Frank Ticheli (1958- )
Frank
Ticheli's music
has been described as being "optimistic and
thoughtful" (Los Angeles Times), "lean and muscular" (New York
Times),
"brilliantly effective" (Miami Herald) and "powerful, deeply
felt
crafted with impressive flair and an ear for striking
instrumental
colors" (South Florida Sun-Sentinel). Ticheli joined the
faculty
of the University of Southern California's Thornton School of
Music in
1991, where he is Professor of Composition. From 1991 to 1998,
Ticheli
was Composer in Residence of the Pacific Symphony, and he still
enjoys
a close working relationship with that orchestra and their music
director, Carl St. Clair. Ticheli is well known for his
works for
concert band, many of which have become standards in the
repertoire. In
addition to composing, he has appeared as guest conductor of his
music
at Carnegie Hall, at many American universities and music
festivals,
and in cities throughout the world. Ticheli is the winner
of the
2006 NBA/William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest
for his Symphony No. 2.
Other awards for his music include the Charles Ives and the
Goddard
Lieberson Awards, both from the American Academy of Arts and
Letters,
the Walter Beeler Memorial Prize, and First Prize awards in the
Texas
Sesquicentennial Orchestral Composition Competition,
Britten-on-the-Bay
Choral Composition Contest, and Virginia CBDNA Symposium for New
Band
Music. His works are published by Manhattan Beach, Southern,
Hinshaw,
and
Encore Music, and are recorded on the labels of Albany, Chandos,
Clarion, Klavier, Koch International, and Mark Records.- The Wind Repertory Project
COMPOSITIONS Ticheli Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
Trio for Brass, trumpet, horn and trombone (1978)
Three Movements, flute, bassoon, trumpet and piano (1979)
Poltergeists, alto flute, bass clarinet, horn, cello and 2 percussionists (1980)
Humouresque, brass septet (1980)
No Time, trumpet or fluegelhorn and piano (1980)
Images of a Storm, orchesta (1983)
Two Songs of Loss, baritone voice, clarinet and piano (1983)
Fantasy, electronic tape (1984)
String Quartet (1986)
Concertino for Trombone and Band (pub. 1987) [also for trombone, 2 pianos and percussion]
The First Voice, trumpet (pub. 1987)
Music for Winds & Percussion, wind ensemble (pub. 1988)
Portrait of a Clown, band (pub. 1988)
Fortress, band (pub. 1989)
Here We Stand, 12 brass and percussion (1989)
Back Burner, saxophone quartet (pub. 1989)
Cajun Folk Songs, band (pub. 1990)
Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (1990)
Playing With Fire, 7-piece jazz band and orchestra (1992)
Songs of Tagore, soprano, alto saxophone and piano (pub. 1992)
Amazing Grace, band (pub. 1994)
Gaian Visions, band (pub. 1994)
Postcard, band or orchestra (pub. 1994)
Pacific Fanfare, band or orchestal winds, brass, timpani and percussion (no strings) (pub. 1995)
On Time's Stream, orchesta (1995)
Radiant Voices, orchesta (1995)
Cajun Folk Songs II, band (pub. 1997)
Sun Dance, band (pub. 1997)
Blue Shades, band (pub. 1997)
An American Dream, soprano and orchestra (1998)
Shenandoah, band (pub. 1999)
Vesuvius, band (pub. 1999)
An American Elegy, band (pub. 2000)
There Will Be Rest, chorus (pub. 2000)
Symphony No. 1, orchesta, w/solo tenor or baritone in mvt. 4 (pub. 2001) [Of Youth; Of Wisdom; Profanation; Prayer]
Simple Gifts: Four Shaker Songs, band (pub. 2002)
Loch Lomond, band (pub. 2002)
Blue Shades, orchesta (pub. 2002)
Pacific Fanfare, band (pub. 2003)
A Shaker Gift Song, band (pub. 2004)
Ave Maria (Franz Schubert), band (pub. 2004)
Symphony No. 2, band (pub. 2004) [Shooting Stars; Dreams Under a New Moon; Apollo Unleashed]
- Shooting Stars, orchesta (pub. 2004)
The Song Within, chorus (pub. 2004)
Out of the Blue, saxophone quartet (pub. 2004)
Joy, band (pub. 2005)
Joy Revisited, band (pub. 2005)
Abracadabra, band (pub. 2005)
Sanctuary, band (pub. 2006)
Nitro, band (pub. 2006)
Wild Nights!, band (pub. 2007)
Earth Song, chorus (pub. 2007)
The Tyger, band (pub. 2008)
An American Elegy, orchesta (pub. 2008)
Angels in the Architecture, band or orchestra (pub. 2009)
Amen!, band (pub. 2009)
Constellation, chorus (pub. 2010)
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra or Wind Band (2011) [Rhapsody for George; Song for Aaron; Riffs for Lenny]
The Shore - Symphony No. 3, chorus and orchestra (2012)
- The Tidepools and the Bob
- One Shore
- The Black Gondola
- Redemption (Until the Sea is Dead)
Here Take This Lovely Flower, chorus (2012)
Songs of Love and Life, soprano and piano (or small wind ensemble) (2012)
Rest, string orchestra (2013)
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2014) [Falcon Fantasy; Silver Swan; Black Raven]
Lux Aeterna, chorus (2017)
Until Forever Fades Away, chorus and string orchestra (2019)
Serenade for Kristin, oboe and piano (or chamber winds) (2019)
In C-Dorian, 3 to 300 instruments or singers (2020)
All the World’s a Stage, for audience and orchestra (2021)
Sailing the Sky, chorus and orchestra (2021)
Listen to the Silence, chorus (2025)
WORKS BY GENRE Ticheli Links ~ top of page ~
Orchestra
Images of a Storm, orchesta (1983)
Pacific Fanfare, orchestal winds, brass, timpani and percussion (no strings) (pub. 1995)
Postcard, orchesta (pub. 1995)
On Time's Stream, orchesta (1995)
Radiant Voices, orchesta (1995)
Symphony No. 1, orchesta, w/solo tenor or baritone in mvt. 4 (pub. 2001) [Of Youth; Of Wisdom; Profanation; Prayer]
Blue Shades, orchesta (pub. 2002)
Shooting Stars, orchesta (pub. 2004) [from Symphony No. 2 for band, 2004]
An American Elegy, orchesta (pub. 2008)
Angels in the Architecture, orchesta (pub. 2009)
Rest, string orchestra (2013)
All the World’s a Stage, for audience and orchestra (2021)
Band
Concertino for Trombone and Band (pub. 1987)
Music for Winds & Percussion, wind ensemble (pub. 1988)
Portrait of a Clown, band (pub. 1988)
Fortress, band (pub. 1989)
Cajun Folk Songs, band (pub. 1990)
Amazing Grace, band (pub. 1994)
Gaian Visions, band (pub. 1994)
Postcard, band (pub. 1994)
Pacific Fanfare, orchestal winds, brass, timpani and percussion (no strings) (pub. 1995)
Cajun Folk Songs II, band (pub. 1997)
Sun Dance, band (pub. 1997)
Blue Shades, band (pub. 1997)
Shenandoah, band (pub. 1999)
Vesuvius, band (pub. 1999)
An American Elegy, band (pub. 2000)
Simple Gifts: Four Shaker Songs, band (pub. 2002)
Loch Lomond, band (pub. 2002)
Pacific Fanfare, band (pub. 2003)
A Shaker Gift Song, band (pub. 2004)
Ave Maria (Franz Schubert), band (pub. 2004)
Symphony No. 2, band (pub. 2004) [Shooting Stars; Dreams Under a New Moon; Apollo Unleashed]
Joy, band (pub. 2005)
Joy Revisited, band (pub. 2005)
Abracadabra, band (pub. 2005)
Sanctuary, band (pub. 2006)
Nitro, band (pub. 2006)
Wild Nights!, band (pub. 2007)
The Tyger, band (pub. 2008)
Angels in the Architecture, band (pub. 2009)
Amen!, band (pub. 2009)
Concerto for Clarinet and Wind Band (work in progress)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Concertino for Trombone and Band (pub. 1987)
Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (1990)
Playing With Fire, 7-piece jazz band and orchestra (1992)
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra or Wind Band (2011) [Rhapsody for George; Song for Aaron; Riffs for Lenny]
Choral
There Will Be Rest, chorus (pub. 2000)
The Song Within, chorus (pub. 2004)
Earth Song, chorus (pub. 2007)
Constellation, chorus (pub. 2010)
The Shore - Symphony No. 3, chorus and orchestra (2012)
- The Tidepools and the Bob
- One Shore
- The Black Gondola
- Redemption (Until the Sea is Dead)
Here Take This Lovely Flower, chorus (2012)
Lux Aeterna, chorus (2017)
Until Forever Fades Away, chorus and string orchestra (2019)
In C-Dorian, 3 to 300 instruments or singers (2020)
Sailing the Sky, chorus and orchestra (2021)
Listen to the Silence, chorus (2025)
Chamber
Trio for Brass, trumpet, horn and trombone (1978)
Three Movements, flute, bassoon, trumpet and piano (1979)
Poltergeists, alto flute, bass clarinet, horn, cello and 2 percussionists (1980)
Humouresque, brass septet (1980)
String Quartet (1986)
Concertino for Trombone, 2 Pianos and Percussion (pub. 1987) [also for trombone and band, 1987]
Here We Stand, 12 brass and percussion (1989)
Back Burner, saxophone quartet (pub. 1989)
Out of the Blue, saxophone quartet (pub. 2004)
Serenade for Kristin, oboe and piano (or chamber winds) (2019)
In C-Dorian, 3 to 300 instruments or singers (2020)
Solo Instrument
No Time, trumpet or fluegelhorn and piano (1980)
The First Voice, trumpet (pub. 1987)
Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2014) [Falcon Fantasy; Silver Swan; Black Raven]
Serenade for Kristin, oboe and piano (or chamber winds) (2019)
Vocal
Two Songs of Loss, baritone voice, clarinet and piano (1983)
Songs of Tagore, soprano, alto saxophone and piano (pub. 1992)
An American Dream, soprano and orchestra (1998)
Songs of Love and Life, soprano and piano (or small wind ensemble) (2012)
- Swinging into the Night
- First Lesson
- Prayer for a Marriage
- Winter: Tonight: Sunset
Electronic
Fantasy, electronic tape (1984)
TICHELI LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
An Analysis of Simple Gifts Four Shaker Songs for Concert Band (Richard Geisler, BSU) - no longer online
ASU's Department of Music Welcomes Internationally Renowned Composer Frank Ticheli (ArkansasOnline)
Band Composer Series: Frank Ticheli (Paul Smith/CuedIn, J.W. Pepper)
The (Classical) Wee Small Hours Composer-in-residence Frank Ticheli ... (Chris Pasles, Los Angeles Times)
Composers on Composing for Band, Volume 4 (James Barnes, et al., GIA Pub, books.google.com)
Fortress by Frank Ticheli - A Comprehensive Analysis (Cyrus Collier) - no longer online
Interpreting Frank Ticheli’s Symphony No. 2 (National Band Association) - no longer online
An Interview with Frank Ticheli (Band Directors Media Group)
An Interview with Frank Ticheli (BandDirector.com)
The Music of Frank Ticheli (Arkansas State University) - no longer online
Portrait of a Clown (unit of study created by: Hebert, Snyder, Henry, & Cone)
A Study of the Wind-Band Music of Frank Ticheli ... (John A. Darling) - no longer online
Composer's website
Ticheli @ Wikipedia
Ticheli @ Classical Net
Ticheli @ composition:today
Ticheli @ Facebook
Ticheli @ LinkedIn
Ticheli @ MacDowell Colony
Ticheli @ MusicWeb International
Ticheli @ Naxos
Ticheli @ Northshore Concert Band
Ticheli @ Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Ticheli @ USC Thornton School of Music
Ticheli @ The Wind Repertory Project
Publishers
Ticheli @ Hinshaw Music
Ticheli @ Matthattan Beach Music
Streaming Audio
Ticheli @ Internet Archive/OurMedia - iTeach and an interview of Frank Ticheli
Ticheli @ last.fm
Ticheli @ MagOnline/Frank Ticheli: Interviews and Music (American Bandmasters Association) - no longer online
Ticheli @ Manhattan Beach Music also here
Recordings
Ticheli @ ClassicsOnline
Ticheli @ Albany Records
Ticheli @ Naxos
Ticheli @ YouTube
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