Saad Haddad
| Saad Haddad | |
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| Born | September 1, 1992 Augusta, Georgia, United States |
| 🏳️ Nationality | United States |
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| 📆 Years active | 2007–present |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Saad Haddad (born September 1, 1992) is an American contemporary classical composer of orchestral, chamber, vocal, and electroacoustic music. His work explores the disparate qualities inherent in Western art music and Middle Eastern musical tradition by transferring the performance techniques of traditional Arab instruments to Western symphonic instruments, while extending their capabilities through the advancement of technology. He currently lives in New York City.
Biography[edit]
Early years[edit]
Haddad was born in Augusta, Georgia to immigrant parents from Jordan and Lebanon.[1] He was raised in Los Angeles, California where he began lessons in piano and composition at the age of seven. While attending North Hollywood High School, he was a member of the inaugural class of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Nancy and Barry Sanders Composer Fellowship Program, under the guidance of Pulitzer-Prize winning composer Steven Stucky.[2] He went on to graduate from the University of Southern California and the Juilliard School where he studied with composers John Corigliano, Mari Kimura, Bruce Broughton, Frank Ticheli, Stephen Hartke, and Donald Crockett.[3]
Notable performances[edit]
In the 2015–16 season, Haddad composed Kaman Fantasy for the Columbus Symphony and Milwaukee Symphony,[4] and Manarah for the American Composers Orchestra.[5]
In the 2016–17 season, Haddad composed Luaisyha for the Albany Symphony, Takht for the the Sioux City Symphony and New Jersey Symphony, and Dohree for the Debussy Trio.
In the 2017–18 season, Haddad composed String Quartet for the Lydian String Quartet, Risala for the Columbus Symphony and Princeton Symphony, Azwaj, for Pierrot ensemble, for the Utah Arts Festival, Hawa for the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, and Nashwa, for saxophone quartet, for the Donald Sinta Quartet. Other highlights of the season included performances of Takht by the Minnesota Orchestra and the Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra and a performance of Kaman Fantasy by Symphony in C.
Residencies[edit]
Since 2014, Haddad has served as composer-in-residence at the following institutions:
- Utah Arts Festival (2018)
- Bogliasco Foundation (2017)
- Luzerne Music Center (2017)
- Studios of Key West (2017)
- Millay Colony for the Arts (2016)
- Ucross Foundation (2016)
- Copland House (2014)
List of works[edit]
Large Ensemble[edit]
- (2018) Risala for full orchestra
- (2018) Hawa for orchestra
- (2017) Luaisyha for two high sopranos and sinfonietta
- (2016) Takht for full orchestra
- (2016) Takht for sinfonietta
- (2015) Manarah for orchestra
- (2015) Kaman Fantasy for full orchestra
- (2012) Maelstrom for full orchestra
- (2012) On the Hearth for orchestra
Chamber Ensemble (2–6 players)[edit]
- (2018) Azwaj for Pierrot ensemble
- (2018) Nashwa for saxophone quartet
- (2017) String Quartet
- (2016) Dohree for flute, viola and harp
- (2016) Thulathi for violin, cello and piano
- (2015) Nekavim for two percussionists and electronics
- (2014) Kaman Fantasy for violin and piano
- (2013) Mai for string quartet and electronics
- (2013) Sydegt for soprano saxophone, electric guitar, keyboard, and percussion
- (2011) Zwiegespräch for two cellos OR two violas
Solo[edit]
- (2016) Shifting Sands for trumpet and electronics
- (2014) Shifting Sands for piano and electronics
- (2012) Guitar Etudes
Vocal[edit]
- (2017) Sawa Sawa for two voices and electronics
- (2014) Vantage Point for soprano, clarinet and harp
- (2013) Ah Sunflower for SATB choir
- (2012) The Little Boy for SATB choir
Accolades[edit]
- International Society of Contemporary Music, United States Representative in the symphony category for Takht (2018)[6]
- New York Federation of Music Clubs, Brian M. Israel Prize Winner for Kaman Fantasy (2018)
- American Academy of Arts and Letters, Charles Ives Fellowship (2017)[7]
- Barlow Endowment, General Commission (2017)[8]
- Bogliasco Foundation, Aaron Copland Bogliasco Special Fellowship in Music (2017)[9]
- S&R Foundation, Washington Award Grand Prize Winner (2016)[10]
- Jerome Foundation, Jerome Fund for New Music Grant for Manarah (2015)[11]
External links[edit]
Articles and Interviews[edit]
- Backstage at The Utah Arts Festival 2018: Saad Haddad, youngest recipient ever of Utah Arts Festival’s composer commission award, with forthcoming premiere of Azwaj
- Hearing Voices: Home Videos Lead to Ground-Breaking Arabic-Peppered String Quartets
- Meet the Cone Institute Composers: Saad Haddad
- An Interview with CAPMT 2016 Commissioned Composer Winner Saad Haddad
- EarShot Alumni: Composer Spotlight - Saad Haddad
- Saad Haddad: Family Is Everything
- Saad Haddad: It's Not Going to be Exact
- Orchestra Underground: Eastern Wind Composer Spotlight - Saad Haddad
- EarShot Columbus Symphony: Composer Spotlight - Saad Haddad
- American Composers Orchestra Reads Haddad’s “Maelstrom”
References[edit]
- ↑ "About the composer: Saad Haddad", Los Angeles Philharmonic
- ↑ Wada, Karen. "L.A. Phil gives budding Mozarts 'shock therapy'", Los Angeles Times
- ↑ http://www.saadnhaddad.com/
- ↑ http://www.saadnhaddad.com/kamanfantasyfullorchestra.html
- ↑ http://www.saadnhaddad.com/manarah.html
- ↑ "Haddad, Saad N.: Takht", International Society for Contemporary Music
- ↑ "2017 Music Award Winners", American Academy of Arts and Letters
- ↑ "2017 Annual Report", Barlow Endowment
- ↑ "Directory of Fellows", Bogliasco Foundation
- ↑ "S&R Washington Award Winners", S&R Foundation
- ↑ "Jerome Fund for New Music (JFund)", Jerome Foundation
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