Nick Strimple: composer, conductor, scholar, author of the critically acclaimed book 'Choral Music in the Twentieth Century' and faculty member at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music.


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BIO CATALOGUE EVENTS REVIEWS AVAILABILITY CONTACT PRESS HOME	SPEAKING & CONDUCTING ENGAGEMENTS Nick Strimple is available for performances, clinics, lectures and workshops on a variety of subjects including Holocaust music, choral music, 20th Century music, Jewish music, the music of Dvořák and other Czech composers, the aesthetics of sacred music, interfaith dialogue, and the continuing problem of genocide. COMMISSIONS An avid composer whose recent works include Three Sexton Songs (Anne Struggles with the Downward Slide), Harpsichord Concerto, and In My Craft or Sullen Art, Strimple writes both original works and arrangements for chorus, voice, chamber ensemble, solo instruments, orchestra, film, television and recordings. LITERARY WORKS With scholarly achievements in diverse areas, Strimple is available to write articles, books and reviews. Recent publications include his latest book Choral Music in the Nineteenth Century (Amadeus Press), and Dvořák's Saint Ludmila: Genesis, Premiere, and Aftermath (American Choral Review, Winter/Spring 2006). Interview Clip - Holocaust Music 5 clip features a discussion of Jewish Music during the Holocaust and Strimple's USC course on this subject. [from www.artistshousemusic.org] YouTube Clip 5 clip features a performance of Strimple's Fantasia for Flute and Piano.	RECENT SPEAKING & CONDUCTING ENGAGEMENTS 2009 Crakow Jewish Culture Festival conductor and lecturer 2009 Polish National Opera Gala Concert guest conductor 2009 Cantors Assembly National Convention guest conductor and lecturer 2008 San Francisco Choral Artists Songs of Survival guest lecturer 2007 Cantors Assembly National Convention guest conductor and lecturer 2007 Los Angeles Opera Recovered Voices symposium panelist 2006 Festival Miami Guest performer and lecturer 2006 American Musicological Society National Convention Conductor and lecturer RECENT COMMISSIONS Music for the Blue Rosecommissioned by Wilbur Richardson Pirke Avot commissioned in honor of Karl Josephy by his family Three Sexton Songs (Anne Struggles with the Downward Slide) commissioned anonymously for Emily May Fantasia for Flute and Piano, commissioned by Jack Lachter for the Beverly Hills International Music Festival *In My Craft or Sullen Art, (text by Dylan Thomas) commissioned for the Frost Women's Chorus RECENT PUBLICATIONS* *Choral Music in the Nineteenth Century* (Amadeus Press, 2008) *Dvořák's* Saint Ludmila: Genesis, Premiere, and Aftermath (American Choral Review, Winter/Spring 2006) RECENT MUSIC PUBLICATIONS Pirke Avot, for Cantor (tenor), mixed chorus, and Baroque ensemble (2 oboes, 1 bassoon, strings and harpsichord). Published by Emerson Music, 2009. Music for the Blue Rose, violin, cello, piano, soprano, and mixed chamber chorus. Published by Emerson Music, 2009. Nativities, for soloists, mixed chorus,organ and orchestra, published by Emerson Music, 2009. Mother and Child, for mezzo and baritone soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra, published by Emerson Music, 2008. Three Contemplations on Southern Folk Hymns, for organ, published by ECS Publishing, 2008. Valley of Bones for speaker, mixed chorus, congretation and organ. Published by ECS Publishing 2009. *When I Survey the Wondrous Cross,* for baritone solo, mixed chorus and organ. Published by National Music Company 2006. (Distributed by Emerson Music)
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