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Encyclopedia > Eric Ewazen
Eric Ewazen
Background information
Born 1954 Flag of the United States
Origin Cleveland, Ohio
Genre(s) Classical
Occupation(s) Composer, Pedagogue

Eric Ewazen (b. 1954, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American composer and teacher. 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). Currently on the faculty of The Juilliard School and lecturer for the New York Philharmonic's Musical Encounters Series, 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. Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Samuel (Sam) Adler (born March 4, 1928) is an American composer and conductor. ... Milton Byron Babbitt (born May 10, 1916) is an American composer. ... Gunther Schuller Gunther Schuller (born November 22, 1925) studied at the St. ... Joseph Schwantner (b. ... Warren Benson is a 20th century composer born in 1924. ... The Eastman School of Music (also known more simply as The Eastman School, Eastman, or ESM) is a music conservatory located in the United States. ... The Juilliard School is a performing arts conservatory in New York City, informally but definitively identified as simply Juilliard, and most famous for its musically-trained alumni. ... The Juilliard School is one of the worlds premiere performing arts conservatory located in New York City, it is informally identified as simply Juilliard, and trains in the fields of Dance, Drama, and Music. ...

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Music

Ewazen's compositions have been performed by numerous ensembles and orchestras in the U.S., overseas, 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. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Woodstock may refer to: Woodstock Music and Art Festival, a 1969 U.S. rock festival which inspired a 1970 Warner Bros. ...


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.S. state of New York. ... University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma founded in 1890. ... Julius Baker (September 23, 1915 - 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. 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. The University of Oklahoma (OU) is an institution of higher learning located in Oklahoma. ...


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, the largest 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)

Concerti

  • Shadowcatcher - Brass Quintet and Orchestra (1996)
  • Concerto for Flute and Chamber Orchestra (1989)
  • Down a River of Time (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 link

  • The Music of Eric Ewazen Eric Ewazen's Website - Contains complete list of works

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