Alfred Fisher
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
- ↑ a b Alfred Fisher at musiccentre.ca
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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 |