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American and Canadian composer
Michael Colgrass
Born
(1932-04-22)April 22, 1932
Brookfield, Illinois
Died
July 2, 2019(2019-07-02) (aged 87)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality
American, Canadian
Alma mater
University of Illinois
Occupation
Composer
Notable work
Déjà vu Crossworlds
Awards
Pulitzer Prize for Music (1978) Emmy Award (1982)
Website
www.michaelcolgrass.com
Michael Charles Colgrass (April 22, 1932 – July 2, 2019) was an American and Canadian musician, composer, and educator.[1] He was an associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre.
^Neil Butterworth (2013). Dictionary of American Classical Composers. Routledge. p. 85. ISBN 9781136790249.
Michael Charles Colgrass (April 22, 1932 – July 2, 2019) was an American and Canadian musician, composer, and educator. He was an associate composer of...
Program music is a term applied to any musical composition on the classical music tradition in which the piece is designed according to some preconceived...
The rototom is a shell-less drum developed by Al Payson and MichaelColgrass that is able to change pitch by rotating its drumhead around a threaded metal...
Air Music 1977: Richard Wernick, Visions of Terror and Wonder 1978: MichaelColgrass, Deja Vu for percussion and orchestra 1979: Joseph Schwantner, Aftertones...
ensemble during his time there. His students at that time included MichaelColgrass, who, unsatisfied with the available percussion ensemble literature...
premiered works by distinguished contemporary composers including MichaelColgrass, Srul Irving Glick, and Murray Adaskin. The CD Hammer and Bow was the...
with performances of their music, including Louis Andriessen, MichaelColgrass, Michael Torke, Joan Tower, Betsy Jolas and György Ligeti. He has also...
Colburn Sonata in D minor for baroque cello or viola da gamba (2009) MichaelColgrass Wolf (1975) Giuseppe Colombi (1635–1694) Chiacona a Basso Solo (1670)...
Tredici, Gunther Schuller, Karel Husa, William Kraft, Jacob Druckman and MichaelColgrass, among many others. Mr. Junkin has released over 30 compact disc recordings...
Barnes Chance Steven Bryant Nigel Clarke MichaelColgrass John Corigliano James Curnow Greg Danner Michael Daugherty Ingolf Dahl Elliot del Borgo David...
('76): Air Music Richard Wernick ('77): Visions of Terror and Wonder MichaelColgrass ('78): Deja Vu Joseph Schwantner ('79): Aftertones of Infinity David...
Mark Camphouse MichaelColgrass John Corigliano Michael Daugherty David Del Tredici Thomas C. Duffy Eric Ewazen Aldo Rafael Forte Michael Gandolfi Rossano...
composer, 84 1 July – Bogusław Schaeffer, Polish composer, 90 2 July MichaelColgrass, American composer, 87 William Dooley, American bass-baritone, 86 4...
(1903–1998) Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912) Cecil Coles (1888–1918) MichaelColgrass (1932–2019) François Colin de Blamont (1690–1760) Lelio Colista (1629–1680)...
(1986—89), playing most of his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. MichaelColgrass (1949) is a composer who won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Music and...
of Music (studying percussion with Paul Price and composition with MichaelColgrass), followed by three summers in Tanglewood and time in New York City...
Peterson Urban Requiem for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (1995)—MichaelColgrass Dialogues for saxophone quartet, winds, and percussion (2006)—James...
Archived from the original on December 23, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2021. Colgrass, Neal (March 2, 2019). "John Wayne's Son Defends Dad Over Shocking Interview"...
new commissions including a Double Concerto for flute and piano by MichaelColgrass and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and most recently, a highly successful...
Year Jury President Jury Members 1982 Josef Gingold MichaelColgrass, Miriam Fried, Franco Gulli, Irving Kolodin, Jaime Laredo, Raymond Gallois Montbrun...
who worked at the center between 1958 and 1975 include John Cage, MichaelColgrass, Kenneth Gaburo, Charles Hamm, and John Melby. Hiller created the MUSICOMP...