Marvin Rosen
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Marvin Rosen is an American pianist, music educator, musicologist and host of the weekly radio program Classical Discoveries
, which airs on WPRB 103.3 FM
- Princeton, NJ. He is best known for his work in promoting the music of living composers as well as the music of Alan Hovhaness
.
. In addition, he studied at the Teacher's College, Columbia University where he completed both his master's and doctorate degrees in music education. He studied piano with Shirley Bachelor and Karl Ulrich Schnabel
and piano pedagogy with Robert Pace as well as with Frances Clark and Louise Goss at the New School for Music Study in Kingston, NJ.
for the first time in New York after hearing the world-premiere performance of Symphony No. 34. After their initial encounter, the two corresponded with one another by letter. That following June, the two had another meeting at Rosen's home in Princeton, NJ. It was here that Rosen had the opportunity to play for Hovhaness many of his piano works. Also, it marked the marked the beginning of a beautiful musical collaboration and friendship. While Rosen was studying at Teachers College, Columbia University, he wrote his doctoral dissertation on Hovhaness’s music, presenting a pedagogical analysis on five of his piano sonatas.
In addition, he recorded two compact discs of Alan Hovhaness’ piano music for Koch International Classics which are Fred the Cat: Half a Century of Piano Music (1992) and Vision of a Starry Night: More Half a Century of Piano Music (1994). He has also written other liner notes for Koch International as well as notes for Albany Music
and MMC Recordings.
in Princeton, Chicago and New York. He also performs music of the 20th and 21st centuries, primarily by living composers. Many of his performances have featured both world and American premiers. Some of his most significant performances include a lecture recital on American music at the Karlowicz Music School in Katowice, Poland, and a recital at the Szustra Palace in Warsaw. In addition, he presented a lecture recital at the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C.
He has presented lecture series at the College Music Society’s Northeast Chapter meetings, which include Music Of Alan Hovhaness, Classical Radios Role in the New Millennium, and The Fuguing Tunes of Henry Cowell. Other lectures given for other organizations are courses on New Music, Music of Women Composers and most recently The Voices Behind the Walls, which was about music composed by nuns during the Baroque Era.
or online around the world at www.wprb.com. This unique program celebrates and showcases little-known music of all periods with an emphasis on Baroque and before as well as the 20th and 21st centuries. In 2005, Classical Discoveries was awarded the prestigious ASCAP – Deems Taylor Broadcast Award. In addition to Classical Discoveries, Rosen began hosting Classical Discoveries Goes Avant-Garde in 2007, which features more modern and electronic music. He has had many composers and musical artists as featured guests on both his programs: George Crumb
, Jennifer Higdon
, Arnold Rosner
, Maya Beiser
, Steven Mackey
, Ethel
, Piffaro, and many more.
Classical Discoveries
Classical Discoveries is a live radio program hosted and produced by American pianist, musicologist and music educator, Marvin Rosen.The program airs on WPRB 103.3 FM, a commercial, non-profit, community-supported independent radio station...
, which airs on WPRB 103.3 FM
WPRB
WPRB is a commercial broadcasting, non-profit 14,000 watt college radio station, once part of Princeton University, broadcasting from Princeton, New Jersey. The majority of on-air and management staff consists of Princeton University students, in addition to a board of trustees comprising...
- Princeton, NJ. He is best known for his work in promoting the music of living composers as well as the music of Alan Hovhaness
Alan Hovhaness
Alan Hovhaness was an Armenian-American composer.His music is accessible to the lay listener and often evokes a mood of mystery or contemplation...
.
Musical Studies
Rosen earned his bachelor's degree in music education from the College of New Jersey and a master's degree in musicology from the Manhattan School of MusicManhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music is a major music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition...
. In addition, he studied at the Teacher's College, Columbia University where he completed both his master's and doctorate degrees in music education. He studied piano with Shirley Bachelor and Karl Ulrich Schnabel
Karl Ulrich Schnabel
Karl Ulrich Schnabel was an Austrian pianist, and the son of pianist Artur Schnabel and operatic contralto and lieder singer Therese Behr.-Biography:...
and piano pedagogy with Robert Pace as well as with Frances Clark and Louise Goss at the New School for Music Study in Kingston, NJ.
Work and Friendship with Hovhaness
In January 1980, Rosen met Alan HovhanessAlan Hovhaness
Alan Hovhaness was an Armenian-American composer.His music is accessible to the lay listener and often evokes a mood of mystery or contemplation...
for the first time in New York after hearing the world-premiere performance of Symphony No. 34. After their initial encounter, the two corresponded with one another by letter. That following June, the two had another meeting at Rosen's home in Princeton, NJ. It was here that Rosen had the opportunity to play for Hovhaness many of his piano works. Also, it marked the marked the beginning of a beautiful musical collaboration and friendship. While Rosen was studying at Teachers College, Columbia University, he wrote his doctoral dissertation on Hovhaness’s music, presenting a pedagogical analysis on five of his piano sonatas.
In addition, he recorded two compact discs of Alan Hovhaness’ piano music for Koch International Classics which are Fred the Cat: Half a Century of Piano Music (1992) and Vision of a Starry Night: More Half a Century of Piano Music (1994). He has also written other liner notes for Koch International as well as notes for Albany Music
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 MMC Recordings.
Performances and Lectures
Rosen has presented recitals totally devoted to the music of Alan HovhanessAlan Hovhaness
Alan Hovhaness was an Armenian-American composer.His music is accessible to the lay listener and often evokes a mood of mystery or contemplation...
in Princeton, Chicago and New York. He also performs music of the 20th and 21st centuries, primarily by living composers. Many of his performances have featured both world and American premiers. Some of his most significant performances include a lecture recital on American music at the Karlowicz Music School in Katowice, Poland, and a recital at the Szustra Palace in Warsaw. In addition, he presented a lecture recital at the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C.
He has presented lecture series at the College Music Society’s Northeast Chapter meetings, which include Music Of Alan Hovhaness, Classical Radios Role in the New Millennium, and The Fuguing Tunes of Henry Cowell. Other lectures given for other organizations are courses on New Music, Music of Women Composers and most recently The Voices Behind the Walls, which was about music composed by nuns during the Baroque Era.
Classical Discoveries
Since May 1997, Rosen has been the host and producer of Classical Discoveries, a weekly radio program which airs on WPRB 103.3 FMWPRB
WPRB is a commercial broadcasting, non-profit 14,000 watt college radio station, once part of Princeton University, broadcasting from Princeton, New Jersey. The majority of on-air and management staff consists of Princeton University students, in addition to a board of trustees comprising...
or online around the world at www.wprb.com. This unique program celebrates and showcases little-known music of all periods with an emphasis on Baroque and before as well as the 20th and 21st centuries. In 2005, Classical Discoveries was awarded the prestigious ASCAP – Deems Taylor Broadcast Award. In addition to Classical Discoveries, Rosen began hosting Classical Discoveries Goes Avant-Garde in 2007, which features more modern and electronic music. He has had many composers and musical artists as featured guests on both his programs: George Crumb
George Crumb
George Crumb is an American composer of contemporary classical music. He is noted as an explorer of unusual timbres, alternative forms of notation, and extended instrumental and vocal techniques. Examples include seagull effect for the cello , metallic vibrato for the piano George Crumb (born...
, Jennifer Higdon
Jennifer Higdon
Jennifer Higdon is an American composer of classical music. Higdon has received many awards, including the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in Music for her Violin Concerto and the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for her Percussion Concerto.-Biography:Higdon was born in Brooklyn,...
, Arnold Rosner
Arnold Rosner
Arnold Rosner is an American composer of classical music.Rosner, of Jewish descent, got his training at State University of New York at Buffalo, New York; according to his own account he learned nothing there. Rosner took his own path and composes in the style of Romanticism, traditionally...
, Maya Beiser
Maya Beiser
Maya Beiser is an American cellist who lives in New York City. She has an international career as a performer and recording artist. She was raised on a kibbutz in Israel by her French mother and Argentine father, and graduated from Yale University School of Music...
, Steven Mackey
Steven Mackey
Steven Mackey is an American composer, guitarist, and music educator.-Life:As a musician growing up listening to and performing vernacular American musics as well as classical music, Mackey's compositions are informed by rock and jazz, though in an avant-garde vein...
, Ethel
Ethel (string quartet)
ETHEL is a New York based string quartet that was co-founded in 1998 by Ralph Farris, viola; Dorothy Lawson, cello; Todd Reynolds, violin; and Mary Rowell, violin. Unlike most string quartets, ETHEL plays with amplification and integrates improvisation into its performances...
, Piffaro, and many more.
Teaching
Rosen has taught piano at the New School For Music Study in Kingston, NJ and has taught piano and music theory at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia, PA. Currently, he is a full-time faculty member at Westminsiter Conservatory of Music in Princeton, NJ, where he teaches piano, music history for the Young Artists Program and Musical Styles for the Piano Pedagogy Certification Program.External links
- Classical Discoveres with Marvin Rosen Official Website