"clever, funky, jazzy and virtuosic"
Daily Gazette, Geraldine Freeman

The music of American composer Andrea Reinkemeyer “offers a luminous glimpse of the next world” (Fanfare Magazine) as it “explores a reverent sound world that hovers just above the brink of silence” (Second Inversion), using “spare, melancholy passages to traverse a complex emotional landscape” (Eugene Weekly) “from reverence and supplication to mournfulness despair” (textura).

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BAND

2025

O memory, hope, love

Concert Band

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"Andrea's submissions stood out among the rest due to her strong musical voice,
lyrical and sophisticated writing and excellent craftsmanship
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Premiere Performance, December 2025

Consortium Commission: Concert Band

O memory, hope, love for Concert Band (2025)

Four State Symphonic Winds Consortium Commission:

We would love for your band to join our consortium to commission a new composition in honor of honor Craig Fuchs by composer Andrea Reinkemeyer. This work will be playable by most high school bands, and will be premiered next Fall! If you would like to be part of this premiere, please check out the link below: https://forms.gle/bUi2J9AdgyHSexo39

Four State Symphonic Winds is a wind ensemble made up of area music teachers, university professors, and advanced musicians in the Four States area of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

Joplin, Missouri/USA
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November 7 and 8, 2025 at 7:00 pm

Performance: Water Sings Fire

Daniel Cho, conductor; Nathan Meltzer, violin; Alabama Symphony Orchestra

PROGRAM: Seeking & Soaring

REINKEMEYER: Water Sings Fire

BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D Major

SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 in D Major

Birmingham, Alabama / USA
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Featured Video

Red Flame for Flute and Marimba (2021)

Red Flame for Flute and Marimba (2021)

Red Flame for Flute and Marimba (2021) was commissioned by Dr. Abigail Sperling with support from the Oregon Arts Commission. This piece draws inspiration from three bird species found in Oregon, notable for their vibrant red markings and precarious position on conservation watchlists: rfous hummingbird (selasphorus rufus), Anna's humminbird (calypte anna), and ferruginous hawk (buteo regalis). In nature, bright colors often signal a warning to predators, however, these birds were chosen as a warning for humans who must take meaningful action on climate change to protect ourselves and these beautiful animals. — Andrea Reinkemeyer

Alexis Evers, Flute; Florian Conzetti, marimba