"Perhaps the most complex piece of the night for both the orchestra and the audience was Arau’s ‘Fantasy Episodes.’ The music had identifiable motifs with an underlying urban grit. [Arau is] someone to watch. He knew what he was doing."
--Oakland Tribune
Other Projects
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As a composer, Javier crosses genres extensively. He has written for symphony orchestras, concert bands, concer choirs, chamber ensembles, electronic tape, musical theatre, children's entertainment, and more. This page offers a sample of some of these projects.
Contemporary Classical Compositions
Fantasy Episodes (Full Symphony Orchestra)
Javier Arau
Twilight (concert choir)
Javier Arau
We Fall...We Rise (Saxophone Ensemble)
Vertical Circles (alto sax/piano)
Crab Canon for Infinite Saxophones (saxophone ensemble)
Variations on a Cantiga (solo piano)
Trio for Strings (I)
Javier Arau
Trio for Strings (II)
Trio for Strings (III)
Industrial Strength Accelerator (percussion duo)
68th and Columbus (sax/tape)
Charles Ives (arr. Javier Arau
Ives Songs - Children's Song (sax quartet)
Charles Ives (arr. Javier Arau
Ives Songs - Elegie (sax quartet)
Charles Ives (arr. Javier Arau
Ives Songs - The Swimmers (sax quartet)
Charles Ives (arr. Javier Arau
Ives Songs - At The River (sax quartet)
Charles Ives (arr. Javier Arau
Ives Songs - Walking (sax quartet)
Charles Ives (arr. Javier Arau
Ives Songs - Remembrance (sax quartet)
Charles Ives (arr. Javier Arau
Ives Songs - Spring Song (sax quartet)
Charles Ives (arr. Javier Arau
Ives Songs - Charlie Rutlage (sax quartet)
Charles Ives (arr. Javier Arau
Ives Songs - Vita (Sax Quartet)
Musical Theatre
Javier Arau
The Gold Wutahkee (from "The Gold Wutahkee")
Javier Arau
BollyWogga (from "The Gold Wutahkee")
Javier Arau
I'm On My Way (from "The Gold Wutahkee")
Javier Arau
There's Something (from "The Gold Wutahkee")
Javier Arau
Someone Went Back (from "The Gold Wutahkee")
Javier Arau
Old One Eye (from "The Gold Wutahkee")
Javier Arau
Too Too Much (from "The Gold Wutahkee")
Javier Arau
Try Me (from "The Gold Wutahkee")
Javier Arau
Not My God (from "The Gold Wutahkee")
Javier Arau
My Pain (from "The Gold Wutahkee")
Javier Arau
New Love (from "The Gold Wutahkee")
Children's Music
The Onomatopoeia Song
The Rainbow Orchestra
Backwards Alphabet
The Nonsense Song
The Monkey Family
The Note Zoo
My Favorite Instrument
The Snack Song
Compound Words
Jellyfish Jazz Band
Javier Arau/NEC Honors Jazz Vocal Ensemble
Inside In, Inside Out (vocal quartet/rhythm section)
Love For Sale (sax quartet/voice)
India (arr.) (jazz big band/sitar)
Paper Train (jazz quartet)
Electronica/New Age
Electronics 1
Electronics 3
Electronics 2
Electronics 4
Massage, Meditation, Relaxation (CD excerpt)