Geoffrey Gordon (composer)
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Geoffrey Gordon (born 28 August 1968) is an American composer of classical music.
Biography
[edit]Gordon's list of works includes orchestral and chamber music—vocal and instrumental—as well as scores for theater, dance and film. His music has been called "darkly seductive" (The New York Times)[1] and "fascinating" (Milwaukee Journal).[2] He has been nominated for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's Elise Stoeger Prize, and is the recipient of the 2017 Mario Merz Prize[3][4] in Music Composition.
He currently divides time between the United States and the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Fonseca-Wollheim, Corinna Da (2015-11-22). "Review: JACK Quartet and Anthony McGill Perform a Menu of American Delicacies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ Elaine Schmidt (January 15, 2011). "MSO concerto premiere a tour de force for trombone". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
- ^ "The Winners of Mario Merz Prize Second Edition". www.mariomerzprize.org. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "March 8, 2017 | Finalists Exhibition and Concert". mariomerzprize.org. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Geoffrey Gordon's page on SoundCloud
- Geoffrey Gordon's page on Theodore Front Musical Literature
Categories:
- American classical composers
- Living people
- 21st-century American composers
- 20th-century classical composers
- 21st-century classical composers
- American male classical composers
- 20th-century American composers
- 1968 births
- 20th-century American male musicians
- 21st-century American male musicians
- American composer, 20th-century birth stubs