Marcel’s compositions include works for solo piano, duo piano, piano trio, chamber ensemble, songs, choir, chamber opera – as well as music for film and theatre/cabaret projects, and electroacoustic media (soundscapes). He fuses a variety of stylistic influences- ranging from minimalism and 20th century avant-garde to jazz, pop and world music into his own distinct musical language.
Piano Solo | |||
| For George (6') | 2023 | Listen | |
| Carillon (5’) | 2021 | Listen | |
| Relaxation Rag (1’30) | 2020 | Watch | |
| The Flow/I (2’30) | 2020 | Watch | |
| The Flow/II (3’50) | 2020 | ||
| Chorale - for Emilie (1’) | 2020 | ||
| Écoulement III (6’00) | 2020 | Listen | |
| Another Day (1’30) | 2019 | ||
| Lontano (4’50) | 2019 | ||
| Nocturne #1 (6’00) | 2019 | ||
| Solitude (3’15) | 2019 | ||
| Homage (5’30) | 2019 | Premiered at the Museé d’art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain, Nice, France, July, 2019 | |
| Prelude - for piano, left hand (5’) | 2019 | Premiered at the Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre,Vernon, BC, April 2019 | |
| Dorian Night (3’20) | 2019 | Listen | |
| For You/II (6’) | 2018 | ||
| For You (2’30) | 2016 | ||
| April-1 (2’) | 2016 | trailer’ -music playing on this website | |
| Écoulement I (5’00) | 2016 | Listen | |
| Écoulement II (10’00) | 2016 | Listen | |
| Chorale (3’45) | 2016 | ||
| Intrada - for piano, right hand (3’30) | 2015 | ||
| Jazz Study #1 (1’45) | 2015 | Watch | |
| Nocturnal Etude (3’45) | 2014 | ||
| Continuum (3’) | 2014 | Premiered in Paris at the Palais de Tokyo on 11/04/2014 by Nicolas Horvath. Click to view score: Continuum | |
| Improvisation #1 (3’50) | 2012 | ||
Two Pianos | |||
| Echoes of Tchaikovsky (18’) | 2014 | Commissioned by the San Francisco International Music Festival. Premiered at the 4th Salkind Duo Piano Festival. Click to view scores: Movement I | Movement II | Movement III | |
| Fantasy on Themes from Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” (14’) | 2012 | Commissioned by the San Francisco International Music Festival. Premiere at the 4th Salkind Duo Piano Festival | |
| Fear...less (for 2 pianos and pre-recorded soundscape (12’) | 2012 | Premiered at the Rose Gelllert Hall, Langley, BC | |
| Double Spiral (7'30) White Rock Boogie (5') | 2012 2011 | Premiered in Merkin Hall, New York Commissioned by Jesse Plessis and Bente Hanson with help from the Fernie & District Arts Community | |
| Boogiemania- extended version (7’) | 2009 | Premiere performance and CD-recording in Middelburg/The Netherlands, February 2009. The recording was released as part of an 11- CD box issued by Brilliant Classics in November 2010 (Minimal Piano Collection, Volumes X-XX) | |
| Incessant Bells (7’) | 2007 | Commissioned and recorded by CBC for an On Stage concert and broadcast production. Premiere performance at the Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, March 2007. Appears on the Minimal Piano Collection, Volume XIV (Brilliant Classics, 2010) | |
| Benvenuto (3’30) | 2006 | Premiered at the Lek Art Festival in Culemborg/The Netherlands, Sept. 2006 | |
| Midnight Journey (3’45) | 2005 | Premiered at the Lek Art Festival in Culemborg/The Netherlands, Sept. 2006. Appears on the Minimal Piano Collection, Volume XIV (Brilliant Classics, 2010) | |
| Morning Train (4’) | 2005 | Premiered as part of the Gala Concert presented by the Canadian National Conservatory of Music during its annual pedagogy symposium in Palmerston, ON., July 2006. Appears on the Minimal Piano Collection, Volume XIV (Brilliant Classics, 2010) | |
| Urban Pulse (12’) | 2005 | Commissioned by the Murray Dranoff Foundation for the 10th Murray Dranoff International Two Piano Competition; premiered during the Semi-final round and the Finals Gala Concert in Miami, Dec. 2005 Click to view score: Urban Pulse Roundabout |  |
| Fantasy on themes from Porgy & Bess (Gershwin) (28‘) | 2004 | Appears on the CD At the Opera (Arktos, 2005) | |
| Boogiemania (5‘) | 2002 | Premiered at the Rozsa Centre, Calgary, April 2003 | |
Two pianos & other instruments | |||
| Fear...less (for 2 pianos and pre-recorded soundscape (12’) | 2012 | Premiered at Rose Gelllert Hall, Langley, BC, Nov. 2012 | |
| Midsummer Flower –for mixed choir, 2 pianos and percussion (8’30) | 2008 | Commissioned by the Spiritus Chamber Choir; premiered at Knox United Church,Calgary,May 2008 | |
| Every Man – for 5 voices and 2 pianos (7’) | 2004 | Written for and premiered at the Lek Art Festival in Culemborg/The Netherlands, Sept. 2004 | |
| Culemborg City Soundscape – for 2 pianos, tape and percussion (32’) | 2002 | Written for and premiered at the Lek Art Festival in Culemborg/The Netherlands, Sept. 2002; Appears on the CD Culemborg City Soundscape (Piano Productions, 2002) | |
Two Pianos & Orchestra | |||
| Concerto for 2 pianos - version for chamber ensemble | 2019 | Commissioned by the White Rock Concert Society. Premiered with the Turning Point Ensemble, Owen Underhill, conductor; White Rock Baptist Church, Surrey, BC, November 2019 | |
| Joy Ride- for String Orchestra and Percussion | 2019 | Commissioned by the Langley Community Music School in celebration of its’ 50th anniversary. Premiered by the LCMS senior orchestra and members of the Surrey Youth Orchestra, Joel Stobbe, conductor; Church in the Valley, Langley, BC, June 2019 | |
| Concerto for 2 pianos | 2014 | Premiered with the Red Deer Symphony, Claude Lapalme, conductor | |
Piano four hands and Orchestra | |||
| Concerto for piano four hands and chamber ensemble | 2017 | Premiered with the John Avison Orchestra, commissioned by White Rock Concerts | |
Four pianos and multiple pianos | |||
| Elise’s Musette (7’45) for six or more players at three keyboards | 2018 | Commissioned by the VSO School of Music Society. Premiered by the VSOSoM Piano Orchestra, William Rowson, conductor; Orpheum, Vancouver, BC, June 2018 | |
| Four for Boogie -for four pianos (7’) | 2012 | Premiered at White Rock Baptist Church, Surrey, BC, Oct.19, 2012 (Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann, Alexander and Daniel Tselyakov, piano) | |
| Four pianos (together with Donald Rubinstein, Philippe Bodin and Andrea Clearfield) (21’) | 1998 | Performed and recorded live at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Nov. 1998; Appears on the CD Acceptance (Black Starlight Records, 2005) | |
Piano duet | |||
| Jazz Study #1 | 2022 | Premiered at the Honens Festival, Calgary, AB, September 2022 | |
| Morning Train | 2019 | ||
| Last dream to paradise (5’) (with Don Rubinstein) | 1998 | Appears on the CD Long Parade (Blue horse records, 2000) | |
| Circus serenade (with D. Rubinstein) (1’) | 1998 | Appears on the CD Long Parade (Blue horse records, 2000) | |
| Four hands (with D. Rubinstein) (4’45) | 1998 | Appears on the CD Maya (Desert Link Records, 1999) | |
Two pianos eight hands | |||
| Take the Skeena | 2017 | Commissioned by the Langley Community Music School in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary. Premiered at Rose Gellert Hall, Langley, BC, November 2017 | |
Other chamber music | |||
| Ocean Park Afternoon for violin and piano | 2020 | Commissioned by the White Rock Concert Society. Premiered at the White Rock Baptist Church, Surrey, BC, January 2020 (Mark Fewer, violin; Marcel Bergmann, piano) | |
| run around for violin and piano | 2020 | Commissioned by the White Rock Concert Society. Premiered at the White Rock Baptist Church, Surrey, BC, January 2020 (Mark Fewer, violin; Marcel Bergmann, piano) | |
| Many Swans for cello and piano | 2015 | Commissioned by Ian Hampton for his 80th Birthday and premiered at a gala celebration concert at Rose Gellert Hall, Langley, BC, March 2015 (Ian Hampton, cello; Marcel Bergmann, piano) | |
| Intango for flute(vln), cello and piano (10’) | 2014 | Premiered at the Rose Gelllert Hall, Langley, BC, March 2014 (Paul Hung, Flute, Ben Goheen, Cello, and Elizabeth Bergmann, piano) | |
| Tango Frenético for violin, cello and 2 pianos (7’) | 2008 | Premiered at the Pulse Chamber Music Festival in Langley/Vancouver,July 2008 DVD 2010 | |
| Summer Tides – for chamber orchestra (7’30) | 2007 | Commissioned and premiered at the Pulse Chamber Music Festival in Langley/Vancouver, August 2007 | |
| Blue Autumn – for cello and piano (7’20) | 2006 | Commissioned by Beth Root Sandvoss and premiered at the University of Calgary New Music Festival, February 2007. Appears on the CD “Blue Autumn” (Arktos, 2007) Click to view score: Blue Autumn | |
| Tango laszivo for cello, guitar and piano (6’) | 2002 | Premiered at the Banff Centre, February 2002 | |
Opera,Theatre and Cabaret | |||
| REQUIEM FOR A LOST GIRL -a chamber musical about homelessness, libretto by Onalea Gilbertson; (80’) For three solo voices, small chorus, choir, violin, viola, cello, saxophones/clarinet, piano, keyboards and percussion, with writing and additional music by the Kettle Choir and Writers Guild | 2018 | (Originally commissioned by the Land’s End Chamber Music Society for the Land’s End Chamber Ensemble) Presented by Vancouver Opera in partnership with The Kettle Society and SFU Woodwards Community Programs at the 2018 Vancouver Opera Festival, with members of Vancouver Opera’s Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program, members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra and Chorus, and the Kettle Choir and Writers Guild, Marcel Bergmann,conductor; Fei and Milton Wong Experimental Theatre,SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, May 4,7, 2018 | |
| REQUIEM FOR A LOST GIRL -a chamber musical about homelessness, libretto by Onalea Gilbertson; (80’) For three solo voices, small chorus, choir, violin, viola, cello, saxophones/clarinet, piano, keyboards and percussion, with writing and additional music by a special chorus of people with experience of homelessness | 2012 | (Originally commissioned by the Land’s End Chamber Music Society for the Land’s End Chamber Ensemble) Presented as part of The New York Musical Theatre Festival, with members of the New York City and Calgary music and homeless communities, Marcel Bergmann, conductor; The Theatre at St. Clements, New York City, NY, July 17,18, 2012 | |
| TWO BIT OPER –EH?-SHUN (65’) libretto by Onalea Gilbertson For three solo voices, small chorus, choir, violin, viola, cello, saxophones/clarinet,piano, keyboards and percussion | 2010 | Commissioned by the Land’s End Chamber Music Society & written for the Land’s End Chamber Ensemble, the Premiere of TWO BIT OPER –EH?-SHUN was presented by One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo in January 2010 at Grace Presbyterian Church in Calgary, Alberta | |
| Yala, Princess of Lataka (60’) | 2004 | In collaboration with students of Calgary’s West Dover elementary school as part of Calgary Opera’s Let’s create an Opera project. Premiered at West Dover Elementary School, June 2004 | |
| Der Avatar (50’) | 2001 | Commissioned by the Musikforum Niedersachsen e.V with performances in various cities in Northern Germany, June & August 2001 | |
| Online an der Leine – text & lyrics by Helmut Ruge; a cabaret/multimedia event (45’) | 2000 | Premiered as part of the cultural program of the EXPO 2000 in Hannover/Germany,June & July 2000 | |
| Baden Rebelliert –a play by Helmut Ruge (with Boris Ruge) (50’) | 1998 | Commissioned by the Badische Landesbühne in Bruchsal/Germany; Performances in over 30 cities across Baden-Württemberg from June 4 - July 12,1998 | |
| Transatlantis – a multimedia show (20’) | 1997 | Performances at the Eisfabrik, Hannover/Germany, January 1997 | |
| In Teufel’s Küche (with B. Ruge) - Music for a cabaret show with Helmut Ruge (25’) | 1993 | Performances at the Drehleier in Munich/Germany, Oct. & Nov.1993 | |
| Cleaners on strike – an evening of music & cabaret (with Boris Ruge) (60’) | 1991 | Performances at the Unterton in Munich/Germany, July 1991 | |
Film/Television | |||
| Constellations (4’36) for two pianos and electronic soundscape/or electroacoustic media | 2020 | An interdisciplinary collaboration/music video with the support of the Canada Council. Filmed by Emil Agopian, choreography by Yukichi Hattori, music performed by Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann. Filmed, recorded and produced in Surrey, BC and Calgary, AB Official launch event (via ZOOM), Oct.17, 2020 | Watch |
| Lyonel Feiningers Deutschland – Bilder (14’15) | 1997 | Produced by the Bavarian Television and broadcast by the BR and various other European broadcasting corporations | |
| Keine Stadt ist nur Schwarz-Weiss (2’30) | 1995 | Music for the prize winning short film presented at the short film festival1995 in Hannover, Germany | |
| Albrecht Dürers Reise nach Venedig (2’) | 1994 | Produced by the Bavarian Television and broadcast by the BR and various other European broadcasting corporations | |
| Giorgio Bavarese – Johann Georg v. Dillis (6’45) | 1993 | Produced by the Bavarian Television and broadcast by the BR and various other European broadcasting corporations | |
| Wie will ich Griechenland blau malen –Bayerische Maler sehen Griechenland (11’) | 1993 | Produced by the Bavarian Television and broadcast by the BR and various other European broadcasting corporations | |
| Bestimmung: Landschaftsmaler – Carl Blechen (3’45) | 1990 | Produced by the Bavarian Television and broadcast by the BR and various other European broadcasting corporations | |
Electroacoustic, Digital Media, Soundscapes | |||
| Excursions I-III (18’15) | 2016 | Listen | |
| Shadow lines (12’30) | 2015 | Listen | |
| Nova Bossa (3’55) | 2015 | Listen | |
| Carillon#1 (3’17) | 2014 | Listen | |
Miscellaneous | |||
| Rodney (Bossa Nova) (3’) | 2004 | ||
| Fata Morgana (music & lyrics) (4’15) | 1998 | Appears on the CD When I am with you (Cetonia 001,1998) |