Glass Ceiling (2009)  

for wind ensemble. 6 minutes.

Into the Light (2008)

SSAATTBB Chorus and glockenspiel, vibraphone, marimba, piano, electric bass & drum set. 7 minutes.

Color and Light (2008)  

for orchestra. 8 minutes.

Incidental music for M. Butterfly (2008)

by Henry Hwang.

Incidental music for Third (2008)

by Wendy Wasserstein.

Rain and Ash (String Quartet No. 2) (2008)

for two violins, viola and cello.

Trumpet Concerto - In Memory (2007)

for trumpet and piano. 16 minutes.

A Sense of Space (2007)  

for brass ensemble. 8 minutes.

On The Shore (2007)

for soprano and piano. 2.5 minutes.

Psalm 100 (2007)

for mezzo soprano, SATB choir and organ. 4 minutes.

Der Haahne Greht (Seven Pennsylvania Dutch Songs) (2007)

Psalm 100 (2007)

for orchestra. 4 minutes.

Lucy Lost Her Laugh (2007)

For narrator, clarinet, tuba, marimba, piano and cello. 5 minutes.

Incidental music for Intimate Apparel (2006)

by Lynn Nottage.

Open Road (2006)  

for TTBB chorus, string quartet, piano and percussion.

Simple (2006)  

for orchestra. 4 minutes.

Snow Day (2006)

SSAA chorus and orchestra. 10 minutes.

The Voice of the Rain (2006)  

for SATB chorus, two pianos and percussion. 6 minutes.

The Century Garden (2006)

for orchestra.

The Rubberers, a musical love story (2006)

3 men (TTB), 3 women (SAA) & piano. 14 minutes.

Incidental music for Take Me Out (2005)

by Richard Greenberg.

Vibrate (2005)

for string quartet. 8 minutes.

Variations on Happy Birthday to You (2005)

for orchestra. 3 minutes.

love•bird (2005)  

for solo piano.

Music in the Wings (2005)  

for solo trumpet and band. 12 minutes.

At The River (2005)  

Fl/Picc, Ob, Cl, Bssn, Hn, Pno, Perc, 2 Vln, Vla, Vc, Cb. 20 minutes.

Dos Visîones/Two Visions (2004)  

for orchestra, by Ana Lara and Robert Maggio. 40 minutes.

Dream Lofty Dreams (2004)

for SATB chorus, a cappella. 5 minutes.

Orchestral Arrangement of Shinichi Suzuki¹s Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (2004)

for orchestra.

The Court of the Lone White Pine (2004)

for 4-part SSAA Choir, Solo Cello and Piano. 5 minutes.

I Hear America Singing (2004)

4-part SATB Choir a cappella. 5 minutes.

My Spirit Sang All Day (2004)

Children's Choir (SAB). 5 minutes.

Boardwalk (2003)

for orchestra.

To celebrate the Ocean City Pops 75th anniversary season

Let Me Start Over (2003)

for baritone and piano. 8 minutes.

Find Joy (2003)

for SATB choir and children’s chorus. 4 minutes.

Quilt Panels (for my love, for my grief, for my letting go) (2003)

for SATB chorus and symphonic band. 40 minutes.

"The 40-minute song cycle was, appropriately, one of savage intensity."
-- The Washington Post

Light to Thousands: The Ballad of Galvez (2003)

for voice and chamber orchestra. 5 minutes.

"A thoughtful, deeply moving piece."
--Long Beach Press Telegram

Incidental music for The Merchant of Venice (2002)

Rachel and her Children — Small Hands Relinquish All (2002)

for mezzo soprano, chorus, children's chorus and wind orchestra. 30 minutes.

"… the richness of Maggio's talent is evident in Rachel…"
-- The Philadelphia Inquierer

Songs from the Wood (2002)

for solo marimba. 12 minutes.

Le Travail (2002)

a ballet by choreographer Matthew Neenan and composer Robert Maggio. 25 minutes.

"Robert Maggio's score ascends from eerie symphonic colors to the final movement's encroaching dramaturge that leave everything, including the dancers' lives, unresolved."
-- critical dance.com

My Home in the Horizon (2002)

for orchestra. 9 minutes.

Brandywine Overture (2001)

for concert band. 5 minutes.

Incidental music for The Laramie Project (2001)

Ecology (2001)

for baritone, bass clarinet, piano, violin, and contrabass. 4 minutes.

Robert Maggio’s setting of Tony Hoagland’s "Ecology," a look at the cynicism of power, evoked both Weill and the more parodistic songs of Ray Davies.
--The New York Times

Forgiving Our Fathers (2001)

for baritone and piano. 25 minutes.

Strange Creatures (2001)

for children's chorus. 6 minutes.

Songbook for Annamaria (String Quartet No. 1) (2001)

20 minutes.

"Maggio is known for being "gorgeous in sound yet lean in method," and this latest piece embodied those traits."
--The Arizona Daily Star

Incidental music for Dinner with Friends (2001)

Invisible Soundtrack (Hero) (2000)

for concert band. 5 minutes.

Dreams from Childhood (2000)

for piano four hands. 10 minutes.

Skylines (2000)

for orchestra. 7 minutes.

"Skylines might be around for the Copland bicentennial in 2100."
-- Boston Herald

Voyager (1999)

for wind ensemble. 8 minutes.

Riddle (1999)  

clarinet, violin, and piano. 13 minutes.

"It is a nicely put-together piece and a fine contribution to the chamber repertoire." -- The Washington Post

Divide (1999)  

for horn and piano. 12 minutes.

South Mountain Echoes (1999)  

for concert band. 15 minutes.

From Earth to the Moon (1999)

for chamber ensemble. 46 minutes.

The Wishing Tree (1999)

for SATB chorus. 12 minutes.

"One of the loveliest new works of choral music that I've heard in many a season."
-- Chestnut Hill Local

Psychedelic Circus (1998)

for concert band. 8 minutes.

Aristotle (1998)  

for SATB chorus. 6 minutes.

Fanfare on a Lullaby (1998)

for brass ensemble. 2 minutes.

Jacklight (1997)

for SATB chorus. 13 minutes.

America Songbook (1997)

60 minutes.

Big Top (1997)

for orchestra. 12 minutes.

"[A] rousing crowd-pleaser…"
-- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Phoenix (1997)  

for two flutes. 8 minutes.

Traveling Songs (1997)  

for flute and Guitar. 7 minutes.

Workaday Blues (1996)

for saxophone quartet. 13 minutes.

Songs and incidental music for Twelfth Night (1996)

by William Shakespeare.

The Laurel Tree (1996)

for two flutes and piano. 20 minutes.

"An extremely evocative work I should like to hear again."
-- Classical New Jersey

River Song (1996)  

for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, and 2 horns. 13 minutes.

Death of the Moth (1996)

for violin. 10 minutes.

Revolver (1996)

Brass Quintet and Drums. 18 minutes.

Songs and incidental music for Pericles (1996)

by William Shakespeare.

Internal Rhythms (1996)

for percussion ensemble. 15 minutes.

Men at Dusk (1995)

Baritone, viola and piano. 12 minutes.

Variations: My Native Land (after Charles Ives) (1995)

for solo guitar. 25 minutes.

Waltzes for the Dayroom (1995)

for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano. 20 minutes.

Incidental music for Of Mice and Men (1995)

by John Steinbeck.

Vol d'Oiseau (1995)

for cello, piano, and two percussionists. 20 minutes.

Tributary Streams (1994)

for alto saxophone, piano, bass and percussion. 21 minutes.

Barcarole (seven mad gods who rule the sea) (1994)  

for violin, cello, piano and percussion. 18 minutes.

Incidental music for Holiday Memories (1994)

by Truman Capote/stage version by Russell Vandenbroucke.

Incidental music for The Hidden Ones (1994)

by Judy GeBauer.

Incidental music for Twelve Dreams (1994)

by James Lapine.

Elysian Fields (1994)  

for solo flute. 7 minutes.

Two Quartets (1993)  

for 2 flutes and 2 cellos. 20 minutes.

"… Minimalistic yet achingly romantic…"
--Time Out New York

Eclipse (1993)

Mixed chorus and trombone. 5 minutes.

In the Middle of Summer Suddenly the Smell of Rain (1993)

for tenor, baritone and piano. 3.5 minutes.

"A quite remarkable love duet for tenor and baritone."
-- The Philadelphia Inquirer

Four Men at the Door Today (1993)

for soprano, alto, tenor, bass and piano. 7 minutes.

Joan at the Stake (1993)

a music drama by Robert Maggio and Maggie Robbins.

Light and Truth (1993)

for brass choir and percussion. 12 minutes.

Winter Toccata (I can't believe you want to die) (1993)  

for solo cello. 20 minutes.

"Winter Toccata is a personal, deeply felt response to the AIDS tragedy."
-- American Record Guide

Fluano Pianute (1992)  

for flute and piano. 15 minutes.

Distortion of Reality: MIDI Violin Music I (1992)

for Electric MIDI violin. 8 minutes.

Voices (1992)

for 2 narrators, 2 solo sopranos, chamber chorus, violin, cello, bass, harp. 30 minutes.

The Latent Rise of New Purity (1991)

a musical by Robert Maggio and Allan Heinberg.

Imaginary Dances (1991)

for orchestra. 35 minutes.

"The overall impression was of freshness and exuberance, of a joy in making music and making it enjoyable for the listener. It roused hope and expectation of more of the same from this talented composer."
-- The Montclairion

Love and Travel (1991)

for soprano and flute. 11 minutes.

Duo Concertante (1990)  

for violin and piano. 15 minutes.

Tragicomedy (1990)

for orchestra. 22 minutes.

Songs and incidental music for Shakuntala (1990)

by Kalidasa.

Dorian Prelude (1989)

for orchestra. 10 minutes.

"…an impressive orchestral essay."
-- The Cincinnati Post

Six Brief Interludes (1989)

for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and marimba. 6 minutes.

A Symphony of Memory (1989)

for orchestra. 31 minutes.

Fantasy: Spontaneous Lines (1989)  

for clarinet and piano. 13 minutes.

Prelude, Hymn and Toccata (1988)

for solo piano. 13 minutes.

"…a jazz-inflected work of solidly idiomatic keyboard writing."
-- The New York Times

Solo Clarinet Suite (1987)

10 minutes.

Trio (Anthem) (1987)

for violin, cello and piano. 26 minutes.

The Hand-Prints of Sorcerers (1987, rev. 1992)

for orchestra. 11 minutes.

Solo Viola Suite (1987)

11 minutes.

Distant Mirrors (1986)

for violin and guitar. 12 minutes.

City Songs (1986)

for Soprano and piano. 12 minutes.

Five Aztec Songs (1985)

Mezzo soprano, woodwind quartet and percussion. 25 minutes.

A Slow Dance Under Fire (1984)

a musical.

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