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 CLIPS HOME	Hailed by the LA Weekly as a musician “whose praise is too seldom sung,” Nick Strimple is not only a respected Holocaust music expert, but an imaginative and prolific composer, conductor and scholar. His latest book, Choral Music in the Nineteenth Century, is available now. His own compositions as well as recordings made under his baton may be heard on the Naxos, Music & Arts, and 4-Tay labels. Strimple’s constant drive for vocal perfection and clarity may be heard in numerous choral and orchestral concerts under his direction given each year. In his pursuit of understanding and tolerance, Strimple is a sought-after Holocaust music scholar, giving guest lectures at Yale University, Oxford University, the University of Miami and Wellesley College among others. Working with both private and government organizations, he regularly presents and performs Holocaust music education programs throughout the United States and Europe. . . Read more about Nick Strimple on the Bio page § Photographs above: Nick Strimple recording with the London Symphony Orchestra in London, 2008. (© PICTURE PARTNERSHIP) § Nick Strimple rehearsing with Mozarteum Orchestra and soloists in the Collegiate Church, Salzburg, 1982.	NEWS January 2011 - London *Recording Sessions* Strimple travels to London where he will conduct the London Symphony Orchestra and London Voices in a recording of his Sinfonia Breve, Pentecost, Franciscan Canticles, Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, Psalm 116 and Psalm 133. 13 November 2010 - Los Angeles Premiere of Strimple's Sinfonia Breve at the University of Southern California. 21 September 2010 - Worldwide Strimple is featured as conductor, composer and scholar in the documentary film *100 Voices: A Journey Home. March/April 2010 - Boston* As scholar-in-residence, Strimple lectured at Butler University, Boston University and for the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir. 30 June 2009 - Warsaw Strimple conducted the Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera in a gala concert celebrating the ground-breaking for the new building of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. May 2008 - Worldwide *Choral Music in the Nineteenth Century* "Strimple's writing is clear, lively and often opinionated. . . it provides a unique and comprehensive look at the nineteenth-century choral landscape that should further much future research." [William Weinert, American Choral Review, Spring 2009] Order at Amazon.com Read More Reviews About Strimple's Work ON-LINE INTERVIEWS Visit Artistshousemusic.org to hear Strimple discuss his career, choral music, holocaust music, writing, recording and church music Son the Artists House Music video channel. HIGHLIGHTS *Choral Music in the Twentieth Century* "Full of insight, analysis, and informed opinion. . .Strimple has done us a huge service with this consolidation of the last century'schoral literature." [Timothy Sharpe, Choral Journal, October 2003]
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