Craig Walsh (composer)

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Craig Thomas Walsh (born April 11, 1971 in Somerville , New Jersey ) is an American composer and music teacher.

Walsh studied music theory and composition at Mannes College of Music and Brandeis University . He has taught at Brandeis University, the University of North Carolina, and Bridgewater State University, and then became an Associate Professor at the University of Arizona , majoring in composition, music theory, electroacoustic music, and orchestration.

In addition to electroacoustic works, he has composed works for classical musical instruments by ensembles such as the New Music Ensemble , the Empyrean Ensemble , the Manhattan String Quartet , the Arizona Contemporary Ensemble , the Oberlin Sinfonietta , the Wellesley Composer's Conference Chamber Orchestra , the Friends and Enemies of New Music , Mallarme Chamber Players and Middle Voices and soloists such as Rhonda Rider , Daniel Stepner , Stephen Gosling , Madeleine Shapiro , Stella Markou , Mark Rush , Norm Weinberg , Todd Rewoldt , F. Gerard Errante and Philipp Staudlin . He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and awards from the National Association of Composers in the United States , the Music Teachers National Association, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers .

Works

  • The Destruction of the Temple of Heaven for piano and nine instruments (2012)
  • String Quartet (2010)
  • Sugar Touch for alto saxophone and electroacoustic music (2009)
  • Cookin 'the Books for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano and percussion (2008)
  • Neshanic Wanes for piano trio (2007)
  • Pointing Out Your Ruse for violin and percussion (2005)
  • Terma for soprano and digital media (2004)
  • Chaconnesque for clarinet, viola and piano (2003)
  • Bugaboo for chamber orchestra (2002)
  • Schism for clarinet and viola (2000)
  • Lines for piano (2000)
  • Radix for digital media (1999)
  • Junket for Digital Media (1999)
  • Pipeline Burst Cache for cello and digital media (1998)
  • Fallout City for digital media (1997)
  • Zook for trumpet, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1997)
  • Shifting trajectories for digital media (1996)
  • Citrine for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and harpsichord (1995)
  • Zoom for violin and piano (1995)
  • 0 to 33 in 1098.5 for violin and clarinet (1994)
  • Black Scissors for prepared piano (1993)

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personal data
SURNAME Walsh, Craig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Walsh, Craig Thomas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Somerville , New Jersey