Centre College: Faculty laurence bitensky, composer and pianist, is an assistant professor of music atCentre College, specializing in the teaching of composition, music theory http://www.centre.edu/web/academic/faculty/bitensky.html
Extractions: Personal Web Page: http://web.centre.edu/bitensky/ Laurence Bitensky, composer and pianist, is an assistant professor of music at Centre College, specializing in the teaching of composition, music theory, musicianship, world music, and piano. He received a B.M. in piano performance from the New England Conservatory of Music, a M.M. in composition from Ithaca College, and a D.M.A. in composition from Cornell University. Bitensky's music has been performed by numerous ensembles at festivals and conferences around the world. As a pianist, he is known as an interpreter of contemporary works as well as earlier classics of the twentieth century. College news contact: Communications Office
Ensemble X - Current Season - Coming Home pianist Michael Salmirs, on loan from the Finger Lakes Chamber Ensemble, is an IC alumnus; so is composer laurence bitensky, http://www.ensemblex.org/0102-2.cfm
Extractions: Mark Davis Scatterday and Steven Stucky , conductors Our annual Ithaca College concert features composers and performers with strong ties to the college and the Ithaca area, including IC faculty composers Dana Wilson and Karel Husa (emeritus). Guest pianist Michael Salmirs, on loan from the Finger Lakes Chamber Ensemble, is an IC alumnus; so is composer Laurence Bitensky, whose award-winning Hebrew song cycle will receive its area premiere with Bitensky at the piano. Cornell alumnus Andrew Waggoner, former director of the School of Music at Syracuse University, is a composer of highly energized, highly personal music. And to cap off the concert, Aaron Copland's Sextet: one of the American master's greatest but most neglected chamber works. Andrew Waggoner
Centre College: Professor Receives Composing Award DANVILLE, KYlaurence bitensky, assistant professor of music at Centre College,was one of only three bitensky, composer and pianist, teaches composition http://www.centre.edu/web/news/biten02.html
Extractions: The Nissim jury, comprised of distinguished conductors, honored Bitensky with a Special Distinction mention, one of only two composers to share this award. Two-hundred and forty-five composers submitted scores for consideration for this award presented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Bitensky's piece was first performed as the featured orchestral premiere at the 2001 "Born in America Festival" in Boca Raton, Fla., by the Harid Conservatory Philharmonia Orchestra under the direction of veteran new-music conductor Arthur Weisberg. As a result of the Nissim Award, the piece will be performed in the spring by the Princeton Symphony Orechestra under the direction of Mark Laycock, associate conductor of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and music director of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra.
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Bitensky Biography laurence bitensky, composer and pianist, is currently an assistant professor of musicat Centre College where he teaches composition, music theory, musicianship http://web.centre.edu/bitensky/bio/biography.html
Extractions: Laurence Bitensky, composer and pianist, is currently an assistant professor of music at Centre College where he teaches composition, music theory, musicianship, world music, and piano. He received a B.M. in piano performance from the New England Conservatory of Music, a M.M. in composition from Ithaca College, and a D.M.A. in composition from Cornell University. His primary teachers were Dana Wilson and Steven Stucky, with additional studies with Roberto Sierra and Karel Husa. Bitensky has received numerous honors in composition. Recent honors include a commission from the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University. For this commission, Bitensky composed Awake, You Sleepers! for trumpet and wind ensemble. The piece was premiered by John Hagstrom of the Chicago Symphony and the Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra under the direction of Tim Reynish at the 2002 International Trumpet Guild conference in Manchester, England. The piece has subsequently been recorded by Hagstrom and the Syracuse University Wind Ensemble under John Laverty. Other recent honors include a special distinction in the 2002 ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Prize for his orchestral work A Perfect Rest , the 2001 Al Smith Artist Fellowship Award from the Kentucky Arts Council, and an award from the Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation.
MTNA-Distinguished Composer Of The Year Award Elisenda Fábregas is a composer, pianist and teacher Dr. Sylvia Shepherd presenteda plaque to laurence bitensky, the 1999 MTNAShepherd Distinguished Composer http://www.mtna.org/dcyaward.htm
Extractions: This award is generously sponsored by Dr. Sylvia Shepherd of California, an MTNA F OUNDATION Advisory Council member and long-time MTNA supporter and member. The winner of this award is chosen from the entrants in the annual MTNA Commissioned Composer program. Any MTNA state affiliate may commission a composer with financial assistance from MTNA. This work is then entered into the Distinguished Composer competition. Three judges select the winning composition, which is then premiered at the MTNA national conference. The Theodore Presser Company gives special consideration for publication to the MTNA-Shepherd Distinguished Composer of the Year winning composition. All compositions are placed in the MTNA Commissioned Works Library, housed in the Music Library at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
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MusicalOnline: Winners Of Recent Music Competitions Li Yundi Music_etc@mydeja.com pianist from China, Li Yundi, won Lee, Ethnic-infusedTwo composers received Honorable Mention laurence bitensky Robert Carl TO http://www.musicalonline.com/whatsnew/winners.htm
Extractions: Web Concert Hall.com Weather Map ... Directory Winners of Recent Competitions M o l The listing of winners on this page was submitted by the either winners, managements, organizations or friends of the winners. We encourage all of you to submit the names of recent winners and the website, if any. Add winner announcement You may submit photos of winners in gif or jpg file by attaching it along with brief description about your competition. 4th International Web Concert Hall Competition Winners Fourth International Web Concert Hall competition concluded in July 31 st , 2002 with the selection of no winners and seven honorary mentions award recipient. Seven Honorary Mentions were given to the following artists (alphabetical order): The 12th A.M.A. Calabria International Piano Competition was held from 21 to 26 May 2002 in Lamezia Terme's Umberto Theatre. 89 entrants from Europe, Japan, South Korea, China, Malaysia, Canada and around the world participated in the competition. The competition was opened for pianists of all nationalities born after the 1st January 1967. The competition is articulated in four performances: 1st
Content commissions are Dan Asia (Tucson, AZ); Ross Bauer (Kensington, CA); laurence bitensky(Lancaster, KY m not sure what to call it, because the pianist is very http://www.newmusicbox.org/news/feb01/22nw04.html
Extractions: News: February 2001 At its October meeting, the Board of Directors of the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University announced the names of the eleven composers selected to receive 2000 Fromm Commissions. These composers were chosen from nearly one hundred applicants. The ten composers who received commissions are: Dan Asia (Tucson, AZ); Ross Bauer (Kensington, CA); Laurence Bitensky (Lancaster, KY); David Dzubay (Bloomington, IN); Melissa Hui (Stanford, CA); Wendell Logan (Oberlin, OH); Zhou Long (Brooklyn, NY); Tristan Murail (Monroe, NY); Diedre Murray (Queens, NY); Richard Wilson (Poughkeepsie, NY). Photo by Steven Meckler Zina Schiff , who was joined in her efforts by fellow fiddlers Mark Rush Gregory Fulkerson , and Curtis Macomber Asia recently finished a piece for guitarist Benjamin Verdery and violinist Syoko Aki called Momentary Lapses. New Haven . Another current project is an arrangement with piano, for cellists Steven Honigberg and David Tonkonogui Bridge Ensemble for Koch in 1995, is about to be reissued by
CONCERT artists for the showase was guitarist Brandon Ross, pianist Jed Distler also recognizedtwo composers for Special Distinction laurence bitensky, of Lancaster http://www.ascap.com/playback/2002/march/concert.html
Extractions: February - March 2002 CONCERT Thru The Walls The ASCAP Foundation presented the third installment of Thru the Walls , a new music performance showcase, at the Cutting Room in Manhattan on October 27th. Sponsored in part by Sibelius, the music notation software company, Thru the Walls was hosted by legendary record producer Tony Visconti and is designed to showcase the work of composer/performers whose concert music defies boundaries and genres. Frank J. Oteri (composer and editor of New Music Box) was on hand to emcee the event. The featured composer-artists for the showase was guitarist Brandon Ross, pianist Jed Distler and vocalist Pamela Z. Thru the Walls was conceived and produced by ASCAP composer/performer Martha Mooke. Pictured at the Cutting Room (back row, l-r) C harles Burnham , ASCAP's Fran Richard Michelle Kinney, Jed Distler, the Cutting Room's Ivy Markaity and Steve Walter , New Music Box's Frank J. Oteri Tyrone Henderson (who performed with Jed Distler) and (front row, l-r) Peter Kirn (Sibelius), P
Music Department Opens With Joan Tower are by Igor Stravinsky, Elliott Carter, Samuel Barber and laurence bitensky, anIthaca Professor of Music at Bard College, Tower was the pianist for the Da http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/96/9.12.96/JoanTower.html
Extractions: The music of Joan Tower, one of this generation's most dynamic and colorful composers, will open the Department of Music's fall 1996 concert series Sept. 14 at 8:15 p.m. in Barnes Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. Tower will participate in a composer's forum Sept. 13 at 2:15 p.m. in 301 Lincoln Hall. The Cornell Contemporary Chamber Players will perform Tower's and (1994) for cello and piano is subtitled "Hommage á Messian" and is Tower's most overt tribute to the French composer whose music has been influential in Tower's own works. The composition will be performed by Elizabeth Simkin on cello and Karl Paulnack on piano, both of Ithaca College. Turning Points (1995) is a one-movement chamber work for a clarinet and string quintet. The piece will be performed by Simkin on cello, Richard Faria on clarinet, Debra Moree on viola and Ellen Jewett and Margaret Cooper on violin. All are Ithaca College music faculty. Other works on the program are by Igor Stravinsky, Elliott Carter, Samuel Barber and Laurence Bitensky, an Ithaca College and Cornell graduate and recipient of an American Society of Composers and Publishers Foundation Grant to Young Composers.
MusicMoz - Test: Composers: No Categories bitensky, laurence Composer and pianist. Bjelkeborn, Thomas - (1959- ), Tors¥ker,Sweden. Short biography from the Swedish Music Information Center. http://musicmoz.org/Test/Composers/No_Categories/
Extractions: about submit item become an editor feedback ... Composers : No Categories A B C D ... Aa, Michel van der - (1970- ), The Netherlands. Picture, biography, audio files, video gallery and performances. Aagaard-Nilsen, Torstein - (1964- ), Norway. List of works, CDs, New works and premiers, curriculum vitae, and news. Aaltonen, Erkki - (1910-1990), H¤meeneinna, Finland. Profile and articles, and curriculum vitae. Abbott , Clifford - (1918- ), Invercargill, New Zealand. Picture, biography, list of works and recordings. Abeshouse, Warren - (1952- ), Australia. Picture, biography, list of works and recordings. Ablinger, Peter - (1959- ), Schwanenstast, Austria. (In German and English) Composer and sound artist. Includes biography, detailed list of works, writings, CDs and sound files. Abou-Khalil, Rabih - Biography from Universal Edition. Abrahamsen, Hans - (1952- ). Picture, biography, and work list from Edition Wilhelm Hansen. Abram, John - (1959- ), England. Biography. Acu±a Requejo, Vicen§ - (1946- ), Spain. Picture and short biography. Adamia, Marina
Extractions: Links: Biggs, Hayes - American composer. Includes biography and reviews. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Bimstein, Phillip Kent - Picture, biography, press, works, projects, politics, and news. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Biscardi, Chester - (1948- ), Kenosha, Wisconsin. Biography, publications, recordings, and links. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Bischoff, John - (1949- ), San Francisco, California. Picture, biography, and press. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Bisharat, John - Orchestrator, arranger, and conductor. Short biography, films and video, sound tracks, and media. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Bissell, Keith - (1912-1992), Meaford, Ontario. Picture, biography, selected works, and CDs, from the Canadian Music Centre. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Bitensky, Laurence - Composer and pianist. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
B : Art Directory (Rating 0.00 Votes 0) Rate It. bitensky, laurence Composer and pianist. (Rating0.00 Votes 0) Rate It. Bj¸rklund, Terje (1945 ), Narvik, Norway. http://www.123artist.com/art/Arts/Music/Composition/Composers/Contemporary/B/mor
Princeton Online Events Calendar 7828311 800 pm The orchestra in concert with solo pianist Karoly Mocsari 0020 400pm Concert highlight is a world premiere by laurence bitensky, 'A Perfect http://www.princetonol.com/events/polevent.shtml
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Extractions: See Also: Arts: Music: Composition: Composers: B Bainbridge, Simon - (1952- ), London, England. Picture, biography, articles, and reviews from G. Schirmer. Bach, Jan - (1937- ), Forrest, Illinois. Picture, compositions, recordings, biography, awards, sound files, reviews, performances, and program notes. Bachorek, Milan - (1939- ), Starec, Czech Republic. Biography and select works from the Czech Music Information Centre. Backhouse, Tony - (1947- ), New Zealand. Picture, biography, list of works and recordings from the Australian Music Centre. Baczewska, Christine - Recordings and short biography from Deep Listening. Berstad, Ragnhild - (1956- ), Oslo, Norway. Biography from the Norwegian Music Information Centre. Bailey, Christopher - Includes a list of compositions, available on score and recording and tutorials on computer music and basic music (compositional) topics. Badian, Maya
Artzner, Greg 24, 1998 for which the singer was accompanied by pianist Mikhail Arkadiyev. Presentsa profile of laurence bitensky and his awardwinning work, Mishb'rey yam http://homepages.nyu.edu/~jsp252/articles.htm
Extractions: Artzner, Greg. ÒBehind the Song: John Brown, Abolitionist.Ó Sing Out! The Folk Song Magazine Describes the fascination with abolitionist John Brown that led Artzner and Leonino to write a play based on his letters and to write and record a song cycle, which tells stories of Brown's family, friends and associates. Discusses their research process and the reception of the audience to their play. Provides briefly some of the stories on which the songs on "Sword of the Spirit" are based. States that the aim of the writers was to generate discussion on the controversial figure. Lists some questions raised by their research. Provides notation and lyrics to "Captain," which tells the story of Brown's interrogation after his Harper's Ferry flight. Barrn-Corvera, Jorge. ÒThe Vocal Compositions of Manuel M. Ponce.Ó Journal of Singing - The Official Journal of the National Association of Teachers of Singing Brown, Royal S. ÒAn Interview with Lawrence Foster.Ó Fanfare - The Magazine for Serious Record Collectors Interviews American conductor Lawrence Foster, who has been a fixture on the international scene for many years since making his professional debut at age 18 in 1959. Discusses his childhood and education in Los Angeles, where he was able to meet many legendary composers and conductors and study with teachers including Bruno Walter and Karl Bhm. Includes commentary on Franz Waxman's song cycle "The Song of Terezin," which Foster has recently recorded, by Waxman's son John. Explores Foster's views on conducting opera and draws attention to a series of video recordings of "student concertos" he is making with violinist Itzhak Perlman.
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