Alfred Fisher

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Alfred Joel Fisher (born June 30, 1942 in Boston , † December 14, 2016 in Kingston ) was a Canadian composer, pianist and music teacher.

Life

Fisher studied piano with Alfred Kanwischer and Pierre Luboshutz , composition with George Crumb , Douglas Moore , John Pozdro and H. Owen Reed and musicology with Hans Nathan . From 1965 to 1968 he taught at Michigan State University , from 1969 to 1972 at the University of Western Ontario , 1972/73 at the University of Saskatchewan and from 1973 to 1978 at Acadia University . Since 1978 he has been a professor at the University of Alberta . He became a Canadian citizen in 1974.

Fisher is the founder and director of the ensemble for new improvisational music PING at the University of Alberta , where he is also active as a piano accompanist and conductor. In 1989 he appeared as a soloist with Johann Sebastian Bach's Piano Concerto in F minor. His compositions have been performed on the CBC radio, among others .

He died on December 14, 2016 at Kingston General Hospital in Kingston .

Works

  • Lamentation Canticle for soprano and choir, 1970
  • Elegiac Variations for cello and orchestra, 1976
  • To A Gentle Poet for two cellos, 1977
  • Cry Wolf (after a Cree Legend) for countertenor, flute, viola and cello, 1977
  • The Owl At Dusk 'Five Scenes on Yiddish Poetry' for soprano, flute, viola, cello, piano and percussion, 1978
  • Four Movements for Unaccompanied Clarinet . 1978
  • Shema Yisrael / Hear O Israel (Bible) for soprano, mixed choir and crotales , 1979
  • Psalm 85 for soprano and mixed choir, 1979
  • Five Movements for Bassoon and Cello , 1980
  • Morning: Peniel for orchestra, 1980
  • Credo for cello and piano, 1981
  • Parables and Canons for cello and piano, 1982
  • Sweet for Flute , 1982
  • Fantasy Pieces , 1982
  • Overture Petillante for orchestra, 1983
  • Warrior for orchestra, 1984
  • Small Worlds for violin, viola and cello, 1984
  • Two Last Words (W. Martin) for soprano and piano, 1984
  • Peace Variations for string orchestra, 1987
  • The Nameless Dances for violin and piano, 1987
  • Diary of a War Artist for string quartet, clarinet and narrator, 1989

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Alfred Fisher at musiccentre.ca
personal data
SURNAME Fisher, Alfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fisher, Alfred Joel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian composer, pianist and music educator
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston
DATE OF DEATH December 14, 2016
Place of death Kingston