Nancy Van de Vate

Nancy Van de Vate (born December 30, 1930) is an American-born composer living in Austria.

She was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, and studied piano at Eastman School of Music and composition at the University of Mississippi and Florida State University. She later pursued further studies in electronic music at Dartmouth College and the University of New Hampshire and is known worldwide for her music in the large forms. She now lives permanently in Vienna, Austria and teaches composition at the Institute for European Studies in Vienna. In 2010 the IES named her Composer-in-Residence.

Premiere: 2005, Normal IL, US, Illinois State University Opera, Karyl K. Carlson; Cond. Rec. VMM 4006, 2006, Michelle Vought, sop, Christopher Hollingsworth, bar, Timothy Schmidt, bass, Clinton Desmond, ten. Soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, 1/1/1/1 – 1 - 2 perc, pn/cel-str.(3,3,2,2,2)

Premiere: 2003, Osnabrück Opera, Germany, Hermann Bäumer, Cond. (see below)

Prem. 2003, New York City Opera (“Showcasing American Composers”), George Manahan, Cond. Rec. VMM 4004 (2 CDs), 2002, Moravian Philharmonic and soloists from the Janáček Opera, Toshiyuki Shimada, Cond. 2 tenors, 2 baritones, bass, soprano, mezzo, orch: 2/2/2/2 - 2/2/2/0 - 3 perc - hp – str

Rec. VMM 4002 (2 CDs), 2001. Moravian Philharmonic and soloists from the Janáček Opera, Toshiyuki Shimada, Cond. 2 sopranos, alto, tenor, baritone, bass, SATB chorus - orch: 3/3/3/3 -4/4/3/1 - timp, 3 perc - hp, pf, cel – str

(see above)

and Nancy Van de Vate, 1995, 30', VM Premiere: June 21, 1995, Theater Künstlerhaus (Kinderklang Festival), Vienna, Austria Rec. VMM 4001, 1999, Werner Hackl, Cond. soprano, baritone, narrator, 2 actors, pf, perc, cl

Prem. March 12, 1999, Cambridge, Mass., Donna Roll, Dir. Rec. VMM 4003, 2001, Michelle Vought, John Koch, Jack Delmore, Dominic Natoli, Slovak Radio Orch., Jiri Mikula, cond. soprano, 2 tenors, baritone - orch: 2/2/2/2 - 2/0/1/0 - 2 perc - hp - str (6/5/4/4/2)

Premiere: February 8, 1960, Tupelo, Mississippi. Rec. VMM 4001, 2001, Michelle Vought, Soprano, John Koch, Baritone soprano, baritone, fl., vc, 1 perc, pf

Premiere: April 27, 1999, Vienna, Austria. Sulie Giradi, mezzo, Charles Moulton, baritone soprano, baritone, fl., vc, 1 perc, pf.

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