Joseph Turrin

Joseph Turrin is a composer whose work encompasses many forms, including film, theater, opera, orchestral, chamber, jazz, electronic, and dance.

Several of his films and recording projects have been nominated for Emmy and Grammy Awards. His works have been recorded on: RCA, EMI, Teldec, Naxos, Summit, Klavier, Cala, Albany, Crystal. He is a recipient of several commissions from the New York Philharmonic, the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society, Carnegie Hall, Live from Lincoln Center, Mostly Mozart Festival,

In 2006 he was awarded an honorary degree from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. He is currently on the faculty of the Hartt School of the University of Hartford, and Montclair State University.

Significant works

Hemispheres (Commissioned by the NY Philharmonic)

Concerto For Trumpet (Commissioned by the NY Philharmonic)

Riffs & Fanfares (Commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center)

Concertino for 11solo instruments & wind ensemble (National Endowment of the Arts)

The Scarecrow – a chamber opera in two acts.

Bagatelle for Chamber Orchestra

Two Gershwin Portraits (commissioned by the NY Philharmonic and Wynton Marsalis)

The Steadfast Tin Soldier for narrator & chamber orchestra. Based on a story by Hans Christian Andersen (also available for narrator, ww quintet, trumpet & piano)

A New Life Overture for Orchestra (from the Alan Alda Paramount Pictures film: A New Life)

Chronicles for trumpet & wind ensemble (for Phil Smith)

Sounding of the Call for solo trumpet & wind ensemble

High Flight (Commissioned by the US Air Force Band)

Three Songs (written for baritone Thomas Hampson - texts by Sara Teasdale)

When Tony Plays the Sax (for narrator, solo alto sax, jazz trio and orchestra)

Serenade for Violin & Piano (written for Anne Sophie Mutter)

Prelude for Viola & piano.

12 Haiku Songs for soprano & piano

Civil War Suite for Orchestra (in 5 movements)

Concerto for Flute & Orchestra (written for Carol Wincenc)

Fragments for viola and alto sax

Three Petite Pieces for solo piano

Piano Suite

Children Suite for piano

Illuminations for solo trombone & wind ensemble (written for Joseph Alessi)

Concertino for trombone & organ (for Joseph Alessi)

Fandango for trumpet, trombone & wind ensemble (for Phil Smith & Joseph Alessi)

Elegy for solo trumpet & string orchestra

Hymn for Diana (Brass Band)

Overture for Brass (Brass Band)

Works for solo trumpet and piano: Caprice, Two Portraits, 4 Miniatures, Intrada, 3 Episodes

Symmetries for two pianos

Concert Piece No. 1 for euphonium and piano

Asterisms for 16 trombones (commissioned by the Joseph Alessi Trombone Summer Workshop)

Canticle for solo organ

Zarabanda for solo percussion & wind ensemble (written for Evelyn Glennie)

Escapade for piccolo trumpet and brass band (written for Phil Smith. Also available for concert band.

Statements for flute, clarinet & piano

Three Summer Dances for woodwind quintet

Jazzalogue (commissioned by the NY Philharmonic brass section)

West Side Story Suite for brass choir (Commissioned by Carnegie Hall for the NY Philharmonic brass section)

Soundings for wind ensemble

Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis for SATB & Organ (Commissioned by the Cathedral of St, John the Divine in NYC)

Credo for male chorus

Hope Alive for chorus and wind ensemble

Invocation for chorus & wind ensemble (text by Walt Whitman)

Reference source: www,josephturrin.com

External links

http://www.josephturrin.com

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