Bolcom, William -- Encyclopædia Britannica bolcom, william American composer, pianist, and teacher whose compositionsencompass many idioms, from popular cabaret songs to more traditional classical http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9080471
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Music Of William Albright American compoers, organist and pianist of great repute, william Albright He was a prinipal figure with william bolcom in the revival of interest in http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cyoungk/albright.htm
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Performer's Bios For The Albright Concert of Michigan under william bolcom, william Albright and Bright Sheng. Ann Arbor pianist Kathryn Goodson maintains a challenging schedule in the US http://www-personal.umich.edu/~cyoungk/albrightbios.htm
Extractions: Guitarist Matthew Ardizzone on the faculty of Nazareth College in Rochester, New York. As a soloist, Ardizzone won First Prize at the 1995 Rantucci Guitar Competition and placed in the top five at the 1997 Stotsenberg International Guitar Competition. He has performed throughout the midwest and northeast United States with concerts and master classes at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Bowling Green State University, Eastern Michigan University, and the University of Iowa. Ardizzone has studied with Nicholas Goluses, Edward Flower and with Eliot Fisk through a fellowship at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. He is currently editing a collection of mazurkas, including his own transcriptions, for Mel Bay Publishing Co.; he published a related article in Soundboard Magazine (Spring '98). With Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Ithaca College, Ardizzone became the first guitarist to receive the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music in May of 1997.
IHAS Composer william bolcom (1938 ). The eclecticism at the heart of American music takes avital A composer of songs, operas, and instrumental works, a pianist of http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/composer/bolcom.html
Extractions: T Born in Seattle on May 26, 1938, Bolcom studied at Stanford University, with Darius Milhaud in 1958 and with Olivier Messiaen in Paris afterwards before settling in New York in the 1960's, where he immersed himself for a time in the ragtime of Scott Joplin and Eubie Blake, as well as pursuing a fascination for another Blake: the mystical English Romantic poet, William. This latter interest culminated in 1984 with Bolcom's powerful cycle, SONGS OF INNOCENCE AND EXPERIENCE, in which he set forty-six Blake poems for solo voice and piano, orchestra and chorus. Demonstrating a flair for the dramatic, a fondness for experimentation and combination of pre-existing styles with his own dissonant textures and jaunty vernacular idiom, Bolcom's catalogue encompasses the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1988 TWELVE ETUDES FOR PIANO, VIOLIN, CLARINET, FLUTE, AND PIANO, ten string quartets, and five piano concerti. For the stage he has composed a chamber opera, DYNAMITE TONIGHT (1963), GREATSHOT (1969), THEATRE OF THE ABSURD (1970), as well as the highly acclaimed opera based on Frank Norris' novel, MCTEAGUE, which had its premiere at Chicago's Lyric Opera in 1992, and he has constructed many a delightful cabaret evening of his songs, among them the winning AMOR. Since 1973 Bolcom has taught at the University of Michigan. Home Profiles Timeline Thirteen Online ... PBS Online
William Bolcom william bolcom showed an early musical talent, and at 11 years of age, bolcom has accompanied his wife, mezzosoprano Joan Morris, as a pianist on over http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/appendix/Composers/B/WilliamBolcom.html
Extractions: Sonata for Cello and Piano William Bolcom showed an early musical talent, and at 11 years of age, enrolled in the University of Washington. There he studied composition and piano under John Verrall and Berthe Poncy Jacobson. He graduated with a B.A. in 1958. He continued to study music at Mills College in California and the Conservatoire de Musique in Paris. After receiving doctorate in composition from Stanford, he returned to Europe where he composed theatre scores in West Germany. On his return to the United States, he continued to commission work for Standard University and the Yale Repertory among others. Bolcom has been teaching composition at the University of Michigan since 1973. In the fall of 1994 his was named a Ross Lee Finney Distinguished University Professor of Music.
June 2003 Columns Magazine Feature: Rag To Riches (such as renowned pianist Ignace Paderewski) who visited Seattle to play withthe symphony. william bolcom with his younger sister Robin, July 1950. http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/june03/riches01.html
Extractions: Robert and Virginia Bolcom weren't sure what to do with their son William. Here he was, 4 years old, not yet old enough for kindergarten, yet he played the piano like a maestro. And he composed, too-a Mozart in the making. Young William grew up in a cocoon of music. His grandfather was a flamboyant Seattle lumber baron who thought nothing of smoking 20 cigars and downing two quarts of Scotch a day. He built an entire wing on his mansion overlooking Golden Gardens Park to accommodate famous musicians (such as renowned pianist Ignace Paderewski) who visited Seattle to play with the symphony. William Bolcom with his younger sister Robin, July 1950. Photo courtesy John Pollock. Bolcom's mother, an elementary school teacher, played classical music records to him when he was still in utero. His father, an industrial light bulb salesman, grew up rubbing elbows with music's elite who dropped by his home all the time. Although no one in the Bolcom household was an accomplished musician (his mom did play a mean "I Love You Truly" on the piano, however), William Bolcom grew up with music in his veins and talent many compared to the masters. But what do you do with a prodigy? The Bolcoms didn't know, so they telephoned the University of Washington School of Music, looking for some advice. (Enroll him for private piano lessons at the UW when he turns 11, they were told.)
With A Song In Their Hearts: Bolcom And Morris Seattle native and UW alumnus william bolcom served as the Hans and Thelma He is a renowned composer/pianist who studied with Darius Milhaud and one of http://www.washington.edu/research/showcase/1993a.html
Extractions: Seattle native and UW alumnus William Bolcom served as the Hans and Thelma Lehmann Distinguished Professor in the UW music department during 1993-94. He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for his work, 12 New Etudes for Piano Bolcom studied composition at the UW under John Verrall; later, he studied with Darius Milhaud. Bolcom has composed I Will Breathe A Mountain , premiered by Marilyn Horne at the Carnegie Hall Centennial; Third Sonata for Violin and Piano , commissioned for and premiered by Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg at the Aspen Music Festival; and Songs of Innocence and of Experience , described as "a masterpiece of our time and place" by The New York Times Bolcom's 1992 opera, McTeague , commissioned and premiered by the Chicago Civic Light Opera, earned praise from the New York Magazine for its "gallant effort to restore music to its rightful place as the dominant and defining element in the operatic mix." The opera was televised by the Public Broadcasting Service as The Real McTeague , a television special conceived by Robert Altman. The Los Angeles Times wrote: "The composer, a master of his complex craft, wrote an accessible score that cannily bridged period pop, mild-mannered modernism and old-fashioned operatic convention."
Extractions: by Linda Holzer, D.Mus. University of Arkansas - Little Rock M usic teachers fill a special role in modern American society. In the 21st century, we are both innovators in the present and keepers of the cultural flame that was passed to us by our own mentors. We want our students to appreciate the relevance of music and musicians to their lives. The repertoire we choose to teach becomes an important tool in this process. The piano has been blessed with a truly vast repertoire, representing centuries of keyboard material. The piano repertoire continues to grow, with modern composers adding to it each year. The blessing in this condition is that the possibilities for musical discovery are endless! Some Guidelines and Sources for Choosing Repertoire Repertoire for Piano One Hand Return to The Teaching Studio Return to the Piano Education Home Page "Monsterpieces (and others)" by Bolcom "The Peanuts Gallery" by Zwilich
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Michigan Writers Series - Seaton/Bolcom, 04/19/2002 Playwright Sandra Seaton with Composer/pianist william bolcom william bolcom,DMA, is a Pulitzer Prizewinning composer and pianist. http://www.lib.msu.edu/vincent/writers/spring02/041902.htm
Extractions: with Composer/Pianist William Bolcom Sandra Seaton Interview with Stephanie Mathson, MSU Libraries Introduction to Presentations By Peter Berg of the MSU Libraries Presentation Part 1 Sandra Seaton Presentation Part 2 William Bolcom Audience Questions Sandra Seaton is the author of the award-winning play The Bridge Party , which dramatizes the way of life of middle-class blacks in the South before the modern civil rights movement. Ms. Seaton collaborated with composer William Bolcom to produce the song cycle for her most recent work, From The Diary of Sally Hemmings . A Professor of English at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Sandra Seaton teaches courses in playwriting, fiction writing, and African American Literature. Her scholarly work, which has been microfilmed by the Tennessee State Archives, focuses on research about African American communities in the South from colonial times through the era of segregation: http://www.grad.cmich.edu/seaton/Sandra_Seaton.htm
Extractions: Pull bar up for more space then back down to navigate S earch Site For: Recommended Ragtime and Old-Time Music Folios The first set of books shown here are all from Dover Publications , available currently through most any music store, from the publisher, or from many of the web vendors listed below. You may click on a cover to order the book directly and/or set up a shopping cart. All of these collections contain good information on both the songs and the composers, and should provide a more than substantial base for a ragtime/old-time music library with virtually no duplication and substantially less outlay than buying individual sheets. Dover has recently established an on-line presence that allows direct on-line purchasing at store.doverpublications.com , or you may write to them for catalogs or more info at Dover Publications, 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, NY 11501. Click HERE for RAGTIME BOOKS or HERE for POPULAR SONG COLLECTIONS Scott Joplin - Complete Piano Rags Note that this contains only Joplin's rags, does not include Solace or his marches, waltzes, and songs.
Extractions: Pull bar up for more space then back down to navigate original Listings are updated often. Last Update 08/23/2005 Left Click on title to play MIDI or thumbnail to View full size cover - Right Click to Download either (in most browsers) S earch For: Previous Page Next Page Contemporary Piano Rags Dicty's on Seventh Avenue Eubie Blake - c. 1949: After a long career that started with writing ragtime and supposedly ended after a string of successful songs and musicals co-written with partner Noble Sissle , Eubie retired from performance and composition in his sixties to a life of leisure. Really? The renewed interest in ragtime that was prompted by the Rudi Blesh and Harriet Janis book They All Played Ragtime (1950) in which Eubie provided much valuable information about ragtime and those who created it, may have also renewed Blake's interest in the genre as well. Rolling back to 1945, one of Eubie's first goals in pseudo-retirement was to become more musically educated. So he went to school to learn music theory and ended up taking classes learning the Schillinger composition system. Joseph Schillinger (1891-1943) had created an innovative theory of composition in which certain elements of rhythm, melody and harmony were simplified into mathematical and geometric relationships. In fact, he actually created a catalog of all of the possible results of these relationships. Eubie took quickly to the methodology and completed the four year course in two years. To codify this knowledge Eubie composed what he called his thesis paper on the topic
NPR : Richard Rodgers, Charlie Chaplin And William Bolcom audience to something extra with Smile, by Charlie Chaplin. And finally, wehear william bolcom s Graceful Ghost rag, played by pianist Christopher Taylor. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4200492
Poet, Essayist Edward Hirsch To Speak At Illinois Wesleyan Composerpianist william bolcom is the1988 recipient of the Pulitzer Prize formusic for his composition 12 New Etudes for Piano. Originally from Seattle http://www.iwu.edu/~iwunews/newsrlse/tw257.html
Extractions: 2001 Symposium of Contemporary Music BLOOMINGTON, Ill.William Bolcom, recipient of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for music, will be the featured composer at Illinois Wesleyan University's Symposium of Contemporary Music Feb. 28 and March 1. Bolcom's wife, mezzo-soprano Joan Morris, also is a participant. The symposium is free and open to the public. All events will be held in Presser Hall's Westbrook Auditorium, 303 E. University Ave., Bloomington. Established in 1954, the symposium promotes and encourages the performance of contemporary music and recognizes contemporary composers. Last year's featured composer was the acclaimed contemporary artist Libby Larsen. Other past guests have included John Corigliano, Arvo Part, Joseph Schwanter and David Diamond. The two-day event will include a panel discussion on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. entitled, "Words and Music: The Composer's Approach to Text Setting." Following the panel discussion, members of the audience are invited to a reception in the Presser Hall reception room, sponsored by Delta Omicron, a national professional music fraternity for men and women. On Thursday, March 1, Morris will lead a voice master class at 4 p.m. Music from "Flower Drum Song" by Rogers and Hammerstein, "He Loves Me" by Bock and Harnick, "Harlem on my Mind" by Irvin Berlin, "Camelot" by Lerner and Loewe and "More than you Know" by Vincent Youmans will be performed by Julia Morrison, freshman music theatre major from Arlington Heights, Ill., Penny Hansen, junior music major from St. Charles, Ill., Kristin Stewart, junior music theatre major from Martelle, Iowa, Scott Moreau, senior music theatre major from Litchfield, Maine and Julie Peterson, senior music major from Pontiac, Ill.
William Bolcom Composer and pianist william bolcom was born in Seattle in 1938. He entered theUniversity of Washington at age 11, studied composition with John Verrall http://www.angelfire.com/music2/davidbundler/bolcom.html
Extractions: William Bolcom The following interview appeared in 20th-Century Music in October, 1999: I spoke with William Bolcom in early August, 1999, a few days after the opening of the film "Illuminata." He talks a mile a minute (appropriately so for a musician so much on the go), and a chat with him is a little like taking a wide-ranging musical tour that keeps ducking around the corner to uncover some unusual niche of classical or vintage pop music. DB: In the last year or so, it seems that Hollywood has come a'courting to what you would call the serious classical composer. I've seen movie scores by Tan Dun ("Fallen"), John Corigliano ("The Red Violin"), Joan La Barbara ("Alien Resurrection") and now yourself. Do I smell a trend here? DB: I vaguely remember that film. DB: Wow! Extraordinary! DB: The use of a small ensemble, was that an economic choice or an aesthetic choice?
- Classical Music Dictionary - Free MP3 william Elden bolcom Life. Born Seattle, 26 May 1938, American composer and As a pianist he has taken a leading part in the revival of ragtime and other http://www.karadar.com/Dictionary/bolcom.html
Extractions: Composers Biography Languages William Elden Bolcom (b. 1938) Life Operas Photo Gallery Home Page William Elden Bolcom Life Born Seattle, 26 May 1938, American composer and pianist. He studied with Milhaud at Mills College (1958-61) and Leland Smith at Stanford (1961- 4) and began teaching at the University of Michigan in 1973. As a pianist he has taken a leading part in the revival of ragtime and other American vernacular music. His works are polystylistic and concerned with momentous philosophical and religious themes: they include a monumental setting of Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience for soloists, choirs and orchestra (1956-81). William Elden Bolcom Operas
Extractions: NOTE: Jpeg photo available.) October 24, 2003 DALLAS (SMU) - Internationally-known pianist William Westney will give a free recital at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30, in Caruth Auditorium, 6101 Bishop Blvd. on the SMU campus. He will perform works by Schubert, Chopin and Bartók, as well as Duke Ellington's "Caravan" and William Bolcom's "Graceful Ghost Rag" and "Eubie's Lucky Day." No tickets are required. For more information, call 214-768-1951. Westney was the top piano prizewinner at the Geneva International Competition, and he appeared thereafter in European television broadcasts and as a soloist with such major orchestras as L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and the Houston, San Antonio and New Haven Symphonies. Westney holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queens College in New York and a master's and doctorate in performance from Yale University, all with highest honors. He was awarded a Fulbright grant for study in Italy, and while there was the only American winner in auditions held by Radiotelevisione Italiana. His solo recital appearances include New York's Lincoln Center, the National Gallery and Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., St. John's Smith Square in London, National Public Radio ("Performance Today"), Taiwan, Korea, and a U.S. State Department tour of Italy.
