Paul Chihara

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Paul Seiko Chihara (born July 9, 1938 in Seattle , Washington ) is an American composer and music professor at the University of California, Los Angeles .

Life

Since the native American Paul Seiko Chihara is of Japanese descent, he spent several years in the internment camp Minidoka War Relocation Center during the Second World War . He later received his bachelor's and master's degrees in English literature from the University of Washington and Cornell University . He then did his doctorate under Robert Palmer at Cornell. At the same time he studied composition with Nadia Boulanger in Paris , with Ernst Pepping in West Berlin and Gunther Schuller in Tanglewood . He was the first employed composer of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra , together with the conductor Neville Marriner , and currently holds a leading position at the Music Institute of the University of California, Los Angeles.

Discography (selection)

  • 1965: Magnificat
  • 1966: Logs (one or more double basses)
  • 1967: Driftwood (string quartet)
  • 1968: Branches (2 bassoons, percussion)
  • 1968: Willow Willow (flute, tuba, drums)
  • 1970: Forest Music (orchestra)
  • 1971: Windsong (cello and orchestra)
  • 1971: Redwood (viola and drums)
  • 1971: Ave Maria - Scarborough Fair (6 male voices)
  • 1972: Ceremony I (oboe, 2 cellos, double bass, drums)
  • 1972: Grass (double bass and orchestra)
  • 1973: Ceremony III (flute and orchestra)
  • 1973: Ceremony IV (orchestra)
  • 1974: Ceremony II (amplified flute, 2 amplified cellos, drums)
  • 1974: Elegy (piano trio)
  • 1974: Piano Trio
  • 1975: Guitar Concerto
  • 1975: Symphony no.1 "Symphony in Celebration" ( Ceremony V )
  • 1975: Shinju (Lovers' Suicide) (Ballet after Chikamatsu)
  • 1975: Missa Carminum (8 votes)
  • 1977: The Beauty of the Rose is in its Passing (bassoon, 2 horns, harp, drums)
  • 1977: String Quartet ( Spring )
  • 1978: Mistletoe Bride
  • 1978–1980: The Infernal Machine , revised as Oedipus Rag (musical based on Jean Cocteau )
  • 1980: The Tempest (ballet based on Shakespeare )
  • 1980: Concerto for String Quartet & Orchestra ( "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" )
  • 1980: Sinfonia concertante (9 instruments)
  • 1981: Saxophone Concerto
  • 1981: Symphony no.2 "Birds of Sorrow"
  • 1984: Sequoia (string quartet and tape)
  • 1989: Clarinet Trio ( Shogun Trio )
  • 1995: Shogun: The Musical
  • 1995: Forever Escher (saxophone quartet and string quartet)
  • 1996: Minidoka (Reminiscences of ...) (ensemble and tape)
  • 1997: Sonata (viola and piano)
  • 1998: Minidoka (choir, drums and tape)
  • 1999: Double Concerto for Violin, Clarinet & Orchestra
  • 2001: Clouds (orchestra)
  • 2002: Amatsu Kaze (soprano and 5 instruments)
  • 2004: An Afternoon on the Perfume River (chamber orchestra)
  • 2004: Trio Nostalgico
  • 2007: Magnificat: Hannah's Prayer
  • 2008: Fantasy (violin or flute, cello and piano)
  • 2008: Ami (piano four hands)
  • 2008: When Soft Voices Die (violin and orchestra)
  • 2009: Images (clarinet, viola and piano)
  • 2009: Second Piano Quintet, "Aka Tombo (Dragonfly)"

Filmography (selection)

  • 1975: Frankenstein's Death Race (Death Race 2000)
  • 1976: Farewell to Manzanar
  • 1976: Catch Ferrari (Sweet Revenge)
  • 1977: I've never 'You a Rose Garden promised (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden)
  • 1978: The bears can no longer be stopped (The Bad News Bears Go to Japan)
  • 1978: Dr. Strange
  • 1978: Fire from space (A Fire in the Sky)
  • 1978: betrayal of Julie Roy (Betrayal)
  • 1978: Wolf Moon (Death Moon)
  • 1979: She saw the killer (Mind Over Murder)
  • 1979: Act of Violence
  • 1981: Prince of the City
  • 1982: The Ambush Murders
  • 1982: The Legend of Walks Far Woman
  • 1982: Divorce Wars: A Love Story
  • 1982: When Fairy Tales Come True (Miss All-American Beauty)
  • 1983: Computer Kids ( Whiz Kids , TV series)
  • 1983: The Survivors (The Survivors)
  • 1983: A Case for Professor Chase ( Manimal , TV series)
  • 1983: The Haunting Passion
  • 1983: Jane Doe finds her killer (Jane Doe)
  • 1984: In the midday glow (Noon Wine)
  • 1984: Five crooks break (Crackers)
  • 1985: The Right to Kill?
  • 1985: The Way Out (Toughlove)
  • 1985: The Bad Seed
  • 1985: MacGruder & Loud: No Time for Honeymoon (MacGruder & Loud)
  • 1985: Guiltless Behind Bars (Crime of Innocence)
  • 1986: The Morning After (The Morning After)
  • 1986: The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
  • 1986: A Case of Deadly Force
  • 1986: Final resting (Resting Place)
  • 1986: Jackals of the Night (Jackals)
  • 1986: A Deadly Business
  • 1986 When the Bough Breaks
  • 1987: The King of Love
  • 1987: Forever Lulu
  • 1987: Business in Life (Baby Girl Scott)
  • 1987: Death lurks in the mirror (Haunted by Her Past)
  • 1987: The Killing Time
  • 1987: don't forget the kids! (We Are the Children)
  • 1988: Noble House (miniseries)
  • 1988: Sarah and Sam (Crossing Delancey)
  • 1989: Just Another Secret
  • 1989: Entry to Hell (Dark Holiday)
  • 1989: Reunion in Logansport (Bridesmaids)
  • 1990: The Summer of the Jackal (Death Has a Bad Reputation)
  • 1990: There is no going back (Pride and Extreme Prejudice)
  • 1990: A Little Piece of Sunshine
  • 1990: Family of Spies
  • 1992: On the Abyss (Quicksand: No Escape)
  • 1992: Bianca's Baby (Baby Snatcher)
  • 2004: The Interrogation (Strip Search)

Awards

Emmy
  • 1981: Nomination in the category “Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)” for Great Performances: Dance in America
  • 1984: Nomination in the category “Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction” for Live from Lincoln Center

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ PAUL CHIHARA BIO at ucla.edu (English), accessed on April 17, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Chihara, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chihara, Paul Seiko (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Seattle , Washington