Richard Einhorn (1952- )
Richard
Einhorn's unique music has been described as "hauntingly beautiful,"
"sensational," and "overwhelming in its emotional power." He has become
one of a small handful of living composers who not only reaches a large
worldwide audience, but whose music has received widespread critical
praise for its integrity, emotional depth, and craft. Einhorn
graduated summa cum laude in music from Columbia
University. Before turning his attention exclusively to composition,
Einhorn worked as a record producer for such artists as Meredith Monk
and The New York Philharmonic. Einhorn's "opera with silent film,"
Voices of Light, has been hailed in reviews as "a great masterpiece of
contemporary music" and "a work of meticulous genius." After selling
out its New York City premiere engagements at the Brooklyn Academy of
Music Next Wave Festival, Voices of Light has had over 100 performances
throughout the US and the world including sold-out performances at
Avery Fisher Hall; the Kennedy Center and Wolf Trap with the National
Symphony; the Cabrillo Festival; and during two extremely successful
national tours featuring the medieval vocal group Anonymous
4. Voices of Light has attracted national media attention
including articles in the Wall Street Journal, segments on All Things
Considered and Performance Today, and an extended profile on CBS
television network's magazine show, CBS Sunday Morning.COMPOSITIONS Einhorn Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
Shock Waves , film score (1977)
Don't Go in the House, film score (1980)
Eyes of a Stranger, film score (1981)
The Prowler, film score (1981)
On the Wing, documentary short film score (1986)
Dead of Winter, film score (1987)
Blood Rage, film score (1987)
Sister, Sister, film score (1987)
Necessary Parties, TV film score (1988)
On a Dark Night, Kindled, cello (1988)
The Silence, double electric string quartet (1988) [also choreographed by Susan Marshall and many others]
Maxwell's Demon, electric violin (1990)
Closet Land, film score (1991)
Wild By Law, documentary score (1991) [PBS] [Acadamy Award Nominee]
Darrow, TV film score (1991)
A House in the Hills, film score (1993)
Educating Peter, TV documentary short film score (1993) [HBO]
China Patterns, dance piece (1993) [for Brenda Daniels Dance Company]
David Macaulay: Roman City, TV documentary score (1994)
Red Angels, ballet (1994; fp. 1995) [choreography: Ulysses Dove]
Voices of Light: The Passion of Joan of Arc, opera/oratorio, soli, chorus, orch & electronics (1994) [for Dreyer's 1927 silent film]
Flowers of Evil, voice and cello (1995)
Crash the Curiousaurus, TV score (1995) [ABC Weekend Specials]
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West, documentary film score (1995)
City of Brides, violin, viola, cello and percussion (1995) [choreography: Annie Parsons]
Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life, documentary film score (1997)
The Telephone, TV documentary score (1997) [PBS: American Experience]
Liberty!, 6-part TV documentary series score (1997) [PBS Series]
About Us: The Dignity of Children, TV documentary score (1997- ) [ABC]
The Boyhood of John Muir, documentary film score (1998)
Fire-Eater, film score (1998)
Hitchcock, Selznick, and the End of Hollywood, TV documentary score (1998) [American Masters Series]
My Many Colored Days, orchestra (1998) [based upon the book by Dr. Seuss]
American Photography: A Century of Images, TV documentary series score (1999)
Extraordinary Cats, TV documentary score (1999) ["Nature" Series]
Marianne Moore: In Her Own Image, TV documentary score (1999) [PBS]
A Carnival of Miracles, 4 female voices (1999)
The Pornographer: A Love Story, film score (2000)
The Crystal Radio, flute and harp (2001)
Imagining Robert: My Brother, Madness and Survival, documentary film score (2002)
Great Transformations, TV documentary score (2002) [Evolution Series]
Benjamin Franklin, 3-part TV documentary series score (2002)
The Spires, The Cities, The Field, cantata in Memory of the Victims of 9/11, mezzo-soprano, harmonica and orchestra (2002)
The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced, TV documentary score (2003)
Building Big! (Building to Extremes), 5-part TV documentary series score (2004) [Innovation: Life, Inspired Series]
Dr. Zond Controls the Weather, video short score (2006)
The New Medicine, TV documentary score (2006)
Alexander Hamilton, 3-part TV documentary series score (2007) [PBS: American Experience]
The Origin, opera/oratorio, soprano, baritone, Bulgarian female choir, chorus & orch (2009) [based on work and life of Darwin]
Nuclear Savage: The Islands of Secret Project 4.1, documentary film score (2011)
WORKS BY GENRE Einhorn Links ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
The Silence, double electric string quartet (1988) [also choreographed by Susan Marshall and many others]
China Patterns, dance piece (1993) [for Brenda Daniels Dance Company]
Red Angels, ballet (1994; fp. 1995) [choreography: Ulysses Dove]
City of Brides, violin, viola, cello and percussion (1995) [choreography: Annie Parsons]
Voices of Light: The Passion of Joan of Arc, opera/oratorio, soli, chorus, orch & electronics (1994) [for Dreyer's 1927 silent film]
The Spires, The Cities, The Field, cantata in Memory of the Victims of 9/11, mezzo-soprano, harmonica and orchestra (2002)
The Origin, opera/oratorio, soprano, baritone, Bulgarian female choir, chorus & orch (2009) [based on work and life of Darwin]
Orchestra
My Many Colored Days, orchestra (1998) [based upon the book by Dr. Seuss]
Chorus w/Orchestra
Voices of Light: The Passion of Joan of Arc, opera/oratorio, soli, chorus, orch & electronics (1994) [for Dreyer's 1927 silent film]
The Origin, opera/oratorio, soprano, baritone, Bulgarian female choir, chorus & orch (2009) [based on work and life of Darwin]
Chamber
The Silence, double electric string quartet (1988) [also choreographed by Susan Marshall and many others]
Flowers of Evil, voice and cello (1995)
City of Brides, violin, viola, cello and percussion (1995) [choreography: Annie Parsons]
The Crystal Radio, flute and harp (2001)
Solo Instrument
On a Dark Night, Kindled, cello (1988)
Maxwell's Demon, electric violin (1990)
Vocal
Flowers of Evil, cello and voice (1995)
A Carnival of Miracles, 4 female voices (1999)
The Spires, The Cities, The Field, cantata in Memory of the Victims of 9/11, mezzo-soprano, harmonica and orchestra (2002)
Film/TV
Shock Waves , film score (1977)
Don't Go in the House, film score (1980)
Eyes of a Stranger, film score (1981)
The Prowler, film score (1981)
On the Wing, documentary short film score (1986)
Dead of Winter, film score (1987)
Blood Rage, film score (1987)
Sister, Sister, film score (1987)
Necessary Parties, TV film score (1988)
Closet Land, film score (1991)
Wild By Law, documentary score (1991) [PBS] [Acadamy Award Nominee]
Darrow, TV film score (1991)
A House in the Hills, film score (1993)
Educating Peter, TV documentary short film score (1993) [HBO]
David Macaulay: Roman City, TV documentary score (1994)
Crash the Curiousaurus, TV score (1995) [ABC Weekend Specials]
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West, documentary film score (1995)
Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life, documentary film score (1997)
The Telephone, TV documentary score (1997) [PBS: American Experience]
Liberty!, 6-part TV documentary series score (1997) [PBS Series]
About Us: The Dignity of Children, TV documentary score (1997- ) [ABC]
The Boyhood of John Muir, documentary film score (1998)
Fire-Eater, film score (1998)
Hitchcock, Selznick, and the End of Hollywood, TV documentary score (1998) [American Masters Series]
American Photography: A Century of Images, TV documentary series score (1999)
Extraordinary Cats, TV documentary score (1999) ["Nature" Series]
Marianne Moore: In Her Own Image, TV documentary score (1999) [PBS]
The Pornographer: A Love Story, film score (2000)
Imagining Robert: My Brother, Madness and Survival, documentary film score (2002)
Great Transformations, TV documentary score (2002) [Evolution Series]
Benjamin Franklin, 3-part TV documentary series score (2002)
The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced, TV documentary score (2003)
Building Big! (Building to Extremes), 5-part TV documentary series score (2004) [Innovation: Life, Inspired Series]
Dr. Zond Controls the Weather, video short score (2006)
The New Medicine, TV documentary score (2006)
Alexander Hamilton, 3-part TV documentary series score (2007) [PBS: American Experience]
Nuclear Savage: The Islands of Secret Project 4.1, documentary film score (2011)
EINHORN LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
An Arc du Triomphe (Traci Hukill, MetroActive Music)
Music Is Easy. Sound Is Hard: A Conversation with Richard Einhorn (Austin Dacey, The Ethical Ear) part 2 here
Richard Einhorn (Stuart Cohn, BOMB Magazine, #57/Fall 1996)
Richard Einhorn - The Origin (Molly Sheridan, NewMusicBox)
Richard Einhorn: Yesterday Is Not Today (Frank J. Oteri, NewMusicBox)
The Sound of Silents/The Passion of Joan of Arc (M.V. Moorhead, phoenixnewtimes.com)
Composer's website . . . contact Richard Einhorn: richardein(at)mac(dot)com
Einhorn @ Wikipedia
Einhorn @ Answers.com
Einhorn @ Classical Archives
Einhorn @ Classical Net
Einhorn @ Facebook
Einhorn @ IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
Einhorn @ InstantEncore
Einhorn @ Kritzerland
Einhorn @ LinkedIn
Einhorn @ The Modern Word
Einhorn @ MusicWeb International
Einhorn @ New York City Ballet
Einhorn @ The New York Times
Publisher
Einhorn @ Composer's website
Streaming Audio
Einhorn @ Composer's website
Einhorn @ Classical Archives
Einhorn @ last.fm
Einhorn @ Rhapsody.com
Einhorn @ SoundCloud
Einhorn @ WNYC/New Sounds
Einhorn @ WNYC/Soundcheck
Recordings
Einhorn @ Composer's website also here
Einhorn @ Amazon.com
Einhorn @ ArkivMusic
Einhorn@ CD Universe
Einhorn @ Discogs
Video
Einhorn @ YouTube
Einhorn @ Google Video
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