Benjamin C. S. Boyle
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Benjamin C. S. Boyle is an American composer, pianist, and music theorist.
at Riverside Church in New York City in April 2009. Chicago Lyric Opera premiered Dr. Boyle's choral work The Holly and the Ivy in December 2008. His Concerto for Organ and Orchestra was commissioned by Hope College Orchestra and premiered with organist Huw Lewis, conducted by Richard Piippo in November 2007. In May 2005, Bachanalia Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Lande, premiered the Cantata To One in Paradise for string orchestra and four vocal soloists at Merkin Hall in New York . That same year he won the Young Concert Artists
composition competition. He has been commissioned by many major performing groups including The Crossing Choir, conducted by Donald Nally
. He has written for many talented soloists including cellists Scott Kluksdahl and Efe Baltacigil, harpist Emmanuel Ceysson, pianists Chu-Fang Huang, Magdalena Baczewska and Charles Abramovic, flutist Mimi Stillman
, soprano Véronique Chevallier, baritone James Rogers, violinist Emil Chudnovsky and many others. He has worked with conductors Mark Shapiro
, Lance Friedel, Sarah Hicks, and Richard Piippo. Dr. Boyle is represented by Young Concert Artists, Inc.http://www.yca.org His music is published by Rassel Editions.http://www.rasseleditions.com
His formative studies in composition, harmony, counterpoint, and analysis were under the guidance of Dr. Philip Lasser
of the Juilliard School and Director of the EAMA Music Programs at L'Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris.http://www.eamusic.org He was trained in the method of Nadia Boulanger
and continues to build on her pedagogic foundation through both his compositional and theoretical activities.
At the age of 25, Dr. Boyle was the youngest person ever to receive a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in Composition, after completing a M.M. from The Peabody Conservatory and a B.M. from the University of South Florida where he studied piano with Robert Helps
. Past composition teachers of his include Narcis Bonet, David del Tredici
, Christopher Theofanidis, Samuel Adler, Lukas Foss
, Jay Reise
and Nicholas Maw
.
Reviews of Dr. Boyle's music have been published in The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/26/AR2006042602461.html, The New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/21/arts/21youn.html?pagewanted=print http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/14/arts/music/14cell.html, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Washington Times http://www.epinions.com/content_3806044292, The New York Concert Review, and many other publications.
Dr. Boyle is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor of Composition and Music Theory at Westminster Choir College
http://www.rider.edu/864_15618.htm.
Career
His compositional output includes opera, orchestral music, chamber music, choral music, art songs, and works for piano. Notable performances include the premiere of Dr. Boyle's Hudson Sinfonia for brass ensemble premiered by the Royal Concertgebouw OrchestraRoyal Concertgebouw Orchestra
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a symphony orchestra of the Netherlands, based at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. In 1988, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands conferred the "Royal" title upon the orchestra...
at Riverside Church in New York City in April 2009. Chicago Lyric Opera premiered Dr. Boyle's choral work The Holly and the Ivy in December 2008. His Concerto for Organ and Orchestra was commissioned by Hope College Orchestra and premiered with organist Huw Lewis, conducted by Richard Piippo in November 2007. In May 2005, Bachanalia Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Lande, premiered the Cantata To One in Paradise for string orchestra and four vocal soloists at Merkin Hall in New York . That same year he won the Young Concert Artists
Young Concert Artists
Young Concert Artists is a New York City-based non-profit organization dedicated to discovering and promoting the careers of talented young classical musicians from all over the world...
composition competition. He has been commissioned by many major performing groups including The Crossing Choir, conducted by Donald Nally
Donald Nally
Donald Nally is an American conductor and opera chorus master, specializing in chamber choirs and new music...
. He has written for many talented soloists including cellists Scott Kluksdahl and Efe Baltacigil, harpist Emmanuel Ceysson, pianists Chu-Fang Huang, Magdalena Baczewska and Charles Abramovic, flutist Mimi Stillman
Mimi Stillman
Mimi Stillman is one of the most highly acclaimed flutists in the concert world today. "A magically gifted flutist, a breath of fresh air" The Washington Post,"A seasoned artist of spirited, unbridled virtuosity" New York Concert Review, "Technically agile and imaginative in her use of color" The...
, soprano Véronique Chevallier, baritone James Rogers, violinist Emil Chudnovsky and many others. He has worked with conductors Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro
-Biography:Shapiro has been in the Cleveland Indians organization since 1991, when he was recommended by former Tribe GM Hank Peters. He officially became the general manager in 2001 when John Hart left....
, Lance Friedel, Sarah Hicks, and Richard Piippo. Dr. Boyle is represented by Young Concert Artists, Inc.http://www.yca.org His music is published by Rassel Editions.http://www.rasseleditions.com
His formative studies in composition, harmony, counterpoint, and analysis were under the guidance of Dr. Philip Lasser
Philip Lasser
Philip Lasser is an American composer, pianist, and music theorist. He is a professor of music at the Juilliard School in New York City.-Career and contributions:...
of the Juilliard School and Director of the EAMA Music Programs at L'Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris.http://www.eamusic.org He was trained in the method of Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger was a French composer, conductor and teacher who taught many composers and performers of the 20th century.From a musical family, she achieved early honours as a student at the Paris Conservatoire, but believing that her talent as a composer was inferior to that of her younger...
and continues to build on her pedagogic foundation through both his compositional and theoretical activities.
At the age of 25, Dr. Boyle was the youngest person ever to receive a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in Composition, after completing a M.M. from The Peabody Conservatory and a B.M. from the University of South Florida where he studied piano with Robert Helps
Robert Helps
Robert Helps was an American pianist and composer....
. Past composition teachers of his include Narcis Bonet, David del Tredici
David Del Tredici
David Del Tredici, born March 16, 1937 in Cloverdale, California, is an American composer. According to Del Tredici's website, Aaron Copland said David Del Tredici "is that rare find among composers — a creator with a truly original gift...
, Christopher Theofanidis, Samuel Adler, Lukas Foss
Lukas Foss
Lukas Foss was a German-born American composer, conductor, and pianist.-Music career:He was born Lukas Fuchs in Berlin, Germany in 1922. His father was the philosopher and scholar Martin Fuchs...
, Jay Reise
Jay Reise
-Biography:Reise spent his childhood surrounded by classical music and jazz, but began his composition studies with Jimmy Giuffre and Hugh Hartwell in 1970...
and Nicholas Maw
Nicholas Maw
John Nicholas Maw was a British composer.-Biography:Born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, Maw was the son of Clarence Frederick Maw and Hilda Ellen Chambers. He attended the Wennington School, a boarding school, in Wetherby in the West Riding of Yorkshire. His mother died of tuberculosis when he was 14...
.
Reviews of Dr. Boyle's music have been published in The Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/26/AR2006042602461.html, The New York Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/21/arts/21youn.html?pagewanted=print http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/14/arts/music/14cell.html, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Washington Times http://www.epinions.com/content_3806044292, The New York Concert Review, and many other publications.
Dr. Boyle is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor of Composition and Music Theory at Westminster Choir College
Westminster Choir College
Westminster Choir College is a residential college of music, part of Rider University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.Westminster Choir College educates men and women at the undergraduate and graduate levels for musical careers in music education, voice performance, piano...
http://www.rider.edu/864_15618.htm.
Orchestral
- Impromptus and Arabesques, Opus 20 - for orchestra (2009)
- Hudson Sinfonia, Opus 19 - for brass ensemble (2009)
- Concerto for Organ and Orchestra, Opus 14 - for organ and large orchestra (2007)
- Cantata: To One in Paradise, Opus 8 - for string orchestra, choir, & soloists (2005)
- Ophelia, Opus 5 - for soprano and large orchestra (2004)
- Andante nobile - for large orchestra and choir (2000)
Choral
- Down with the Rosemary, Opus 22 - for choir and organ (2009)
- The Holly and the Ivy, Opus 18 - for choir (2008)
- Lo, how a rose e'er blooming, Opus 13 - for choir and organ (2006)
- I Will Sing to the Lord - for choir and organ (2005)
- Splendor and Honor - for choir and organ (2004)
- Arise, Shine, for your light has come - for choir and organ (2003)
- Ave Maria No. 2 - for choir - TTBB (2003)
- The Lamentations of Jeremiah - for choir - SATBarBass (2003)
- Ave Maria No. 1 - for choir - SATB (2002)
- Mass in F - for choir and organ (2002)
Chamber music
- Sonatine, Opus 23 - for solo harp (2010)
- Sonata-Cantilena, Opus 21 - for flute and piano (2009)
- Suite Sylvanesque, Opus 10 - for solo harp (2006)
- Sonata, Opus 12 - for violoncello and piano (2005)
- Sonata-Fantasy, Opus 7 - for violin and piano (2003)
- Kreutzer Concert Variations, Opus 6 - for violin and piano (2003)
- String Quartet - (2003)
- Trio No. 5 - for violin, viola & piano (2001)
- Trio No. 4 - for violin, viola & piano (2000)
Piano
- Impromptus and Arabesques, Opus 17 - (2008)
- Ballade, Opus 9 - (2004)
- Three Preludes - (2003)
- Fantasy for two pianos - (2003)
- Variations on a Theme by Chopin - (2002)
Art songs
- Chansons de Diane, Opus 24 (Baudelaire) - (2011)
- Le passage des rêves, Opus 15 (Valéry) - (2007)
- Trois Chansons, Opus 11 (Baudelaire) - (2002)
- Lenoriana, Opus 4 (E.A.Poe) - (2002)
- Quatre Chansons (Baudelaire) - (2000)
- Ophelia, Opus 3 (Shakespeare) - (2000)
Transcriptions
- Zigeunerlieder of Johannes Brahms - for solo violin and string orchestra (2004)
- Novelettes of Francis Poulenc - for string orchestra (2004)
- Selected Mazurkas of Frederic Chopin - for string quartet (2003)
External links
- benjamincsboyle.com Composer's Website
- Rassel Editions Music Publisher
- Young Concert Artists Representing Agent's Biography page
- European American Musical Alliance Summer Music Program in Paris
- Westminster Choir College