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Curriculum Vitae
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DAVID MASLANKA – Composer
b.
406 721-3453
Education:
Oberlin College Conservatory of Music 1961-65, BMusEd
Mozarteum, Salzburg,
Major teachers: H.Owen Reed, composition, Paul Harder, theory,
Elsa Ludwig-Verdehr, clarinet
Academic positions:
Since 1990 I have been a free-lance composer, working exclusively by commission.
Since 1980 I have been guest composer at over 100 universities, music festivals, and
conferences, and have had performances of my music around the world.
Awards and Honors:
MacDowell Colony Residence Fellowships – 1974, 75, 78, 79, 82
National Endowment for the Arts Composer Fellowships
1974 – Concerto for Piano, Winds and Percussion
1975 – Five Songs for Soprano, Baritone and Chamber Orchestra
1989 – A Child’s
Meet the Composer – numerous events
ASCAP Composer Awards – annually since 1980
National Symphony Orchestra regional composer-in-residence award 1999
Biographical Listings:
International Who’s Who in Music
Grove’s Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Writings on my music:
Doctoral papers and dissertations:
A Child’s
Thomas Martin Wubbenhorst
University of Missouri-
An Analytical Study of David Maslanka’s “A Child’s
David Martin Booth
The Marimba Concertos of David Maslanka: An Analytical Study
Michael Varner
An Analytical Study of David Maslanka’ Symphony No.2
Robert Joseph Ambrose
Northwestern University – 2001
A Child’s
Der in diesem Werk angewanden Kompositionstechnik
Jens Jourdan
Musikacademie der Stadt
An Analytical Study of David Maslanka’s Symphony No.4
Steven Bolstad
University of Texas-
An Analytical Study of David Maslanka’s “A Litany for Courage and the Seasons”
For SATB Chorus, Clarinet, and Vibraphone
Leslie Blackwell
University of Kentucky-
Book chapter:
“A Child’s
vol.7 – GIA Publications,
DAVID MASLANKA
Chronological List of Compositions
(My works are published primarily by Carl Fischer, Inc. of
STRING QUARTET (1968) – 30’
SYMPHONY NO.1 (1970) – 25’
THE ONE AND ONLY Book of Madrigals (1970-74)
TRIO for Violin, Clarinet and Piano (1971) – 15’
DUO for Flute and Piano (1972) – 20’
TRIO NO.2 for Viola, Clarinet and Piano ( 1973) – 15’
PRAY FOR TENDER VOICES IN THE DARKNESS for Harp and Piano (1974) – 8’
THE NAMELESS FEAR, OR THE UNANSWERED QUESTION PUT YET ANOTHER WAY for SATB Chorus and Chamber Ensemble – 20’
CONCERTO for Piano, Winds and Percussion (1974-76) – 20’
DEATH AND THE MAIDEN – Chamber Opera (1974) – 60’
Story by Ray Bradbury, Libretto by John A Wiles, Jr.
ANNE SEXTON SONGS for Soprano and Piano (1975) – 15’
THREE PIECES for Clarinet and Piano (1975) – 15’
VARIATIONS ON ‘LOST LOVE’ for Marimba (1977) – 15’
ORPHEUS for Two Bassoons and Marimba (1977) – 15’
I WAKE AND FEEL THE FELL OF DARK NOT DAY (Hopkins) for SATB Chorus (1977) – 12’
DAVID MASLANKA – Compositions
HILLS OF MAY (Graves) for Soprano and String Quartet (1978) – 7’
CELLO SONGS for Cello and Piano (1978) – 22’
PIANO SONG for solo Piano (1978) – 8’
MUSIC FOR DR. WHO for Bassoon and Piano (1979) – 4’
FOURTH PIECE for Clarinet and Piano (1979) – 7’
MY LADY WHITE for Marimba (1980) – 10’
FOUR PIECES FOR BAND (1980): “Rollo Takes a Walk”, “Thursday in the Rain”,
“Uptown Dancer”, “Fanfare”
PRELUDE ON A GREGORIAN
HEAVEN TO CLEAR WHEN DAY DID CL
Childs for Tenor Saxophone and String Quartet (1981) – 22’
A CHILD’S GARDEN OF DREAMS for Symphonic Wind Ensemble (1981) – 35’
MEDITATION ON ‘DR. AFFECTIONATE ‘ (Gunther Grass) for Guitar (1981) – 5’
ARCADIA for Cello Quartet (1982) – 12’
ARCADIA II: Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble (1982) – 30’
A CHILD’S GARDEN OF DREAMS, Book 2 , No.4 (“Swarms of Gnats”) (1983) – 16’
QUINTET FOR WINDS NO.1 (1984) – 20’
30’
SEVEN LYRICS FROM SAPPHO for SATB Chorus (1984) – 10’
SYMPHONY NO.2 for Concert Band (1985) – 30’
QUINTET FOR WINDS NO.2 (1986) – 20’
DAVID MASLANKA – Compositions
ARISE! For Brass Quintet (1986) – 4’
IMAGES FROM ‘THE OLD GRINGO’ (Carlos Fuentes): Eleven Little Pieces for
Violin, Clarinet and Piano (1987) – 20’
THE FOUR SEASONS for SATB Chorus (1987) – with Barberi Paull
FOUR LULLABIES for SA Chorus and Piano (1987) – with Barberi Paull
A LITANY FOR COURAGE AND THE SEASONS: Six Songs for Chorus, Clarinet
And Vibraphone on Poems of Richard Beale – (1988) – 25’
SONATA for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1988) – 32’
A CHILD’S GARDEN OF DREAMS, Book 2 for Large Orchestra (1989) – 40’
IN MEMORIAM for Wind Ensemble (1989) – 13’
LITTLE SYMPHONY ON THE NAME OF BARNEY CHILDS for Solo Clarinet
(1989) – 5 ‘
NOCTURNE for Violin and Piano (1990) – 4’
GOLDEN LIGHT – A CELEBRATION PIECE for Wind Ensemble (1990) – 8’
LITTLE CONCERTO FOR SIX PLAYERS (1990) – 7’
CONCERTO for Marimba and Band (1990) – 18’
SYMPHONY NO.3 for Symphonic Wind Ensemble (1991) – 49’
CROWN OF THORNS for Keyboard Percussion Ensemble (1991) – 15’
MUSIC FOR STRING
SONATA for Oboe and Piano (1992) – 27’
MONTANA MUSIC: THREE DANCES FOR PERCUSSION forLarge Percussion
Ensemble (1992) – 25’
MONTANA MUSIC: FANTASY ON A CHORALE TUNE FOR VIOLIN AND
VIOLA (1993) – 12’
DAVID MASLANKA – Compositions
MONTANA MUSIC: TRIO FOR VIOLIN, CELLO AND PIANO (1993) – 7’
MONTANA MUSIC: CHORALE VARIATIONS FOR WIND ENSEMBLE
(1993) – 16’
SYMPHONY NO.4 for Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Organ (1993) – 27’
TEARS for Viola, Cello, Bassoon and Piano (1994) – 12’
TEARS for Symphonic Wind Ensemble (1994) – 12’
MASS for Chorus, Boys Chorus, Soprano, Baritone and Symphonic Wind Ensemble
(1992-95) – 110’
LAUDAMUS TE for Wind Ensemble (1994) – 12’
VARIANTS ON A HYMN TUNE for Euphonium Solo and Young Wind Ensemble
(1994) – 6’
A TUNING PIECE: SONGS OF FALL AND WINTER for Symphonic Band or Wind
Ensemble (1995) – 18’
BLACK DOG SONGS for Tenor and Piano (Six Songs on Poems of Richard Beale)
(1996) – 20’
THE HUNGRY HEART (Beale) for SATB Chorus (1996) - 4’
SONATA for Horn and Piano (1996) – 20’
HELL’S GATE for Three Saxophones and Symphonic Wind Ensemble (1996) – 17’
MORNING
MOUNTAIN ROADS for Saxophone Quartet (1997) – 27’
SEA DREAMS: CONCERTO FOR TWO HORNS
(1997) – 32’
HEART SONGS for Young Band (1997) – 12’
SONG BOOK for Alto Saxophone and Marimba (1998) – 30’
UFO DREAMS: Concerto for Euphonium and Wind Ensemble (1998) – 17’
IN LONELY FIELDS for Seven Solo Percussionists and Orchestra (1998) – 13’
QUINTET FOR WINDS NO.3 (1999) – 27’
CONCERTO for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble (1999) – 42’
DAVID MASLANKA – compositions
SYMPHONY NO.5 for Symphonic Wind Ensemble (2000) – 40’
HOHNER for Large Percussion Ensemble (2001) – 14’
SONG BOOK for Flute and Wind Ensemble (2001) – 45’
11:11 – A DANCE AT THE
TESTAMENT for Symphonic Wind Ensemble (2001) – 15’
TIME STREAM for Steel Drum Band ( 2002) – 10’
DAVID MASLANKA – COMMISSIONED WORKS
(Commissioning Organization, Composition, Date of Commission)
Clarinet and Friend Series (Barney Childs and Phillip Rehfeldt)
THREE PIECES for Clarinet and Piano (1974)
University of Redlands (CA) New Music Ensemble
ORPHEUS for Two Bassoons and Marimba (1977)
VARIATIONS ON LOST LOVE for Marimba (1977)
Meyer Kupferman MUSIC BY MY FRIENDS
FOURTH PIECE for Clarinet and Piano (1979)
Summer Evenings at Sarah Lawrence
INTERMEZZO for Chamber Orchestra (1979)
Northwestern University Wind Ensemble and John and Marietta Paynter
A CHILD’S GARDEN OF DREAMS for Wind Ensemble (1980)
Harvey Vogel (Lone Star Percussion,
MY
ARCADIA II: Concerto for Marimba and Percussion (1982)
Big Ten Band Directors Association (The Big Ten Universities)
SYMPHONY NO.2 for Symphonic Band (1983)
QUINTET NO.3 for Winds (1986)
Aries Brass Quintet (
ARISE! For Brass Quintet (1986)
North American Saxophone Alliance
SONATA for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1988)
University of Texas at Arlington Wind Ensemble (Ray C. Lichtenwalter)
IN MEM
South Shore Conservatory (Hingham, MA)
GOLDEN LIGHT – A CELEBRATION PIECE for Wind Ensemble (1989)
DAVID MASLANKA – Commissioned Works
U.S.
CONCERTO for Marimba and Band (1989)
University of Connecticut at Storrs
SYMPHONY NO.3 FOR Wind Ensemble (1989)
Chamber Music Conference and Composers Forum of the East
(Bennington, VT)
LITTLE CONCERTO for Six Players (1990)
Bishop Ireton High School (
MONTANA MUSIC: Chorale Variations for Wind Ensemble (1991)
String Orchestra of the Rockies (
MUSIC FOR STRING ORCHE
University of Oklahoma Percussion Press
CROWN OF THORNS (1991)
University of Texas at
SYMPHONY NO.4 (1992)
Wisconsin Chapter of t |