Todd Goodman, Composer
Todd Goodman[edit]
Todd Goodman (born in Bedford, PA on May 26, 1977) is an internationally award-winning composer of orchestral, operatic, and chamber music. Based in Pittsburgh, PA, Goodman's works are performed all over the world by a wide variety of artists and ensembles such as the Pittsburgh Symphony in Pittsburgh, PA; U.S. Army "Pershing's Own" Orchestra in Washington, D.C.[1]; Mariinsky State Orchestra, in St. Petersburg, Russia; and Orquesta Juvenil Municipal de Guatemala. His chamber music has been performed by organizations such as the Vienna Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, West Point Band, New York Philharmonic, University of Miami Frost School of Music, Pittsburgh Symphony, University of Delaware, Chicago Symphony, University of South Florida, and others.[2]
Career[edit]
Todd Goodman is the Resident Composer and Director of Artistic Studies for the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center located in Midland Park, PA[3]. Prior to that appointment, Goodman served as the resident composer for the Altoona Symphony Orchestra, McKeesport Symphony Orchestra, and the Beaver Valley Philharmonic[4]. During his decade-long tenure with these ensembles, Goodman wrote over ten new orchestral works, including his works Symphony No. 1 "Fields of Crimson", Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra, and Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra. Goodman has also received commissions from the University of Delaware for his Trombone Concerto No. 2 (2017), International Tuba Repertoire Initiative for his Tuba Concerto (2013), the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association for his work SOAR (2015) and The Precipice (2012), and Juniata College for his wind ensemble work River of Sorrows (2005).[5]
Goodman holds degrees from Kent State University (Ph.D.), Duquesne University (M.M.), and the University of Colorado at Boulder (B.M.). He also studied at the Aspen Music School and with the European America Musical Alliance at the École Normale de Musique de Paris in France. He has studied with Pulitzer Prize winner George Tsontakis, as well as David Stock, Richard Toensing, and Frank Wiley.[6]
Select Works[edit]
Orchestral[edit]
- Concerto for Tuba (2013) - premiered by Aaron Tindall and the U.S. Army "Pershing's Own" Orchestra | Treg Ancelet, conductor
- Invictus (2012) for chorus and orchestra - premiered by the Damascus H.S. Symphony Orchestra and Chorus | Todd Goodman, conductor
- Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra (2008) - premiered by Calvin Falwell and the Beaver Valley Philharmonic | Bruce Lauffer, conductor
- Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra (2007) - premiered by Torin Olsen and the McKeesport Symphony Orchestra | Bruce LAuffer, conductor
- Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra (2006) - premiered by Angel Negrin and the Duquesne Contemporary Ensemble | David Stock conductor
- Symphony No. 1 "Fields of Crimson" (2003) - premiered by the Altoona Symphony Orchestra | Nicholas Palmer, conductor
Dramatic[edit]
- Night of the Living Dead, the opera (2013) - premiered by the Microscopic Opera Company, Pittsburgh, PA | Andreas Cladera, conductor; Gregory Lehane, director
Wind Ensemble[edit]
- Trombone Concerto No. 2 (2017) - premiered by Bruce Tychinski and the University of Delaware Wind Ensemble | Michael Knight, conductor
- River of Sorrows (2005) - premiered by the Juniata College Wind Symphony | James Latten, conductor
Chamber[edit]
- Wanderlust (2017) for horn, tuba, and piano - premiered by Eastern Standard trio
- Imprint (2015) for violin, clarinet, and piano - premiered by Nicole Paglialonga, violin, and Phil Paglialonga, clarinet
Major Composition Awards[edit]
Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra (2008) - third place 2011 American Prize for Orchestral Composition
Trombone Concerto (2010) - winner 2012 British Trombone Society Concerto Composition Competition[7]
Tuba Concerto (2013) - finalist for the 2014 Harvey Phillips Award for Excellence in Composition[8]
Night of the Living Dead, the opera (2013) - winner of the 2013 American Prize for Opera Composition[9]
Discography[edit]
Symphony No. 1, "Fields of Crimson", recorded by the Altoona Symphony Orchestra - Wrong Note Media, Inc. [2013]: narration by Justin Cober-Lake; Nicholas Palmer, conductor; Carolyn Donaldson, narrator
River of Sorrows, recorded by the Duquesne University Wind Symphony - Duquesne University Press [2005]: Robert Cameron, conductor
Concerto for Bass Clarinet and Orchestra, recorded by the University of South Florida Symphony Orchestra - Potenza Music, Inc. [2013]: Calvin Falwell, bass clarinet; William Weidrich, conductor
Tuba Concerto - Potenza Music, Inc. [2015]: Aaron Tindall, tuba; Margaret McDonald, piano. Winner of two 2015 Global Music Awards.
Trombone Concerto - Hello Stage, Inc. [2016): Peter Steiner, trombone; Hsiao-Ling Lin, piano
Trombone Concerto No. 2, recorded by the University of Delaware [2017): Bruce Tychinski, trombone; Michael Knight, conductor
References[edit]
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