- Anne LeBaron
Alice Anne LeBaron (b.
Baton Rouge ,Louisiana ,United States ,May 30 1953 ) is anUnited States composer andharp ist.She holds a B.A. in music from the
University of Alabama (1974), an M.A. in music from theState University of New York at Stony Brook (1978), and a D.M.A. fromColumbia University (1989). She studied withGyörgy Ligeti as a Fulbright Scholar at the Köln Musikhochschule in 1980-81 and also studied Korean traditional music at theThe National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts inSeoul (1983).LeBaron began teaching at the
California Institute of the Arts in 2001 and previously taught at theUniversity of Pittsburgh . She composes for the Anne LeBaron Quintet, an ensemble comprising harp, trumpet, tuba, electric guitar, and percussion.Her 1991 recording "Phantom orchestra" featured the Anne LeBaron Quintet (
Frank London , trumpet;Marcus Rojas , tuba;Davey Williams , electric guitar;Gregg Bendian , drums, vibraphone, percussion; and Anne LeBaron, harp with electronics).She was awarded a
Guggenheim Fellowship in 1992.Writing about LeBaron's 1989 "Telluris Theoria Sacra" (for flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, percussion, and piano), musicologist
Susan McClary notes that the work "...points to LeBaron's more pervasive interest in music's ability to mold temporality, immersing the listener in a sound world in which time bends, stands still, dances, or conforms to the mechanical measure of the clock." (liner notes)Bibliography
*LeBaron, Anne (2002). "Reflections of Surrealism in Postmodern Musics." In "Postmodern Music/Postmodern Thought", Lochhead, Judy and Auner, Joseph, eds.
Discography
*Anne LaBaron (2000). "Sacred Theory of the Earth" ["Telluris Theoria Sacra"] . CRI Emergency 865.
External links
* [http://annelebaron.com/ Anne LeBaron's official site]
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