BZU Publishing is the official publisher of American composer Joseph Swensen

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BZU Publishing represents and administers
the complete catalogue of American composer
JOSEPH SWENSEN, offering professional support for:

• score and orchestral parts rental
• licensing & publishing inquiries
• synchronization (film / TV / streaming)
• commissioning of new works
• international promotion & project development

Our mission is to ensure worldwide visibility and access to SWENSEN’s catalogue, supporting collaborations with orchestras, festivals, ensembles, producers and media platforms across the world.

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WORKS & CATALOGUE

ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS

Saga Trilogy (2020–2022) — for large orchestra

(Recorded by B Records, October 2025)

  • Primordial Cosmos (2021) — for amplified double bass and 22 strings (15’)

  • SAGA (2020) — concerto for solo cello, orchestra and accordion obligato (25’)

  • Song of Infinity (2022) — for solo viola or clarinet, choir and orchestra (20’)

Hafiz

Symphony in 5 movements for soprano and large orchestra
(World Premiere – April 2026, ONBA)
35’

Requiem for Shizue (1995) for solo shakuhachi and string orchestra
22’

Langeland Reveries (2017) for strings, keyboard and percussion
14’

Mahler in Manhattan (2017) for solo violin, solo horn, 14 strings and percussion
15’

Obsession (2020) for viola and piano

My Name is Infinity (2020) for soprano voice and piano

ARRANGEMENTS & ORCHESTRATIONS

For string orchestra

  • BRIDGE / SWENSEN — Meditation for Saxophone and String Orchestra

  • DEBUSSY — Beau Soir, arr. for solo violin and strings

  • DEBUSSY — La fille aux cheveux de lin, arr. for solo violin and strings

  • KREISLER / SWENSEN — Three Pieces for Violin and Strings

  • TCHAIKOVSKY — Meditation, Op.42 No.1, arr. for solo violin and strings

Other orchestral arrangements

  • BRAHMS / SWENSEN — Sonatensatz for Violin and Orchestra

  • NIELSEN — Four Movements for Orchestra (1888), orch. Swensen

  • PROKOFIEV — Cinq Mélodies (1920), arr. for violin and orchestra

  • SCHUMANN, Clara / SWENSEN — Romance in A minor for Wind Ensemble

  • SCHUMANN, Clara / SWENSEN — Three Romances for Violin and Orchestra

Large-scale orchestral project

  • WAGNER / SWENSEN — Ring Odyssey
    for large orchestra, soprano, tenor, bass and male choir
    (Alpha Classics, September 2024)