Eli Marshall (1977- )
Eli
Marshall is an American composer based in Asia since 2003. His catalog
comprises classical ensembles and Chinese instrumental pieces, with
site-specific works at the Berlin Reichstag, the Sackler museum of the
Smithsonian Institution, and South Korea’s largest Buddhist temple. His
orchestral works have been premiered in China (including Hong Kong and
Macao), Ireland, Germany, Sweden, and the United States. He was awarded
the Fulbright Fellowship, the Leo Kaplan Award (ASCAP), and the Douglas
Moore Fellowship. He has composed film music for Hong Kong directors
Ann Hui (The Golden Era, 2014, recorded by the London Symphony
Orchestra) and Wong Kar-wai (Ashes of Time – Redux, 2009); with the
latter he collaborated with sheng virtuoso and music director Wu Tong,
leading to a CD on Sony Classical in 2009 with Yoyo Ma as soloist. In
2005, he co-founded the Beijing New Music Ensemble. As Artistic
Director until 2010, he oversaw some 200 pieces in performance
(including dozens of China premieres), a BBC Radio broadcast, and a
debut CD of premiere recordings of pieces by Zhou Long and Chen Yi in
2009 under the NAXOS label. He studied at Bard College, the Curtis
Institute of Music, the Hamburg Hochschule fur Musik und Theater, and
the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has taught at the Central
Conservatory (Beijing), the Witten/Herdecke University (Germany) and
the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. In 2013, he curated
a series of 30 works (a majority China premieres) featuring works by
emerging composers born in China at Beijing’s Ullens Center for
Contemporary Art. His recent scholarship includes a study of Benjamin
Britten’s tour of Asia and a comparative analysis of mid-century
experimental works of jazz and concert music composers. His upcoming
composition work includes a film score for Hong Kong art film director
Clara Law and an album of microtonal works for Chinese instruments.
From the fall of 2014, he will teach in the music department of Cornell
University as a postdoctoral fellow.COMPOSITIONS Marshall Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
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Allegro, string quartet (????)
Cello Concerto (2003)
Opus Primus, violin, cello and piano (2004)
Cloud Elements, xiao (chinese flute) (2005)
Unde Pendent Aeternitas (Longing for the Present), tenor and orchestra (2005)
Flute Sonata (2006)
Violin Concerto (2006)
Kan Xi, orchestra (2008)
Ashes of Time Redux, film score (2009) [collaboration w/Wu Tong; director: Wong Kar-wai]
Hannah's Prayer, [ensemble] (2011)
Deja vu (Music in a Romantic Style for a Film), orchestra (2012)
Duo: in cerca, violin and viola (2013?)
The Golden Era, film score (2014) [director: Ann Hui]
Three Songs for Henie, violin [and piano] (????)
[????], film score (2014?) [director: Clara Law]
[site specific work] at the Berlin Reichstag
Floating Mountain, Singing Clouds, site specific work, Sackler Museum/Smithsonian Institution [installation by Mei-ling Hom]
[site specific work] at Gak-won Sa, South Korea’s largest Buddhist temple
Mila, chamber opera (2017)
"Mr. Marshall has written two symphonies, three orchestral overtures, various works for both string orchestra and wind ensemble, a cello concerto, a violin concerto, a multitude of chamber works, and over fifty art songs."
WORKS BY GENRE Marshall Links ~ top of page ~
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Dramatic/Theater
Orchestra
Band
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Chorus w/Orchestra
Choral
Chamber
Solo Instrument
Piano
Vocal
Incidental/Film
Ashes of Time Redux, film score (2009) [collaboration w/Wu Tong; director: Wong Kar-wai]
The Golden Era, film score (2014) [director: Ann Hui]
[????], film score (2014?) [director: Clara Law]
Electronic
Multi-media Works
[site specific work] at the Berlin Reichstag
Floating Mountain, Singing Clouds, site specific work, Sackler Museum/Smithsonian Institution [installation by Mei-ling Hom]
[site specific work] at Gak-won Sa, South Korea’s largest Buddhist temple
ELI MARSHALL LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
A Composition in Progress (Eric Abrahamsen, The Insider's Guide to Beijing)
Cultural Devolution (Evan Osnos, The New Yorker)
East Meets West (Dan Visconti, NewMusicBox)
In Touch with Eli Marshall (Stephanie Ip, Interlude.hk)
Soundscapes of Memory: Ethnomusicology in China (Peter Micic, Danwei)
Symphony of Millions (Alex Ross, The New Yorker)
Winning Over ASCAP (by Becca Dewan, The Portland Phoenix)
Composer's website . . . contact Eli Marshall: here
Eli Marshall @ Beijing New Music Ensemble
Eli Marshall @ thebeijinger
Eli Marshall @ Facebook
Eli Marshall @ Freer-Sackler Galleries
Eli Marshall @ InstantEncore
Eli Marshall @ The Intimacy of Creativity 2013
Eli Marshall @ The Jewish Daily Forward
Eli Marshall @ Douglas Moore Fund
Eli Marshall @ MusicWeb International
Eli Marshall @ NewMusicBox
Eli Marshall @ zoominfo
Publisher
Eli Marshall @ Composer's website
Streaming Audio
Eli Marshall @ Classical Archives
Eli Marshall @ Freer-Sackler Galleries
Recordings
Eli Marshall @ Naxos
Video
[none at the moment]
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