- Christine Berl
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Christine Berl (born July 22, 1943) is an American composer. She was born in New York City, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in piano from Mannes College of Music in 1964. She continued her education at Queen's College, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in composition in 1970.[1][2]
After completing her education, she married and had two sons. She has served as artistic consultant for Tirreno Records.[3] Berl was honored with a Distinguished Artist Series concert in 1990.[1]
Works
Selected works include:
- Dark Summer for voice, piano, and string trio, 1989
- The Violent Beer it Away for orchestra, 1988
- Elgy for piano solo, 1974
- Three pieces for Chamber Ensemble, 1975
- Sonata for piano, 1986–87
- The Lord of the Dance, 1989[1]
Her work has been recorded and issued on media, including:
- Three Pieces For Chamber Ensemble, American Society Of University Composers (Record No.7) (LP) 1984
References
- ^ a b c Cummings, David M. (2000) (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). International who's who in music and musicians' directory. http://books.google.com/books?id=ez1JfIVM4ykC&pg=PA53&dq=Christine+Berl+lord+of+the+dance&hl=en&ei=-7M_Ta6vH8P98AbggoGFBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Christine%20Berl%20lord%20of%20the%20dance&f=false. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994) (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. http://books.google.com/books?id=IvoQQU1QL_QC&pg=PA59&dq=Christine+Berl+composer&hl=en&ei=zq0_Ta-8NoOC8gaNhZz7Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=Christine%20Berl%20composer&f=false. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ ILWC journal. International League of Women Composers. 1995.
Categories:- 1943 births
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