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| Background information | |
| Born | 1954  |
| Origin | Cleveland, New York |
| Genre(s) | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Pedagogue |
Eric Ewazen (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Cleveland is a Village in Oswego County, New York, United States. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance In Education, a teacher is one who helps Students or pupils often in a School, as well as in a Family, religious or 1954, Cleveland, Ohio) (pronounced ee-WAY-zen, according to the composer; it is a shortened version of a Ukrainian name, Ewaszczyszen) is an American composer and teacher. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Ewazen studied composition under Samuel Adler, Milton Babbitt, Gunther Schuller, Joseph Schwantner, Warren Benson, and Eugene Kurtz at the Eastman School of Music and The Juilliard School (where he received numerous composition awards, prizes, and fellowships). Samuel Hans Adler (born March 4, 1928) is an American ( German -born Composer and conductor. Milton Byron Babbitt (born May 10 1916 is an American Composer. Gunther Schuller (born November 22 1925) is an American Composer and horn player Joseph Schwantner (born March 22, 1943 in Chicago Illinois) is a Pulitzer Prize winning American composer and educator and a member Warren Benson ( Jan 26, 1924 – Oct 6, 2005) was an American composer Eugene Allen Kurtz (b Atlanta, Georgia, December 27, 1923; d Paris, July 7, 2006) was an American The Eastman School of Music (also known more simply as The Eastman School, Eastman, or ESM) is a music conservatory located in the The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. He has been on the faculty of The Juilliard School since 1980, and has been a lecturer for the New York Philharmonic's Musical Encounters Series. The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. He has also served on the faculties of the Hebrew Arts School and the Lincoln Center Institute. He served as Vice President of the League of Composers - International Society of Contemporary Music from 1982-1989, and was also composer-in-residence for the Orchestra of St. Luke's. The Orchestra of St Luke's is an American chamber orchestra based in New York City.
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Music
Ewazen's compositions have been performed by numerous ensembles and orchestras around the world, such as the Cleveland Orchestra, and at festivals such as Woodstock, Tanglewood, Aspen, Caramoor, Tidewater, and the Music Academy of the West, among others. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well The Cleveland Orchestra, located in Cleveland, Ohio is one of the major symphony Orchestras in the United States.
His works have been commissioned and performed by organizations such as the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, Greenwich Symphony, Fairfield Chamber Orchestra, American Brass Quintet, Borealis Wind Quintet, Bellevue Philharmonic, Detroit Chamber Winds, Western Piedmont Symphony, School for Strings, L'Amore di Musica, New York State Council on the Arts, the Philip-Morris Companies, Jerome Foundation, University of Arizona, University of Oklahoma, Music Academy of the West, and by soloists such as Julius Baker, Mindy Kaufman, Philip Smith, Joseph Alessi, and Eugene Becker (of the New York Philharmonic), Toni Lipton and Scott Brubaker (of the Metropolitan Opera), Olegna Fuschi, Rebecca Scott, James Houlik, and Leon Russianoff, among others. When the American Brass Quintet gave its first public performance on December 11, 1960, Brass chamber music was still relatively unknown to concert audiences The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA is an arts council serving the U University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U Julius Baker ( September 23 1915 &ndash August 8 2003) was one of the foremost American orchestral Flute players. The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active Symphony Orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842
Recordings
Among his recorded works are the "Ballad for Clarinet, Harp & String Orchestra" (John Russo); "Colchester Fantasy" (American Brass Quintet on Summit Records); "Sonata for Viola and Piano" (Eugene Becker on Clique Trak), "Symphony in Brass" (Summit Brass on Summit Records); "The Tiger" (William White on Hyperion Records), and Well-Tempered Productions has released an all-Ewazen disc of "Frost Fire", ". . . to cast a shadow again", "Quintet for Trumpet and Strings", "The Palace of Nine Perfections" (Oklahoma University Percussion Ensemble), and "Sonata for Horn & Piano" featuring the American Brass Quintet, Chamber Ensemble of St. University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U Luke's and Grammy winner William Sharp. In the fall of 1996, the principal chairs of the New York Philharmonic recorded a disc of Mr. Ewazen's music for Cala Records. There are three discs dedicated to his music on the Albany Records label: "Sejong Plays Ewazen" with the International Sejong Soloists, "Orchestral Music and Concertos" with the Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra conducted by Paul Polivnick, and "Bass Hits," a collection of concert pieces for bass trombone and various ensembles.
Publishers
Ewazen's music is published by Brass Ring Editions, Triplo Press, Encore Music, Southern Music, Boosey & Hawkes, Seesaw, and Eric Ewazen Publishing. Boosey & Hawkes is a British music publisher that claims to be the largest specialist Classical music publisher in the world
Partial list of works
For orchestra or wind ensemble
- Chamber Symphony (1986)
- Legacy (2000)
- Flight (2001)
- A Hymn for the Lost and the Living (2001)
- Celtic Hymns and Dances (1990)
- Celebration of a Cherished Life (2002)
- Sinfonia for String Orchestra (2001)
- Overture to the School for Strings (2000)
- Celestial Dancers (2007)
Concerti
- Shadowcatcher - Brass Quintet and Orchestra (1996)
- Concerto for Flute and Chamber Orchestra (1989)
- Down a River of Time - Oboe and String Orchestra (1999)
- Ballade for Clarinet, Harp, and String Orchestra (1987)
- Concerto for Trumpet and String Orchestra (1990)
- Danzante - Trumpet and Wind Ensemble (2004)
- Concerto for Tenor Trombone and Wind Ensemble (2001)
- Visions of Light - Tenor Trombone and Wind Ensemble (2003)
- Concerto for Bass Trombone or Tuba and Orchestra (1997)
- Concerto for Euphonium and Wind Ensemble (2003)
- Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra (1999)
- Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra (1997)
- Concerto for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble (2002)
- Cascadian Concerto for Wind Quintet and Orchestra (2003)
- Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra (1992)
- Concerto for Horn and String Orchestra (2002)
External links
- The Music of Eric Ewazen Eric Ewazen's Website - Contains complete list of works
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