MARGI
GRIEBLING-HAIGH
Margi Griebling-Haigh
is an American classical composer
with large and varied works list,
many important commissions,
publications, recordings, and reviews.
UPCOMING & RECENT EVENTS
JUN
7
8
2025
The Higgler
WORLD PREMIERE of OPERA
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Steven Smith, music director
Marla Berg, director
Randall Fusco, repetiteur
Gabrielle Haigh, soprano (Mary Sadgrove)
Elizabeth Wangermann, soprano (Sophy Dawes)
Denise Milner Howell, mezzo soprano (Mrs. Witlow)
Brian Skoog, tenor (Harvey Witlow)
Elizabeth Frey, mezzo soprano (Mrs. Sadgrove)
Koen Antal, treble (Toby)
Ava Kimble, treble (Margaret)
Joseph Hollings, narrator
Disciples Christian Church
3663 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights, OH
TICKETS: $50 / $25 / $10 (students)
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RECENT NEW WORKS
NEW
WORK
2025
NEW
WORK
2024
ELEVENSES
single movement trio commissioned jointly by the
International Double Reed Society and Stetson University for the Veritate Trio
NEW
WORK
2024
LUFTHALTENLIEDER
(additional songs added to song cycle below)
1. Hälfte des Lebens
2. Du bist mein und bist so zierlich
soprano, clarinet, horn, piano
composed for Gabrielle Haigh
Lyrics by Hölderin & Goethe
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NEW
WORK
2024
SIEBEN ZUNGENBRECHER LIEDER
seven short humorous songs on German tongue-twisters
written for the 2024 Cleveland Composers Guild's
Creativity: Learning through Experience Junior Concert
also arranged for double bass and piano
NEW
WORK
2023
QUATOUR ROYAL
trumpet, horn, trombone, & piano
four movement suite inspired characterizing
face cards in a deck of cards
NEW
WORK
2023
A LITTLE MOMENT AT THE END OF ALL
arranged for big band + strings
requested by the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
for its celebration of the 100th Anniversary of
Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
NEW
WORK
2022
LUFTHALTENLIEDER
1. Liebs’ Liebschen
2. Ein Weib
3. Wandrers Nachtlied
soprano, clarinet, horn, piano
composed for Gabrielle Haigh
Lyrics by Heine & Goethe
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APR
9
2025
FEB
25
2025
FEB
16
2025
JAN
21
2025
SEP
6
2024
JUL
22
2024
JUL
7
2024
JUN
2
2024
MAY
19
2024
APR
21
2024
MAR
20-23
2024
MAR
15-16
2024
QUATUOR ROYAL
Factory Seconds Brass
[Jack Sutte, trumpet; Jesse McCormick, horn;
Rick Stout, trombone; Christina Dahl, piano ]
San Diego State University
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Voices from the Other Side
CD release recital
in collaboration with the Cleveland Cello Society
and Federated Church of Chagrin Falls, OH
https://www.fedchurch.org/pas/
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NEW
WORK
2021
NEW
WORK
2021
SIEBEN ZUNGENBRECHER LIEDER
Loren Reash-Henz, baritone; Scott Haigh, double bass
Megan Denman, piano
West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church
20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River
Cleveland Composers Guild
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BOCADILLOS FLORIDIANOS
Scott Erickson, oboe; Samuel Magrill, piano
University of Central Oklahoma
100 East 5th St., Edmond, OK 73034
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NEW
WORK
2021
NEW
WORK
2021
Voices from the Other Side
Recording Release on the Navona Label
of music for soprano & 8 cellos
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To purchase a physical copy of the CD,
click this link:
https://www.musicalligraphics.com/alphabetical-listing-of-music-for-sale
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Click this link to download the music and read the program notes and bios:
https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6662/#listen
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International Double Reed Society Convention
ELEVENSES (world premiere)
Recipient of an IDRS 50/50 commission
Veritate Winds: flute, oboe, & clarinet
Northern Arizona University: Flagstaff, AZ
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Kent Blossom Music Festival
Trocadillos
oboe, bassoon, & piano
Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, OH
2:00 pm
NEW
WORK
2021
NEW
WORK
2020
NEW
WORK
2020
NEW
WORK
2019
SheScores Festival 2024
Local 4 Musicians Fund
Triskaidekaphilia
Ken Johnston, Emily Cornelius, Leah Goor-Burtnett, violins
Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland, OH
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SIEBEN ZUNGENBRECHER LIEDER
Anderson Rambler, bass-baritone
Eric Charnofsky, piano
The Music Settlement
11125 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland, OH
WORLD PREMIERE
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QUATUOR ROYAL
Factory Seconds Brass [Jack Sutte, trumpet; Richard King, horn; Rick Stout, trombone; Christina Dahl, piano ] in collaboration with the
Cleveland Composers Guild
West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church,
Rocky River, OH
WORLD PREMIERE
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ROMPECABEZAS
for guitar duet
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BOCADILLOS IBERIANOS
for double bass & piano
These pieces have been selected for inclusion in the American String Teachers Association
New Music Reading Sessions
A LITTLE MOMENT AT THE END OF ALL
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
New version for Big Band + Strings
Maltz Performing Arts Center in Cleveland, OH
and at Blu Jazz+ in Akron, Ohio
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TROIS SENTIMENTS
composed for the McGaffin Carillon
Church of the Covenant, Cleveland, OH
for its first collaboration with
the Cleveland Composers Guild
ATTEGGIAMENTI
chosen by Burning River Baroque
for its first collaboration with
the Cleveland Composers Guild
A LITTLE MOMENT AT THE END OF ALL
requested by the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra
for its first collaboration with
the Cleveland Composers Guild
USONIAN GAMES
COMMISSION from the Alabama Arts Council
for a trio based on the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
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The Elicio Winds, a woodwind trio comprised of Auburn University Music Department faculty Virginia Broffitt Kunzer, flute; Kathleen Carter Bell, oboe; and Conor Bell, bassoon; received a grant to commission works celebrating distinct cultural aspects of Alabama.
COMPUTATIS MALEDICTIS
commissioned by the International Society of Bassists
required semi-final piece for the
2021 ISB convention solo competition
WEIMARER WINTERSZENEN
for English horn and piano
four descriptive movements based on impressions of
midnight, morning, afternoon, and evening scenes
in Weimar, Germany, in winter
NOVELETTE
for violin and piano
commissioned for Cleveland Composers Guild junior concert project
Creativity: Learning through Experience XVIII
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CHEBURASHKA
for oboe, tuba, and piano
commissioned by oboist Danna Sundet
three movement trio inspired by 1960s
Soviet Era children's animated cartoon program
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OCT
15
2023
JUL
15
2023
JUNE
3-4
2023
MAY
19
2023
APR
2-4
2023
FEB
14
2023
FEB
1
2023
JAN
29
2023
AUG
24
2022
AUG
11
2022
JUL
29
2022
JUN
25
2022
JUN
24
2022
MAR
25
2022
MAR
06
2022
OCT
07
2021
SEP
19
2021
JUN
8
2021
Sinfonia for Choirs
of Oboes & English Horns
Guildhall School of Music
BIG Double Reed Day
Alison Teale, Director; Gordon Hunt, Conductor
https://www.bigdoublereed.com/info.php
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Casse-tête
Kent Blossom Music Festival
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, & horn
Hudson Library & Historical Society: Hudson, Ohio
SheScores Festival 2023
Local 4 Musicians Fund
Windrush Madrigals
for oboe, clarinet, and piano​
¡De Chiripa!
for two guitars and English horn
Drinko Recital Hall, Cleveland State University
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The Higgler (Act II, Scenes 3 & 4)
Cleveland Composers Guild collaboration with
Cleveland Chamber Symphony
Steven Smith, music director
Elizabeth Wangermann, soprano (Sophy Dawes)
Sue Wallin, soprano (Mrs. Witlow)
Brian Keith Johnson, baritone (Harvey Witlow)
Baldwin Wallace Conservatory: Berea, OH
Usonian Games
Virginia Broffitt Kunzer, flute • Kathleen Carter Bell, oboe
Conor Bell, bassoon
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Rosenbaum House: Florence, AL
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​Roberts Recital Hall
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University of Alabama: Huntsville, AL
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​Middle Tennessee State University: Murfreesboro, TN
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Lufthaltenlieder (world premiere)
Gabrielle Haigh, soprano • Robert Woolfrey, clarinet
Jesse McCormick, horn • Randall Fusco, piano
Weimarer Winterszenen (world premiere)
Margi Griebling-Haigh, English horn • Randall Fusco, piano
A Romantic German Valentine's Chamber Music Recital
(ein romantischer kammermusikabend zum valentinstag)
Fairmount Presbyterian Church
2757 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights
Cheburashka
Charles Guy, tuba • Risa Okina, piano
Anna Hendrickson, oboe
Crane School of Music
S.U.N.Y. Pottsdam, Pottsdam, New York
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Kipling Songs
Gabrielle Haigh, soprano • Loren Reash-Henz, baritone Andrea Belding, violin • Kent Collier, cello
Eric Charnofsky, piano
Cleveland Composers Guild Vocal Chamber Music Concert
West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church
20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River, OH
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SORTILÈGE
Amy Pollard, Principal Bassoon
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Ramsey Recital Hall
University of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
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COQUIN'ARENA
National Flute Association Convention
Erie Waters Flute Ensemble
Hilton Downtown Chicago
720 Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL
ROMANS DES ROIS
Kent/Blossom Music Festival
Laurel Lake
200 Laurel Lake Drive, Hudson, OH 44236
LA BERGÈRE DES BRISES DE VALLÉE
SheScores Festival
Harkness Chapel, Case Western Reserve University
Linda White, flute & piccolo
Margi Griebling-Haigh, oboe & English horn
Eric Charnofsky, piano
CHEBURASHKA — WORLD PREMIERE!
SheScores Festival
Harkness Chapel, Case Western Reserve University
Terry Orcutt, oboe • Christopher Blaha, tuba
Megan Denman, piano
ATTEGGIAMENTI — WORLD PREMIERE!
Burning River Baroque
Cleveland Composers Guild
Fynette Kulas Recital Hall
Baldwin Wallace University, Berea, OH
Malina Rauschenfels, cello • Paula Maust, harpsichord
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LITTLE IRONIES
arr. for full orchestra
WORLD PREMIERE
Lakeland Civic Orchestra
Matthew Saunders, music director
Lakeland Community College
USONIAN GAMES
The Elicio Trio
"featured at the College Music Society
64th National Conference
Eastman School of Music
A LITTLE MOMENT AT THE END OF ALL
Cleveland Jazz Orchestra meets
Cleveland Composers Guild
WORLD PREMIERE
Bop Stop: 2920 Detroit Road, Cleveland
COMPUTATIS MALEDICTIS
commissioned by the International Society of Bassists
required semi-final piece for the
2021 ISB convention solo competition
Markus Lang: WINNER of best performance of this piece!
