Kenneth Fuchs, Composer
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Fuchs’s distinctive ‘voice’ is Kenneth “evident from the outset, and his flair for orchestral colours and sheer lyricism FUCHS shine through. — Musicweb International,” February 2008 composer United Artists is a joyous, enneth Fuchs has written for orchestra, “highly cinematic opener band, chorus, jazz ensemble, and for orchestra. Kvarious chamber ensembles. Naxos has — American Record” Guide, May/June 2008 released two recordings of his music performed by the London Symphony Orchestra with a masterfully crafted work, conductor JoAnn Falletta and producer “ Michael Fine. The first disc received two 2005 with a horn part that any Grammy Award nominations: “Best Instrumen- horn player would relish tal Soloist with Orchestra” (Thomas Stacy, — Fanfare Magazine, July/August” 2008 English horn, and Falletta for Eventide) and on Canticle to the Sun “Producer of the Year, Classical” (Fine). The (Concerto for French Horn) second disc features LSO principal horn Timothy Jones in a concerto Fuchs composed Part tone-poem, part for him. The two recordings represent the “rhapsody, part concerto continuation of more than 20 years of collabo- for orchestra ... a rich ration between Fuchs and Falletta, beginning and vibrant tapestry of in 1985 when they were students at Juilliard. In October 2001, Albany Records released ever-changing moods String Quartets 2, 3, 4, performed by the and colors, a brilliant American String Quartet. Fuchs also created tour-de-force of evocative with playwright Lanford Wilson three chamber melody and masterful musicals presented by Circle Repertory Company in New York City: A Betrothal, orchestration Brontosaurus, and The Great Nebula in Orion. — Fanfare Magazine,” January/February 2006, on An American Place Fuchs serves as professor of music composi- tion at the University of Connecticut. He String quartet recordings received his doctor of musical arts degree in “ composition from the Juilliard School, don’t get much better where his teachers included Milton Babbitt, than this. David Diamond, and Vincent Persichetti. — American” Record Guide, July/August 2002 COMPOSITIONS CHORAL MUSIC Immigrants Still (Poem by Richard Wilbur) ORCHESTRAL MUSIC (SSAATTBB) (6') YRM An American Place 3343 4331 Timp 3Perc Hp Cel Str (19') EBM In the Clearing (Six Poems by Robert Frost) (SSAATTBB) (12'30") YRM Atlantic Riband 3333 4333 Timp 3Perc HP Str (13') VOCAL MUSIC Canticle to the Sun (Concerto for French Horn) Aster Flowers (Seven Poems by Robert Frost for Publishers Solo Horn 1EH10 0110 Timp 4Perc Hp Cel Str (20') EBM Baritone & Piano) (8') E.B. Marks Music Company Discover the Wild Movie House (Six Poems by John Updike for www.ebmarks.com 3222 4221 Timp 3Perc Hp Str (5') Baritone, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, String Trio, & Divinum Mysterium (Concerto for Viola) Harp) (31') Rental agent: Solo Viola 1111 1111 Timp 3Perc Hp Str (16') Theodore Presser Company Songs of Innocence and Experience (Four Poems (610) 592-1222 Eventide (Concerto for English Horn) by William Blake for Baritone, Flute, Oboe, Cello, Solo EH 2Perc Hp Cel Str (22') EBM & Harp) (8') www.presser.com/rental/ Out of the Dark (Suite for Chamber Orchestra) Yelton Rhodes Music 1111 1000 String Orchestra (no double bass) (14') RECORDINGS www.yrmusic.com EBM Canticle to the Sun, United Artists, London United Artists Symphony Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, conductor; 3322 4331 Timp 3Perc Hp Str (6') EBM Timothy Jones, French horn; Naxos (American Classics 8.559335), 2008. Includes three chamber Contact Kenneth Fuchs CHAMBER MUSIC pieces, in performances by principal players [email protected] After Orion (for English Horn & Piano) (6') of the LSO: Quiet in the Land (mixed quintet), [email protected] Autumn Rhythm (Idyll for Woodwind Quintet) Fire, Ice, and Summer Bronze (brass quintet), and (13') EBM Autumn Rhythm (wind quintet) [email protected] Face of the Night (Concerto for Oboe & English Horn) An American Place, Eventide, Out of the Dark, Solo Ob/EH 2Perc HP Vn, Va, Vc (18') EBM London Symphony Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, Further information Fire, Ice, and Summer Bronze (Idyll for Brass conductor; Thomas Stacy, English horn; Timothy Quintet) (12') EBM Jones, French horn; Naxos (American Classics www.kennethfuchs.com Gazing at Orion (for Clarinet & Piano) (6') 8.559224), 2005 www.albanyrecords.com Orion Nocturne (for Oboe & Piano) (6') Quartets 2, 3, 4, American String Quartet, Albany www.calarecords.com Records (Troy 480), 2001 Quiet in the Land (Idyll for Flute, English Horn, www.naxos.com Clarinet, Viola, & Cello) (12') EBM Christina’s World, University of Miami Wind String Quartet No. 4 (11') Ensemble, Albany Records (Troy 403), 2000 photo: Peter Schaaf Where Have You Been? (String Quartet No. 2) (25') Face of the Night, Thomas Stacy, English horn, “New York Legends: Recitals with Principals from design: www.vingdesign.com Whispers of Heavenly Death (String Quartet No. 3) (20') the New York Philharmonic,” Cala Records WIND ENSEMBLE (CACD0511), 1997 Burning Blue (Fanfare–Overture) (6') Immigrants Still (Poem by Richard Wilbur), Christina’s World (Idyll for Winds, Brass, & “Songs and Stories of Liberation,” Concora, 2006 Percussion) (11') EBM In the Clearing (Eight Poems by Robert Frost), On Silver Wings (Fanfare–Overture) (7') Coro Allegro, 1998 EBM = published by E.B. Marks Music Company YRM = published by Yelton Rhodes Music.