Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich ( born April 30, 1939 in Miami, Florida) is an American violinist and composer. She received in 1983 the first woman Pulitzer Prize in music.

Life

Zwilich studied at Florida State University and graduated in 1960 with a Bachelor of Music from. Then she moved to New York, where he played violin in the American Symphony Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski. In 1975, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich completed her doctorate mus at the Juilliard School of Music. Her teachers include John Boda, Elliott Carter and Roger Sessions. In 1983 she became the first woman Pulitzer Prize in Music for her work Three Movements for Orchestra ( Symphony No.. 1). As a result, she received numerous awards and honors.

She was married to Joseph Zwilich.

Works (selection)

• Chamber Symphony (1979 )
• Three Movements for Orchestra ( Symphony No. 1.) (1982 ), Pulitzer Prize 1983
• Prologue and Variations for String Orchestra (1984 )
• Celebration - Overture for Orchestra (1984 )
• Concerto Grosso (1985 )
• Symphony No.. 2 "Cello " (1985)
• Images for 2 Pianos and Orchestra (1986 )
• Symphony for Winds (1989 )
• Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra (1991 )
• Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (1992 )
• Peanuts Gallery for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (1996 )
• Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1997)
• Symphony No.. 4 " The Gardens " for Chorus, Children's Chorus and Orchestra (1999)
• Millennium Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra (2000)
• Rituals for five percussionists and orchestra (2002)
• Episodes for Soprano Saxophone and Piano (2007)
• Symphony No.. 5 (Concerto for Orchestra ) (2008 )