Craig Walsh
Encyclopedia
Craig Thomas Walsh is an American
composer
.
Walsh studied at the Mannes College of Music
(B.Mus.) in New York City and Brandeis University
(M.F.A., Ph.D). His major teachers included Martin Boykan
, Eric Chasalow
, Robert Cuckson
, David Loeb, and Yehudi Wyner
. He has received numerous awards for his work, including grants from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
, Meet the Composer
and ASCAP. He currently teaches composition at the University of Arizona
. His music is recorded on the Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States CD series, Centaur Records
, and Albany Records
and published by European American Music and CraigWalshMusic, ASCAP.
Walsh has focused on a variety of chamber music projects-both acoustic and electronic-since the 1990s. In 2008 Albany Records
released Walsh's first solo CD, "Bugaboo", with the New York New Music Ensemble
. In 2010, the Manhattan String Quartet premiered his String Quartet in Bosnia & Herzegovina as part of a project sponsored by the United States Embassy. http://sarajevo.usembassy.gov/event_20100520.html
United States
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composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
Walsh studied at the Mannes College of Music
Mannes College of Music
Mannes College The New School for Music is The New School university's music conservatory. While the university's main campus is located in Greenwich Village, New York City, Mannes maintains its main academic building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan....
(B.Mus.) in New York City and Brandeis University
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
(M.F.A., Ph.D). His major teachers included Martin Boykan
Martin Boykan
Martin Boykan was born on April 12, 1931 in New York City. He is an American composer known for his chamber music as well as music for larger ensembles. He married the silverpoint artist Susan Schwalb in 1983.-Biography:...
, Eric Chasalow
Eric Chasalow
Eric Chasalow is an American composer of acoustic and electronic music. He is Professor of Composition at Brandeis University, and Director of BEAMS, the Brandeis Electro-Acoustic Music Studio. He holds the D.M.A. from Columbia University where his principal teacher was Mario Davidovsky and where...
, Robert Cuckson
Robert Cuckson
Robert Cuckson is an American composer and pianist. He emigrated to Australia in 1949. He studied at the NSW State Conservatorium of Music and gained his Diploma in 1960...
, David Loeb, and Yehudi Wyner
Yehudi Wyner
Yehudi Wyner is an American composer, pianist, conductor, and music educator.Wyner, who grew up in New York City, was raised in a musical family. His father, Lazar Weiner, was an eminent composer of Yiddish art songs. Wyner attended Juilliard, Yale, and Harvard...
. He has received numerous awards for his work, including grants from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died April 26, 1922...
, Meet the Composer
Meet the Composer
Meet the Composer is an American organization founded in 1974 by the composer John Duffy as a project of the New York State Council on the Arts. It seeks to assist composers in making a living through writing music by sponsoring commissioning, residency, education, and audience interaction...
and ASCAP. He currently teaches composition at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
. His music is recorded on the Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States CD series, Centaur Records
Centaur Records
Centaur Records is one of the oldest and largest independent classical labels in America. The company is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and was founded in 1976. Their recordings are available in major markets throughout the world, and their catalog includes classical, historical, pops,...
, and Albany Records
Albany Records
Albany Records is an American classical music record label focusing particularly on contemporary classical music. It was established by Peter Kermani in 1987, and is based in Albany, New York.-External links:**...
and published by European American Music and CraigWalshMusic, ASCAP.
Walsh has focused on a variety of chamber music projects-both acoustic and electronic-since the 1990s. In 2008 Albany Records
Albany Records
Albany Records is an American classical music record label focusing particularly on contemporary classical music. It was established by Peter Kermani in 1987, and is based in Albany, New York.-External links:**...
released Walsh's first solo CD, "Bugaboo", with the New York New Music Ensemble
New York New Music Ensemble
The New York New Music Ensemble is a contemporary "Pierrot ensemble" chamber music group. The group formed in 1975 by Robert Block.Current members include: flutist Jayn Rosenfeld, clarinetist Jean Kopperud, violinist Linda Quan, cellist Chris Finckel, pianist Stephen Gosling and percussionist...
. In 2010, the Manhattan String Quartet premiered his String Quartet in Bosnia & Herzegovina as part of a project sponsored by the United States Embassy. http://sarajevo.usembassy.gov/event_20100520.html
Selected works
- String Quartet (2010)
- Sugar Touch for alto saxophone and electro-acoustic music (2008)
- Cookin' the Books for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, and percussion (2008)
- Neshanic Wanes for piano trio (2007)
- Pointing Out Your Ruse for violin and percussion (2005)
- Terma for soprano and digital media (2004)
- Chaconnesque for clarinet, viola, and piano (2003)
- Bugaboo for chamber orchestra (2002)
- Schism for clarinet and viola (2000)
- Lines for piano solo (2000)
- Radix for digital media (1999)
- Junket for digital media (1999)
- Pipeline Burst Cache for amplified cello and digital media (1998)
- Fallout City for digital media (1997)
- Zook for trumpet, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1997)
- Shifting Trajectories for digital media (1996)
- Citrine for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and harpsichord (1995)
- Zoom for violin and piano (1995)
- 0 to 33 in 1098.5 for violin, clarinet (1994)
- Black Scissors for prepared piano(1993)
Recordings
- "Pointing out your Ruse" for violin and percussion on the album "Playing the Edge". Mark Rush, violin. Albany Records (TROY 1199) (2010)
- "Bugaboo, The Chamber Music of Craig Walsh featuring The New York New Music Ensemble", Albany Records (TROY 1047) (2008)
- Terma for soprano and electro-acoustic music, Society of Electro-Acoustic Music In the US CD series vol. 14 (2004)
- Schism for clarinet and viola, Centaur Records (2002)
- Pipeline Burst Cache for cello and electro-acoustic music, Society of Electro-Acoustic Music In the US CD series vol. 9 (1999)