Music
Large symphonic, string orchestra, orchestral/choral, choral, chamber, solo.
Influences: Jewish music, environmental concerns, healing power of music.
- Symphony No. 1: Living, Breathing Earth (2007)
- Tekeeyah (a call), concerto for shofar, trombone, and orchestra (2009)
- As the Waters Cover the Sea (a Tribute to Mozart) — with references to Mozart’s 40th Symphony (1991)
- Ahavah (Love) for mezzo solo, large orchestra, and chorus (1994)
- Shacharit (Sabbath Service) for tenor, soprano, narrator, orchestra, and chorus (1989)
- Like Streams in the Desert for orchestra (1998)
- In Memoriam September 11 for cello and strings
Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing, Oxford University Press, world Music Press, Hildegard, Kokl Meira
Recordings with Albany, Arizona University Recordings, Kol Meira, Pucker Gallery, MMC
Life
Meira Warshauer’s music, performed internationally to critical acclaim, reflects her personal spiritual journey and communicates directly to the heart and soul of the listener. She has devoted much of her creative output to Jewish themes and their universal message, and her work also reflects a love and respect for the earth. She has received many awards, and Fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, the Hambidge Center, and the S. C. Arts Commission. She holds degrees from Harvard (magna com laude), New England Conservatory (with honors), and U. of South Carolina, and studied with Mario Davidovsky, Jacob Druckman, William Thomas McKinley, and Gordon Goodwin. A native of Wilmington, NC, she resides in Columbia, SC, and is the Nancy A. Smith Distinguished Visitor at Coastal Carolina University.
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