- Frank Ticheli
Frank Ticheli (born
Jan 21 ,1958 inMonroe, Louisiana ) is an American composer oforchestra l, choral, chamber, andconcert band works. He lives inLos Angeles, California , where he is aProfessor of Composition at theUniversity of Southern California . A number of his works are particularly notable, as they have become standards in concert band repertoire.Biography
Ticheli graduated from
L.V. Berkner High School inRichardson, Texas and earned aBachelor of Music in Composition fromSouthern Methodist University . He went on to receive his master's and doctoral degrees in composition from theUniversity of Michigan , where he studied under the tutelage of William Albright, Leslie Bassett, George Wilson, andWilliam Bolcom .Subsequently, Ticheli was an Assistant Professor of Music at Trinity University in
San Antonio, Texas . There, he served on the board of directors of the Texas Composers Forum and was a member of the advisory committee for theSan Antonio Symphony 's "Music of the Americas" project. From 1991 to 1998, Ticheli was composer-in-residence with thePacific Symphony Orchestra inOrange County, California . Currently, he is a Professor of Composition at the University of Southern California'sThornton School of Music .He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Charles Ives Scholarship, the Goddard Lieberson Fellowship, National Band Association/Revelli Memorial Prize, and First Prize in the Texas Sesquicentennial Orchestral Composition Competition, the Britten-on-the-Bay Choral Composition Contest, and the Virginia CBDNA Symposium for New Band Music.
Grants and commissions include his selection as a recipient of a Chamber Music America Grant to compose a work for the Philadelphia-based saxophone quartet Prism. He has also received commissions and grants from the
American Music Center , Pacific Symphony,Pacific Chorale , Worldwide Concurrent Premieres, Inc., Prince George's Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Symphony, City of San Antonio,Stephen F. Austin State University , University of Michigan, Trinity University, and the Indiana Bandmasters Association.Works
Ticheli's works are published by Manhattan Beach Music, Encore Music Publishers, Helicon Music, and PP Music Publishers and are recorded by Koch International Classics, Klavier, Albany, and Mark Records. They include the following.
For orchestra
Angels in the Architecture,
Shooting Stars,
Symphony No. 1,
Blue Shades,
Radiant Voices,
On Time's Stream,
Postcard,
Pacific Fanfare,
Images of a Storm,
Sanctuary,
An American Elegy
For solo with orchestra
Symphony No. 1,
An American Dream,
Playing With Fire,
Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
For chorus
Earth Song,
The Song Within,
There Will Be Rest
For concert band/wind ensemble
Angels in the Architecture,
Symphony No.1,
Cajun Folk Songs II,
Wild Nights,
Nitro,
Sanctuary,
Abracadabra,
Joy Revisited,
Joy,
Symphony No. 2,
Ave Maria,
A Shaker Gift Song,
Pacific Fanfare,
Loch Lomond,
Simple Gifts: Four Shaker Songs,
An American Elegy,
Vesuvius,
Shenandoah,
Blue Shades,
Sun Dance,
Cajun Folk Songs II,
Postcard,
Gaian Visions,
Amazing Grace,
Cajun Folk Songs,
Fortress,
Portrait of a Clown,
Music for Winds & Percussion, and
Concertino for Trombone and Band
For chamber
Out of the Blue,
Songs of Tagore,
Back Burner,
Here We Stand,
Concertino for Trombone,
The First Voice,
String Quartet,
Fantasy,
Two Songs of Loss,
Humouresque,
Poltergeists,
No Time,
Three Movements, and
Trio for Brass
External links
* [http://www.frankticheli.com The Music of Frank Ticheli] Frank Ticheli's official website by Manhattan Beach Music
* [http://www.usc.edu/music/faculty/faccomp.html Composition Faculty] The Thornton School of Music's faculty biographies
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