1977
for
Soprano, flute (doubling alto flute) and harp
Joseph Schwantner
Jubal Trio
1977 Chamber Music Competition
February 2, 1978
Joseph Schwantner is an American composer whose music explores vivid instrumental color. Educated at the Chicago Conservatory and Northwestern, he taught at Eastman, Juilliard and Yale. He received the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Aftertones of Infinity, and his catalogue includes orchestral, wind-ensemble and chamber works.
Schwantner describes expanding each performer’s instrumental and vocal resources. Alongside their principal roles, the players speak, whistle, whisper and sing, broadening the ensemble’s range of sound and expression.
Joseph Schwantner is an American composer known for orchestral color and a substantial catalogue of orchestral, wind-ensemble and chamber music. Born in Chicago in 1943, he studied at the Chicago Conservatory and Northwestern University. He taught at the Eastman School of Music, Juilliard and Yale, and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His orchestral work Aftertones of Infinity received the 1979 Pulitzer Prize. His Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra was commissioned for the New York Philharmonic’s 150th anniversary; Christopher Lamb’s recording with the Nashville Symphony received a Grammy Award. Schwantner’s chamber commissions include music for eighth blackbird, Flute Force and the Jubal Trio.