets for double bass/singer/actor or cello Lady Slippers for harp, viola, alto flute Queen Anne's Lace for vibraphone The Deep for vibraphone 2015 Re:Verse trans-media work for any two performance artists Wellspring for orchestra bells Echo for 1–8 singers Evening Primrose for vibraphone solo with two drumsets Commune, vibraphone concerto with small chamber ensemble Meadow Sweet for marimba and clarinet Here's the Sun for cello solo 2016 Inner Light for solo violin Halo for solo vibraphone The Circle of Light for flute solo and eight luminists/actors Family Portraits: Our Home for soprano voice and vibraphone Easter in Bingham for alto saxophone and actor/vibraphone Milk and Honey for vibraphone and harp Alone for solo vibraphone Men's Culture for soprano saxophone and xylophone, two actors My Romance for solo orchestra bells or vibraphone or piano Alone in a Room for solo orchestra bells and percussion quartet (triangles) 2017 Emily for jazz/electric guitar and piano Mercy for large percussion orchestra Dignity for soprano voice, vibraphone, and actor History for marimba, vibraphone, and piano When We Were Giants for guitar (2014–2017) The Untold Range for 3–5 percussionists, chimes, and pre-recorded environmental sounds Lace for orchestra bells duet and soprano 2018 as the days get shorter for solo bass clarinet Envelope Poems for vibraphonist / vocalist and offstage melody instrument Winter Taps for 2 actors and vibraphone duet Lace for orchestra bells duet and soprano Honesty for flute and vibraphone Family Portraits: Harriet for vibraphone Family Portraits: Harpreet for violin and vibraphone Holy Week for vibraphone Compassion for vibraphone My Better Angel for vibraphone Family Portraits: Self at 70 for flute, double bass, and drumset Family Portraits: Sylvia at 70 for pian 2019 Afterlife concerto for marimba with large percussion orchestra Poetry for marimba and actor/actress A Friend's End for actor/actress and offstage flute and chimes Regrets for double bass and soprano Older Years for alto flute and actor The Vibraphone Poems for vibraphone and voice (one player) Peace for bass flute, flute, piccolo (one player) Eternity for solo vibraphone Love for violin and piano 2020 Shattered for solo drum set Renoir's Piano for piano, vibraphone, and flute Past for marimba solo East of Eden for soprano saxophone and drum set Inner Light for violin, piano, and vibraphone Dusk for steel band Cries and Whispers for vibraphone and speaking/singing voice (one player) Shoreline for viola and vibraphone Emotion for large percussion ensemble Happy Hour for solo vibraphone 2021 Sadness for double bass and soprano voice Life for piano and voice (one player) Sadness for double bass and soprano Some Household Words for sound text percussion duo Tears for vibraphone and string quartet Letters for guitar and voice (one player) Past for solo marimba Another Echo for any wind or string instrument and piano or vibraphone To All of Those for any string or woodwind instrument Vermont Chimes for chimes, two glockenspiels, two bass drums, and two triangles Violets for solo drum set

Books Smith, Stuart Saunders. Twentieth Century Scores. Prentice-Hall. Smith, Stuart Saunders, and Thomas DeLio (1989). Words and Spaces: An Anthology of Twentieth Century Musical Experiments in Language and Sonic Environments. University Press of America. . .

Discography Wind in the Channel, O.O. Disc (Out of Print) 1. Hawk (1991), solo oboe 2. Family Portraits: Brenda (1994), solo piano 3. California Driving (1995), solo voice 4. Return and Recall (1976) 5. Notebook (1980), 2-piano version 6. Wind in the Channel (1994), tenor recorder/voice/percussion 7. Gifts (1974), flute, vibraphone, piano 8. Pinetop (1976–1977), solo piano 9. In Bingham (1985), solo voice 10. Aussie Blue (1985), solo piano Music/Theater, Centaur (CRC 2633) 1. by Language Embellished: I (1983–1984), solo voice/percussion The Year Begins to Be Ripe, 11 West Records/Smith Publications 1. Poems I, II, III (1970), 5 brake drums, narrator 2. In Hours Like These (2005), soprano, orchestra bells 3. Family Portraits: Delbert (1994), percussion/voice 4. Xylophone Poems No. 1: Went Forth (1999), xylophone/voice 5. Thinking About Anne Sexton, vibraphone (2000), narrator The Noble Snare, 11 West Records/Smith Publications 1. The Noble Snare (1988), solo snare drum Breath, 11 West Records/Smith Publications 1. Each Moment An Ending (1993), marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, orchestra bells, chimes 2. Blue Too (1981–1983), solo drumset 3. ...And Points North (1990), percussion/voice 4. Links No. 11 (1994), 3 vibraphones 5. Breath (2001), mezzo-soprano, orchestra bells 6. Polka in Treblinka (1996), xylophone, snare drum, high-hat, bass drum 7. Thaw (1993), orchestra bells 8. Family Portraits: Cubba (1996), trumpet, percussion, flute Withered Leaves – New Birth, Disques Christal (France) 1. Links (1974), vibraphone 2. Links No. 2 (1975), vibraphone 3. Links No. 3 (1975), vibraphone In Common, Equilibrium 1. In Common (1991), flute, vibraphone Book of Horizons, New World Records 1. Fences, In Three Tragedies (1998), solo piano When Still, Soundset Recordings 1. Links No. 2 (1975), vibraphone 2. The Starving Month (2012), vibraphone McCormick Percussion Group, Ravello Records 1. Nightshade (1991), violin, 2 percussion Trio Spectra, GAC (Sweden) 1. Polka in Treblinka (1996), xylophone, snare drum, high-hat, bass drum At Sixty (Selections), 11 West Records/Smith Publications CD#1 1. Women in Meeting (2005), flute duo 2. Polka in Treblinka (1996), xylophone, snare drum, high-hat, bass drum 3. Over (2006), orchestra bells 4. Wounded (2003), xylophone 5. Magdalene (2006), soprano sax, 2 percussion 6. Notebook (1980), any instruments CD#2 1. In Bingham (1985), solo voice 2. Rose (2006), flute/dancer/actor 3. Family Portraits: Embden Pond (2003), alto flute, 2 vibraphones 4. A River, Rose (2005), violin, vibraphone 5. Hearts (2004), violin 6. Good Night (1992), marimba/voice Books of Flutes, 11 West Records/Smith Publications 1. Books of Flutes (2000), solo flute 2. Legacy Variations No. 1 (1972), any three melody instruments 3. Legacy Variations No. 99 (1972), any three melody instruments 4. Family Portraits: Embden Pond (2003), alto flute, 2 vibraphones Crux, Chen Li Music 1. Notebook (1980), any instruments 2. Family Portraits: Ivy, Earle, Sylvia (1991), solo piano 3. Here and There (1972), short-wave radio, piano interior, any melody instruments 4. Strays (1995), tenor recorder and xylophone Strange Paths, Innova 1. They Looked Like Strangers (2010), vibraphone Music for Keyboard Percussions, Ravello 1. Apart (2008), 2 orchestra bells, vibraphone The Isle is Full of Noises, Centaur (CRC 3091) 1. Family Portraits: Embden Pond (2003), alto flute, 2 vibraphones The Links Series of Vibraphone Essays, New World Records The Links Series Links-Links 11, vibraphone A River Rose, New World Records 1. Hearts (2004), violin 2. Three for Two (1972), violin and viola 3. A Gift for Bessie (1971), violin, piano, bassoon, percussion 4. Minor (2001), violin 5. A River Rose (2005), violin, vibraphone 6. I've Been Here Before (2009), violin and piano Hawk – The Saxophone Music of Stuart Saunders Smith, Chen Li Music 1. Notebook (1980), any instruments 2. Magdalene (2006), soprano sax and 2 percussion 3. Husbands and Wives (2008), alto sax duet 4. Hawk (2007), soprano sax solo 5. One for Two (1971), alto sax and organ Plot: Music for Unspecified Instrumentation, Ravello Records 1. Bones (2000), for any musicians and piano 2. Winter (2010–2011), any instruments and voices Full Circle – NOISE Plays the Music of Stuart Saunders Smith, Centaur Records 1. Flight (1978), for flute and piano 2. Notebook (1980), any instruments 3. Time Comes Full Circle (2010), for violin and cello 4. Asleep in Thorns (2002), for flute and guitar 5. Women in Meeting (2005), for two flutes Pluralities, Chen Li Music 1. Lazarus, for piano and voice Lisa Cella – Shine, Chen Li Music 4. Light in Each One, for solo flute 5. Shine, for flute and orchestra bells New England, Kairos 1–11. New England, for solo vibraphone Palm Sunday, New World Records 1. Thicket (2010), for solo piano or orchestra bells 2. Pinetop (1977), for solo piano 3. Family Portraits: Self (in 14 Stations) (1997), for solo piano 4. Palm Sunday (2012), for solo piano 5. Among Us (2007), for solo piano At Seventy: The Percussion Music of Stuart Saunders Smith, Chen Li Music CD#1 1. Blue Too (1983), for solo drumset 2. Brush (2002), for solo drumset 3. Two Lights (2002), for solo drumset 4. Family Portraits: Erika (daughter) (2005), for vibraphone and violin 5. Dad's Time Had Come (2002), for solo xylophone 6. Far Away (2009), for solo chimes 7. Good Night (1992), for solo marimba CD#2 1. Queen Anne Lace (2014), for solo vibraphone 2. The Narrow Path (2008), for orchestra bells, and two vibraphones 3. Mercy (2017), for large percussion orchestra CD#3 1. Home of the Brave (2009), for spoken voice and junk 2. Links No. 4 (Monk) (1982), for solo vibraphone 3. Wait (2009), for solo marimba 4. Songs I–IX (1981), for spoken voice and junk 5. Poems I, II, III (1970), for brake drums and spoken voice (Ron Coulter, percussion; Susannah LeBaron, voice) 6. Quilt (2007), for vibraphone and orchestra bells 7. One For Syl (1970), for solo vibraphone 7. Wellspring (2015), for solo orchestra bells CD#4 1. by Language Embellished: I (1983), for solo percussion theater 2. The Lilies of the Field (2013), for soprano and vibraphone 3. A Vietnam Memorial (2006), for speaking voice and vibraphone CD#5 1. The Authors (2006), for solo marimba with spoken text 2. Angels (2007), for percussion trio 3. Geography of Streams (2000), for percussion trio 4. Two for Four (1972), for percussion quartet 5. Rockgarden (1973), for organ and two percussion CD#6 (Bonus Disc) Wind in the Channel 1. Hawk (1991), solo oboe 2. Family Portraits: Brenda (1994), solo piano 3. California Driving (1995), solo voice 4. Return and Recall (1976) 5. Notebook (1980), 2-piano version 6. Wind in the Channel (1994), tenor recorder/voice/percussion 7. Gifts (1974), flute, vibraphone, piano 8. Pinetop (1976–1977), solo piano 9. In Bingham (1985), solo voice 10. Aussie Blue (1985), solo piano