Marvin Rosen

Marvin Rosen
Background information
Genres	contemporary music
Instruments	piano
Website	http://www.classicaldiscoveries.org/

Marvin Rosen is an American pianist, music educator, musicologist and host of the weekly radio program Classical Discoveries, which airs on WPRB 103.3 FM - Princeton, NJ. He is best known for his work in promoting the music of living composers as well as the music of Alan Hovhaness.

Musical Studies

Rosen earned his bachelor's degree in music education from the College of New Jersey and a master's degree in musicology from the Manhattan School of Music. In addition, he studied at the Teacher's College, Columbia University where he completed both his master's and doctorate degrees in music education. He studied piano with Shirley Bachelor and Karl Ulrich Schnabel and piano pedagogy with Robert Pace as well as with Frances Clark and Louise Goss at the New School for Music Study in Kingston, NJ.^[1]

Work and Friendship with Hovhaness

In January 1980, Rosen met Alan Hovhaness for the first time in New York after hearing the world-premiere performance of Symphony No. 34. After their initial encounter, the two corresponded with one another by letter. That following June, the two had another meeting at Rosen's home in Princeton, NJ. It was here that Rosen had the opportunity to play for Hovhaness many of his piano works.^[2] Also, it marked the marked the beginning of a beautiful musical collaboration and friendship. While Rosen was studying at Teachers College, Columbia University, he wrote his doctoral dissertation on Hovhaness’s music, presenting a pedagogical analysis on five of his piano sonatas.

In addition, he recorded two compact discs of Alan Hovhaness’ piano music for Koch International Classics which are Fred the Cat: Half a Century of Piano Music (1992) and Vision of a Starry Night: More Half a Century of Piano Music (1994).^[3] He has also written other liner notes for Koch International as well as notes for Albany Music and MMC Recordings.^[4]

Performances and Lectures

Rosen has presented recitals totally devoted to the music of Alan Hovhaness in Princeton, Chicago and New York. He also performs music of the 20th and 21st centuries, primarily by living composers. Many of his performances have featured both world and American premiers. Some of his most significant performances include a lecture recital on American music at the Karlowicz Music School in Katowice, Poland, and a recital at the Szustra Palace in Warsaw. In addition, he presented a lecture recital at the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C.

He has presented lecture series at the College Music Society’s Northeast Chapter meetings, which include Music Of Alan Hovhaness, Classical Radios Role in the New Millennium, and The Fuguing Tunes of Henry Cowell. Other lectures given for other organizations are courses on New Music, Music of Women Composers and most recently The Voices Behind the Walls, which was about music composed by nuns during the Baroque Era.^[5]

Classical Discoveries

Main article: Classical Discoveries

Since May 1997, Rosen has been the host and producer of Classical Discoveries, a weekly radio program which airs on WPRB 103.3 FM or online around the world at www.wprb.com. This unique program celebrates and showcases little-known music of all periods with an emphasis on Baroque and before as well as the 20th and 21st centuries. In 2005, Classical Discoveries was awarded the prestigious ASCAP – Deems Taylor Broadcast Award.^[6] In addition to Classical Discoveries, Rosen began hosting Classical Discoveries Goes Avant-Garde in 2007, which features more modern and electronic music. He has had many composers and musical artists as featured guests on both his programs: George Crumb, Jennifer Higdon, Arnold Rosner, Maya Beiser, Steven Mackey, Ethel, Piffaro, and many more.

Teaching

Rosen has taught piano at the New School For Music Study in Kingston, NJ and has taught piano and music theory at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia, PA. Currently, he is a full-time faculty member at Westminsiter Conservatory of Music in Princeton, NJ, where he teaches piano, music history for the Young Artists Program and Musical Styles for the Piano Pedagogy Certification Program.^[7]

References

1. ^ Westminster Conservatory: Our Faculty, at Rider University.
2. ^ "IN MEMORY OF ALAN HOVHANESS (1911 - 2000) - PERSONAL MEMORIAL TRIBUTE", by Marvin Rosen from the Classical Discoveries website.
3. ^ "Hovhaness Piano Works", the Alan Hovhaness Website.
4. ^ "About Marvin Rosen", Classical Discoveries website.
5. ^ "About Marvin Rosen", from Classical Disoveries website.
6. ^ "38th ANNUAL ASCAP DEEMS TAYLOR AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED", the ASCAP website.
7. ^ "About Marvin Rosen", Classical Disoveries website.

External links

• Classical Discoveres with Marvin Rosen Official Website

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