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- Video interview with Christopher Rouse
(20 July 2007)Chandler Branch, Exe. Dir. of Soli Deo Gloria has recently had a video interview with Christopher Rouse in connection with the world premiere of his choral/orchestral Requiem on March 25, 2007, in Los Angeles, California.
The video interview was filmed on the eve of the premiere and presents a general discussion of Rouse's influences and approach to music. It is posted on YouTube.com and embeded on the company's website at http://sdgmusic.org/news/?p=44.
Music
Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 2, Trombone Concerto, Flute Concerto, Violoncello Concerto, Envoi, Iscariot, Mitternachtslieder, Phaethon, Contrabass Concerto, Phantasmata.
Life
Attended Oberlin Conservatory where he studied with Richard Hoffmann and graduated with Bachelor’s degree in Composition. Began private lessons with George Crumb in Philadelphia in 1971. Entered graduate program in composition at Cornell University where he earned Masters and Doctoral degrees under teacher Karel Husa. Appointed to composition faculty at Eastman School of Music in 1981. Recordings of his works: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra.