Daniel Lentz
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Daniel Lentz Latrobe, Pennsylvania
, is an electronic
Western classical-music
composer
.
Daniel Lentz achieved much fame as a musician
while quite young—when he was still a student at Brandeis University
he was awarded a fellowship in composition at Tanglewood
in the summer of 1966. This was followed by a Fulbright Fellowship in Electronic Music in 1967–68, which was completed in Stockholm
, Sweden
. After that he began working as a visiting lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara
in 1968. In 1970 he focused more on composing and performing. At this time he also formed a music ensemble, the California Time Machine, which toured North America
and Europe
.
In 1972, he won the Gaudeamus International Composers Award
. Since then, he has won a number of other awards and grants, and to this day has a regular commission-based composition practice.
Lentz then formed and led another music ensemble, the San Andreas Fault, which made several tours of the North America and Europe and released several recordings in Europe.
Returning to California
, Lentz formed the Daniel Lentz Group in Los Angeles
. This ensemble has toured much of the world and has released a number of recordings.
His 1987 album The Crack in the Bell was the first contemporary classical release from Angel
/EMI Records.
He has a daughter from his first marriage and now lives in Southern California.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Latrobe is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States, approximately southeast of Pittsburgh.The city population was 7,634 as of the 2000 census . It is located near the Pennsylvania's scenic Chestnut Ridge. Latrobe was incorporated as a borough in 1854, and as a city in 1999...
, is an electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
Western classical-music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
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...
.
Daniel Lentz achieved much fame as a musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
while quite young—when he was still a student at 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...
he was awarded a fellowship in composition at Tanglewood
Tanglewood
Tanglewood is an estate and music venue in Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts. It is the home of the annual summer Tanglewood Music Festival and the Tanglewood Jazz Festival, and has been the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home since 1937. It was the venue of the Berkshire Festival.- History...
in the summer of 1966. This was followed by a Fulbright Fellowship in Electronic Music in 1967–68, which was completed in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. After that he began working as a visiting lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
in 1968. In 1970 he focused more on composing and performing. At this time he also formed a music ensemble, the California Time Machine, which toured North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
In 1972, he won the Gaudeamus International Composers Award
Gaudeamus International Composers Award
The Gaudeamus International Composers Award is a European award issued by the Music Center the Netherlands...
. Since then, he has won a number of other awards and grants, and to this day has a regular commission-based composition practice.
Lentz then formed and led another music ensemble, the San Andreas Fault, which made several tours of the North America and Europe and released several recordings in Europe.
Returning to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Lentz formed the Daniel Lentz Group in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. This ensemble has toured much of the world and has released a number of recordings.
His 1987 album The Crack in the Bell was the first contemporary classical release from Angel
Angel Records
Angel Records is a record label belonging to EMI. It was formed in 1953 and specialised in classical music, but included an occasional operetta or Broadway score...
/EMI Records.
He has a daughter from his first marriage and now lives in Southern California.
Discography
This information was obtained from his Web site, New Albion Records, and Cold Blue Music.- Voices, Aoede Records
- Wild Turkeys, Aoede Records
- wolfMASS, Aoede Records
- Point ConceptionPoint ConceptionPoint Conception is a headland along the Pacific coast of U.S. state of California, located in southwestern Santa Barbara County. It is the point where the Santa Barbara Channel meets the Pacific Ocean, and as the corner between the mostly north-south trending portion of coast to the north and the...
, Aoede Records - Huit ou Neuf Pieces Dorées à Point, Aoede Records
- Collection, Aoede Records
- Self Portrait, Aoede Records
- Butterfly Blood, Aoede Records
- Missa Umbrarum, New Albion Records
- Portraits, (with John AdamsJohn Coolidge AdamsJohn Coolidge Adams is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer with strong roots in minimalism. His best-known works include Short Ride in a Fast Machine , On the Transmigration of Souls , a choral piece commemorating the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks , and Shaker...
, Paul DresherPaul DresherPaul Joseph Dresher is an American composer. Dresher received his B.A. in music from the University of California, Berkeley and his M.A. in composition from the University of California, San Diego, where he studied with Robert Erickson, Roger Reynolds, Pauline Oliveros, and Bernard Rands.He also...
, Ingram MarshallIngram MarshallIngram Marshall is an American composer and a former student of Vladimir Ussachevsky and Morton Subotnick. Son of Bernice Douglas and Harry Reinhard Marshall, Sr. He was a talented soprano in the Boy's Choir at the Mt. Vernon Community Church, and was influenced early by noted music instructor,...
, and Stephen ScottStephen ScottStephen Scott is an American composer best known for his development of the bowed piano , which involves a grand piano being played by an ensemble of ten musicians who utilize lengths of horsehair, nylon filament, and other utensils to bow the strings of the piano, creating an orchestra-like...
), New Albion Records - Apologetica, New Albion Records
- b.e.comings, Fontec/Rhizome Sketch Records
- Walk Into My Voice, (with Harold BuddHarold BuddHarold Budd is an American ambient/avant-garde composer and poet. Born in Los Angeles, he was raised in the Mojave Desert, and was inspired at an early age by the humming tone caused by wind blown across telephone wires....
and Jessica Karraker), Materiali Sonori - 3 Pianos, (with Harold Budd and Ruben Garcia), Virgin/EMI Records
- The Crack in the Bell, Angel/EMI Records
- On The Leopard Altar, Icon Records
- After Images, Cold Blue Music
- Spell, ABC Command Records
- Dancing on Water, contains Song(s) of the Sirens, with Peter GarlandPeter GarlandPeter Garland is a composer best known for publishing Soundings Press, one of the few sources of new music scores and articles while in print...
, Michael Byron, Rick Cox, Jim FoxJim FoxJames Fox is an English actor.James Fox or Jim Fox may also refer to:* Jim Fox , Canadian general* Jim Fox , American composer* Jim Fox , drummer from the band The James Gang...
, and others, Cold Blue Music - The Complete 10-Inch Series from Cold Blue, contains all After Images tracks, Cold Blue Music
- Cold Blue anthology, contains You Can't See the Forest ... Music, with Ingram MarshallIngram MarshallIngram Marshall is an American composer and a former student of Vladimir Ussachevsky and Morton Subotnick. Son of Bernice Douglas and Harry Reinhard Marshall, Sr. He was a talented soprano in the Boy's Choir at the Mt. Vernon Community Church, and was influenced early by noted music instructor,...
, Chas SmithChas SmithChas Smith was an author, musician, radio personality, and a Cleveland State University music professor.-Biography:Smith taught and explored the cultural aspects of American Roots music for over twenty years...
, Harold BuddHarold BuddHarold Budd is an American ambient/avant-garde composer and poet. Born in Los Angeles, he was raised in the Mojave Desert, and was inspired at an early age by the humming tone caused by wind blown across telephone wires....
, Michael Byron, Jim FoxJim FoxJames Fox is an English actor.James Fox or Jim Fox may also refer to:* Jim Fox , Canadian general* Jim Fox , American composer* Jim Fox , drummer from the band The James Gang...
, and others, Cold Blue Music - Los Tigres de Marte, Cold Blue Music
- On the Leopard Altar, Cold Blue Music
- Point ConceptionPoint ConceptionPoint Conception is a headland along the Pacific coast of U.S. state of California, located in southwestern Santa Barbara County. It is the point where the Santa Barbara Channel meets the Pacific Ocean, and as the corner between the mostly north-south trending portion of coast to the north and the...
, Cold Blue Music