Brian T. Field

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Brian Field
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Born(1967-12-01)December 1, 1967
United States
OccupationComposer

Brian Field is an American composer of music for chamber groups, choirs and orchestras. He was also an adjunct professor of music at Columbia University from 1995 to 1997[1] and Seton Hall University in 1997.

Life[]

Brian Field was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Toledo, Ohio beginning his musical training at age eight; his first serious compositional efforts at age sixteen. He received his undergraduate degree from Connecticut College, where he was a student of Noel Zahler, graduating Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa. At Connecticut he received the Rosemary Park Fellowship and was awarded the Mahan Music Prize for Highest Attainment in Music[2]

He earned a M.M. in composition at the Juilliard School in New York, where he was a student of Milton Babbitt, subsequently earning his doctorate in composition as a President's Fellow at Columbia University as a student of Mario Davidovsky and George Edwards. His doctoral composition and analysis was a work for violoncello quartet, Metamorphoses Messianiques.[3]

Awards[]

  • 2003 First Prize, Shoreline Arts Alliance
  • 2003 First Prize, Briar Cliff Choral Music Competition
  • 2005 Artist Fellowship, Connecticut Commission for the Arts[4]
  • 2018 Vienna International Music Competition for orchestral dance suite Shiva Tandava.[5]
  • 2018 Benenti Foundation Recording Prize[6]
  • 2018 Alvarez Chamber Orchestra, Mullord Award, for "A Letter from Camp" for soprano and orchestra[7]
  • 2018 Third Prize, Busan MARU International Music Festival[8]
  • 2018 First Prize, Phinney Ridge Youth Orchestra[9]
  • 2019 First Prize, Malta International Composition Competition[10]
  • 2019 McKnight Foundation/Minnesota Sinfonia Award[11]
  • 2019 Special Mention, Concours de composition Les Musicales du Centre
  • 2019 Most Distinguished Musician, Special Mention – IBLA Grand Prize[12]
  • 2019 Second Prize, Academia Musica Vienna
  • 2020 First Degree Award, Golden Key of Vienna International Music Festival
  • 2020 First Prize, Ithaca College Composition Contest
  • 2020 Second Prize, New Vienna Symphony International Composer Competition
  • 2020 First Prize, Malta International Composition Competition[13]
  • 2020 First Prize, Associazione Amici della Musica "Guido Albanese"[14]
  • 2020 Second Prize, Franz Schubert Konservatorium
  • 2020 Special Mention, ORIENT / OCCIDENT Competition[15]
  • 2020 Award of Distinction, Warsaw Wind Ensemble Composition Contest 2020[16]
  • 2020 Third Prize, Franz Schubert Konservatorium
  • 2020 Most Distinguished Musician – IBLA Grand Prize[17]
  • 2021 Honorable Mention, 7° Concorso di Composizione “Città di Albenga”[18]
  • 2021 Second Prize, Golden Key of Vienna International Music Festival[19]
  • 2021 First Prize & Special Prize, Franz Schubert Konservatorium
  • 2021 Second Prize, Voice2Choir, Diaphonia Edizioni[20]
  • 2021 Second Place, VIII International Piano Competition Smederev[21]
  • 2021 Second Prize, 21st Century Talents Music Competition, Ottawa, Canada
  • 2021 Third Prize, Franz Schubert Konservatorium
  • 2021 Grand Prize, International Youth Music Competitions
  • 2021 First Prize & Audience Prize, Rocky Mountain Composition Summer Festival[22]
  • 2021 First Prize, Vienna Academia Musica, 2nd International Music Competition

Discography[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Brian Field". Columbia University Department of Music. 22 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Student Awards". Connecticut College. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  3. ^ "Métamorphoses messianiques /". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  4. ^ "CCT: Commission on Culture & Tourism Awards Fellowships to Resident Artists". www.ct.gov.
  5. ^ "MuThu - Konzertsaal der Wiener Sängerknaben".
  6. ^ "The Benenti Foundation | Composition Prize". The Benenti Foundation (in Italian).
  7. ^ "2018 Competition Winners". Alvarez Chamber Orchestra.
  8. ^ "부산마루국제음악제 | 2018 FESTIVAL". Bmimf.co.kr.
  9. ^ Orchestra, Phinney Ridge. "Youth Orchestra in Seattle". Phinney Ridge Youth Orchestra. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  10. ^ "RESULTS". Central Academy. 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  11. ^ www.mnsinfonia.org https://www.mnsinfonia.org/2019-20-winter-concert-season. Retrieved 2019-10-12. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ ibla.org http://ibla.org/2019IBLAGRANDPRIZERESULTS.htm. Retrieved 2019-10-12. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ Copyright © 2021, Volodymyr Baran- (2015-04-29). "RESULTS". Central Academy. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  14. ^ "Associazione Amici della Musica "Guido Albanese" - Ortona". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  15. ^ "ORIENT / OCCIDENT | Music Composers' Competition 2020 – 7th Edition – KLK New Music". Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  16. ^ "Warsaw Wind Ensemble Composition Contest 2020". Warsaw Wind Ensemble Composition Contest 2020. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  17. ^ "2020 IBLA GRAND PRIZE Results". ibla.org. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
  18. ^ "Risultati – Concorso Pianistico" (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  19. ^ "Winners 2021 – Golden Key Festival". Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  20. ^ "Diaphonia Edizioni Musicali - Diaphonia Edizioni". www.diaphonia.net. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  21. ^ "ULJUS - udruženje ljubitelja umetničkog stvaralaštva" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2021-06-12.
  22. ^ "Home | Rocky Mountain Music Competition". Rocky Mountain. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  23. ^ "Contemporary Chamber Music ⋆ RMN Music". RMN Music. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  24. ^ "PLAYING ON THE EDGE - Sirius Quartet". www.navonarecords.com. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  25. ^ "DIMENSIONS VOL 2". www.navonarecords.com. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
  26. ^ "ar-00052 Orchestral Masters Vol. 6". Ablaze Records. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
  27. ^ "CATALOGUE | Nous Records". Mysite. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  28. ^ "RMN Music Choral and Orchestral Works the New Album by Brian Field is OUT Today! ⋆". RMN Music. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  29. ^ BWW News Desk. "Brian Field to Release Fifth Album, STRING PLAY This Month". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  30. ^ "Brian Field - From the Clash of Race and Creed". olimmusic.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  31. ^ "Senex Puerum Portabat". olimmusic.com. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  32. ^ "YODH - Phasma-Music". www.phasma-music.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
  33. ^ "VOCAL WORKS - Brian Field". www.navonarecords.com. Retrieved 2021-08-20.

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