~ Compositions ~
Chamber Ensemble
Quintet, for oboe, bass clarinet, violin, viola, and double bass, 2025, ~15 min.
Orienteering and Artifacts, for tenor saxophone, percussion, violin and cello, 2013, 7 min.
Unease and Disorder in the Lost and Found, for two percussionists and piano four hands, 2012, 6 min.
String Quartet No.1, for string quartet, 2012, 20 min.
Chorale for Brass Quintet, for 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, and Tuba, 2012, 1 min.
On Playing Well With Others, for Eb clarinet and trumpet in C, 2012, 8 min.
Evening Blend, for piano, percussion, and violin 2010, 7 min.
Fanfare, for trumpet, two horns, trombone, and tuba 2010, 1 min.
Rainfield, for percussion, violin, and cello 2002, 6 min.
Chamber Ensemble with Electronics
Quodlibet & Circus, for piano, instrumentalist, audience-volunteer spoken-word choir, and a recording of The Goldberg Variations, 2012, ~8 min.
Donuts, for solo percussion and electronic sounds, 2009, 10.5 min.
Solo Piano
Pavane for Mikey, for solo piano, 2025, 3 min.
Hyperion, for solo piano, 2025, 2.5 min.
Sunset Suite, for solo piano, 2025, 9.5 min.
Prelude, for solo prepared piano, 2016, 7 min.
57, With Much Love for Mother, for solo piano, 2006, 2 min.
Electronic
Signal Flare, 2025, 7 min.
Things Fall Apart (Waingro Mix), 2025, 2.5 min.
Sze-Shun's Song, 2023, 3 min.
So We Won't Forget (Venice Lido Sunset Mix feat. Alex Ness), 2022, 4 min.
It's Been a Long Time Comin', 2012, 4.5 min.
Deep Sea Dive Squad, 2011, 3 min.
Not Old, 2005, 1 min.
Soundtrack
The Gary Vincent Show, original score, music supervision, and sound editing, 2025, 16min.
ABIV, original score, 2009, 2 min.
ground.uni, original score, 2009, 3 min.
The Haircut, original score, 2008, 3 min.
Best Leader, original score, 16mm B&W film, 2007, 16 min.
Vocal/Choral
Two Songs from 'The Castle', for piano and soprano voice, 2010, 7 min.
Lament on the Good Life, for SATBB choir, baritone soloist, and piano four hands, 2009, 7.5 min.
Large Ensemble
An Atlas of Borderlands (Unfinished), for small orchestra and concertante string quartet, 2012, 21 min.
Invention #1, for small orchestra, 2008, 4.5 min.
Bio
Emil Margolis (b.1986) is a composer and counselor living in El Cerrito, California. As a child, he began studying music with the incomparable Salvatore Spina in Skokie, Illinois. He also had the privilege to attend The Walden School, a summer camp for young composers, and later had the opportunity to work there as a staff member and as a teaching faculty member. He went on to study music composition through bachelor's and master's degrees, studying with incredibly kind and dedicated teachers like Joel Feigin and Andy Vores.
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