Sarah Horick (1984- )
Sarah
Horick writes both acoustic and electroacoustic concert music. She
received her Bachelor of Music degree in Music Theory and Composition
from Furman University in 2006 where she studied with Mark Kilstofte.
She pursued her graduate study at Florida State University where she
studied with Mark Wingate and Ladislav Kubik. Her works have been
performed in the United States, Canada, the UK, and Italy, and she has
been commissioned by soprano Tamara Matthews, conductor Leslie Hicken,
the Erie Saxophone Quartet, and clarinetist Jeffrey Brooks, among
others. Horick's works have been programmed on a number of
festivals including the Asolo Song Festival in Paderno del Grappa,
Italy; FEASt FEST at Florida International University, Grand Valley
State University's Free Play 10: Listening Chamber, Florida State
University's Festival of New Music, and the LaSalle University War and
Peace concert. She was selected as a finalist in the Vancouver Chamber
Choir's Young Composers Competition in 2007 and was also a finalist in
the Schlern International Music Festival Voice Competition in Vols am
Schlern, Italy in 2007.COMPOSITIONS Horick Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
Menagerie, song cycle, voice, piano and page turner (2004) [on the poetry of Ogden Nash]
Equipoise, flute and vibraphone (2005)
Spring, chorus (2005)
Orchestral Miniatures (3), orchestra (2005)
Meditation, antiphonal work, 2 sopranos, 2 female choruses and organ (2006)
She Walks In Beauty, tenor and male chorus (2006)
For Madeline, mezzo-soprano, clarinet, cello and piano (2006)
Filaments, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2006-07)
Fall, tape (2007; also used for dance piece) [collaboration with choreographer Jennia Plinke]
Laudamus Te, soprano, mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra (2008) [5 mvts]
Dhammapada Rounds, soprano and wind ensemble (2008)
Deleted Scenes, saxophone quartet, w/opt. media projection (2008)
Slide to Unlock, trombone (2008)
Kerfuffle, bass trombone and piano (2009)
Looking-Glass Changes, clarinet and stereo playback, w/opt. improvisation (2009)
The Laramie Project, incidental music (2009)
Twilight Verses, trumpet, mezzo-soprano and piano (rev. 2009)
Clarinet Concerto, clarinet, orchestra and jazz combo (in progress)
WORKS BY GENRE Horick Links ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
Fall, tape, dance work (2007) [collaboration with choreographer Jennia Plinke]
Orchestra
Orchestral Miniatures (3), orchestra (2005)
Band
Dhammapada Rounds, soprano and wind ensemble (2008)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Clarinet Concerto, clarinet, orchestra and jazz combo (in progress)
Choral
Spring, chorus (2005)
Meditation, antiphonal work, 2 sopranos, 2 female choruses and organ (2006)
She Walks In Beauty, tenor and male chorus (2006)
Chamber
Equipoise, flute and vibraphone (2005)
Filaments, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (2006-07)
Deleted Scenes, saxophone quartet, w/opt. media projection (2008)
Solo Instrument
Slide to Unlock, trombone (2008)
Looking-Glass Changes, clarinet and stereo playback, w/opt. improvisation (2009)
Vocal
Menagerie, song cycle, voice, piano and page turner (2004) [on the poetry of Ogden Nash]
Meditation, antiphonal work, 2 sopranos, 2 female choruses and organ (2006)
For Madeline, mezzo-soprano, clarinet, cello and piano (2006)
Laudamus Te, soprano, mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra (2008) [5 mvts]
Dhammapada Rounds, soprano and wind ensemble (2008)
Twilight Verses, trumpet, mezzo-soprano and piano (rev. 2009)
Incidental/Film
The Laramie Project, incidental music (2009)
Electronic
Fall, tape (2007; also used for dance piece) [collaboration with choreographer Jennia Plinke]
HORICK LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
Composer's website
Horick @ Wikipedia
Horick @ American Composers Forum
Horick @ EMM (Electronic Music Midwest)
Horick @ EVERYTHING/Nothing Project
Horick @ Florida State University/Learning for Life
Horick @ Lulu.com
Horick @ Musical Expression
Streaming Audio
Horick @ Composer's website
Horick @ Erie Saxophone Quartet/Facebook
Horick @ Erie Saxophone Quartet/MySpaceMusic
Recordings
[none at the moment]
Horick @ YouTube
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