Nikei Kai Bowen      


         

composer and Cellist











© Nikei Kai Bowen (2025)



LARGE ENSEMBLE
  • From Scorpio to Gemini… - Concerto for Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble (2023-2025)
  • Elegy for Ice - for Large Orchestra (2024)
  • Dream Aria No. 1 - for Soprano and Orchestra (2023/2024)
        • Premiered with Soprano and Digital Mockup at the Utah Ballet & Contemporary Works Showcase, February 2024
  • From Scorpio to Gemini… - Concerto for Tuba and Flute Choir (2023/2024)
        • First movement premiered with Brenden McCauley (Tuba) and the University of Utah Flute Choir, March 2024.
  • La colombe - Orchestration of Messiaen’s piano piece (2023)
        • Read with the University of Utah Campus Symphony, December 2023.
  • Elegy for Ice - for String Orchestra (2023)




CHAMBER

Strings
  • In Retrospect… - Sonata No. 2 for Cello and Piano (2025)
          • Full premiere set in Spring 2026.
          • Third movement premiere at the University of Utah Composers Forum Concert, November 2025.
  • Sonnets - String Quartet No. 2 (2024/25) - in progress
          • Sonnet 130 premiered at the University of Utah Composers Forum, April 2025.
          • Sonnet 29 premiered at ICEBERG New Music Festival by The Rhythm Method, June 2024.
  • ROYGBP (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple) - for String Trio
          • 2 Vln, 1 Vc
          • Premiered at Orvieto Musica Chamber Music Festival, June 2025.
  • The Four Corners - String Quartet No. 1 (2023 - 2025)
          • 1 Vln, Vla, 2 Vc
          • 2 Vln, 2 Vc
        • First and third movements premiered at Orvieto Musica Chamber Music Festival, June 2025.
  • Wedding Day - Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano (2023)
  • Desert Nocturne - Duet for Violin and Viola (2023)
  • Sketches/Etudes - Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello (2023)
        • Second movement premiered at the University of Utah Composition Seminar Spring Concert, April 2023.




Brass
  • Metamorphosis - for Tuba and Euphonium Sextet (2025)
        • Premiered at Orvieto Musica Chamber Music Festival, July 2025.
  • Up North, Down South - for Trumpet Quartet (2025)
        • Premiered at Orvieto Musica Chamber Music Festival, June 2025.
  • From a Distance… - for Trumpet Quintet (2025)
  • Secrets - for Solo Euphonium (2025)
  • Serial Etude - Brass Quintet No. 1 (2023)




Winds
  • Juniperus osteosperma - for Solo Bassoon (2025)
  • Solo for Bassoon (2022)




Voice
  • Into Madness… - for Mezzo Soprano and Piano (2023 - 2025)
        • Song Cycle based on Lady Macbeth from Shakespeare’s Macbeth
        • in progress
  • A Book of Poetry by Brenden McCauley - for Mezzo Soprano, Tenor, and Piano (2025) 
        • Song Cycle based on my partners book of poetry he made in 3rd Grade
        • in progress
  • Homogeny, Prejudice, and Exclusion (Draft 1) - text for Ten Performers (2025)
        • Premiered at the University of Utah / Utah State University Composers Exchange Concert, March 2025.
  • Il pleau - for Countertenor, Cello, and Piano (2025) 
        • Premiered at commissioner Matthew Tang’s senior recital, March 2025.
  • Rimani - for Tenor, Cello, and Piano (2025)
        • Premiered at commissioner William Tepner’s senior recital, March 2025.

Mixed
  • Phi - for Cello, Flute, and Vibraphone (2024)
        • Premiered at the University of Utah New Music Ensemble Concert, December 2024.
  • Dream Aria No. 2 - for Soprano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Harp, and Piano (2023/2024)
        • Premiered at the Utah Ballet & Contemporary Works Showcase, February 2024







ELECTROACOUSTIC

Fixed Electronics
  • radiance; chemistry… (2025)
        • Premiered with contemporary dance choreography at Westminster University’s Fall Dance Concert: Reframe 8x8, November 2025. 
  • Scratch Mix (2024)
        • Premiered at the University of Utah Crosstalk Concert, November 2024.
  • Over Time (2024)
        • Premiered with contemporary dance choreography at Salt Lake Ballet Cooperative’s Sample Series, October 2024.
  • For B (2022)
        • Virtual premiere, May 2022.
  • Sketches and Tonal Paintings from First Semester - (2021/2022)
        • Virtual premiere, January 2022.




Fixed Electronics w/ Instruments
  • Fragments - Three Pieces for String Trio and Fixed Electronics (2025)
        • 2 Vln, Vc
        • Premiered with contemporary dance choreography at Salt Lake Ballet Cooperative’s Sample Series, October 2025.
  • Scratch Mix (2025) - for Cello and Fixed Electronics (2024/2025)
        • Premiered at the University of Utah Crosstalk Concert, April 2025.




Live Electronics
  • Red, Yellow, and Blue - for String Quartet and Live Electronics (2025)
          • Premiered at the University of Utah Composers Forum Concert, April 2025.