Thomas Rex Harrison is a composer for the concert hall
Tommy has collaborated with many performers, most often in academia, while writing music for the concert hall.
He has written chamber music, for large orchestral, choral and wind ensembles, and many pieces for individual performers with piano accompaniment, including singers.
Many of his pieces can be purchased here:
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/cheeky-chappy-music/19305
Contact Tommy via email link below to discuss collaborating with him via a commissioned piece. Fees are negotiable and are reduced when the piece is coupled with a performance at an academic conference or recorded in a studio for commercial release.
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Recording We All Have A Journey (2024)
An Unsettling Year
Variations on Arirang
Variations on Arirang
Richard Kravchak, Heather Langs records a piece written during the COVID pandemic.
Variations on Arirang
Variations on Arirang
Variations on Arirang
Nora Lee Garcia, Sun-A Park, Yoon Joo Hwang recorded a variations piece on a traditional Korean folk song.
Winter Frolic
Variations on Arirang
Winter Frolic
Yoon Joo Hwang and Aaron Pergram recorded the Bassoon duet
Recording Songs for St. Cecilia (2022)
Song for St. Cecilia Day, 1687
The title track, for orchestra. Performed by the UCF Orchestra, conducted by Chung Park.
Christmas Bells
Christmas Bells
Jeffery Redding coordinated these superb students to record Christmas Bells. Gary Bogers is the collaborative pianist,.
A Dialogue Between Self and Soul (2021)
A Dialogue Between Self and Soul
A Dialogue Between Self and Soul
A Dialogue Between Self and Soul
UCF graduate students Gary Bogers,piano, and Hayley Stoff, recorded Flowing Through, with text by Jacksonville poet Chris Dew
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A Dialogue Between Self and Soul
A Dialogue Between Self and Soul
The 2021 release of pieces featuring the voice
A Bird Goes Down The Walk
A Dialogue Between Self and Soul
A Bird Goes Down The Walk
Soprano Dr. Dorea Cook performs Tommy's work set to the Emily Dickinson poem
Night of the Lights (2020)
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The 2020 release of pieces featuring the solo pianist, including performances by Mary Hellman, Will Daniels, and Ammon Perry. Includes Tommy's three movement Piano Sonata, Variations on a Nursery Rhyme, Night of the Lights, To the Power of Nine, and Invention
Recording Multifarious Wide Landscape (2019)
Pudeo ver Claramente Desde Arriba
Dr. Nora Lee Garcia records Pudeo ver Claramente Desde Arriba with collaborative pianist Dr. Jamile Tekalli.
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The 2019 release of pieces featuring solo, instrumentalists, often collaborating with a pianist
Collaboration with the Bold City Contemporary Ensemble
Collaboration with the Bold City Contemporary Ensemble
Members of the Bold City Contemporary Ensemble recorded a variety of pieces on Multifarious Wide Landscape, including ones for flute, violin, clarinet, piano, and both bassoon and contrabasson. Tommy is see here about to record a performance of Depth of the St. John's River for contrabassoon by Anthony Anurca.
Recording Intersecciones (2019)
Top of the Earth
The UCF New Music Ensemble, directed by Dr. Thad Anderson, records Top of the World for pierrot ensemble.
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The 2019 release of chamber music.
Intersecciones
The UCF Saxophone Quartet, directed by Dr. George Weremchuck, records
Intersecciones for Saxophone Quartet.
Rhapsody
Variations on Amor de Temporada
The UCF Colburn Quintet, directed by Dr. Luis Fred, records Rhapsody for Brass Quintet.
The Avalanche
Variations on Amor de Temporada
Variations on Amor de Temporada
The UCF Tuba/Euphonium ensemble, directed by Prof. Claude Kashnig, records The Avalanche for 4 euphoniums and 4 tubas.
Variations on Amor de Temporada
Variations on Amor de Temporada
Variations on Amor de Temporada
The Trombones de Costa Rica records Variations on Amor de Temporada for Trombone Quartet