Adrienne Albert (1941- )
A
graduate of UCLA in music and the child of European trained
professional violinists, composer Adrienne Albert began studying the piano at
age 4 and composition at 10. She had the good fortune to have had great
teachers: for piano, Jacob Gimpel and Aube Tzerko in Los Angeles,
Joanna Graudan at the Aspen Music School and early composition studies
with Saul Kaplan and Leonard Stein. After enjoying a lengthy hiatus
performing other people’s music, she returned to studying composition
with Stephen “Lucky” Mosko at CalArts and orchestration with Albert
Harris. Long a collaborator with other composers, (Igor Stravinsky,
Leonard Bernstein, Philip Glass and Gunther Schuller to name a
few), Albert began composing her own music in the 1990s. In little
more than a decade, her concert works have been widely performed
throughout the United States, Mexico, Europe, Thailand, China and South
Africa. According to Albert, "music has always been a central part of
my life. Whether it has been performing, singing, or composing, it is
the thread that weaves through each part of my being. I find joy in
every form of music, and my life has been an eclectic patchwork of
music ranging from avant garde 20th century vocal and choral music to
Baroque, ethnic, folk music, jazz, popular, and of course, classical
music. We are each an amalgam of our pasts, influenced by our
individual experiences, and I have been extremely fortunate in having
an extraordinary past which informs my present and makes me look
forward with great enthusiasm to the future."COMPOSITIONS Albert Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Albert on Albert
Reflections, soprano sax or clarinet and piano (1994) [also arr. for other instrumental combinations]
Boundaries, 2 violin, viola, cello and double bass (1994)
- Boundaries, string orchestra [arr. and revised 2004-05]
Boundaries II, piano trio (violin, cello and piano) (1994)
Two Songs for Alto or Tenor and Piano (1994) [In Memorium: I Cannot Bear to See; Valentine's Day]
In This Place, voice and piano (1994)
Sam's Dance, soprano saxophone or clarinet and piano (1995) [also arr. for other instrumental combinations]
- Sam's Dance, woodwind quintet (rev. 2009) [arr. 1997 from work for soprano sax or clarinet and piano, 1995]
Japanese Gardens, piano trio (violin, cello and piano) (1996) [also arr. for other instr. comb.] [revised as "Images", 2008]
Serenade for Alto Sax, Trumpet, and Orchestra (1997)
Fanfare for 13 Brass, 4 horn, 4 trumpet, 4 trombone and tuba (1998)
Doppler Effect, flute, viola and harp (1998) [also arr. for other instrumental combinations]
Images: Sunrise, orchestra (1998)
Meditation, chorus (1998)
Western Suite (aka Montana Morning), orchestra (1999)
Night, chorus (1999; rev. 2008)
Courage, orchestra or concert wind band (2000)
Mazal Tov, clarinet, trumpet, violin, double bass, piano and tenor voice (2001)
Climate Control, horn and piano (2001; rev, 2007 as "Global Warming"] [originally included "Windswept"; arr. 2002 for clarinet and piano]
Mirror Image, clarinet quartet (2002) [also arr. for saxophone quartet, 2002; or flute quartet, 2006]
Winter Solace, alto saxophone and piano (2002)
- Winter's Breath [adapted 2008 for contrabass flute and piano from "Winter Solace", 2002]
Windswept, clarinet and piano (2001/2002) [also w/lyrical cello cadenza] [originally last mvt of "Climate Control", 2001]
- Sunswept, flute and piano [adapted 2006 from "Windswept", 2001/02]
Circadia, bassoon and piano; or cello and pf; or alto/baritone saxophone and pf (2002) [3 mvts: Cycles; Nightfall; Spring Ahead]
- Nightfall, bassoon and piano (2002) [also arr. for cello and piano, 2003; french horn and piano]
Fanta+z, harp, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and double bass (2002)
Fantasia, clarinet and piano (2002)
Let Love Not Fail, voice, violin, [opt. flute] and piano/or organ (2002)
Two Jenny Joseph Songs, high voice and piano (2002) [The Sun Has Burst the Sky; The One That Got Away]
Interiors, string orchestra (2003)
Sound Mass, chamber orchestra (2003)
Bassoonet Boogie, clarinet and bassoon (2003)
- Clarinets Boogie, clarinet and bass clarinet [arr. 2005 from "Bassoonet Boogie", 2003]
- Trumpasoon Boogie, trumpet and bassoon [arr. 2008 from "Bassoonet Boogie", 2003]
Upside Down Wish List, chorus (2003)
The Cherry Tree Carol, medium voice and piano (2003)
Cyrano de Bergerac, incidental music (2004)
Finding Claire, incidental music (2005)
Animalogy, woodwind quintet (2006)
L.A. Tango Nuevo, soprano saxophone and guitar (2006)
- CT Tango Nuevo, alto flute and guitar [arr. 2008 from "L.A. Tango Nuevo", 2006]
- PasaTango, flute and guitar [arr. 2008 from "L.A. Tango Nuevo", 2006]
Weaver of Dreams, chorus and piano (2006)
A Place Called Home, chorus and piano (2007) [last mvt of "Alaskan Symphony"]
Between the dark and daylight, flute, violin, viola, cello and harp (2007) [also arr. for flute, violin, clarinet, cello and piano]
- Nightdreams, flute, violin, viola, cello and harp (2007) [from "Between the dark and daylight", 2007]
- Lullaby, flute, violin, viola, cello and harp (2007) [also arr. for other instr. comb.] [from "Between the dark and daylight", 2007]
- Daydreams, flute, violin, viola, cello and harp (2007) [from "Between the dark and daylight", 2007]
- Lullaby for Strings and Piano, string orchestra and harp or piano (2008)
Evensong Service (3 pieces), choir and organ (or piano) (2007)
- Magnificat (2007)
- Nunc Dimittis (2007)
- Phos Hilaron (2007)
Et In Terra Pax, chorus (2007)
Alaskan Symphony, chorus and orchestra (2007)
Global Warming, horn and piano (2001/07) [4 mvts: Temperature Rising; Ice Melting; Spring Fever; Windmills]
Americana Quartet, flute, violin, viola and cello (2008)
Images, piano trio (violin, cello and piano) (1996/2008) [rev. version of "Japanese Gardens", 1996]
Two for Two, alto flute, bass flute and contrabass flute (2008)
Wind Tides, trombone and piano (2008)
Eastern Hymn, saxophone quartet (2009)
Musescapes, piano trio (violin, cello and piano) (2005-08/2009) [3 mvts: Gee Whiz; For My Mother; Ode to Piazzola]
Preamble to the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, chorus and piano; or voice and piano reamble (2008-2010)
Song Cycle to texts by Edgar Alan Poe, [voice and piano] (a work in progress)
Three for Two, alto/bass flute and contrabass flute (2009-2010)
Passages, 2 cellos (2010) [Friends; Elegy; Heaven and Earth]
- Elegy, also arr. for alto sax and cello; or violin and cello
A Choral Quilt of Hope: UN Declaration of Human Rights (2008-11) [text: adapted by Susan Suntree]
Menage a Trio, flute/alto flute (or oboe), clarinet/bass clarinet and bassoon (2010) [3 mvts]
New York Gardens, clarinet, tenor saxophone and piano (2010) [also arr. for alto sax (or Eng hn), tenor sax and piano]
Piccolodeon, piccolo and piano (2011)
Poetry, baritone saxophone and harp (2011)
War Stories, flute, horn and piano (2011, in progress)
WORKS BY GENRE Albert Links ~ ~ ~ Albert on Albert ~ top of page ~
Orchestra
Boundaries (1994; arr. and revised for string orchestra, 2004-05) [from work for string quintet, 1994]
Images: Sunrise, orchestra (1998)
Western Suite (aka Montana Morning), orchestra (1999)
Courage, orchestra (2000)
Interiors, string orchestra (2003)
Sound Mass, chamber orchestra (2003)
Lullaby, string orchestra and harp or piano [arr. 2008 from "Between the dark and daylight", 2007]
Band
Fanfare for 13 Brass, 4 horn, 4 trumpet, 4 trombone and tuba (1998)
Courage, concert wind band (2000)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Serenade for Alto Sax, Trumpet, and Orchestra (1997)
Chorus w/Orchestra
Alaskan Symphony, chorus and orchestra (2007)
Choral
Meditation, chorus (1998)
Night, chorus (1999; rev. 2008)
Upside Down Wish List, chorus (2003)
Weaver of Dreams, chorus and piano (2006)
A Place Called Home, chorus and piano (2007) [last mvt of "Alaskan Symphony"]
Evensong Service (3 pieces), choir and organ (or piano) (2007)
- Magnificat (2007)
- Nunc Dimittis (2007)
- Phos Hilaron (2007)
Et In Terra Pax, chorus (2007)
Preamble to the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, chorus and piano; or voice and piano reamble (2008-2010)
A Choral Quilt of Hope: UN Declaration of Human Rights (2008-11) [text: adapted by Susan Suntree]
Chamber
Boundaries, 2 violin, viola, cello and double bass (1994) [arr. 2004-05 for string orchestra]
Boundaries II, piano trio (violin, cello and piano) (1994)
Japanese Gardens, piano trio (violin, cello and piano) (1996) [revised as "Images", 2008]
- violin, tenor sax and piano (2006)
- soprano sax, cello and piano (2006)
Doppler Effect, flute, viola and harp (1998)
- flute, basson and harp (2003)
- soprano sax, cello and piano (2003)
- flute, bassoon and piano (2005)
- violin, cello and piano (2005)
- flute, alto flute and piano (2006)
- trumpet, bassoon and piano (2006)
- flute, cello and harp (2006)
- flute, clarinet and piano (2008)
Fanfare for 13 Brass, 4 horn, 4 trumpet, 4 trombone and tuba (1998)
Mazal Tov, clarinet, trumpet, violin, double bass, piano and tenor voice (2001)
Climate Control, horn and piano (2001; rev, 2007 as "Global Warming"] [originally included "Windswept"; arr. 2002 for clarinet and piano]
Fanta+z, harp, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and double bass (2002)
Mirror Image, clarinet quartet (2002) [also arr. for saxophone quartet, 2002; or flute quartet, 2006]
Bassoonet Boogie, clarinet and bassoon (2003)
- Clarinets Boogie, clarinet and bass clarinet [arr. 2005 from "Bassoonet Boogie", 2003]
- Trumpasoon Boogie, trumpet and bassoon [arr. 2008 from "Bassoonet Boogie", 2003]
Animalogy, woodwind quintet (2006)
L.A. Tango Nuevo, soprano saxophone and guitar (2006)
- CT Tango Nuevo, alto flute and guitar [arr. 2008 from L.A. Tango Nuevo, 2006]
- PasaTango, flute and guitar [arr. 2008 from "L.A. Tango Nuevo", 2006]
Between the dark and daylight, flute, violin, viola, cello and harp (2007) [also arr. for flute, violin, clarinet, cello and piano]
Nightdreams, flute, violin, viola, cello and harp (2007) [from "Between the dark and daylight", 2007]
Lullaby, flute, violin, viola, cello and harp (2007) [from "Between the dark and daylight", 2007]
- flute, violin, clarinet, cello and piano (2007)
- piano trio (violin, cello and piano) (2008)
- strings and piano (2008)
Daydreams, flute, violin, viola, cello and harp (2007) [from "Between the dark and daylight", 2007]
Americana Quartet, flute, violin, viola and cello (2008)
Images, piano trio (violin, cello and piano) (1996/2008) [rev. version of "Japanese Gardens", 1996]
Eastern Hymn, saxophone quartet (2009)
Musescapes, piano trio (violin, cello and piano) (2005-08/2009) [3 mvts: Gee Whiz; For My Mother; Ode to Piazzola]
Sam's Dance, woodwind quintet (rev. 2009) [arr. 1997 from work for soprano sax or clarinet and piano, 1995]
Three for Two, alto/bass flute and contrabass flute (2009-2010) [formerly "Two for Two", 2008]
- Dark and Light
- Lament for Sara
- Sassy
Passages, 2 cellos (2010) [Friends; Elegy; Heaven and Earth]
- Elegy, also arr. for alto sax and cello; or violin and cello
Menage a Trio, flute/alto flute (or oboe), clarinet/bass clarinet and bassoon (2010)
- Seaside Sarabande
- Lament
- Rolling Waves
New York Gardens, clarinet, tenor saxophone and piano (2010) [also arr. for alto sax (or Eng hn), tenor sax and piano]
War Stories, flute, horn and piano (2011, in progress)
- UnCivilWars
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Instrument and Piano or Harp
Reflections, soprano sax or clarinet and piano (1994)
- oboe and piano (1998)
- violin and piano (2002)
- cello and piano (2002)
Sam's Dance, soprano saxophone or clarinet and piano (1995)
- flute and piano (1995)
- oboe and piano (1995)
- woodwind quintet (1997)
Circadia, bassoon and piano; or cello and piano; or alto/baritone saxophone and piano (2002) [3 mvts]
- Nightfall, bassoon and piano (2002) [also arr. for cello and piano, 2003; french horn and piano] [from "Cidadia", 2002]
Fantasia, clarinet and piano (2002)
Windswept, clarinet and piano (2001/2002) [also w/lyrical cello cadenza] [originally last mvt of "Climate Control", 2001]
- Sunswept, flute and piano (adapted 2006 from "Windswept", 2001/02)
Winter Solace, alto saxophone and piano (2002)
- Winter's Breath [adapted 2008 for contrabass flute and piano from "Winter Solace", 2002]
Global Warming, horn and piano (2001/07) [4 mvts: Temperature Rising; Ice Melting; Spring Fever; Windmills]
Wind Tides, trombone and piano (2008)
Piccolodeon, piccolo and piano (2011)
Poetry, baritone saxophone and harp (2011)
Vocal
Two Songs for Alto or Tenor and Piano (1994) [In Memorium: I Cannot Bear to See; Valentine's Day]
In This Place, voice and piano (1994)
Let Love Not Fail, voice, violin, (opt. flute) and piano/or organ (2002)
Two Jenny Joseph Songs, high voice and piano (2002) [The Sun Has Burst the Sky; The One That Got Away]
The Cherry Tree Carol, medium voice and piano (2003)
Preamble to the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, chorus and piano; or voice and piano reamble (2008-2010)
The Owl and the Pussycat, soprano (or mezzo-soprano) and piano (2010) [text: Edward Lear]
Song Cycle to texts by Edgar Alan Poe, [voice and piano] (a work in progress)
Incidental/Film
Cyrano de Bergerac, incidental music (2004)
Finding Claire, incidental music (2005)
ALBERT LINKS Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Albert on Albert ~ top of page ~
Composer Adrienne Albert's New Work Follows Mother/Daughter Theme (Palasadian-Post)
Orchestra to Debut ‘Alaskan Symphony’ (Laura Forbes, Peninsula Clarion)
Composer's website
Albert @ Wikipedia
Albert @ American Music Center
Albert @ American Composers Forum
Albert @ Answers.com
Albert @ ChoralNet
Albert @ Classical Archives
Albert @ Classical Matters
Albert @ Continental Harmony
Albert @ Daniel Pearl World Music Days
Albert @ Facebook
Albert @ InstantEncore
Albert @ LATangoNuevoforsaxophoneandguitar
Albert @ LinkedIn
Albert @ Musicians Page
Albert @ MySpaceMusic
Albert @ NACUSA
Albert @ Navona Records
Albert @ OrchestraList
Albert @ Pacific Serenades
Albert @ Roger Bourland
Albert @ Schola Cantorum on Hudson
Albert @ Society of Composers
Publisher
Albert @ Composer's website/Kenter Canyon Music
Albert @ TrevCo Music
Streaming Audio
Albert @ ChoralNet
Albert @ Classical Archives
Albert @ KGNU/An Interview with Thomas Lenk
Albert @ LATangoNuevoforsaxophoneandguitar
Albert @ MySpaceMusic
Recordings
Albert @ ArkivMusic
Albert @ CD Universe
Albert @ ClassicsOnline
Albert @ Discogs
Albert @ Navona Records
Video
Albert @ YouTube
Albert @ Google Video
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Albert on Albert: An Interview with Thomas Lenk/KGNU (streaming audio)
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