Ted Vives (1964- )
Ted
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)
Lux Aeterna, chorus (2006)
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)
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)
The Los Alamos Firefighters March, band (2011)
The Soldier, chorus? (2011)
Bittersweet Covenant, alto sax, string quartet, and piano (2011)
N.B.I., band (2012)
elegy, male chorus (2012) [text: Henry Van Dyke]
Nursery Rhymes, chorus? (2012)
Premonition, chorus (2012) [text: Robert W. Service]
...and they named it Trinity, band (2013)
Scientific Method, musical (2024)
Mother Earth, band (2025)
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]
Scientific Method, musical (2024)
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)
The Los Alamos Firefighters March, band (2011)
N.B.I., band (2012)
...and they named it Trinity, band (2013)
Mother Earth, band (2025)
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 (2006)
Castrovalva, chorus and piano (2009)
The Soldier, chorus? (2011)
elegy, male chorus (2012) [text: Henry Van Dyke]
Nursery Rhymes, chorus? (2012)
Premonition, chorus (2012) [text: Robert W. Service]
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
Bittersweet Covenant, alto sax, string quartet, and piano (2011)
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:
Composer's website (at composition:today)
Vives @ Wikipedia
Vives @ Facebook
Vives @ Issuu.com
Vives @ LinkedIn
Vives @ Los Alamos Community Winds
Vives @ Wind Repertory Project
Publisher
Vives @ Claude T. Smith Publications
Vives @ Manduca Music
Vives @ J.W. Pepper
Streaming Audio
Vives @ Broadway Radio Programs (interview)
Vives @ composition:today
Vives @ KnightWind Music
Recordings
Esperanza (2011) - a CD of new choral and vocal works
Video
Vives @ YouTube
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