Every violinist is familiar with the standards in the instrument's repertoire. However, the desire to discover, perform and enjoy music composed by underrepresented groups (ex. non-male, BIPOC) is growing. To make your search easier, I have compiled the list below of solo violin, string quartet, and other chamber works written by Indigenous composers. Music by Black Composers, a project by the RBP Foundation, put out a list of repertoire for violin and orchestra compiled by Rachel Barton Pine and Dr. Megan E. Hill. This was my inspiration.
Dawn Avery
Ohnekha'shòna Yakònkwe
-2020
-violin, prepared piano
-commissioned by Duo Concertante
-honoring Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG)
Raven Chacon
Lats’aadah
-2004
-solo violin
-written for Mark Menzies
(Bury Me) Where The Lightning [Will] Never Find Me
-2019
-bass clarinet, violin, cello, percussion
-commissioned by Arraymusic
Horse Notations
-2019
-flute, string quartet, 2 hand drums
-commissioned by Oregon East Symphony
Journey of the Horizontal People
-2016
-string quartet
-commissioned by Kronos Quartet
Double Weaving
-2014
-string quartet
-commissioned by ETHEL Quartet
Pointillismo
-2001
-string quartet
Biyan
-2011
-flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion
-commissioned by Ensemble Music New Mexico
Brent Michael Davids
Wood That Sings
-2019
-solo violin
-commissioned by Dr. Katherine McLin
Tinnitus Quartet
-2005
-string quartet
-commissioned by Miró Quartet
The Last of James Fenimore Cooper
-2001
-string quartet, narrator
-written for Miró Quartet
-commissioned by the Caramoor International Music Festival
Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate
Pisachi (Reveal)
-2013
-string quartet
-commissioned by ETHEL Quartet
Abitahánta’: The Hunter Who Was Not So Great
-2021
-solo violin, narrator
-commissioned by Katie Lansdale
Shawi’ Imanompa’ (Raccoon Talk)
-2019
-solo violin
-commissioned by Katie Lansdale
MoonStrike
-2019
-string quartet
-commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players
Oshta (Four)
-2017
-solo violin
-commissioned by Irina Muresanu
Standing Bear: A Ponca Indian Cantata in Eight Tableaux
-2016
-baritone, piano, string sextet
-commissioned by Hildegard Center for the Arts
Melody McKiver
Odaanaabag
-2019
-string quartet, pre-recorded electronics
-commissioned by Jumblies Theatre and Sound-streams
Trio on Themes by Sadie Buck
-2021
-violin, viola, vibraphone