Lansing McLoskey
Lansing McLoskey (born 1964)[1] is an American composer of contemporary classical music and a winner of the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for Best Choral Performance for his work titled Zealot Canticles, as recorded by the ensemble The Crossing.[2][3] McLoskey now serves as a Professor of Music at the Frost School of Music in Miami, Florida.[4]
McLoskey has been commissioned by Guerilla Opera, , Ensemberlino Vocale, the New Spectrum Foundation, Ensemble Berlin PianoPercussion, Passepartout Duo, the Boston Choral Ensemble, Kammerkoret NOVA, and oboist ToniMarie Marchioni.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Education[]
McLoskey was born in Cupertino, California. He completed a Ph.D. at Harvard University and obtained additional degrees from UC Santa Barbara and the USC Thornton School of Music. He also studied at The Royal Danish Conservatory of Music.[4][7] He has been under the tutelage of Mario Davidovsky, Stephen Hartke, Bernard Rands, and Donald Crockett.[7][11]
Discography[]
- Zealot Canticles (Innova Recordings #984), 2018[3]
- Specific Gravity: Chamber Music by Lansing McLoskey (Albany Records TROY1443), 2013[12][13]
- The Unheard Music (Albany Records, TROY1442), 2013[14]
- Citizens of Nowhere (Albany Records, TROY1439), 2013[15]
- An American Dream/Prex Penitentialis (Albany Records, TROY1258) 2011[16]
- Metamorphosis (Beauport Classical, BC1805), 2009
- Sixth Species (Albany Records, TROY1044), 2008[17]
- Glisten (Albany Records, TROY886), 2006[18]
- Mormoniana (Tantara Records/Mormon Artists Group), 2004
- Cornucopia (Capstone Records), 2003
- Don't Panic! 60 Seconds for Piano (Wergo Schallplatten), 2001[19]
- Cultivated Choruses (Capstone Records), 2000
Publications[]
McLoskey published a book titled Twentieth Century Danish Music which serves as a research guide on the topic. His research on the subject was awarded the Haug Prize for Scandinavian Studies.[1][5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b McLoskey, Lansing D., 1964- (1998). Twentieth century Danish music : an annotated bibliography and research directory. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313302936. OCLC 37843754.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- ^ "The Crossing Wins Second Consecutive Grammy for Best Choral Performance". BroadwayWorld.com. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Grammys classical winners: 'Steve Jobs,' Boston Symphony, Laurie Anderson with Kronos Quartet". Los Angeles Times. 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Christensen, Danielle (2019-03-26). "How This Latter-day Saint Went from Punk Music to Classical Grammy Award-Winning Compositions - Church News and Events". www.churchofjesuschrist.org. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Lansing McLoskey". American Composers Alliance. 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "Composers / Copland House Residency Awards // Copland House …where America's musical past and future meet". www.coplandhouse.org. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Moore, Tom (2013). "A Conversation with Composer Lansing McLoskey". Sonograma Magazine. 0 (18). ISSN 1989-1938.
- ^ "BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction". BBC. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ tdate@northofboston.com, Terry Date. "Revisiting Hannah Duston; New opera chronicles captivity of complex figure in Haverhill history". Eagle-Tribune. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ BWW News Desk. "Two Compositions to Receive World Premieres at Hoff-Barthelson's Contemporary Music Festival". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ Pfitzinger, Scott (2017). Composer genealogies : a compendium of composers, their teachers, and their students. Lanham, Maryland. ISBN 9781442272248. OCLC 961388789.
- ^ Batzner, Jay (2013-11-13). "CD Reviews: Specific Gravity: Music of Lansing Mcloskey". Sequenza 21. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "Albany Records: Specific Gravity". www.albanyrecords.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "Albany Records: Unheard Music". www.albanyrecords.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "Albany Records: Citizens of Nowhere". www.albanyrecords.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "Albany Records: An American Dream". www.albanyrecords.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "Albany Records: Sixth Species". www.albanyrecords.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "Albany Records: Glisten". www.albanyrecords.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "Don't Panic! 60 Seconds for Piano". englisch. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
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