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Ted Vives (1964-     )

Ted Vives, composerTed Vives began music studies at the age of 4, taking piano and theory lessons from Edgar and Dorothy Glyde. His musical interests changed to trombone performance and composition upon entering the public school system. Vives holds bachelor’s degrees in both composition and music education from Florida State University where he studied with John Boda, Roy Johnson, and Charles Carter. His trombone instructors have included William Cramer and John Drew. He also holds a Masters of Music in Composition and a Ph.D. in Music Education from the University of Florida where he studied with Budd Udell and John D. White. He has taught in the public schools in Florida and has served as a clinician at band and music camps in many states. Currently, Vives is the musical and artistic director for the Los Alamos (NM) Community Winds. His marching and concert band arrangements have been performed worldwide. His work for wind ensemble "…and they pealed more loud and deep" was awarded the North Cheshire (UK) 2003 Composition Competition and his fanfare for wind ensemble For the Fair and the Brave, was premiered with the composer conducting at the Sydney Opera House by the Tallahassee Winds during their 2004 tour of Australia. In 2003 and 2010, he received the honor of being selected as the Commissioned Composer for the Professional Music Teachers of New Mexico. He is the winner of the 2011 American Prize in Composition (Choral Division). Vives holds memberships in Kappa Kappa Psi, Tau Beta Sigma, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Phi Kappa Phi, Music Educators National Conference, Music Teachers National Association, and the National Band Association. He also performs as principal trombone with both the Los Alamos Symphony and the Santa Fe Community Orchestra and teaches low brass instruments privately. He resides in Los Alamos, New Mexico with his wife Paula, son Alex, and daughter Abby.

COMPOSITIONS                                                            Vives Links     ~ ~ ~     Works by Genre
Concertino for Horn, Mallet Percussion and Piano (1985)
Four Novelties, assorted saxophones (1985)
Fanfare and Fugue, trombone choir (1986)
Woodwind Quintet No. 1 (Four for Five) (1993)
Giga, piano (1993)
Riddles, one act opera, tenor, baritone and orchestra (1995) [based on "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkein]
Borean Visions - A Source of Wisdom, band and chorus (1995)
Reflections of '63 (5 songs), tenor, trumpet, cello, guitar and percussion (1996)
Delineation, trombone and piano (1996)
FieraMente Etwas Anwachsend, horn choir (1996)
Borean Fanfare, band (1996)
Verbum Continuum (3 songs), soprano, alto saxophone (or trombone) and piano (1997)
Higher Rock, any voice and piano (1997) [contemporary Christian song]
Shenandoah, soprano (or tenor) and band/or orchestra/or piano (1998)
Shenandoah, band (arr. 1998)
Circaré, chorus, flute or clarinet and piano (1999)
America, the Beautiful, band (arr. 1999)
Wedding Suite, flute and piano (or organ) (2000)
Hilltopper Zia March, band (2001)
Undisonus Praeconare, brass ensemble (2001)
Introduction and Overture, orchestra (2002)
Vigil Mass for the Risen Lord, chorus and organ (2002)
Minim, bassoon, trombone and 2 pianos (2002)
Élan con brio, bassoon, trombone and 2 pianos (2003)
For the Fair and the Brave, fanfare, band (2003)
... and they pealed more loud and deep, band (2003)
Brass Quintet No. 1 (2003)
Tombee de la nuit, orchestra (2005)
Absence, orchestra (2005)
Symphony No. 1, orchestra (2005)
Sonitus Sanus Undo, brass ensemble (2006)
Episode a Ailes, flute choir (2006)
Wedding Mass, tenor, string quartet and piano (2006)
Fanfare Diamante, orchestra (2007)
Children's Suite, orchestra (2007)
Lux Aeterna, chorus (2008)
Fete, 2 pianos (2009)
Kilmartin Glen - A Sculpture in Stones, orchestra (2009)
Fanfare for a New Decade (Fanfare de Melodías Populares de Nuevo México), orchestra (2009)
Castrovalva, chorus and piano (2009)
Westward, Ho, Ho, Ho!, orchestra (2010)
The Music Lesson (3 songs), soprano, 2 trombones and piano (2010)


WORKS BY GENRE                                                            Vives Links     ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
Riddles, one act opera, tenor, baritone and orchestra (1995) [based on "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkein]

Orchestra
Introduction and Overture, orchestra (2002)
    - The Climb
    - From Palms to Poplars
Tombee de la nuit, orchestra (2005)
Absence, orchestra (2005)
Symphony No. 1, orchestra (2005)
Fanfare Diamante, orchestra (2007)
Children's Suite, orchestra (2007)
    - March (S.E.M.)
    - Dance (S.L.M.)
    - Elegy (A.P.V.)
    - Monster Slayer and Yeéitsoh (P.A.R.V.)
Fanfare for a New Decade (Fanfare de Melodías Populares de Nuevo México), orchestra (2009)
Kilmartin Glen - A Sculpture in Stones, orchestra (2009)
Westward, Ho, Ho, Ho!, orchestra (2010)

Band
Borean Visions - A Source of Wisdom, band and chorus (1995)
Borean Fanfare, band (1996)
Shenandoah, band (arr. 1998)
America, the Beautiful, band (arr. 1999)
Hilltopper Zia March, band (2001)
For the Fair and the Brave, fanfare, band (2003)
... and they pealed more loud and deep, band (2003)

Chorus w/Orchestra or Band
Borean Visions - A Source of Wisdom, band and chorus (1995)

Choral
Borean Visions - A Source of Wisdom, band and chorus (1995)
Circaré, chorus, flute or clarinet and piano (1999)
Vigil Mass for the Risen Lord, chorus and organ (2002)
Lux Aeterna, chorus (2008)
Castrovalva, chorus and piano (2009)

Chamber
Concertino for Horn, Mallet Percussion and Piano (1985)
Four Novelties, assorted saxophones (1985)
Fanfare and Fugue, trombone choir (1986)
Woodwind Quintet No. 1 (Four for Five) (1993)
FieraMente Etwas Anwachsend, horn choir (1996)
Undisonus Praeconare, brass ensemble (2001)
Minim, bassoon, trombone and 2 pianos (2002)
Élan con brio, bassoon, trombone and 2 pianos (2003)
Brass Quintet No. 1 (2003)
Sonitus Sanus Undo, brass ensemble (2006)
Episode a Ailes, flute choir (2006)
    - Dawn
    - Papillon du estomac
    - Flight

Instrument and Piano
Delineation, trombone and piano (1996)
    - Tempiem
    - Tuayem
Wedding Suite, flute and piano (or organ) (2000)
    - Prelude
    - Processional
    - Recessional

Piano
Giga, piano (1993)
Fete, 2 pianos (2009)

Vocal
Reflections of '63 (5 songs), tenor, trumpet, cello, guitar and percussion (1996)
    - The Drummer Boy of Shiloh
    - The Southron's Chaunt of Defiance
    - Weeping, Sad, and Lonely
    - Jeff in Petticoats
    - Rosa
Verbum Continuum (3 songs), soprano, alto saxophone (or trombone) and piano (1997)
    - Plato's Comeuppance
    - To Dian Fossey
    - The Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence
Higher Rock, any voice and piano (1997) [contemporary Christian song]
Shenandoah, soprano (or tenor) and band/or orchestra/or piano (1998)
Wedding Mass, tenor, string quartet and piano (2006)
The Music Lesson (3 songs), soprano, 2 trombones and piano (2010)
    - Who Dares to Teach
    - Music Is Your Own Experience
    - ... a Soul to the Universe


VIVES  LINKS                                                            Works by Genre      ~ top of page ~
Ted Vives wins The American Prize in Choral Composition (ChoralNet)

Composer's website    . . .   contact Ted Vives:  here
Composer's website (at composition:today)

Vives @ Wikipedia
Vives @ American Composers Forum
Vives @ composition:today
Vives @ Facebook
Vives @ LinkedIn
Vives @ Los Alamos Community Winds    also    here

Publisher
Vives @ Composer's website/Survives Music
Vives @ Manduca Music

Streaming Audio
Vives @ Composer's website
Vives @ ComposersChoir
Vives @ composition:today

Recordings
Esperanza (2011) - a CD of new choral and vocal works
Vives @ CD Baby

Video
[none at the moment]
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