Nancy Van de Vate
Nancy Van de Vate
Second Sonata for piano 1983
Nancy van de Vate - Journeys 1-2
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Nancy van de Vate - Dark Nebulae 1981
Second Sonata for piano 1983
Nancy Van de Vate (born December 30, 1930) is an American-born composer living in Austria.
Life and career
She was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and studied piano at Eastman School of Music and composition at the University of Mississippi and Florida State University. She later pursued further studies in electronic music at Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire and is known worldwide for her music in the large forms. She now lives permanently in Vienna, Austria and teaches composition at the Institute for European Studies in Vienna.[1] In 2010 the IES named her Composer-in-Residence.[2]
She is also the founder of the International League of Women Composers (ILWC) in 1975, an international membership organization to create and expand opportunities for women composers of serious music. In 1995, the ILWC merged with two other women-in-music advocacy organizations to form the International Alliance for Women in Music.
Nancy Van de Vate has also been a faculty member at eleven colleges and universities in the United States and at the Jakarta Conservatory (Yayasan Pendidikan Musik) in Indonesia.
Her full-length opera All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen Nichts Neues) premiered in Osnabrück, Germany in 2003 and was performed there ten times to great critical acclaim.[citation needed] The same work was included in May 2003 by the New York City Opera in its VOX 2003: Showcasing American Opera series, again to critical acclaim.
In January 2005, her new chamber opera, Where the Cross is Made, based on the play by Eugene O'Neill, was selected by the National Opera Association (US) as the winner of its international biennial competition for new chamber operas. A shortened version was introduced in New York City, with a full production conducted by Nikolas Caoile in January 2006 at the 51st annual convention of the National Opera Association in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Her 26 orchestral works include the well-known Chernobyl, which has been performed in Vienna, Hamburg, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and in the United States at the Chautauqua Festival and by the Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra. A special performance on February 25, 2006 by the Yale Symphony Orchestra, Toshiyuki Shimada, conductor, marked the 20th anniversary of the world's most famous nuclear accident. Chernobyl has been widely broadcast worldwide since its first appearance on compact disc in 1987.
The composer has also created a large body of solo and chamber music for a wide variety of instruments and ensembles. Among her newest chamber works are String Quartet No. 2, commissioned by the Vienna Mozart Year 2006, and Brass Quintet No. 2: Variations on the "Streets of Laredo," commissioned by the University of Mississippi for an October 2005 festival of her music. Journeys Through the Life and Music of Nancy Van de Vate, a complete biography and extensive analysis of her music, written by Laurdella Foulkes-Levy and Burt Levy, was published in 2004 by Scarecrow Press.
A much sought-after speaker,[citation needed] she participated in the World Music Council meeting in Los Angeles in October 2005. Also widely respected as a juror,[citation needed] she has been a nominator for the Kyoto Prize in Music since its inception twenty years ago. She serves as president and artistic director of the international recording company, Vienna Modern Masters, which she founded in 1990 with her late husband, Clyde Smith.
Selected works
Opera
Hamlet 2009, Opera in five acts, after Shakespeare, recorded 2011
Where the Cross is Made, 2003, Opera in three acts, Libretto based on the play by Eugene O’Neill, 60’ VM
Premiere: 2005, Normal IL, US, Illinois State University Opera, Karyl K. Carlson; Cond. Rec. VMM 4006, 2006, Michelle Vought, sop, Christopher Hollingsworth, bar, Timothy Schmidt, bass, Clinton Desmond, ten. Soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, 1/1/1/1 – 1 - 2 perc, pn/cel-str.(3,3,2,2,2)
Im Westen nichts Neues, 2002, Opera in three acts, libretto after the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, 95', VM.
Premiere: 2003, Osnabrück Opera, Germany, Hermann Bäumer, Cond. (see below)
All Quiet on the Westem Front, Opera in three acts, 1999, libretto after the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, 95', VM.
Prem. 2003, New York City Opera (“Showcasing American Composers”), George Manahan, Cond. Rec. VMM 4004 (2 CDs), 2002, Moravian Philharmonic and soloists from the Janacek Opera, Toshiyuki Shimada, Cond. 2 tenors, 2 baritones, bass, soprano, mezzo, orch: 2/2/2/2 - 2/2/2/0 - 3 perc - hp – str
Nemo: Jenseits von Vulkania, Opera in four acts, libretto: Allen Cortes and Nancy Van de Vate, 1995, 150', VM.
Rec. VMM 4002 (2 CDs), 2001. Moravian Philharmonic and soloists from the Janacek Opera, Toshiyuki Shimada, Cond. 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, SATB chorus - orch: 3/3/3/3 -4/4/3/1 - timp, 3 perc - hp, pf, cel – str
Nemo: Beyond Vulkania. Opera in four acts in English, with medium orchestra
(see above)
Der Herrscher und das Mädchen, Children's opera in one act, lLibretto: Allen Cortes
and Nancy Van de Vate, 1995, 30', VM Premiere: June 21, 1995, Theater Künstlerhaus (Kinderklang Festival), Vienna, Austria Rec. VMM 4001, 1999, Werner Hackl, Cond. soprano, baritone, narrator, 2 actors, pf, perc, cl
In the Shadow of the Glen, 1994, Opera in one act, libretto after the play by J. M. Synge, 48', VM
Prem. March 12, 1999, Cambridge, Mass., Donna Roll, Dir. Rec. VMM 4003, 2001, Michelle Vought, John Koch, Jack Delmore, Dominic Natoli, Slovak Radio Orch., Jiri Mikula, cond. soprano, 2 tenors, baritone - orch: 2/2/2/2 - 2/0/1/0 - 2 perc - hp - str (6/5/4/4/2)
The Death of the Hired Man, 1961 (rev. 1998), 20', libretto after Robert Frost, VM
Premiere: February 8, 1960, Tupelo, Mississippi. Rec. VMM 4001, 2001, Michelle Vought, Soprano, John Koch, Baritone soprano, baritone, fl., vc, 1 perc, pf
Der Tod des Tagelöhners, 1958, rev. 1998, German: 20’, libretto after Robert Frost, VM
Premiere: April 27, 1999, Vienna, Austria. Sulie Giradi, mezzo, Charles Moulton, baritone soprano, baritone, fl., vc, 1 perc, pf.
Orchestral
Suite for String Orchestra after Mechthild from Magdeburg, 2000, 8’, Vienna Masterworks
Premiere: Oct. 3, 2000, Scarlatti di Napoli Orchester, Rome, Italy, Daniele Moles, Cond.
Western Front, 1997, 14’, Vienna Masterworks
Premiere: June 21, 1998, Moravian Philharmonic, Olomouc, Czech Republic, Toshiyuki Shimada; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3043, 1998, Moravian Philharmonic, Shimada 3/3/3/3 - 4/3/3/1 - 4 perc - hp, pf/cel - str
A Peacock Southeast Flew: Concerto for Pipa and Orchestra, 1997, 24’, VM
Premiere: November 9, 1999, Portland Symphony Orchestra, Portland, Maine, US, Gao Hong, Pipa, Toshiyuki Shimada; Cond. Rec. VMM 3043, 1998, Moravian Philharmonic, Gao Hong, pipa, Jiri Mikula; Cond. 2/2/2/2 - 2/1/1/0 - 3 perc - pipa - str
Concerto for Harp, 1996, 16', VM
Premiere: June 21, 1998, Moravian Philharmonic, Olomouc, Czech Republic, Adriana Antalova, hp, Toshiyuki Shimada; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3043, 1998, Moravian Philharmonic, Antalova, Shimada Harp and String Orchestra
Suite from Nemo, 1996, 18', VM
Premiere: June 27, 1996, Ruse Phiharmonic Orchestra, Ruse, Bulgaria, Tsanko Delibozov; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3038, Ruse Philharmonic Orchestra, Delibosov 3/3/3/3 - 4/4/3/1 - timp, 3 perc - hp, pf, cel - str
Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra, 1996, 16', VM
Premiere: June 21, 1996, Nina Stoyanova, vn, Ruse Philharmonic Orchestra, Tsanko Delibozov; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3035, 1996 and VMM CD 3058, 2007, Ruse Philharmonic Orchestra, Stoyanova, Delibozov. 3/3/3/3 - 4/3/3/1 - 4 perc - hp, pf, cel - str
Adagio and Rondo for Violin and String Orchestra, 1994, 9'42", VM
Premiere: July 25,1994, Sala Balowa, Lancut, Poland, Joanna Kawalla, vn, Lancut Festival Orchestra, S. Kawalla; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3025, 1994, Joanna Kawalla, Vn, Koszalin Philharmonic, Poland, S. Kawalla; Cond.
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, 1968, rev. 1994, 22’ VM
Premiere: April 26,1969, University of Alabama Symphony, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Franklin Choset; Cond., Sallie Schoen, pf; Prem. (rev.) Nov.11,1993, Koszalin, Poland, Makiko Hirashima, pf, Koszalin Phil. Orch., Szymon Kawalla; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3025, 1994, KSPO, Hirashima, Kawalla 3/2/2/2 - 4/2/3/1 - timp, 2 perc - str
Four Somber Songs, 1992, Texts by Georg Trakl, Edgar Allan Poe, William Blake, Paul Verlaine, 13', VM
Rec. VMM CD 3013, 1992, Slovak Radio Orchestra, Szymon Kawalla; Cond., Sulie Girardi, mezzo 2/2/2/2 - 2/0/1/1 - 1 perc - hp - str
Viola Concerto, 1990, 16', VM
Premiere: September 14,1993, Krakow, Poland, Grigorij Zhislin, Viola, Polish Radio Orch. of Krakow, José Maria Florêncio Junior; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3023, 1993, PRSO, Zhislin, Florêncio 3/3/3/3 - 4/3/3/1 – timp, 3 perc - hp, pf, cel - str
Krakow Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra, 1988, 25', VM
Premiere: November 28, 1989, Krakow Percussion Ensemble, PRO, Szymon Kawalla; Cond. Rec. Conifer (London) CDCF 185 (1988-92); VMM CD 3015, 1992, PRO, Kawalla 3/2/2/2 - 4/3/3/1 – timp. 5 perc - hp, pf/cel - str
Chernobyl, 1987, 13', VM
Premiere: May 18, 1995, Vienna, Austria, Niederösterreichisches Tonkünstlerorchester, Peter Keuschnig; Cond. Rec. Conifer CDCF 168 (1988-92), VMM CD 3010, 1992, PRO, Kawalla 3/3/3/3 - 4/3/3/1 - timp, 3 perc - cel, hp, pf - str (12/10/8/8/6)
Pura Besakih (Besakih Temple, Bali), 1987, 14', VM
Premiere: February 6, 1988, San Francisco, California, Bay Area Women's Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3006, 1992, Slovak Radio Orchestra, Kawalla 33/3/3 - 4/3/3/1 – timp. 2 perc - hp, pf/cel - str
Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra, 1986, 26’, VM
Premiere: November 15, 1987, Pittsburg, Kansas, Southeast Kansas Symphony, Paul Carlson, Vn; Carolann Martin; Cond. Rec. Conifer CDCF 168 (1988-92), VMM CD 3010 1992, Polish Radio Orchestra, Kawalla, Janusz Myrinski, vn 2/2/2/2 - 4/2/2/1 - timp, 2 perc - hp, pf, - str
Distant Worlds, 1985, 16’, VM
Premiere: June 20, 1987, Krakow, Poland, PRO, S. Kawalla; Cond., Janusz Myrinski, vn; Rec. Conifer CDCF 168 (1988-92), VMM CD 3008, 1992, PRO, Kawalla, Myrinski Solo vn, 3/2/2/2 - 4/3/3/1 - timp, 3 perc - cel, hp, pf - str
Journeys, 1984, 16', VM
Premiere: February 25,1985, Eugene, Oregon, US, University of Oregon Symphony, Marsha Mabry; Cond. Rec. Leonarda (US) CD LE 327, 1987, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Carolann Martin, Cond., Conifer CDCF 168 (1987-92); VMM CD 3008, 1992, PRO, Kawalla 2/2/2/2 - 4/3/3/1 - timp, 2 perc - cel, hp, pf - str
Gema Jawa (Echoes of Java), 1984, 8', VM
Premiere: January 30, 1985, Jakarta String Orchestra, Jakarta, Indonesia, Adidharma, Cond. Rec: VMM CD 2003, 1992 and VMM 2042, 1998, Slovak Radio Orchestra, Kawalla, and. Live From the Louisiana Sinfonietta, Dinos Constantinides, Cond. 1992 Streichorchester
Dark Nebulae, 1981, 11', VM
Premiere: June 29, 1983, The Women's Music Club Symphony, Columbus, Ohio, US, Cynthia Capper; Cond. Rec. Conifer CDCF 147 (1987-92), VMM CD 3008, 1992, PRO, Cond. S. Kawalla 3/2/2/2 - 4/2/2/0 - timp, 2 perc - cel, hp, pf - str (12/10/8/8/6)
Concertpiece for Cello and Small Orchestra, 1978, 9', VM
Premiere: April 29, 1979, Boston, Massachusetts, New England Women's Symphony, Miriam Barndt-Webb, Cond., Betsy Goy, vc. Rec. Conifer CDCF 147 (1987-92), VMM CD 3008, 1992 PRO, S. Kawalla, Zdzislaw Lapinski, vc Solo vc - 5 or 3 perc - cel, pf - str (8 vn, 4va, 4 vc, 2 d.b.)
Variations for Chamber Orchestra, 1958, 9', VM
Premiere: March 13, 1963, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Vincent de Frank, Cond. Rec. VMM CD 2006, 1992, and VMM CD 3042, 1998, Koszalin Philharmonic Orchestra, Kawalla, Cond. fl/ ob/ cl/ bn - str
Adagio for Orchestra, 1957, 6', VM
Premiere: April 4, 1958, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, University of Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Henry Sopkin, Cond. Rec. VMM CD 2006, 1992, Slovak Radio Orch. S. Kawalla, Cond. 2/2/2/2 - 2/2/2/1 - timp - str
Chorus and Orchestra
Suite für Chor aus "Nemo", 1997, Texts: Allen Cortes and Nancy Van de Vate, 24’, Rec. VMM CD 3043, 1998, VMM 4001, 1999, Ars Brunensis Chorus, Moravian Philharmonic, Toshiyuki Shimada; Cond.
SATB, Boy soprano, 3/3/3/3 - 4/4/3/1 - 4 perc - hp – str
Choral Suite from “Nemo” (English), as above
An American Essay, 1994, Texts: Walt Whitman, 30', VM
Premiere: June 29, 1994, Koszalin, Poland, Chorus Soranus (Denmark), Christine Marstrand, soprano, Knud Vad, Choral Dir. Koszalin Philharmonic Orchestra. Kawalla, Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3025, 1994, KSO, Chorus Soranus, Marstrand, Kawalla SATB, soprano 2/2/2/2 - 2/0/1/0 - 2 perc - hp - str
Voices of Women, 1993, Texts: James Joyce, Walt Whitman, Charles Baudelaire, anon. Provencal 12th Cent. 20’, VM
Premiere 1993, Koszalin, Poland, Silesian University Choir, Sulie Girardi, Mezzo-soprano, Halina-Gorniewicz, Choral Director, Koszalin State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kawalla; Recording: VMM CD 3022, 1993, Silesian University Choir, Sulie Girardi, KSPO, Kawalla. SSA soprano, mezzo, picc/1/0/1/0 – 2 perc – hp, cel, str
How Fares the Night? 1993, Text: anon. Chinese, 5th century BC, trans. Mimi Tsoi,
4'30",VM Premiere: 1993, Koszalin, Poland, Silesian University Choir, Joanna Kawalla, Vn, Halina Gorniewicz, Choral Director, Koszalin State Phil. Orch., Szymon Kawalla, Cond. Recording: 1993, Silesian University Choir, Joanna Kawalla, Vn, KSPO, Szymon Kawalla SSAA, solo violin, string orchestra
Katyn, 1989, 15', VM
Premiere: 1989, Krakow, PRSO and Chorus, Szymon Kawalla, Cond. Recordings: Conifer CDCF 185 (1989-92); VMM CD 3015, 1992, PRSO and Chorus, Kawalla SATB, 3/3/3/3 - 4/3/3/1 - timp, 3 perc - hp, pf/cel - str
Theatre Music
Venal Vera: Ode to a Gezira Lovely, 2000, 10’ VM
Premiere: November 4, 2000, Toronto, Canada, Michelle Vought, soprano; Rec: VMM 4003, 2001, Michelle Vought, soprano soprano or mezzo, bass cl, and 1 perc; or voice with tape
Cocaine Lil, 1986, 15', VM
Premiere: April 22, 1988,ensemble belcanto, Bremen, Germany; Recordings: Koch Schwann/Aulos CD 3-1432-2,1994, ensemble belcanto, Dietburg Spohr; VMM 2026, 1998, Blair Resicka; VMM 2034, 2001, Michelle Vought mezzo or soprano, 4-8 jazz singers with small percussion.
A Night in the Royal Ontario Museum, 1983, Text: Margaret Atwood, 12', VM
Premiere: April 13, 1984, Marilyn DeReggi, Soprano, College Park, Maryland Rec. VMM 2028, 1998, Michelle Vought soprano and CD (Tape)
Eine Nacht im Royal Ontario Museum, 1983, 12’, VM
Rec. VMM 4001, 1999, Sulie Girardi (see above)
Music for strings
String Quartet No. 2, 2005, 17’, VM
Premiere: Nov. 25, 2005, Austrian Radio Concert Hall, Vienna, Austria, H. Groh, vn, G. Hinterndorfer, vn, D. Ivanova, va, R. Flieder, vc
Divertimento for Harp and String Quintet, 1996, 18', VM
Rec. VMM 2034, 2001 Adriana Antalova, hp, Moravian PO String Quintet hp + vn (2), va, vc, db
Seven Fantasy Pieces for Violin and Piano, 1989, 18', VM
Premiere: July 19, 1991,Paul Carlson, Vn, Nancy Van de Vate, Pf, Vienna, Austria Rec. VMM 2034, 2001, Michael Davis, vn, Nelson Harper, pf
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, 1983, 13', VM
Premiere: March 24, 1984, Mexico City, Mexico, Nancy McAlhany, Vn, Maxine Neuman, Vc, Max Lifchitz, Pf. Recording: VMM CD 2001, 1990, Janusz Mirynski, Vn, Zdzislaw Lapinski, vc, Marek Mitelski, pf
Letter to a Friend's Loneliness, 1976, Texts: John Unterecker,
10', VM Premiere: November 8, 1976, Johnson City, Tennessee, US, Recording: VMM CD 2006, 1992, Sulie Girardi, Mezzo, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic String Quartet soprano amd string quartet
Concertpiece for Cello and Piano, 1976, VM
Suite for Solo Violin, 1975, 8', Sisra Publications
Premiere: December 12,1976, The New School, New York. Recording: VMM CD 2006, 1992, Michael Davis,
Suite for Solo Viola, 1975, 8',VM
Prem. Nov. 2, 2006, Vienna, Austria, Jan Reznicek Rec. VMM CD 2034, 2001, Kate Hamilton
Trio for Strings, 1974, 14',Arsis Press
Premiere: August 1975, Stowe, Vermont, Recordings: VMM CD 2006, 1992, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic String Trio; VMM CD 2026, 1997, Veronika String Trio vn, va, vc
Six Etudes for Solo Viola, 1969, 9', Arsis Press
Premiere: December 24, 1974, New York City, Jacob Glick, Recording: VMM CD 2003, 1992, Michael Davis
Six Etudes for Solo Violin, 1969, 9',VM
Premiere: November 12, 1989, Paul Carlson, Pittsburg, Kansas Recordings: VMM 2028, 1998, Michael Davis
String Quartet No. l, 1969, 13'45",VM
Premiere: July 1971, Lancing, Tennessee, Recording: VMM CD 2001, 1990, The Ridge Quartet: Robert Rinehart, vn, Krista Bennion, vn, Ah Ling Neu, va, Jennifer Culp, vc; VMM CD 2026, 1997 Veronika String Quartet
Sonata for Viola and Piano, 1964, 13',VM
Premiere: February 16, 1966, Memphis, Tennessee, Elda Franklin, va, Edwin LaBounty, pf, Recording: VMM CD 2001, 1990, Michael Davis, va, Rosemary Platt, pf
Keyboard Instruments
Twelve Pieces for Piano on One to Twelve Notes, Vol. III, 2005, 16’, VM
Premiere, Vienna, Austria, Ruth Spindler, pf.
Balinese Diptych, 10’, 2003, VM
Premiere: Sept. 9, 2003, Ananda Sukarlan, pf. Oslo, Norway. Rec. VMM 2043, 2007. A. Sukarlan.
Prelude for Organ, 2002, 4’, VM
Premiere: June 9, 2002: Brad Maguire, Wellesley Mass. Rec. VMM 2043, 2007, Carlyn Morenus
Twelve Pieces for Piano on One to Twelve Notes, Vol. II, 2001, 19’, VM
Premiere: August 15, 2001, Kathryn Rosenberg, Provincetown, Mass. Rec. VMM 2039, 2004 Thomas Hlawatsch
Fantasy Pieces for Piano, 1995, 10', VM
Premiere: March 5, 1996, Utrecht, Holland, Ananda Sukarlan; Recording: VMM 2026, 1997, Makiko Hirashima
Night Journey, 1996, 8', VM
Premiere: April 19, 1997, Eisenstadt, Austria, Ruth Spindler. Rec. VMM 2028, 1998, Antoinette van Zabner
Twelve Pieces for Piano on One to Twelve Notes, Vol I, 1986, 18', VM
Premiere: July 19, 1990, Vienna, Austria, Ruth Spindler. Recording: VMM CD 2003, 1992, Ruth Spindler
Second Sonata for Piano, 1983, 13', VM
Premiere: March 23, 1984, Max Lifchitz, Mexico City, Mexico, Recordings: Coronet LPS 3206, Paula Ennis Dwyer; VMM 2006, 1992, Makiko Hirashima
Sonata for Piano, 1978, 14', Arsis Press
Premiere: Autumn 1981, Columbus, Ohio, Rosemary Platt, Recordings: Coronet LPS 3105, Rosemary Platt and VMM 2003, 1992, Ruth Spindler
Nine Preludes for Piano, 1978, 14', VM
Premiere: April 2, 1982, Los Angeles, CA, Gloria Cheng. Recording: Opus One SN 118, Max Lifchitz, and VMM CD 2001, Rosemary Platt
Contrasts, 1984, 8',VM
Premiere: May 23, 1984, Jakarta, Indonesia, Nancy Van de Vate, Trisutji Kamal, Marusya Nainggolan, pf; Recording: VMM 2026, 1997 2 pf (6 Hands)
Fantasy for Harpsichord, 1982, 4',VM
Premiere: May 6, 1983, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michelle Edwards, Harpsichord; Recording: VMM 2028, 1998, Ewa Gabrys Sonata for Harpsichord, 1982, rev. 1996, 10', VM Premiere: November 12, 1983, Davis, California; Recording: VMM 2026, 1997, Ewa Gabrys MUSIC FOR WOODWINDS
A Quiet Piece, 2001, 4’, Vienna Masterworks
Prem. April 27, 2002, Vienna, Austria, Abraham Ibrahim English horn and optional piano or guitar
Musik in 5, 3 and 7 for saxophone quartet, 2001, 10’, Vienna Masterworks
Prem. June 6, 2001, Styrian Saxophone Quartet, St.Pölten, Austria
Four Fantasy Pieces for Flute and Piano, 1993, 10', VM
Prem. November 15, 1993, Vienna, Austria, Regina Stummer, fl, Rosario Marciano, pf Rec. VMM 2028, 1998, Ann Marie Yasinitsky, fl., Gerard Berthiaume, pf
Incidental Piece for Three Saxes (1976)
Premiere: 24 April 1976, Redlands, Calif., American Society of University Composers, Region VIII Conference, Gene Keener, Ann Noble, Corey Nordal, saxophones
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, 1970, 13', VM
Premiere: Sept. 2005, Vienna, Austria, Ruth Spindler, pf, Katrin Gstöckenbauer, cl.
Elegy for Oboe and Piano, 1969, 6’, VM
Premiere, 2001, Vienna, Austria, Abraham Ibrahim, ob., Akiko Takahashi, pf
Sonata for Oboe and Piano, 1969, 13', VM
Premiere: January 1970, Knoxville, Tennessee US, John Bentley, ob, N. Van de Vate, pf Sarabande for Flute or Oboe and Klavier (1973) VM Prem. March 30, 2001, Vienna, Austria, Abraham Ibrahim, ob. Akiko Takahashi, pf
Woodwind Quartet, 1964, 8', Southem Music Co.
Premiere: Autumn 1964, Interlochen, MI, Interlochen Arts Woodwind Quartet fl, ob, cl, bn
Music for Brass
Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano, 2006, 17’, VM
Prem. March 8, 2007, Haydnsaal, Vienna, Austria, Ferenc Leitner, hn., Ute Lehmann, vn., Maki Saeki, pf
Three Bagatelles for Four Trumpets 2006, 6’ VM
Three Bagatelles for Four Horns 2006, 6’ VM
Prem. August 5, 2006, Potsdam (Germany) Horn Quartet
Brass Quintet No. 2: Variations on “The Streets of Laredo”, 2005, 17’ VM
Prem. October 9, 2006 Oxford, Miss. (US), The Mississippi Brass; Rec. VMM 2043, 2005, The Mississippi Brass 2 tpt. hn. trb. tuba
Quintet for Brass, 1974, rev. 1979, 10', VM
Prem. Feb. 2, 1975, Jacksonville, Florida, Delius Festival. Rec. VMM 2039, 2005, The Niagara Brass 2 tpt, hn, trb. tuba
Three Sound Pieces for Brass and Percussion, 1973, 10'15",VM
Premiere: February 23, 1974, Atlanta, Georgia, Recording: VMM CD 2003, 1992, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Brass and Percussion Ensemble, Cond. Milos Machek 2 tpt, 2 hn, 2 trb, tuba, 6 perc
Diversion for Brass, 1964, 5', VM
Premiere: November 14, 1964, Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia State University Brass Quartet Rec. VMM 2043, 2007, The Niagara Brass 2 tp, hn, trb or euphonium Short Suite for Brass Quartet, 1960, 6',VM Premiere: November 9, 1963, Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia State University Brass Quartet Rec. VMM 2039, 2005, Niagara Brass 2 tp, trb, bass trb
Music for Percussion
Suite for Marimba, 2000, 10’, VM
Prem. April 5, 2005, University of Mississippi, Ricky Burkhead
Teufelstanz, 1988, 14', VM
Premiere: February 24, 1989,"Musica Viva", Herculessaal, Münchner Residenz, Munich, Krakow Percussion Ensemble; Recordings: VMM CD 2015, 1995, UNI Percussion Ensemble and VMM CD 2039, 2005, same 6 percussion
Music for Mixed Ensemble
Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano, 2006, see under Music for Brass.
Trio for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano, 2005, VM
Divertimento for Harp and String Quintet, 1996, 18', VM
See under Music for Strings
Music for MW2, 1985, 13', VM
Premiere: February 10, 1989, North South Consonance, New York City fl, vc, pf-4 Hands, l perc
Trio for Bassoon, Percussion and Piano, 1980, 14', VM
Premiere: December 7, 1980, Honolulu, Hawaii, Paul Barrett, bn, William Wiley, perc, Nancy Van de Vate, pf
Music for Viola, Percussion and Piano, 1976, 16', VM
Premiere: February 27, 1977, Honolulu, Hawaii, Maxine-Karen Johnson, va, William Wiley, perc, Stephen Salazar, pf. Recordings: VMM 2001, 1990, Maxine-Karen Johnson, va, William Wiley, perc, Evelyn Zuckerman, pf and VMM 2039, 2005, Arthur Klima, va, Andrew Pongracz, perc, Eric Zioleck, pf
Quintet 1975, 1975, 13', VM
Premiere: 12.01.1976, Honolulu, Hawaii fl, vn, cl, vc, pf
Choral Music
Cantata for Women's Voices, 1979, Texts: James Joyce, Walt Whitman, Charles Baudelaire, anon. Provencal 12th century BC, 19', VM
Premiere: April 1, 1982, Los Angeles, California, Veil of Isis, Joan Gallegos, Cond. SSAA, picc, fl, cl, hp, cel, 2 perc
An American Essay, 1972, Texts: Walt Whitman, 30', VM
Premiere: May 16, 1972, Knoxville Choral Society, Knoxville, Tennessee, J. B. Lyle, Cond. Janice Clarke, Soprano SATB, pf, l perc
The Pond, 1970, Text: Annette von Droste-Hülsoff, trans. Herman Salinger, 4’30”, VM
Premiere: 1970, Orlando, Florida. Recording: VMM 3025, 1994, Chorus Soranus, Knud Vad, Cond. and VMM 2039, 2005, Chorus Ars Brunensis, Roman Valek, Cond. SATB a cappella
How Fares the Night? 1959, 4',VM
Premiere: May 29, 1977, Honolulu, Hawaii, Text: anon. 5th century BC, trans. Mimi Tsoi SSA, pf
Make A Joyful Noise, 1972, 4’ (William Huntley, Pseudonym), Text: Psalm 98:4-6, 4’, Montgomery Music Inc.
SATB, pf or organ
Psalm 121, 1958, 4', VM
Premiere: June 30, 1974, St. John's Episcopal Choir, Knoxville, Tennessee SATB a cappella
Vocal Music
Listening to the Night, 2001, Text: John Unterecker, VM
Prem. March 18, 2003, Michelle Vought, Normal IL (US) Soprano and seven instruments (fl., vib., 2 vn, va., vc, db)
Songs for the Four Parts of the Night, 1986, Texts: Owl Woman (Papago Indian), 8',VM
Premiere: October 25, 1984, Paris, Lucille Field, Soprano, Harriet Wingreen, Piano, Recordings: Cambria (US) CD 1037, 1990, Lucille Field, sop, Harriet Wingreen, pf and VMM 2028, 1998, Evelyn Petros, sop, Nancy Van de Vate, pf
Letter to a Friend's Loneliness, 1976, 10', VM
Premiere: see under Music for Strings
To the East and to the West, 1972, Text: Walt Whitman, 3',VM
Premiere: May 16, 1972, Bettie Mason, soprano, Nancy Van de Vate, piano, Knoxville TN
Four Somber Songs, 1970, Texts: Georg Trakl, Edgar Allan Poe, William Blake, Paul
Verlaine, 11',VM Premiere: October 21, 1973, Bettie Mason, sop, Nancy Van de Vate, pf, Oak Ridge, TN
Cradlesong, 1962, 3', Text: Clemens Brentano, trans. Herman Salinger, VM
Premiere: February 2, 1963, Juanita Kirkpatrick, mezzo, Hattiesburg, Miss. N. Van de Vate, pf Rec. VMM 2028, 199?, Evelyn Petros, sop, Nancy Van de Vate, pf
Lo-Yang, 1962, Text: Emperor Ch'ien Wen ti, 2',VM
Premiere: Autumn 1962, J. Kirkpatrick, mezzo, N. Van de Vate, pf, Oxford, Miss. Rec. VMM 2028, 1998, Evelyn Petros, sop, Nancy Van de Vate, pf
The Earth is So Lovely, 1962, Text: Heinrich Heine, trans. Kate Flores, 3', VM
Premiere: Autumn 1962, Juanita Kirkpatrick, mezzo, Nancy Van de Vate, pf, Oxford, Miss. Rec. VMM 2028, 2005, Evelyn Petros, sop., N. Van de Vate, pf
Loneliness, 1960, Text: Rainer Maria Rilke, 2', VM
Premiere: 1960, Oxford, Miss, J. Kirkpatrick, mezzo, N. Van de Vate, pf.. Rec. VMM 2028, 2005, Evelyn Petros, sop, N. Van de Vate, pf
Death is the Chilly Night, 1960, Text: Heinrich Heine, trans. Kate Flores, 2’, VM
Premiere: Autumn 1960, Oxford, Miss. Rec. VMM 2028, 2005, Evelyn Petros, sop, N. Van de Vate, pf
Youthful Age, 1960, Text: anon. Greek. 6th century BC, 2', VM
Premiere: 1960, Oxford, Miss. Rec. VMM 2028, 2005, Evelyn Petros, sop., N. Van de Vate, pf
Electronic Music
Invention No. l (Tape), 1972, 2', VM
Premiere: May 20, 1973, Knoxville, Tennessee
Wind Chimes (Tape), 1972, 3', VM
Premiere: May 20, 1973, Knoxville, Tennessee
Satellite Music (Tape), 1972, 6', VM
Premiere: May 20, 1973, Knoxville, Tennessee
Music for Piano Instruction
Twilight, 1963, Summy Birchard
Topsy Turvy, 1964, (Helen Huntley, Pseudonym), Montgomery Music Co.
Syncopated Soldier, 1964, (Helen Huntley, Pseudonym), Montgomery Music Co.
Mississippi Twilight, 1969, (Helen Huntley, Pseudonym), Montgomery Music Co.
Bicycle Ride, 1969, (Helen Huntley, Pseudonym), Montgomery Music Co.
Hoe-Down, 1970, (Helen Huntley, Pseudonym), Willis Music Co.
Further reading
Laurdella Foulkes-Levy and Burt Levy, Journeys Through the Life and Music of Nancy Van de Vate (Scarecrow Press, 2004)
Life and career
She was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and studied piano at Eastman School of Music and composition at the University of Mississippi and Florida State University. She later pursued further studies in electronic music at Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire and is known worldwide for her music in the large forms. She now lives permanently in Vienna, Austria and teaches composition at the Institute for European Studies in Vienna.[1] In 2010 the IES named her Composer-in-Residence.[2]
She is also the founder of the International League of Women Composers (ILWC) in 1975, an international membership organization to create and expand opportunities for women composers of serious music. In 1995, the ILWC merged with two other women-in-music advocacy organizations to form the International Alliance for Women in Music.
Nancy Van de Vate has also been a faculty member at eleven colleges and universities in the United States and at the Jakarta Conservatory (Yayasan Pendidikan Musik) in Indonesia.
Her full-length opera All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen Nichts Neues) premiered in Osnabrück, Germany in 2003 and was performed there ten times to great critical acclaim.[citation needed] The same work was included in May 2003 by the New York City Opera in its VOX 2003: Showcasing American Opera series, again to critical acclaim.
In January 2005, her new chamber opera, Where the Cross is Made, based on the play by Eugene O'Neill, was selected by the National Opera Association (US) as the winner of its international biennial competition for new chamber operas. A shortened version was introduced in New York City, with a full production conducted by Nikolas Caoile in January 2006 at the 51st annual convention of the National Opera Association in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Her 26 orchestral works include the well-known Chernobyl, which has been performed in Vienna, Hamburg, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and in the United States at the Chautauqua Festival and by the Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra. A special performance on February 25, 2006 by the Yale Symphony Orchestra, Toshiyuki Shimada, conductor, marked the 20th anniversary of the world's most famous nuclear accident. Chernobyl has been widely broadcast worldwide since its first appearance on compact disc in 1987.
The composer has also created a large body of solo and chamber music for a wide variety of instruments and ensembles. Among her newest chamber works are String Quartet No. 2, commissioned by the Vienna Mozart Year 2006, and Brass Quintet No. 2: Variations on the "Streets of Laredo," commissioned by the University of Mississippi for an October 2005 festival of her music. Journeys Through the Life and Music of Nancy Van de Vate, a complete biography and extensive analysis of her music, written by Laurdella Foulkes-Levy and Burt Levy, was published in 2004 by Scarecrow Press.
A much sought-after speaker,[citation needed] she participated in the World Music Council meeting in Los Angeles in October 2005. Also widely respected as a juror,[citation needed] she has been a nominator for the Kyoto Prize in Music since its inception twenty years ago. She serves as president and artistic director of the international recording company, Vienna Modern Masters, which she founded in 1990 with her late husband, Clyde Smith.
Selected works
Opera
Hamlet 2009, Opera in five acts, after Shakespeare, recorded 2011
Where the Cross is Made, 2003, Opera in three acts, Libretto based on the play by Eugene O’Neill, 60’ VM
Premiere: 2005, Normal IL, US, Illinois State University Opera, Karyl K. Carlson; Cond. Rec. VMM 4006, 2006, Michelle Vought, sop, Christopher Hollingsworth, bar, Timothy Schmidt, bass, Clinton Desmond, ten. Soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, 1/1/1/1 – 1 - 2 perc, pn/cel-str.(3,3,2,2,2)
Im Westen nichts Neues, 2002, Opera in three acts, libretto after the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, 95', VM.
Premiere: 2003, Osnabrück Opera, Germany, Hermann Bäumer, Cond. (see below)
All Quiet on the Westem Front, Opera in three acts, 1999, libretto after the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, 95', VM.
Prem. 2003, New York City Opera (“Showcasing American Composers”), George Manahan, Cond. Rec. VMM 4004 (2 CDs), 2002, Moravian Philharmonic and soloists from the Janacek Opera, Toshiyuki Shimada, Cond. 2 tenors, 2 baritones, bass, soprano, mezzo, orch: 2/2/2/2 - 2/2/2/0 - 3 perc - hp – str
Nemo: Jenseits von Vulkania, Opera in four acts, libretto: Allen Cortes and Nancy Van de Vate, 1995, 150', VM.
Rec. VMM 4002 (2 CDs), 2001. Moravian Philharmonic and soloists from the Janacek Opera, Toshiyuki Shimada, Cond. 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, SATB chorus - orch: 3/3/3/3 -4/4/3/1 - timp, 3 perc - hp, pf, cel – str
Nemo: Beyond Vulkania. Opera in four acts in English, with medium orchestra
(see above)
Der Herrscher und das Mädchen, Children's opera in one act, lLibretto: Allen Cortes
and Nancy Van de Vate, 1995, 30', VM Premiere: June 21, 1995, Theater Künstlerhaus (Kinderklang Festival), Vienna, Austria Rec. VMM 4001, 1999, Werner Hackl, Cond. soprano, baritone, narrator, 2 actors, pf, perc, cl
In the Shadow of the Glen, 1994, Opera in one act, libretto after the play by J. M. Synge, 48', VM
Prem. March 12, 1999, Cambridge, Mass., Donna Roll, Dir. Rec. VMM 4003, 2001, Michelle Vought, John Koch, Jack Delmore, Dominic Natoli, Slovak Radio Orch., Jiri Mikula, cond. soprano, 2 tenors, baritone - orch: 2/2/2/2 - 2/0/1/0 - 2 perc - hp - str (6/5/4/4/2)
The Death of the Hired Man, 1961 (rev. 1998), 20', libretto after Robert Frost, VM
Premiere: February 8, 1960, Tupelo, Mississippi. Rec. VMM 4001, 2001, Michelle Vought, Soprano, John Koch, Baritone soprano, baritone, fl., vc, 1 perc, pf
Der Tod des Tagelöhners, 1958, rev. 1998, German: 20’, libretto after Robert Frost, VM
Premiere: April 27, 1999, Vienna, Austria. Sulie Giradi, mezzo, Charles Moulton, baritone soprano, baritone, fl., vc, 1 perc, pf.
Orchestral
Suite for String Orchestra after Mechthild from Magdeburg, 2000, 8’, Vienna Masterworks
Premiere: Oct. 3, 2000, Scarlatti di Napoli Orchester, Rome, Italy, Daniele Moles, Cond.
Western Front, 1997, 14’, Vienna Masterworks
Premiere: June 21, 1998, Moravian Philharmonic, Olomouc, Czech Republic, Toshiyuki Shimada; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3043, 1998, Moravian Philharmonic, Shimada 3/3/3/3 - 4/3/3/1 - 4 perc - hp, pf/cel - str
A Peacock Southeast Flew: Concerto for Pipa and Orchestra, 1997, 24’, VM
Premiere: November 9, 1999, Portland Symphony Orchestra, Portland, Maine, US, Gao Hong, Pipa, Toshiyuki Shimada; Cond. Rec. VMM 3043, 1998, Moravian Philharmonic, Gao Hong, pipa, Jiri Mikula; Cond. 2/2/2/2 - 2/1/1/0 - 3 perc - pipa - str
Concerto for Harp, 1996, 16', VM
Premiere: June 21, 1998, Moravian Philharmonic, Olomouc, Czech Republic, Adriana Antalova, hp, Toshiyuki Shimada; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3043, 1998, Moravian Philharmonic, Antalova, Shimada Harp and String Orchestra
Suite from Nemo, 1996, 18', VM
Premiere: June 27, 1996, Ruse Phiharmonic Orchestra, Ruse, Bulgaria, Tsanko Delibozov; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3038, Ruse Philharmonic Orchestra, Delibosov 3/3/3/3 - 4/4/3/1 - timp, 3 perc - hp, pf, cel - str
Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra, 1996, 16', VM
Premiere: June 21, 1996, Nina Stoyanova, vn, Ruse Philharmonic Orchestra, Tsanko Delibozov; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3035, 1996 and VMM CD 3058, 2007, Ruse Philharmonic Orchestra, Stoyanova, Delibozov. 3/3/3/3 - 4/3/3/1 - 4 perc - hp, pf, cel - str
Adagio and Rondo for Violin and String Orchestra, 1994, 9'42", VM
Premiere: July 25,1994, Sala Balowa, Lancut, Poland, Joanna Kawalla, vn, Lancut Festival Orchestra, S. Kawalla; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3025, 1994, Joanna Kawalla, Vn, Koszalin Philharmonic, Poland, S. Kawalla; Cond.
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, 1968, rev. 1994, 22’ VM
Premiere: April 26,1969, University of Alabama Symphony, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Franklin Choset; Cond., Sallie Schoen, pf; Prem. (rev.) Nov.11,1993, Koszalin, Poland, Makiko Hirashima, pf, Koszalin Phil. Orch., Szymon Kawalla; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3025, 1994, KSPO, Hirashima, Kawalla 3/2/2/2 - 4/2/3/1 - timp, 2 perc - str
Four Somber Songs, 1992, Texts by Georg Trakl, Edgar Allan Poe, William Blake, Paul Verlaine, 13', VM
Rec. VMM CD 3013, 1992, Slovak Radio Orchestra, Szymon Kawalla; Cond., Sulie Girardi, mezzo 2/2/2/2 - 2/0/1/1 - 1 perc - hp - str
Viola Concerto, 1990, 16', VM
Premiere: September 14,1993, Krakow, Poland, Grigorij Zhislin, Viola, Polish Radio Orch. of Krakow, José Maria Florêncio Junior; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3023, 1993, PRSO, Zhislin, Florêncio 3/3/3/3 - 4/3/3/1 – timp, 3 perc - hp, pf, cel - str
Krakow Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra, 1988, 25', VM
Premiere: November 28, 1989, Krakow Percussion Ensemble, PRO, Szymon Kawalla; Cond. Rec. Conifer (London) CDCF 185 (1988-92); VMM CD 3015, 1992, PRO, Kawalla 3/2/2/2 - 4/3/3/1 – timp. 5 perc - hp, pf/cel - str
Chernobyl, 1987, 13', VM
Premiere: May 18, 1995, Vienna, Austria, Niederösterreichisches Tonkünstlerorchester, Peter Keuschnig; Cond. Rec. Conifer CDCF 168 (1988-92), VMM CD 3010, 1992, PRO, Kawalla 3/3/3/3 - 4/3/3/1 - timp, 3 perc - cel, hp, pf - str (12/10/8/8/6)
Pura Besakih (Besakih Temple, Bali), 1987, 14', VM
Premiere: February 6, 1988, San Francisco, California, Bay Area Women's Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta; Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3006, 1992, Slovak Radio Orchestra, Kawalla 33/3/3 - 4/3/3/1 – timp. 2 perc - hp, pf/cel - str
Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra, 1986, 26’, VM
Premiere: November 15, 1987, Pittsburg, Kansas, Southeast Kansas Symphony, Paul Carlson, Vn; Carolann Martin; Cond. Rec. Conifer CDCF 168 (1988-92), VMM CD 3010 1992, Polish Radio Orchestra, Kawalla, Janusz Myrinski, vn 2/2/2/2 - 4/2/2/1 - timp, 2 perc - hp, pf, - str
Distant Worlds, 1985, 16’, VM
Premiere: June 20, 1987, Krakow, Poland, PRO, S. Kawalla; Cond., Janusz Myrinski, vn; Rec. Conifer CDCF 168 (1988-92), VMM CD 3008, 1992, PRO, Kawalla, Myrinski Solo vn, 3/2/2/2 - 4/3/3/1 - timp, 3 perc - cel, hp, pf - str
Journeys, 1984, 16', VM
Premiere: February 25,1985, Eugene, Oregon, US, University of Oregon Symphony, Marsha Mabry; Cond. Rec. Leonarda (US) CD LE 327, 1987, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Carolann Martin, Cond., Conifer CDCF 168 (1987-92); VMM CD 3008, 1992, PRO, Kawalla 2/2/2/2 - 4/3/3/1 - timp, 2 perc - cel, hp, pf - str
Gema Jawa (Echoes of Java), 1984, 8', VM
Premiere: January 30, 1985, Jakarta String Orchestra, Jakarta, Indonesia, Adidharma, Cond. Rec: VMM CD 2003, 1992 and VMM 2042, 1998, Slovak Radio Orchestra, Kawalla, and. Live From the Louisiana Sinfonietta, Dinos Constantinides, Cond. 1992 Streichorchester
Dark Nebulae, 1981, 11', VM
Premiere: June 29, 1983, The Women's Music Club Symphony, Columbus, Ohio, US, Cynthia Capper; Cond. Rec. Conifer CDCF 147 (1987-92), VMM CD 3008, 1992, PRO, Cond. S. Kawalla 3/2/2/2 - 4/2/2/0 - timp, 2 perc - cel, hp, pf - str (12/10/8/8/6)
Concertpiece for Cello and Small Orchestra, 1978, 9', VM
Premiere: April 29, 1979, Boston, Massachusetts, New England Women's Symphony, Miriam Barndt-Webb, Cond., Betsy Goy, vc. Rec. Conifer CDCF 147 (1987-92), VMM CD 3008, 1992 PRO, S. Kawalla, Zdzislaw Lapinski, vc Solo vc - 5 or 3 perc - cel, pf - str (8 vn, 4va, 4 vc, 2 d.b.)
Variations for Chamber Orchestra, 1958, 9', VM
Premiere: March 13, 1963, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, University of Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Vincent de Frank, Cond. Rec. VMM CD 2006, 1992, and VMM CD 3042, 1998, Koszalin Philharmonic Orchestra, Kawalla, Cond. fl/ ob/ cl/ bn - str
Adagio for Orchestra, 1957, 6', VM
Premiere: April 4, 1958, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, University of Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Henry Sopkin, Cond. Rec. VMM CD 2006, 1992, Slovak Radio Orch. S. Kawalla, Cond. 2/2/2/2 - 2/2/2/1 - timp - str
Chorus and Orchestra
Suite für Chor aus "Nemo", 1997, Texts: Allen Cortes and Nancy Van de Vate, 24’, Rec. VMM CD 3043, 1998, VMM 4001, 1999, Ars Brunensis Chorus, Moravian Philharmonic, Toshiyuki Shimada; Cond.
SATB, Boy soprano, 3/3/3/3 - 4/4/3/1 - 4 perc - hp – str
Choral Suite from “Nemo” (English), as above
An American Essay, 1994, Texts: Walt Whitman, 30', VM
Premiere: June 29, 1994, Koszalin, Poland, Chorus Soranus (Denmark), Christine Marstrand, soprano, Knud Vad, Choral Dir. Koszalin Philharmonic Orchestra. Kawalla, Cond. Rec. VMM CD 3025, 1994, KSO, Chorus Soranus, Marstrand, Kawalla SATB, soprano 2/2/2/2 - 2/0/1/0 - 2 perc - hp - str
Voices of Women, 1993, Texts: James Joyce, Walt Whitman, Charles Baudelaire, anon. Provencal 12th Cent. 20’, VM
Premiere 1993, Koszalin, Poland, Silesian University Choir, Sulie Girardi, Mezzo-soprano, Halina-Gorniewicz, Choral Director, Koszalin State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kawalla; Recording: VMM CD 3022, 1993, Silesian University Choir, Sulie Girardi, KSPO, Kawalla. SSA soprano, mezzo, picc/1/0/1/0 – 2 perc – hp, cel, str
How Fares the Night? 1993, Text: anon. Chinese, 5th century BC, trans. Mimi Tsoi,
4'30",VM Premiere: 1993, Koszalin, Poland, Silesian University Choir, Joanna Kawalla, Vn, Halina Gorniewicz, Choral Director, Koszalin State Phil. Orch., Szymon Kawalla, Cond. Recording: 1993, Silesian University Choir, Joanna Kawalla, Vn, KSPO, Szymon Kawalla SSAA, solo violin, string orchestra
Katyn, 1989, 15', VM
Premiere: 1989, Krakow, PRSO and Chorus, Szymon Kawalla, Cond. Recordings: Conifer CDCF 185 (1989-92); VMM CD 3015, 1992, PRSO and Chorus, Kawalla SATB, 3/3/3/3 - 4/3/3/1 - timp, 3 perc - hp, pf/cel - str
Theatre Music
Venal Vera: Ode to a Gezira Lovely, 2000, 10’ VM
Premiere: November 4, 2000, Toronto, Canada, Michelle Vought, soprano; Rec: VMM 4003, 2001, Michelle Vought, soprano soprano or mezzo, bass cl, and 1 perc; or voice with tape
Cocaine Lil, 1986, 15', VM
Premiere: April 22, 1988,ensemble belcanto, Bremen, Germany; Recordings: Koch Schwann/Aulos CD 3-1432-2,1994, ensemble belcanto, Dietburg Spohr; VMM 2026, 1998, Blair Resicka; VMM 2034, 2001, Michelle Vought mezzo or soprano, 4-8 jazz singers with small percussion.
A Night in the Royal Ontario Museum, 1983, Text: Margaret Atwood, 12', VM
Premiere: April 13, 1984, Marilyn DeReggi, Soprano, College Park, Maryland Rec. VMM 2028, 1998, Michelle Vought soprano and CD (Tape)
Eine Nacht im Royal Ontario Museum, 1983, 12’, VM
Rec. VMM 4001, 1999, Sulie Girardi (see above)
Music for strings
String Quartet No. 2, 2005, 17’, VM
Premiere: Nov. 25, 2005, Austrian Radio Concert Hall, Vienna, Austria, H. Groh, vn, G. Hinterndorfer, vn, D. Ivanova, va, R. Flieder, vc
Divertimento for Harp and String Quintet, 1996, 18', VM
Rec. VMM 2034, 2001 Adriana Antalova, hp, Moravian PO String Quintet hp + vn (2), va, vc, db
Seven Fantasy Pieces for Violin and Piano, 1989, 18', VM
Premiere: July 19, 1991,Paul Carlson, Vn, Nancy Van de Vate, Pf, Vienna, Austria Rec. VMM 2034, 2001, Michael Davis, vn, Nelson Harper, pf
Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, 1983, 13', VM
Premiere: March 24, 1984, Mexico City, Mexico, Nancy McAlhany, Vn, Maxine Neuman, Vc, Max Lifchitz, Pf. Recording: VMM CD 2001, 1990, Janusz Mirynski, Vn, Zdzislaw Lapinski, vc, Marek Mitelski, pf
Letter to a Friend's Loneliness, 1976, Texts: John Unterecker,
10', VM Premiere: November 8, 1976, Johnson City, Tennessee, US, Recording: VMM CD 2006, 1992, Sulie Girardi, Mezzo, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic String Quartet soprano amd string quartet
Concertpiece for Cello and Piano, 1976, VM
Suite for Solo Violin, 1975, 8', Sisra Publications
Premiere: December 12,1976, The New School, New York. Recording: VMM CD 2006, 1992, Michael Davis,
Suite for Solo Viola, 1975, 8',VM
Prem. Nov. 2, 2006, Vienna, Austria, Jan Reznicek Rec. VMM CD 2034, 2001, Kate Hamilton
Trio for Strings, 1974, 14',Arsis Press
Premiere: August 1975, Stowe, Vermont, Recordings: VMM CD 2006, 1992, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic String Trio; VMM CD 2026, 1997, Veronika String Trio vn, va, vc
Six Etudes for Solo Viola, 1969, 9', Arsis Press
Premiere: December 24, 1974, New York City, Jacob Glick, Recording: VMM CD 2003, 1992, Michael Davis
Six Etudes for Solo Violin, 1969, 9',VM
Premiere: November 12, 1989, Paul Carlson, Pittsburg, Kansas Recordings: VMM 2028, 1998, Michael Davis
String Quartet No. l, 1969, 13'45",VM
Premiere: July 1971, Lancing, Tennessee, Recording: VMM CD 2001, 1990, The Ridge Quartet: Robert Rinehart, vn, Krista Bennion, vn, Ah Ling Neu, va, Jennifer Culp, vc; VMM CD 2026, 1997 Veronika String Quartet
Sonata for Viola and Piano, 1964, 13',VM
Premiere: February 16, 1966, Memphis, Tennessee, Elda Franklin, va, Edwin LaBounty, pf, Recording: VMM CD 2001, 1990, Michael Davis, va, Rosemary Platt, pf
Keyboard Instruments
Twelve Pieces for Piano on One to Twelve Notes, Vol. III, 2005, 16’, VM
Premiere, Vienna, Austria, Ruth Spindler, pf.
Balinese Diptych, 10’, 2003, VM
Premiere: Sept. 9, 2003, Ananda Sukarlan, pf. Oslo, Norway. Rec. VMM 2043, 2007. A. Sukarlan.
Prelude for Organ, 2002, 4’, VM
Premiere: June 9, 2002: Brad Maguire, Wellesley Mass. Rec. VMM 2043, 2007, Carlyn Morenus
Twelve Pieces for Piano on One to Twelve Notes, Vol. II, 2001, 19’, VM
Premiere: August 15, 2001, Kathryn Rosenberg, Provincetown, Mass. Rec. VMM 2039, 2004 Thomas Hlawatsch
Fantasy Pieces for Piano, 1995, 10', VM
Premiere: March 5, 1996, Utrecht, Holland, Ananda Sukarlan; Recording: VMM 2026, 1997, Makiko Hirashima
Night Journey, 1996, 8', VM
Premiere: April 19, 1997, Eisenstadt, Austria, Ruth Spindler. Rec. VMM 2028, 1998, Antoinette van Zabner
Twelve Pieces for Piano on One to Twelve Notes, Vol I, 1986, 18', VM
Premiere: July 19, 1990, Vienna, Austria, Ruth Spindler. Recording: VMM CD 2003, 1992, Ruth Spindler
Second Sonata for Piano, 1983, 13', VM
Premiere: March 23, 1984, Max Lifchitz, Mexico City, Mexico, Recordings: Coronet LPS 3206, Paula Ennis Dwyer; VMM 2006, 1992, Makiko Hirashima
Sonata for Piano, 1978, 14', Arsis Press
Premiere: Autumn 1981, Columbus, Ohio, Rosemary Platt, Recordings: Coronet LPS 3105, Rosemary Platt and VMM 2003, 1992, Ruth Spindler
Nine Preludes for Piano, 1978, 14', VM
Premiere: April 2, 1982, Los Angeles, CA, Gloria Cheng. Recording: Opus One SN 118, Max Lifchitz, and VMM CD 2001, Rosemary Platt
Contrasts, 1984, 8',VM
Premiere: May 23, 1984, Jakarta, Indonesia, Nancy Van de Vate, Trisutji Kamal, Marusya Nainggolan, pf; Recording: VMM 2026, 1997 2 pf (6 Hands)
Fantasy for Harpsichord, 1982, 4',VM
Premiere: May 6, 1983, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Michelle Edwards, Harpsichord; Recording: VMM 2028, 1998, Ewa Gabrys Sonata for Harpsichord, 1982, rev. 1996, 10', VM Premiere: November 12, 1983, Davis, California; Recording: VMM 2026, 1997, Ewa Gabrys MUSIC FOR WOODWINDS
A Quiet Piece, 2001, 4’, Vienna Masterworks
Prem. April 27, 2002, Vienna, Austria, Abraham Ibrahim English horn and optional piano or guitar
Musik in 5, 3 and 7 for saxophone quartet, 2001, 10’, Vienna Masterworks
Prem. June 6, 2001, Styrian Saxophone Quartet, St.Pölten, Austria
Four Fantasy Pieces for Flute and Piano, 1993, 10', VM
Prem. November 15, 1993, Vienna, Austria, Regina Stummer, fl, Rosario Marciano, pf Rec. VMM 2028, 1998, Ann Marie Yasinitsky, fl., Gerard Berthiaume, pf
Incidental Piece for Three Saxes (1976)
Premiere: 24 April 1976, Redlands, Calif., American Society of University Composers, Region VIII Conference, Gene Keener, Ann Noble, Corey Nordal, saxophones
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, 1970, 13', VM
Premiere: Sept. 2005, Vienna, Austria, Ruth Spindler, pf, Katrin Gstöckenbauer, cl.
Elegy for Oboe and Piano, 1969, 6’, VM
Premiere, 2001, Vienna, Austria, Abraham Ibrahim, ob., Akiko Takahashi, pf
Sonata for Oboe and Piano, 1969, 13', VM
Premiere: January 1970, Knoxville, Tennessee US, John Bentley, ob, N. Van de Vate, pf Sarabande for Flute or Oboe and Klavier (1973) VM Prem. March 30, 2001, Vienna, Austria, Abraham Ibrahim, ob. Akiko Takahashi, pf
Woodwind Quartet, 1964, 8', Southem Music Co.
Premiere: Autumn 1964, Interlochen, MI, Interlochen Arts Woodwind Quartet fl, ob, cl, bn
Music for Brass
Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano, 2006, 17’, VM
Prem. March 8, 2007, Haydnsaal, Vienna, Austria, Ferenc Leitner, hn., Ute Lehmann, vn., Maki Saeki, pf
Three Bagatelles for Four Trumpets 2006, 6’ VM
Three Bagatelles for Four Horns 2006, 6’ VM
Prem. August 5, 2006, Potsdam (Germany) Horn Quartet
Brass Quintet No. 2: Variations on “The Streets of Laredo”, 2005, 17’ VM
Prem. October 9, 2006 Oxford, Miss. (US), The Mississippi Brass; Rec. VMM 2043, 2005, The Mississippi Brass 2 tpt. hn. trb. tuba
Quintet for Brass, 1974, rev. 1979, 10', VM
Prem. Feb. 2, 1975, Jacksonville, Florida, Delius Festival. Rec. VMM 2039, 2005, The Niagara Brass 2 tpt, hn, trb. tuba
Three Sound Pieces for Brass and Percussion, 1973, 10'15",VM
Premiere: February 23, 1974, Atlanta, Georgia, Recording: VMM CD 2003, 1992, Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic Brass and Percussion Ensemble, Cond. Milos Machek 2 tpt, 2 hn, 2 trb, tuba, 6 perc
Diversion for Brass, 1964, 5', VM
Premiere: November 14, 1964, Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia State University Brass Quartet Rec. VMM 2043, 2007, The Niagara Brass 2 tp, hn, trb or euphonium Short Suite for Brass Quartet, 1960, 6',VM Premiere: November 9, 1963, Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia State University Brass Quartet Rec. VMM 2039, 2005, Niagara Brass 2 tp, trb, bass trb
Music for Percussion
Suite for Marimba, 2000, 10’, VM
Prem. April 5, 2005, University of Mississippi, Ricky Burkhead
Teufelstanz, 1988, 14', VM
Premiere: February 24, 1989,"Musica Viva", Herculessaal, Münchner Residenz, Munich, Krakow Percussion Ensemble; Recordings: VMM CD 2015, 1995, UNI Percussion Ensemble and VMM CD 2039, 2005, same 6 percussion
Music for Mixed Ensemble
Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano, 2006, see under Music for Brass.
Trio for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano, 2005, VM
Divertimento for Harp and String Quintet, 1996, 18', VM
See under Music for Strings
Music for MW2, 1985, 13', VM
Premiere: February 10, 1989, North South Consonance, New York City fl, vc, pf-4 Hands, l perc
Trio for Bassoon, Percussion and Piano, 1980, 14', VM
Premiere: December 7, 1980, Honolulu, Hawaii, Paul Barrett, bn, William Wiley, perc, Nancy Van de Vate, pf
Music for Viola, Percussion and Piano, 1976, 16', VM
Premiere: February 27, 1977, Honolulu, Hawaii, Maxine-Karen Johnson, va, William Wiley, perc, Stephen Salazar, pf. Recordings: VMM 2001, 1990, Maxine-Karen Johnson, va, William Wiley, perc, Evelyn Zuckerman, pf and VMM 2039, 2005, Arthur Klima, va, Andrew Pongracz, perc, Eric Zioleck, pf
Quintet 1975, 1975, 13', VM
Premiere: 12.01.1976, Honolulu, Hawaii fl, vn, cl, vc, pf
Choral Music
Cantata for Women's Voices, 1979, Texts: James Joyce, Walt Whitman, Charles Baudelaire, anon. Provencal 12th century BC, 19', VM
Premiere: April 1, 1982, Los Angeles, California, Veil of Isis, Joan Gallegos, Cond. SSAA, picc, fl, cl, hp, cel, 2 perc
An American Essay, 1972, Texts: Walt Whitman, 30', VM
Premiere: May 16, 1972, Knoxville Choral Society, Knoxville, Tennessee, J. B. Lyle, Cond. Janice Clarke, Soprano SATB, pf, l perc
The Pond, 1970, Text: Annette von Droste-Hülsoff, trans. Herman Salinger, 4’30”, VM
Premiere: 1970, Orlando, Florida. Recording: VMM 3025, 1994, Chorus Soranus, Knud Vad, Cond. and VMM 2039, 2005, Chorus Ars Brunensis, Roman Valek, Cond. SATB a cappella
How Fares the Night? 1959, 4',VM
Premiere: May 29, 1977, Honolulu, Hawaii, Text: anon. 5th century BC, trans. Mimi Tsoi SSA, pf
Make A Joyful Noise, 1972, 4’ (William Huntley, Pseudonym), Text: Psalm 98:4-6, 4’, Montgomery Music Inc.
SATB, pf or organ
Psalm 121, 1958, 4', VM
Premiere: June 30, 1974, St. John's Episcopal Choir, Knoxville, Tennessee SATB a cappella
Vocal Music
Listening to the Night, 2001, Text: John Unterecker, VM
Prem. March 18, 2003, Michelle Vought, Normal IL (US) Soprano and seven instruments (fl., vib., 2 vn, va., vc, db)
Songs for the Four Parts of the Night, 1986, Texts: Owl Woman (Papago Indian), 8',VM
Premiere: October 25, 1984, Paris, Lucille Field, Soprano, Harriet Wingreen, Piano, Recordings: Cambria (US) CD 1037, 1990, Lucille Field, sop, Harriet Wingreen, pf and VMM 2028, 1998, Evelyn Petros, sop, Nancy Van de Vate, pf
Letter to a Friend's Loneliness, 1976, 10', VM
Premiere: see under Music for Strings
To the East and to the West, 1972, Text: Walt Whitman, 3',VM
Premiere: May 16, 1972, Bettie Mason, soprano, Nancy Van de Vate, piano, Knoxville TN
Four Somber Songs, 1970, Texts: Georg Trakl, Edgar Allan Poe, William Blake, Paul
Verlaine, 11',VM Premiere: October 21, 1973, Bettie Mason, sop, Nancy Van de Vate, pf, Oak Ridge, TN
Cradlesong, 1962, 3', Text: Clemens Brentano, trans. Herman Salinger, VM
Premiere: February 2, 1963, Juanita Kirkpatrick, mezzo, Hattiesburg, Miss. N. Van de Vate, pf Rec. VMM 2028, 199?, Evelyn Petros, sop, Nancy Van de Vate, pf
Lo-Yang, 1962, Text: Emperor Ch'ien Wen ti, 2',VM
Premiere: Autumn 1962, J. Kirkpatrick, mezzo, N. Van de Vate, pf, Oxford, Miss. Rec. VMM 2028, 1998, Evelyn Petros, sop, Nancy Van de Vate, pf
The Earth is So Lovely, 1962, Text: Heinrich Heine, trans. Kate Flores, 3', VM
Premiere: Autumn 1962, Juanita Kirkpatrick, mezzo, Nancy Van de Vate, pf, Oxford, Miss. Rec. VMM 2028, 2005, Evelyn Petros, sop., N. Van de Vate, pf
Loneliness, 1960, Text: Rainer Maria Rilke, 2', VM
Premiere: 1960, Oxford, Miss, J. Kirkpatrick, mezzo, N. Van de Vate, pf.. Rec. VMM 2028, 2005, Evelyn Petros, sop, N. Van de Vate, pf
Death is the Chilly Night, 1960, Text: Heinrich Heine, trans. Kate Flores, 2’, VM
Premiere: Autumn 1960, Oxford, Miss. Rec. VMM 2028, 2005, Evelyn Petros, sop, N. Van de Vate, pf
Youthful Age, 1960, Text: anon. Greek. 6th century BC, 2', VM
Premiere: 1960, Oxford, Miss. Rec. VMM 2028, 2005, Evelyn Petros, sop., N. Van de Vate, pf
Electronic Music
Invention No. l (Tape), 1972, 2', VM
Premiere: May 20, 1973, Knoxville, Tennessee
Wind Chimes (Tape), 1972, 3', VM
Premiere: May 20, 1973, Knoxville, Tennessee
Satellite Music (Tape), 1972, 6', VM
Premiere: May 20, 1973, Knoxville, Tennessee
Music for Piano Instruction
Twilight, 1963, Summy Birchard
Topsy Turvy, 1964, (Helen Huntley, Pseudonym), Montgomery Music Co.
Syncopated Soldier, 1964, (Helen Huntley, Pseudonym), Montgomery Music Co.
Mississippi Twilight, 1969, (Helen Huntley, Pseudonym), Montgomery Music Co.
Bicycle Ride, 1969, (Helen Huntley, Pseudonym), Montgomery Music Co.
Hoe-Down, 1970, (Helen Huntley, Pseudonym), Willis Music Co.
Further reading
Laurdella Foulkes-Levy and Burt Levy, Journeys Through the Life and Music of Nancy Van de Vate (Scarecrow Press, 2004)
Nancy van de Vate - Journeys 1-2
Nancy van de Vate site:
http://www.nancy-vandevate.at/
Nancy van de Vate - Dark Nebulae 1981
Music: Nancy Van de Vate - Second Sonata for piano 1983 - Journeys 1-2 - Dark Nebulae 1981 - Bio data - Links
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