Greg Steinke

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Greg Steinke (* 1942 ) is an American composer, oboist and music teacher.

Steinke studied at Oberlin College Conservatory , Michigan State University, and the University of Iowa . His teachers were Joseph Wood , H. Owen Reed , Richard Hervig , Paul Harder, and Lawrence Moss . He was professor of composition, music theory, and oboe at Ball State University and the University of Arizona , directed the music department at San Diego State University, and was dean of the College of Fine Arts at Millikin University . In addition, he held the Joseph Naumes Chair of Music at Marylhurst University until 2001 .

As principal oboist Steinke specializes in contemporary music, he also played in various chamber music ensembles and was principal oboist of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra . He was a prizewinner of the first international composition competition at the University of Louisville (1979), the composer competition of the Bergen Festival (1994) and the Delta Omicron Composition Competition (2002).

Works

  • Three Earley Songs for soprano and harp, 1961
  • Sobg for soprano and harp, 1961
  • Polymodal Sketches for oboe, cor anglais , bassoon and harp, 1961
  • Suite for piano, 1962
  • Trio for strings, 1962
  • Three Sonnets from William Shakespeare for soprano, flute and strings, 1962–64
  • 23rd Psalm for oboe and choir, 1962
  • Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, 1962
  • Sonata for oboe, oboe d'amore and english horn, 1963
  • Music for string quartet, 1963–65
  • Six Pieces for piano, 1963–65
  • Threnody for orchestra, 1964–65
  • A Music for oboe, double bass and percussion, 1966–67
  • Music for bassoon and orchestra, 1966–67
  • The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke (after Rainer Maria Rilke ) for speaker and chamber ensemble, 1969
  • A Japanese songbook for soprano and chamber ensemble, 1971
  • Music for percussion ensemble and conductor, 1972
  • Music for Three for oboe, guitar and piano, 1972
  • Tricinium for alto saxophone, trumpet and piano, 1972
  • Four Desultory Episodes for oboe and tape, 1972–73
  • Episodes for a Saxophone , 1973
  • Sound Scape , Concerto for Orchestra, 1973
  • Atavism for oboe, bassoon and wind ensemble, 1973–76
  • Diversions and Interactions for percussion trio, 1976
  • Family Portrait , Five Vignettes for Piano, 1976–78
  • Sketches from Twelfth Night , mini drama for bass and oboe d'Amore, 1977
  • Duo Fantasy Concertante for violin, cello and chamber orchestra, 1978
  • Remembrances for four trumpets and wind ensemble, 1978
  • Rudimentalists for Percussion, 1980
  • Music for Chief Joseph for oboe and four trombones, 1980
  • Lyric Fantasy (A Music for Dance) for flute, alto saxophone and guitar, 1980
  • Northwest Sketches I for trombone and piano, 1980
  • Northwest Sketches II for flute, oboe and piano, 1980
  • Image Music for flute, oboe, trombone and double bass, 1982
  • Northwestern Sketches II-B for flute, oboe and chamber orchestra, 1982
  • Northwestern Sketches II-A for flute, oboe and wind ensemble, 1982
  • One by One (Image Music II) for flute and harp, 1985
  • Wind River Country for wind quintet, 1985
  • Fantasy Nocturne (Image Music III) for wind instruments, harp and percussion, 1985
  • Tomorrow on Yesterday (Image Music IV) for harp, 1989
  • Native American Notes - The Bitter Roots of Peace (Image Music VI) for string quartet, 1990
  • Don't We (Image Music VII) for clarinet, 1990
  • Another New Beginning (Image Music V) for alto saxophone, 1990
  • Santa Fe Trail Echoes (Image Music VIII) for viola or cello, 1992
  • Suspended in Frozen Velocity (Image Music IX from Songs of the Fire Circles) for tuba and euphonium ensemble, 1992
  • A Japanese Folk Suite for speaker and flute or oboe, 1992
  • Carvings I for wind ensemble, 1992–93
  • White Blowing Dafodil Seeds (Image Music X - In Memoriam) for piano trio, 1993
  • Tableaux in Memory of Chief Joseph (Image Music XI) for trumpets and timpani, 1993
  • Native American Notes II - The Bitter Roots of Peace (Image Music VI-C) for tuba-euphonium quartet, 1994
  • Another New Beginning II (Image Music VA) for guitar, 1994
  • Memories of Chief Joseph (Image Music XI-A) for violin or other instrument and marimba, 1994
  • Incantation, Meditation and Dance for trumpet or flugelhorn and organ, 1994
  • Album pages , Eight Vignettes for Celesta, 1994
  • Moments from Native American Notes - The Bitter Roots of Peace (Image Music VI-B) for chamber orchestra, 1994
  • Singing Heart (Image Music XII from Notes from the Center of the Earth) for choir, 1995
  • In memoriam - Sacagawea , aria for saxophone quartet, 1995
  • A Vortex of Urgent Winds (Image Music XIII) for guitar, 1995
  • Inquietude for flute, 1995
  • All in a Moment's Time (Image Music XIV) for viola or cello and orchestra, 1995–96
  • East of ..., West of ... (Image Music XV) for guitar, 1996
  • Memories II of Chief Joseph (Image Music XI-B) for bassoon or other instrument and piano, 1998–2001
  • Expressions on the Paintings of Edvard Munch (Image Music XVII) for string quartet, 2000
  • From Armgart for lyric soprano and piano, 2000
  • Bejing Impressions - A Travel Triptych (Image Music XVI) for orchestra, 2000
  • Let us take what we can for the Occasion for speaker, flute, double bass and piano, 2002
  • PUB for flute quartet, 1989; for wind quartet, 2002
  • Three Japanese Vignettes - An Imaginary Triptych (Image Music XIX) for voice and Japanese ensemble, 2002
  • Yaponcha - "Wind Spirit" (Image Music XX) for flute, viola and harp, 2002
  • Imaginary Landscape I: Antarctic Vistas' "(Image Music XXI) for trombone choir, 2002
  • Continental Drift - A Geographical Triptych in Two Parts (Image Music XVIII) for percussion orchestra, 2002–03
  • Van Gogh Vignettes (Image Music XXII) for flute duo, 2003
  • Expressions II on the Paintings of Wassily Kandinsky (Image Music XXIII) for two saxophones, 2003
  • Within the Curtain of Color and Time (Image Music XXIV) for guitar quartet, 2004
  • Triptych (Image Music XIX-A) for Japanese instrumental ensemble, 2004
  • Alaskan Tableaux (Image Music XXV) for wind quintet, 2004
  • Cross currents for speakers and chamber ensemble, 2004
  • To get to Fresno for voice, clarinet or flute and piano, 2004
  • Right On! for jazz ensemble, 2004
  • Fanfare for wind instruments and percussion, 2004
  • Mother Earth (Image Music XXVIII) for soprano, baritone and orchestra, 2005
  • Moments at Canyon de Chelly (Image Music XXVI) for flute and oboe duo, 2005
  • Sonance and Keen for oboe and theremin, 2005
  • Suspended (Image Music XXVII) for bassoon and strings, 2005
  • Mother Earth (Image Music XXVIII) for soprano, baritone and orchestra, 2005
  • Expressions III on the Paintings of Gustav Klimt (Image Music XXIX) for clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and piano, 2006
  • Newport Fantasy (IMage Music XXX) for orchestra, 2007
  • Regaining (Image Music XXII) for soprano saxophone, clarinet, bassoon, violin and cello, 2009
  • Newport Celebration (Image Music XXXa) for Band, 2008
  • Hope Rising (Image Music XXXI) for wind ensemble, 2009
  • Random Blackouts I (Image Music XIXIII) for baritone and piano four hands, 2010
  • Blackout No. 1 (Image Music XIXIVa) for soprano and chamber ensemble, 2011

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SURNAME Steinke, Greg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer, oboist and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 1942