Stella Sung (1959- )
As
a national and international award-winning composer, Stella Sung's
compositions are performed throughout the United States and abroad. She
is Composer-in-Residence for the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra,
and Dance Alive National Ballet. Since 2003, Sung has been
using
digital and multi-media applications in her concert and symphonic
compositions, as well as in music for dance and ballet. As a
collaborative artist, her most recent large-scale work, The Circle Closes,
calls for the use of digital lighting design which is synchronized with
the music. Additionally, the unique and pioneering use of "singing"
crystal bowls as part of the instrumentation for The Circle Closes,
is perhaps the first ever, serious concert work to use these bowls
within the fabric of an orchestral composition. This feature will
likely be used again in the compositions of Stella Sung, forming a
"signature sound" for her work. Sung is the recipient of the
2007-2010 Phi Kappa Phi National Artist’s Award, as well as a
2009-10 Meet the Composer award . Her composition, Rockwell Reflections,
was featured in a short documentary film that received the
international 2009 MOFILM film festival "Cultural Arts" award
(Barcelona, Spain). Other awards have been from the National Endowment
for the Arts, the German Ministry of Culture, ASCAP, and the
Division of Cultural Affairs of the State of Florida. Her works have
been premiered at Carnegie Hall, Symphony Hall in Boston,
Sydney
Opera House,the Schauspielhaus in Berlin, and many other
famous
concert halls and performing arts centers around the
world. Sung
holds the Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from
the
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, the Master of Fine Arts degree in
composition from the University of Florida, and the Doctor of Musical
Arts degree in piano performance from the University of Texas
at
Austin. She is director of the Center for Research and
Education
in Arts, Technology, and Entertainment (CREATE) at the University of
Central Florida, and is Professor of Music in UCF’s School of Visual
Arts and Design.COMPOSITIONS Stella Sung Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Sung on Sung
Meditation, solo flute and flute choir (1983)
Lamentations, orchestra (1984)
Moments Musicaux, Book I, piano (1984)
Toccata, piano (1984)
Suite, cello (1986)
When Two Hearts Meet, soprano and piano (1986)
Paris 1987, flute, clarinet and bassoon (1987)
Dimensions Two, clarinet and piano (1988)
Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (1989)
Moments Musicaux, Book II, piano (1989-90)
Three Dances, flute and piano (1990)
Three Fantasy Pieces, cello and piano (1991)
Voices of Time, viola (1992)
Epicycles, piano 4-hands (1992)
Mobiles, dancers and computer generated tape (1992-93)
Drums, dancers and computer generated tape (1993)
Sur La Mémoire, soprano saxophone and piano (1993)
Fanfare for the Knights, trumpet ensemble (1993)
Fanfare, brass ensemble (1993)
Fanfare Promenade, marching band (1994)
Petite Suite, solo cello and cello choir (1994)
Chameleon Dances, cello and chamber orchestra (1995)
Le Cirque Mysterieux, flute and piano (1995)
Ballet Toshiko, dancers and computer generated tape (1996)
Orlando Suite, orchestra (1997) [retitled as "Partita"]
Agnus Dei, chorus (1997)
The Orange and Blue Rag, flute and piano (1997)
Three Songs, soprano, clarinet and piano (1997)
Dance of the White Lotus under the Silver Moon, flute and harp (1998)
Pegasus Dances with the Stars, trumpet ensemble (1998)
Moods of the Pacific, soprano, oboe, bassoon and piano (1998)
Rhapsody, marimba and orchestra (1999)
Tropicana, saxophone quartet (1999)
Mythical Tales of Extar, No. 1: Four Moons in the Twilight of Extar, orchestra (2000)
Sanctus, chorus (2000)
Night Bloom, clarinet, violin, viola and cello (2000)
Atlas's Revenge, orchestra (2002)
Bright Circles, wind ensemble (2002)
Constellations, orchestra and video projection (2003)
The Groveland Four, short documentary film score (2003?)
Karma, video and computer generated electronics (2004) [Conrad Gleber, videographer]
Spirali, guitar and piano (2004)
Variation No. 4, orchestra (2005)
Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra (2005)
The Frog and The Well, orchestra, dance, and theater (2006)
Towards Light, brass ensemble (2006)
The Voice, documentary film score (2006)
Aeia Bridled, dance piece (2007)
Rockwell Reflections, orchestra and multi-media (2007)
Jubilee Dance, flute choir (2007)
Tango Zarabanda, piano (2007)
Opus 114, organ (2007)
Stars and Strings, short documentary film score (2007?) [2004?]
The Phoenix Rising, orchestra (2008)
Lincoln's Battle, orchestra (2008)
String Quartet No. 1, "Ellis Island" (2008)
The Circle Closes, orchestra (2009)
Rockwell Reflections, short documentary film score (2009?)
The Book of Questions, XLVII, SAT chorus (2010)
We Are One Circle, chorus (2010)
Vista Dreams, trumpet and piano (2010)
The Circle Closes, short documentary film score (2010?)
Atlas' Revege, short animated film score (2010?)
Dentophobia, short documentary film score (20??)
Voices in the Clouds, documentary film score (2010)
Loco-Motion, orchestra (2011)
Jubilee Promenade, orchestra (2011)
Pulse, clarinet quintet (2011)
WORKS BY GENRE Stella Sung Links ~ ~ ~ Sung on Sung ~ top of page ~
Dance
Mobiles, dancers and computer generated tape (1992-93)
Drums, dancers and computer generated tape (1993)
Ballet Toshiko, dancers and computer generated tape (1996)
Karma, video and computer generated electronics (2004) [Conrad Gleber, videographer]
The Frog and The Well, orchestra, dance, and theater (2006)
Aeia Bridled, dance piece (2007)
Orchestra
Lamentations, orchestra (1984)
Orlando Suite, orchestra (1997) [retitled as "Partita"]
Mythical Tales of Extar, No. 1: Four Moons in the Twilight of Extar, orchestra (2000)
Atlas's Revenge, orchestra (2002)
Constellations, orchestra and video projection (2003)
Variation No. 4, orchestra (2005)
Rockwell Reflections, orchestra and multi-media (2007)
The Phoenix Rising, orchestra (2008)
Lincoln's Battle, orchestra (2008)
The Circle Closes, orchestra (2009)
Loco-Motion, orchestra (2011)
Jubilee Promenade, orchestra (2011)
Band
Fanfare Promenade, marching band (1994)
Bright Circles, wind ensemble (2002)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (1989)
Chameleon Dances, cello and chamber orchestra (1995)
Rhapsody, marimba and orchestra (1999)
Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra (2005)
Choral
Agnus Dei, chorus (1997)
Sanctus, chorus (2000)
The Book of Questions, XLVII, SAT chorus (2010)
We Are One Circle, chorus (2010)
Chamber
Meditation, solo flute and flute choir (1983)
Paris 1987, flute, clarinet and bassoon (1987)
Petite Suite, solo cello and cello choir (1994)
Tropicana, saxophone quartet (1999)
Night Bloom, clarinet, violin, viola and cello (2000)
Jubilee Dance, flute choir (2007)
String Quartet No. 1, "Ellis Island" (2008)
Pulse, clarinet quintet (2011)
Instrument and Piano or Harp
Dimensions Two, clarinet and piano (1988)
Three Dances, flute and piano (1990)
Three Fantasy Pieces, cello and piano (1991)
Sur La Mémoire, soprano saxophone and piano (1993)
Le Cirque Mysterieux, flute and piano (1995)
The Orange and Blue Rag, flute and piano (1997)
Dance of the White Lotus under the Silver Moon, flute and harp (1998)
Spirali, guitar and piano (2004)
Vista Dreams, trumpet and piano (2010)
Brass
Fanfare for the Knights, trumpet ensemble (1993)
Fanfare, brass ensemble (1993)
Pegasus Dances with the Stars, trumpet ensemble (1998)
Towards Light, brass ensemble (2006)
Solo Instrument
Suite, cello (1986)
Voices of Time, viola (1992)
Piano or Organ
Moments Musicaux, Book I, piano (1984)
Toccata, piano (1984)
Moments Musicaux, Book II, piano (1989-90)
Epicycles, piano 4-hands (1992)
Tango Zarabanda, piano (2007)
Opus 114, organ (2007)
Vocal
When Two Hearts Meet, soprano and piano (1986)
Three Songs, soprano, clarinet and piano (1997)
Moods of the Pacific, soprano, oboe, bassoon and piano (1998)
Incidental/Film
The Groveland Four, short documentary film score (2003?)
The Voice, documentary film score (2006)
Stars and Strings, short documentary film score (2007?) [2004?]
Rockwell Reflections, short documentary film score (2009?)
The Circle Closes, short documentary film score (2010?)
Atlas' Revege, short animated film score (2010?)
Dentophobia, short documentary film score (20??)
Voices in the Clouds, documentary film score (2010)
STELLA SUNG LINKS Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Sung on Sung ~ top of page ~
Composer Stella Sung's Creation Salutes Lincoln (Jim Abbott, Orlando Sentinel)
Dr. Stella Sung Wins Pegasus Professor Award (SVAD News)
Orlando Phil Short Film Wins in Cultural Category (Orlando Arts Blog)
Rockwell Art an Inspiration for Composer Stella Sung's Composition (Chris Shull, The Wichita Eagle)
Stella Sung: New Directions in Music (Cinnamon Bair, Florida Magazine)
Stella Sung: The Woman Revolutionizing Symphonies (ivanhoe.com)
Sung Reaches for the Stars (Dave Schlenker, The Gainsville Sun)
Telling American Stories in Pictures…with Music (Joe Aiello, MostMetro)
Composer's website . . . contact Stella Sung: here
Stella Sung @ American Music Center
Stella Sung @ Classical Archives
Stella Sung @ ClassicsToday (via Google Advanced Search)
Stella Sung @ Dance Alive
Stella Sung @ Dayton Philharmonic
Stella Sung @ Etowah Youth Ochestra
Stella Sung @ Google News
Stella Sung @ IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
Stella Sung @ InstantEncore
Stella Sung @ LinkedIn
Stella Sung @ the loop
Stella Sung @ Orlando Magazine
Stella Sung @ Orlando Philharmonic also here and here
Stella Sung @ Orlando Sentinel also here
Stella Sung @ Phi Kappa Phi
Stella Sung @ Theodore Presser also here
Stella Sung @ UCF Today also here
Stella Sung @ University of Central Florida also here
Publisher
Stella Sung @ Daphne Roo Music
Stella Sung @ Editions Henry Lemoine
Stella Sung @ Theodore Presser also here
Stella Sung @ Southern Music Company
Streaming Audio
Stella Sung @ Composer's website
Stella Sung @ Classical Archives
Stella Sung @ MySpaceMusic
Stella Sung @ Rhapsody.com
Recordings
Stella Sung @ Composer's website
Stella Sung @ Amazon.com
Stella Sung @ ArkivMusic
Stella Sung @ Cambria Music
Stella Sung @ CD Universe
Stella Sung @ ClassicsOnline
Video
Stella Sung @ YouTube
Stella Sung @ Google Video
Stella Sung @ Vimeo
Stella Sung @ AOL.com
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Sung on Sung: Interview with Charna Davis Wiese/UCF In Print (VIDEO)
Sung on Sung: Stella Sung @ The UCF Faculty Lounge (VIDEO)
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