"Sarah Davol's Gulf Migration suggests the flight of millions of birds over the broad expanse of blue water. The composer plays this wonderfully descriptive work with fellow oboist Christa Robinson and bassoonist Atsuko Sato." - Fanfare Magazine (review of Double Take: American Reed on Albany Records)
"An intriguing piece by Davol titled Long Road Back, opened brisk and springlike, picking up the pace with the highs of Marcia Hankle’s flute playing contrapuntally against the lows of Davol’s oboe and Maureen Strenge’s bassoon…." - Lucid Culture blog (Trinity Wall Street Chamber Music Series)
The concert opened with three contiguous, lyrical pieces illustrating daybreak…Davol’s “Cloths of Heaven” added a plaintive drone grounding the winds. The second half was full of genre works, (including) Davol’s brief, charming oboe solo étude in D minor, “The Bee,” - Broadstreet Review, Philadelphia (2018)
WOODWIND CHAMBER MUSIC
Gulf Migration
for two oboes and bassoon ("Double Take" CD on Albany Records), commissioned by Three by the Sea, Los Angeles, CA
Percolation
for woodwind quintet, commissioned 2023 by the Teaneck Creek Conservancy, premiered by Englewinds
Long Road Back
for wind quartet and percussion, premiered by Englewinds at St. Paul’s Chapel, NYC
Roots
for woodwind quartet, premiered by Englewinds at Flat Rock Brook Nature Center, NJ
OBOE AND…
Etude in d minor (The Bee)
for solo oboe premiered by Englewinds
Prelude and Lament
for flute and oboe premiered by Englewinds at the Puffin Cultural Forum ("Tulpe" CD on Okenti label and cdbaby.com)
Estuary
for oboe and cello ("Tulpe" CD on Okenti label and cdbaby.com)
Chrysalis
for solo oboe and dancer, choreography by Alexis Davol, premiered 2022 at Puffin Cultural Forum, NJ
Child at the Well
for oboe and bassoon, premiered by Double Entendre at Lambert Castle, Paterson, NJ 2014
Flat Rock
for oboe, bassoon and spoken word, premiered at Flat Rock Brook Nature Center, NJ
Meadowlands Meditation
for oboe and piano premiered at Puffin Cultural Forum, Teaneck, NJ
Fifteen Degrees
for oboe and mbira premiered with Tim Blunk, Basking RidgePresbyterian, NJ
Kyeah
for oboe and drum premiered by Englewinds
Ripple in the Ocean
for oboe and spoken word, poem by Kelsey Beltz, premiered at Peace Pole inauguration, Puffin Sculpture Park, NJ
Out of Israel
for oboe and spoken word, poem by Marguerite W. Davol, premiered at Central Queens YWHA, NYC
CLASSICAL CHORAL MUSIC
American Statue
for choir in unison, winds and piano premiered by the Teaneck Community Chorus, NJ
American Statue
for div. SATB choir, arr. Ryan Brandau. premiered by Trinity Wall Street Choir, NYC on July 4th, 2021
American Statue
for string chamber orchestra, arr. Ryan Brandau, arrangement commissioned and premiered by Muhlenberg College Orchestra, PA
Teaneck Turtle
for choir and solo horn, premiered by the Teaneck Community Chorus, NJ
Silence
for choir, woodwind quartet and sign language, premiered by the Teaneck Community Chorus, NJ
Teaneck Creek Conservancy
for children's choir and piano, premiered by students of Hawthorne Elementary School, NJ
Hymn for St. Leonard
for choir, premiered by Good Shepherd Lutheran, Glen Rock, NJ
JAZZ BALLADS
Amaize-me
premiered by Sarah Davol, Tomoko Ohno and Tim Horner, Puffin Cultural Forum, NJ
Emily in the Rain
premiered privately 2012 in memoriam Marguerite W. Davol, All Saints Episcopal Church, South Hadley, MA
premiered publicly by Peter Donohoe, pianist, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA
Half a Moon
premiered by Lauren Hooker, Rufus Reid and Tim Horner at Cedar Lane Cinemas’
Benefit for Hurricane Sandy
Monterey Bay
I’m Fading Into the Moonlight
premiered by Peter Donohoe, pianist, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA
A Rose in the Rain
Total Eclipse
premiered by Sarah Davol, Tomoko Ohno and James Musto, Basking Ridge Presbyterian, NJ
CLASSICAL/WORLD MUSIC
Wulankuntewa'kan
("Peace" - Lenape) ("Tulpe" CD on Okenti label and cdbaby.com)
FOLK/COUNTRY MUSIC
Magic Potion
for voice and guitar (harmonized for guitar by Marianne Osiel
RELIGIOUS MUSIC/MIXED INSTRUMENTS AND VOICE
Psalm 23
for solo oboe and spoken voice (commissioned 2023 by Wonalancet Chapel, NH)
Mountains in the Morning
for oboe, soprano and voice (commissioned and premiered August 2024 by Peggy Johnson for Melvin Village Community Church, NH)