Greg Bartholomew

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Greg Bartholomew (* 1957 in Saint Paul / Minnesota ) is an American composer.

Bartholomew studied at the College of William & Mary in Virginia and at the University of Washington . He was a student of composition with David Paul Mester, studied violin with Teo Benson and attended seminars and symposia by Krzysztof Penderecki , George Crumb , Bob Chilcott , Steven Sametz , Robert Kyr , R. Murray Schafer , Tan Dun , Gregg Smit , Hummie Mann , Gloria Swisher and Brent Michael Davids . For more than fifteen years he sang in the Seattle Pro Musica Choir under the direction of Karen P. Thomas .

In addition to the chamber opera Razumow , Bartholomew composed choral and orchestral works as well as chamber music. In 2006 he won first prize at the Orpheus Music Composition Competition with the piece Beneath the Apple Tree for viol and recorder . In 2007 he was a finalist at the Cincinnati Camerata Composition Competition with the choral work Leo . He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), the Washington Composers Forum , the American Composers Forum, and the Society of Composers .

Works

  • Stoke Fleming for mixed choir a cappella, 2000
  • Three American Winter Settings for choir a cappella, 2001
  • The 21st Century (A Girl Born in Afghanistan) for mixed choir a cappella, 2002
  • Leo for mixed choir a cappella based on texts from Astronomica by Marcus Manilius , 2002
  • Beati Quorum Via for mixed choir a cappella, 2003
  • The Tree for mixed choir a cappella based on a poem by Jones Very , 2003
  • First Suite from Razumov for clarinet and string quartet, 2003
  • Song of the Mountains for mixed choir and piano, 2004
  • The Far North Land: Passages for String Orchestra or for School Band , 2004
  • String Trio for George Crumb , 2004
  • On the Ground Where We Live for large orchestra, 2005
  • Fanfare for Santa Barbara Harbor for three trumpets, three horns, three trombones and tuba, 2005
  • On the Trunks of Strong Trees for voice, flute, cello and piano, 2005
  • Suite for String Orchestra (based on the string trio by George Crumb ), 2006
  • Voyageur Suite for brass quintet, 2006
  • Beneath the Apple Tree for treble recorder and bass viol, 2006
  • Three Gnostic Poems for mixed choir a cappella, 2007
  • From the Odes of Solomon for mixed choir a cappella, 2007
  • Coming into Harmony for large orchestra, 2007
  • One Silver Minute for string orchestra and timpani, 2007
  • Lucky Seven Fanfare for two trumpets, two horns, two trombones and tuba, 2007
  • Conversation in Orange & Brown for tuba and horn or euphonium or two horns or cello and double bass, 2008
  • Second Suite from Razumov for wind quintet, 2008
  • The Promise of Liberty for uniso or two-part choir with optional treble and optional piano or guitar, 2009
  • Summer Suite for trumpet and string or chamber orchestra, or string or saxophone quartet or piano, 2009
  • The Fervid Hokey Poke for mixed choir a cappella, 2010
  • Razumow , chamber opera based on the novel Under Western Eyes by Joseph Conrad

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personal data
SURNAME Bartholomew, Greg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint Paul, Minnesota