George Quincy
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George Quincy is an American composer and conductor of Choctaw
heritage. He has composed for theater, dance, music, and television.
Quincy holds degrees from the Juilliard School
, where he has also taught. He worked with the Martha Graham
Dance Company.
Quincy has performed at the National Museum of the American Indian
. His music has been performed by Timothy Archambault
. A CD of Quincy's music, entitled Choctaw Nights, was released by Albany Records
.http://www.albanyrecords.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AR&Product_Code=TROY596&Category_Code=VCN&Search=Quincy&Offset=&filter_cat=&exclude_word=&the_fieldlist=g.SRCH_COMPOSER&range_low=&range_high=&dopowersearch=1&SRCH_CATEGORY_HF=&PowerSearch_Begin_Only= Another was released by Lyrichord Classical.http://www.lyrichord.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=314
He is an advisor to the First Nations Composer Initiative
.
He lives in New York City
.
Choctaw
The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States...
heritage. He has composed for theater, dance, music, and television.
Quincy holds degrees from the Juilliard School
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
, where he has also taught. He worked with the Martha Graham
Martha Graham
Martha Graham was an American modern dancer and choreographer whose influence on dance has been compared with the influence Picasso had on modern visual arts, Stravinsky had on music, or Frank Lloyd Wright had on architecture.She danced and choreographed for over seventy years...
Dance Company.
Quincy has performed at the National Museum of the American Indian
National Museum of the American Indian
The National Museum of the American Indian is a museum operated under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution that is dedicated to the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of the native Americans of the Western Hemisphere...
. His music has been performed by Timothy Archambault
Timothy Archambault
Timothy Archambault is an American Native American flutist, architect, and composer.-Background:...
. A CD of Quincy's music, entitled Choctaw Nights, was released by 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:**...
.http://www.albanyrecords.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AR&Product_Code=TROY596&Category_Code=VCN&Search=Quincy&Offset=&filter_cat=&exclude_word=&the_fieldlist=g.SRCH_COMPOSER&range_low=&range_high=&dopowersearch=1&SRCH_CATEGORY_HF=&PowerSearch_Begin_Only= Another was released by Lyrichord Classical.http://www.lyrichord.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=314
He is an advisor to the First Nations Composer Initiative
First Nations Composer Initiative
The First Nations Composer Initiative is an organization dedicated to the promotion of new music by Native American composers. It is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States and affiliated with the American Composers Forum. Its Program Director is Georgia Wettlin-Larsen and its Advisors...
.
He lives in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
External links
- George Quincy official site
- "American Indian Composers Go Classical", by Felix Contreras, from All Things Considered, January 1, 2009