Ellen Taaffe Zwilich


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– Thu 24 Jul: DI ALTRI ASTRI for Sax alto and Piano (Premiere) Sala Colitto,Termoli,Italy
– Sat 26 Jul: Koorconcert, Tiramisu zomerkoor Lutherse Kerk, Maastricht, Netherlands
– Sun 27 Jul: Lines and Waves in Blue Deep for 5 accordions (wp) Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, USA
– Mon 28 Jul: Trio Stravinskij: contaminations from jazz, music-hall, cabaret and American folklore Astronomical Observatory, Loiano, Italy
– Tue 29 Jul: Trio Stravinskij: contaminations from jazz, music-hall, cabaret and American folklore Church in Piazza Giovanni XIII, Tolè di Vergato, Italy
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– Fitkin to be Composer in Residence in London 16 Jun 2008
– Composer Hay finds back score after 35 years 30 May 2008
– Sibelius plaque unveiled in Berlin 24 Apr 2008
– Lost Bach composition found back 22 Apr 2008
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Events:
– (1964) Alberto Ginastera: Premiere of Don Rodrigo, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
– (1938) Richard Strauss: Premiere of Friedenstag, in Munich, Germany.
– (1828) Nicoló Paganini: Premiere of violin concerto no. 3 in E major, in Vienna, Austria.

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Born: 30 April 1939 — Miami, Florida — USA
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Below is a list of works for Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (zwilich). Click the title of a composition to see more details.
OpusTitle [subtitle]KeyDate
Symphony
Symphony No. 1 ??
Symphony No. 2 ??
Symphony No. 3 ??
Symphony No. 4 ??
Concerto
American Concerto ??
Clarinet Concerto ??
Peanuts Gallery ??
Chamber music
String Trio ??
Sonata
Sonata in 3 Movements ??
Song
Thanksgiving Song ??
Not (yet) classified
Celebration ??
Prologue & Variations ??

Life

Zwilich was the first woman to win the Pulitzer prize. She Played Violin in Leopold Stokowski’s Orchestra, while studying with Elliott Carter & Roger Sessions, at the Julliard school of Music. Boulez Conducted the Premier of her first work "Premier Symposium" 31 January 1975. She then 8 years later won the prize for her first Symphony. Her music is flowing and very collorful in expression.

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