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
                   2 Vln, 2 Vc                


    “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)


    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)


    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
           Duration : 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


    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)


    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”    



    

Large Ensemble Pieces


    “From Scorpio to Gemini...” - Concerto for Solo Tuba and Flute Choir (2023)
    (1 Tb, 2 Pic, 5 Fl, 2 A. Fl, 2 B. Fl)
           in 2 movements
           Duration : 17’ 00” - 20’ 00”

                       arranged for Tuba and Euphonium Choir (2025)
                       (6 Euph, 6 Tb)


    Elegy for Ice - for String Chamber Orchestra (2022)
    (8 Vln, 4 Vla, 3 Vc, 2 Cb)
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 5’ 30” - 6’ 00”

                       arranged for Full Orchestra (2024)                    


    Dream Aria No. 1 - for Soprano and Full Orchestra (2024)  
           in 1 movement
           Duration : 2’ 45” - 3’ 45”
                     
                       in collaboration with choreographer Ashley Jian Thompson, the Utah Ballet, and the University of Utah School of Dance




Electronic Pieces

    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
           Duration : 11’ 30” - 12’ 00”

                       Written in collaboration with choreographer Ashley Tian Thompson


    Scratch Mix (2025)
        Single Track
        Duration : 6’ 26”
    

    Over Time (2024)
        Single Track
        Duration : 4’ 44”

                       in collaboration with choreographer Carly Herrmann, and Salt Lake Contemporary Ballet


    For B (2023)
        Album - 5 Tracks
        Instrument - Piano
        Duration : 53’ 02”


    Sketches and Tonal Paintings from First Semester (2022)
        Album - 29 Tracks
        Instruments - Piano and Cello
        Duration : 2 24’ 00”


    Winter Scenes (2022)     
        EP - 3 Tracks
        Instrument - Piano
        Duration - 13’ 42”