Steven Gellman

Steven Gellman ( born September 16, 1947 in Toronto ) is a Canadian composer, pianist and music teacher.

Gellman began composing at the age of nine years. From 1958 he studied piano and composition lessons with Samuel Dolin at the Royal Conservatory of Music. In 1964 he played at the opening of the Edward Johnson Building, University of Toronto a private piano concert with the CBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Boyd Neel. From 1965 to 1968 he studied at the Juilliard School of Music with Luciano Berio, Vincent Persichetti and Roger Sessions and attended summer courses with Darius Milhaud at the Aspen Music Festival School from 1973 to 1976 he was a student of Olivier Messiaen at the Conservatoire de Paris.

Since 1976, Gellman has taught at the University of Ottawa, where among other things, Roddy Ellias, Colin Mack and Denis Schingh studied with him. For his Piano Concerto he received in 1964 as the first Canadian composer to win the International BMI Award. 1970 myth was awarded the UNESCO Prize for the best work of a composer under 25 years. Among others, emerged on the 1970s Commissioned works for the pianist Angela Hewitt and the ensemble Canadian Brass; In 1978, he composed for the French government Deux Tapisseries for the Festival de Besancon 70th birthday of Olivier Messiaen.

Composed for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Gellman Awakening ( 1983) and Universe Symphony (1986). For Jon Kimura Parker, he composed the keyboard Triptych. The Canticles of St. Francis originated in 1989 as a work commissioned by the National Arts Centre Orchestra and Cantata Singers of Ottawa for the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Red Cross. His Sonata for Cello and Piano was premiered in 1994 by Desmond Hoebig and Andrew Tunis, in 2003 played the Musica Camerata the premiere of his Piano Quartet.

Works

  • Love 's Garden for chamber ensemble, 2010
  • Musings for Piano Trio, 2009
  • Antarctica, music for video, 2007
  • Petite Suite for flute and guitar, 2006
  • Madrigal ( " My Soul Spoke to Me" ) for choir a capella, 2004
  • Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, 2003-04
  • Quartet for Piano and Strings, 2002-03
  • Fanfare for the New Millennium for winds and percussion, 1999
  • Gianni, Opera, 1995-98
  • Jaya Overture for Orchestra, 1995
  • Sonata for Cello and Piano, 1994
  • Album for Piano: Intermediate level piano pieces, 1993-94
  • Child -play, suite after children pieces for chamber orchestra, 1992
  • MusicAeterna for string quartet, 1991
  • Gloria for chorus, three trumpets and piano, 1991
  • Red Shoes for mixed ensemble, 1990
  • Burnt Offerings for String Orchestra, 1989-90
  • Canticles of St. Francis for chorus and orchestra, 1989
  • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, 1988
  • Concertino for Guitar and String Quartet, 1988
  • Chiaroscuro for mixed septet, 1987-88
  • Love 's Garden, Symphony of Songs for Soprano and Orchestra, 1987
  • Keyboard Triptych for piano / synthesizer, 1986
  • Universe Symphony for large orchestra and synthesizer, 1984-86 "
  • The Bride's Reception: Mystic Symphonic Poem, 1984
  • Awakening, Prelude for Orchestra, 1983
  • Fantasia on a Theme by Schumann for piano, 1983
  • Trikaya for violin, clarinet, piano and percussion, 1981
  • Transformation for Flute and Piano, 1981
  • Dialogue for Flute and Piano, 1980
  • Deux Tapisseries for orchestra, 1978-80
  • Wind Music for wind quintet, 1978
  • Psalm 121 for soprano, flute and piano, 1977-79
  • Poems, The Warrior, Waves and Ripples for Piano, 1977
  • Animus Anima for orchestra, 1976
  • Sonate pour Sept, 1975
  • Veils for piano, 1974
  • CHORI for large orchestra, 1973
  • Sonata # 2 for piano, 1973
  • Psalms for Voice and Piano, 1973
  • Pieces of Dana for piano solo and piano duet, 1973
  • Symphony II for orchestra, 1972
  • Odyssey for Rock Band and Orchestra, 1971
  • Symphony in Two Movements
  • Myth for flute and string quartet, 1968
  • Quartets: Poems of G. M. Hopkins for soprano, flute, cello and harp, 1967
  • Fantasy for Piano, 1967
  • Andante for Strings, 1964
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