Nikei Kai Bowen      


         

composer and Cellist











© Nikei Kai Bowen (2025)



Chamber Pieces

subject to change


Strings - Acoustic


    

“The Four Corners” - String Quartet No. 1 (2022 - 2025)    

    (2 Vln, 1 Vla, 1 Vc)
     in 4 movements
     Duration : 25’ 00”            
               arranged for these ensembles:
                   

           1 Vln, 1 Vla, 2 Vc (2023                                                              

                     2 Vln, 2 Vc (2025)              




    “Sonnets” - String Quartet No. 2 (in progress) (2024 - current)

    (2 Vln, 1 Vla, 1 Vc)
           in 6 movements
           Duration : 40’ 00” - 45’ 00”

                   Choose your own program - duration may vary by movement selection



   Red, Yellow, and Blue - for String Quartet (2025)

    (2 Vln, 1 Vla, 1 Vc)
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 3’ 30” - 5’ 00”

               arranged for 

String Trio (2 Vln, 1 Vc) (2025)




   Orange, Green, and Purple - for String Quartet (2025)

    (2 Vln, 1 Vla, 1 Vc)
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 3’ 30” - 5’ 00”

               arranged for

String Trio (2 Vln, 1 Vc) (2025)




  ROYGBP (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green Blue, Purple) - for String Trio (2025)

    (2 Vln, 1 Vc)
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 8’ 00” - 10’ 00”
        
               arranged for 

String Quartet (2 Vln, 1 Vla, 1 Vc)



    

   “Wedding Day” - Sonata No. 1 for Cello and Piano (2023)    

    (Vc, Pno)
           in 3 movements
           Duration : 21’ 00” - 25’ 00”


   “Etudes” - Cello Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello (2023)

    (Vc)
           in 3 movements
           Duration : 14’ 00” - 17’ 00”        


Strings - Electronic


   12 MM - for String Trio and Fixed Electronics (2025)

    (2 Vln, 1 Vc, FE)
           in 3 movements
               two of these movements are with String Trio            

                     MVT I - Ceremonial Humming (Strings + Fixed Electronics)

                   
                          Duration : 2’ 00” - 2’ 30”

                     MVT II - Fairyland (Strings)

                                                                                Duration : 2’ 30” - 3’ 30”


                     MVT III - Synths (Fixed Electronics)


                           Duration : 4’ 52”

        Duration of the piece : 11’ 30” - 12’ 00”  

        Written in collaboration with choreographer Ashley Tian Thompson

    

  Red, Yellow, and Blue - for String Quartet and Live Electronics (2025)

    (2 Vln, 1 Vla, 1 Vc, LE)
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 3’ 30” - 5’ 00”


   Scratch Mix - for Cello and Fixed Electronics (2025)


    (Vc, FE)
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 5’ 00” - 5’ 30”


Brass - Acoustic


   Metamorphosis - for Tuba and Euphonium Sextet (2025)


    (3 Euph, 3 Tb)
    Text by Franz Khafka
    English
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 4’ 30” - 5’ 00”


   

Up North, Down South - for Trumpet Quartet (2025)


    (4 Trp) 
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 3’ 00” - 3’ 30”


   From a Distance... - for Trumpet Quintet (2025)


    (5 Trp)
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 10’ 00” - 15’ 00”


   

Secrets, a Self Portrait (2025) - for Solo Euphonium (2025)


    (1 Euph)
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 5’ 00” - 5’ 30”

            

Woodwinds - Acoustic


   Juniperus osteosperma - for Solo Bassoon (2025)    


    (1 Bsn)
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 6’ 30” - 8’ 00”


   Sketch - for Solo Bassoon (2022)


    (1 Bsn)
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 2’ 30” - 3’ 30”


Voice - Acoustic


   Homogeny, Prejudice, and Exclusion (draft 1) -
for ten performers (2025)

    (10 people)
     Text from www.whitehouse.gov and the United States National Anthem
    English
          in 1 movement
          Duration : 2’ 00” - 2’ 30”



  Rimani - for Tenor, Cello, and Piano (2025)
    (Tnr, Vc, Pno)
    Text by Gabriele D’Annunzio
    Italian
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 5’ 30” - 6’ 30”

                   also arranged for Violin:
                   

(Tnr, Vln, Pno) (2025)




   

Il pleut - for Counter-Tenor, Cello, and Piano (2025)


    (CT, Vc, Pno)
    Text by Guillaume Apollinaire
    French
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 4’ 30” - 5’ 00”

    
   

Macbeth Act V, Scene I - for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (2023 - 2025)

                  (MS, Pno)
    Text by William Shakespeare
    English
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 8’ 00” - 10’ 00”


   Dream Aria No. 2 - for Soprano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Harp, Piano (2024)


    (S, Vln, Vla, Vc, Hp, Pno)
    Text by Langston Hughes
    English
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 2’ 00” - 3’ 00”
            
           Written in collaboration with choreographer Ashley Jian Thompson, the Utah Ballet, and the University of Utah School of Dance


Mixed Instrumentation


   Phi - for Flute, Cello, and Vibraphone (2024)


    (Flt, Vc, Vib)
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 6’ 00” - 7’ 00”