Sherry Woods
Sherry Martin Woods, (born 1951). Dr. Sherry Woods, a member of the South Carolina Philharmonic[1], is well known as a performer, composer, and educator. Her latest work is Mara: A Chamber Opera .
Education[edit]
Doctor of Musical Arts degree in viola performance, University of South Carolina , 1991. Doctorate[2] in composition, University of South Carolina, 1997.
Career[edit]
Dr. Woods maintains a private violin/viola studio. Taught at Francis Marion University[3] and the University of South Carolina[4]. Solo artist for the South Carolina[5] Arts Commission Community Tour Program, multiple terms.
Discography[edit]
"Wisdom Fanfare." Woods, Sherry. “Masterworks of the New Era - Volume Six[6] by Kiev Philharmonic, Robert Ian Winstin, Conductor.” Apple Music, music.apple.com/us/album/delphi-symphonic-metamorphosis/128872491. CD version ERM Media, 2005.
Recordings[edit]
Dr. Woods compositions can be streamed from the composer's web site at https://www.sherrywoodscomposer.com/recordings
Compositions[edit]
Woods’ music has been performed internationally with performances in Thailand, Taiwan, and Kiev and also in the United States with performances from California to New York. Her music ranges from the intimacy of chamber music to symphonic and choral music.
| Title | Commisioned | Performances |
|---|---|---|
| Chambers, quartet | *** | Ciompi Quartet, 2006-01-29 or performance at the North Carolina Museum of Art for the Sights and Sounds concert series in 2006. |
| Florentine Overture, commissioned by the | *** | Florence Symphony, commissioned for the opening of their 50th season, 1998. |
| The Holy Band - Mystical Songs on the Poetry of Hafiz, for choir and orchestra | *** | Masterworks Choir of Florence commissioned and performed in April of 2001 |
| Kaleidoscope, a dance suite for violin and piano | South Carolina Dance Company Piccolo Spoleto in 2000. Selected for performance at the Seventh Festival of Women Composers at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in March of 2004. | |
| Lament for Lost Infants, saxophone quartet | Vienna Saxophone Quartet reading. One of three winners of the USC Saxophone Quartet Competition. | |
| Leaves of the Fall, song cycle | Winthrop | |
| Mara: A Chamber Opera | Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center/Black Box Theatre, Florence, South Carolina, 2016. Rubin Museum of Art, NY, October 18 & 20, 2017. Santa Fe, New Mexico, 3-5-2020. The Buddha’s Death, the final scene from Māra, A Chamber Opera, was performed at the Music by Women Festival at Mississippi University[7] for Women on March 6, 2020. | |
| Of Rivers and Trees, a song cycle for tenor, piano, violin, viola, cello, and flute | *** | Commissioned by the Low Country Heritage Society and premiered at the College of Charleston in November of 2001. |
| Persephone Dances, cello and orchestra | Koger Center in Columbia, South Carolina in July of 1997 | |
| Ruins for viola and piano | Composers’ Concert at the College Music Society International Conference in Bangkok, Thailand in July 2007. Chosen for performance at the Eighth Festival of Women Composers held at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2009. | |
| Sapphic Songs, choral work | Denver Women’s Chorus competition prizewinner | |
| Sunflower , violin and orchestra | Christopher Woods and the Florence Symphony, 1996 | |
| Walking, for Baritone and String Trio | Ninth Festival of Women Composers in March of 2010. | |
| Wisdom Fanfare | *** | South Carolina Philharmonic, Oct. 1999. Florence Symphony 1999. Manchester Symphony Orchestra, April 1, 2012. |
Awards[edit]
Chambers, 2008, Theodore Front award in the New Music Search by the International Alliance of Women in Music.
Of Rivers and Trees, 2005, Miriam Gideon award in the New Music Search by the International Alliance of Women in Music.
Studio Teacher of the Year , 2007, South Carolina chapter of the American Strings Teacher Association.
John W. Baker Distinguished Service Award, 2005.
Articles[edit]
John W. Baker Award Recipient. Sherry Woods Receives Baker Distinguished Service Award. Florence Regional Arts Alliance. 2005-09-28.
John W. Baker Distinguished Service Award. Ms. Christine Fisher. Dr. Sherry Woods presented the John W. Baker Distinguished Service Award to Ms. Christine Fisher. Florence Regional Arts Alliance. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
Florence County Museum. Public Opening Reception – Connections. Live musical performance, and artist’s talk featuring visual artist Nancy Griffin and composer Dr. Sherry Woods. 2019-04-18.
Anne Cole Violinmaker. Sherry Woods, Composer, Violin, Lotus. 2021.
Roy C. Dicks. "Chambers," a string quartet from violist/composer Sherry Woods, a member of both the South Carolina Philharmonic and the Florence (SC) Symphony. Ciompi Quartet's Fine Premiere for RCMG at NCMA. Classical Voice of North Carolina. 2006-01-29.
James R. C. Adams. Third Concert of the 73rd Season. "Wisdom Fanfare" composer Sherry Martin Woods. Manchester Symphony Orchestra. 2012-04-01.
Mid Atlantic Chapter College Music Society. Wildacres by Sherry Woods. 37th Regional Conference, March 16–17, 2007, Page 10, Page 11, CMS Composers’ Concert (Blanton Auditorium).
External Links[edit]
MaraOpera.org Web page for "MĀRA: A CHAMBER OPERA on good and evil" including complete libretto.
Dr. Sherry Woods' Web page, https://www.sherrywoodscomposer.com/ includes recordings of her work that can be streamed.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Sherry Woods". South Carolina Philharmonic. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
- ↑ Woods, Sherry Martin. “Ernest Bloch’s Viola Composition,” D.M.A. thesis, University of South Carolina, 1991.
- ↑ "Francis Marion University". Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ↑ "University of South Carolina". sc.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ↑ "Sherry Woods". South Carolina Philharmonic. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ↑ Masterworks of the New Era - Volume Six by Kiev Philharmonic, Robert Ian Winstin, conductor, retrieved 2021-04-25
- ↑ "Music by Women Festival - March 1-31, 2021 - MUW". www.muw.edu. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
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