Philip Bezanson

Philip Bezanson

Philip Thomas Bezanson (January 6 1916 - March 11 1975) was an American composer and educator.

Born in Athol, Massachusetts, he graduated from Yale University School of music in 1940 and after war services enrolled in the graduate program of composition at the State University of Iowa were he joined its faculty eight years later. In 1951 he received his Ph.D. and later became head of composition. He was made a professor in 1961.

A prolific and productive composer, Bezanson won several prestigious awards and received commissions from amongst others Dimitri Mitropoulos, namely a piano concerto in 1952. His most famous work is perhaps the opera "Golden Child" written in 1960 to a libretto by Paul Engle and first performed on television on the Hallmark Theatre. Several of his vocal and choral works use texts by Engle as well.

His notable students included Olly Wilson, M. William Karlins, and James Yannatos.

List of works

tage works

* "Golden Child", opera in 3 acts (1960)
* "Stranger in Eden", opera in 3 acts (1963)

Orchestral works

* "Symphony no 1 in b"
* "Symphony no 2"
* "Cyrano de Bergerac", overture
* "Dance scherzo"
* "Fantasy, fugue and finale for strings" (1951)
* "Concerto for piano and orchestra" (1952)
* "Rondo-prelude for orchestra" (1954)
* "Anniversary Overture" (1956)
* "Capriccio Concertante" (1967)
* "Sinfonia Concertante" (1971)

Chamber works

* "Children's suite", piano (1946)
* "Sextet for woodwinds and piano" (1956)
* "Divertimento for eight wind instruments"
* "Duo for cello and piano" (1965)
* "Brass sextet" (1974)


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