Nancy Van de Vate

Nancy Van de Vate (born December 30, 1930 in Plainfield, New Jersey ) is an American composer.

Life

Nancy Van de Vate received a degree in piano from the Eastman School of Music and a Bachelor of Arts degree in music theory from Wellesley College. She received her Masters in Music Composition from the University of Mississippi and a PhD in Music Composition from Florida State University . This was followed by further studies in electronic music at Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire .

De Vate was particularly known for her compositions for large orchestra . She has been a faculty member at eleven universities and colleges in the United States and also at the Jakarta Conservatory (Yayasan Pendidikan Music) in Indonesia. Today Nancy Van de Vate teaches music composition at the Institute for European Studies in Vienna .

The premiere of her opera , on the Western Front (All Quiet on the Western Front) took place in 2003 in Osnabrück instead. The work was included in their program in May 2003 by the New York City Opera . In January 2005 her new chamber opera, Where the Cross Is Made , based on a piece by Eugene O'Neill , was awarded a prize by the National Opera Association (USA) as part of their international, biennial competition for new chamber operas. An abridged version was presented in New York City. The entire opera was also in January 2006, at the 51st annual meeting of the National Opera Association in Ann Arbor ( Michigan , listed).

Chernobyl is one of her 26 orchestral works to date, which has been played in Vienna, Hamburg, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, the USA (Chautauqua Festival) and in Maine (Portland Symphony Orchestra). It was played as part of a special concert by the Portland Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Toshiyuki Shimada, on February 25, 2006, the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster . Chernobyl has been played by radio stations since it was released on CD in 1987.

Van de Vate composed solos and chamber works for various instruments and ensembles, including the String Quartet No. which was commissioned by the Vienna Mozart Year 2006 . 2 and the Brass Quintet No. 2: Variations on the "Streets of Laredo" , commissioned by the University of Mississippi for their 2005 music festival.

She participated as a speaker at the World Music Council meeting in Los Angeles in October 2005. Since receiving the Kyoto Prize for Music, she has also been a nominator here. With her late husband, Clyde Smith, she founded the CD company Vienna Modern Masters in 1990, of which she is president and artistic director.

Operas

Hamlet Opera in five acts based on William Shakespeare, released in 2012 on VMM 4008 (3 CDs) with Alexander Kaimbacher, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Konstantinides Klironomos, Jolene McCleland, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought, Robert Wagner, Andrés Alzate Gaviria and the Moravian Philharmonic under the direction of Petr Vronský

Where The Cross Is Made Opera in one act based on a play by Eugene O'Neill, 2003 Eng. 60 ', VM, UA 2005, Normal IL, USA, Illinois State University Opera, conducted by Karyl K. Carlson on VMM 4006 with Christopher Hollingsworth, Clinton Desmond, Timothy Schmidth, Michelle Vought and the Illinois State University Chamber Orchestra under the baton by Karyl Carlson

All Quiet On The Western Front Opera in three acts based on Erich Maria Remarque, 1999 Libretto English or German 100 ', VM, UA 2003, New York City Opera, NY, conducted by George Manahan, published in 2002 on VMM 4004 (2 CDs) with: Linda Healy-Steck, Martha Jane Howe, Josef Krenmair, Dominic Natoli, Marek Olbrzymek, Evelyn Petros, Michael Polscer, Steven Scheschareg and the Moravian Philharmonic under the direction of Toshiyuki Shimada

Nemo: Beyond Vulkania Opera in four acts Libretto German, Allen Cortes a. Nancy Van de Vate, 1995 120 ', VM, published 2001 on VMM 4002 (2 CDs) with: Tomás Badura, Adriana Hlavsová, Jirí Klecker, Zoltán Korda, Andrea Kotulanová, Marek Olbrzymek, Milan Vleck, the Chorus Ars Brunensis conducted by Roman Válek and the Moravian Philharmonic under the direction of Toshiyuki Shimada

The ruler and the girl Children's opera in one act, 1995 Libretto: Allen Cortes u. Nancy Van de Vate, D: 30 ', VM, UA 21 June 1995, Theater Künstlerhaus (Kinderklang Festival), Vienna, published in 1999 on VMM 4001 with: Charles Moulton, Claudia Franner, Josef Krenmair, Reinwald Kranner, Elke Eckerstorfer , Barbara Schuck, Amy Barber, under the direction of Werner Hackl

In The Shadow Of The Glen Opera in one act, 1994 libretto based on JM Synges stage piece, D: 44 ', VM, WP: March 12, 1999, Cambridge, MA, Donna Roll, cond .; appeared 2001 on VMM 4003 with: Michelle Vought, John Koch, Jack Delmore, Dominic Natoli and the Slovak Radio Orchestra under the direction of Jiri Mikula

The Death Of The Hired Man a folk opera for young performers based on a poem by Robert Frost, 1958, rev.1998, D: 20 ', VM, WP: February 8, 1960, Tupelo, Mississippi; published 2001 on VMM 4003 with: Michelle Vought, John Koch, Kim Risinger, Greg Hamilton, William Cuthbert and Nancy Van de Vate

literature

• Laurdella Foulkes-Levy and Burt Levy : Journeys Through the Life and Music of Nancy Van de Vate. Scarecrow Press 2004.

Web links

• Nancy Van de Vate at Discogs (English)
• Homepage of Nancy Van de Vate
• Homepage Vienna Modern Masters