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 PRESS EVENTS AVAILABILITY CONTACT HOME	Review Upcoming Events 02 May 2008 @ 7:00pm \|\| *Yom HaShoah Commemoration Concert* Rancho Palos Verdes, CA On Friday, at 7:00 p.m., Strimple conducted the Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale and Cantor Sam Radwine in a Friday evening service at Congregation Ner Tamid. The program to commemorate Yom HaShoah featured classic repertoire for chorale and cantor. 04 May 2008 @ 3:30pm \|\| *It's All About Freedom* Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church - Beverly Hills, CA In an eclectic afternoon celebrating Cinco de Mayo, the Choral Society of Southern California (CSSC) performed music from the Mexican Baroque period and Duke Ellington’s *Sacred Concert. Joining the CSSC was the Jack Lantz Big Band, mezzo soprano Catherine Cooper, members of the USC Early Music Ensemble and the Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir. Strimple conducted. 23 March 2008* \|\| *Hollywood Bowl Easter Sunrise* Hollywood, CA Once again, Strimple served as the Music Director for this popular non-denominational annual Easter event at the Hollywood Bowl. 09 March 2008 \|\| *5th Annual Los Angeles Interfaith Symposium and Concert* Beverly Hills, CA Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church For this city-wide Interfaith event, Nick Strimple prepared an evening concert exploring the theme of 'Angels' in Protestant, Jewish and Catholic music. Under his baton, the combined members of the Choral Society of Southern California, the Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale, “La Vie,” and the Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir performed works by Tchaikovsky, Handel, Hassler, Mendelssohn, and modern composers Gabriel Fauré, William Sharlin, Moshe Rothblum, David McKinley Williams, and Nick Strimple. Vocal soloists included Catherine Cooper, Tara Smith, Cantor Judy Dubin Aranoff, Cale Olson and Cantor Ira Bigeleisen. During the same program, Michael Isaacson premiered his new work, Five Angels, a harp duet with reader. 08 March 2008 \|\| *USC Thornton School of Music, Chamber Choir* Los Angeles, CA Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC Renowned American choral conductor Paul Salamunovich conducted the USC Thornton Chamber Choir in a concert surveying Ave Maria and Ubi Caritas settings. Strimple's own Ubi Caritas, published by Oxford University Press, was part of the retrospective. 03 Feb 2008 \|\| *Scholar-in-Residence Program* West Hollywood, CA Congregation Kol Ami Strimple served as Scholar-in-Residence for this annual educational program. 08 Dec 2007 \|\| A Christmas Celebration Beverly Hills, CA Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church The 30th Annual Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church Christmas Concert featured Cindy Crawford reading the Christmas Story and Strimple conducting Handel's Messiah. To help re-build the Malibu Presbyterian Church, which was destroyed in the October 2007 fire, the Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church donated proceeds from this concert to the Malibu church's rebuilding campaign. 10 Nov 2007 \|\| *One Shabbat Morning* In commemoration of Kristallnacht, The Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale, with Strimple conducting, appeared with Craig Taubman in a special service at Adat Ari El Synagogue. 26 thru 29Sep 2007 \|\| Scholar-in-Residence Miami, FL University of Miami, Frost School of Music Strimple was in residence to give choral lectures. 18 Aug & 08 Sep 2007 \|\| California ACDA Reading Sessions Cal State Long Beach & Cal State East Bay (Hayward) Strimple presented choral settings of Psalms and other religious texts. 03 thru 12 Aug 2007 \|\| Beverly Hills International Music Festival Beverly Hills, CA Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church Nick Strimple was in residence at the Festival August 9 - 12. . . . for full details about this annual event, visit their website at www.bhmusicfestival.org 05 thru 08 Aug 2007 \|\| California ACDA Summer Conference Oakhurst, CA Episcopal Conference Center, Oakhurst (ECCO) Strimple delivered Interest Sessions on finding and programming Holocaust-related choral music. . . . for more information, please visit the California ACDA website 03 June 2007 \|\| Music for Pentecost Beverly Hills, CA Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church Under Strimple's baton, the Choral Society of Southern California and the Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir performed Strimple's cantata Pentecost and other works related to Pentecost. 08 May 2007 \|\| Music and the Holocaust: Survival, Resistance and Response Los Angeles, CA Universal Sheraton Strimple was invited to give a lecture/concert for the 60th Annual International Cantor's Assembly. Assisted by the USC Thornton School of Music Chamber Choir (directed by Dr. Magen Solomon) and student soloists, Strimple presented a program of rarely heard music composed in hiding, before deportation, and in Nazi concentration camps and ghettos. Highlights included authentic recordings made in the camps and Cantor David Kane performing songs he was forced to sing in Auschwitz. 20 Apr 2007 \|\| *Musical Shabbat Dinner Series* 7:30 p.m. - Los Angeles, CA Sinai Temple The Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale, under Strimple's direction, performed music by Israeli composers and composers killed in the Holocaust. 8 Apr 2007 \|\| *Hollywood Bowl Easter Sunrise Service* Hollywood, CA Hollywood Bowl Nick Strimple served as Music Director for the 86th annual non-denominational Easter sunrise event at the Hollywood Bowl. . . . visit the HBESS website for more information 19 Mar 2007 \|\| *The Biava Quartet* Los Angeles, CA University of Judaism, Gindi Auditorium Nick Strimple conducted the Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale in a special performance of his Shir HaShrim with the Biava Quartet. . . . visit the quartet website at www.biavaquartet.com 18 Mar 2007 \|\| Musik Macht Frei Newton, MA Temple Emanuel Strimple gave a Holocaust lecture/concert on the 18th with the Brookline Chorus (conducted by Dr. Lisa Graham). Musik Macht Frei (Music makes you free) was a musical and multimedia exploration of the power of music to free the mind and soul from oppression and totalitarianism. . . . to learn more about the concert, visit the Brookline Chorus website 04 Mar 2007 \|\| *Fourth Annual Interfaith Symposium and Concert* Beverly Hills, CA Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church Presented by the Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles, the Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church and the Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese, the 3:00 p.m. symposium offered discussion and debate with leading Los Angeles clergy and scholars. The 7:00 p.m. concert featured the Choral Society of Southern California, the Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale and the Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir. Outstanding vocal soloists for the evening included Emily May (soprano), Omar Crook (tenor), Cantor Joseph Gole (tenor), Cantor Herschel Fox (baritone), and Cantor Ira Bigeleisen (bass). . . . for full details about symposium and concert, visit the JMCLA website 18 Feb 2007 \|\| *Sacred Works of Nick Strimple* Amarillo, TX First Baptist Church Strimple conducted the WORLD PREMIERE of his Harpsichord Concerto with David Lowe, harpsichordist and members of the Amarillo Symphony Orchestra. Beginning at 6:30 pm, the concert also featured sacred works by Strimple, including Five Easy Hymn-Anthems on Original Texts and Tunes, Valley of Bones, and his setting of Weeping Mary. 04 Feb 2007 \|\| *Recovered Voices* Los Angeles, CA University of Judaism In the first phase of a multi-year project, LA Opera Music Director, James Conlon, led this symposium exploring the ethical and religious implications of the Holocaust. Strimple was a featured guest scholar on the symposium panel. . . . download the Flyer for more details or read the event announcement from the American Jewish University 26 Jan 2007 \|\| *Shabbat Evening Service and Concert* North Hollywood, CA *Adat Ari El Synagogue* At 8:00 p.m., Strimple directed the Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale and Cantor Ira Bigeleisen in a performance of scenes from Mendelssohn's Elijah and other music. 09 Dec 2006 \|\| *One Shabbat Morning* The Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale, under Strimple's direction, appeared with Craig Taubman in a special One Shabbat Morning service at Adat Ari El Synagogue. 16 Dec 2006 \|\| A Christmas Celebration The 29th Annual Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church Christmas Concert featured Mozart's Coronation Mass and favorite songs of the season. . . . read more about the concert and performers on the event webpage 14 Nov 2006 \|\| *Closing Ceremonies of the United Jewish Communities General Assembly* Following a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, the Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale, under the direction of Strimple, performed a variety of Israeli songs to close the convention. 13 Nov 2006 \|\| One People - Many Voices at Walt Disney Concert Hall Rehearsed and prepared by Nick Strimple, the Choral Society of Southern California performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, led by renowned conductor, Gerard Schwarz. . . . read more about this Jewish Music event at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles 02 Nov 2006 \|\| Music and the Holocaust: Survival, Resistance and Response For the opening night of the American Musicological Society (AMS) National Convention, Strimple prepared and conducted rarely heard music composed in hiding, before deportation, in the ghettos and in Nazi concentration camps. . . . read more about this Holocaust Music event in Beverly Hills 15 Oct 2006 \|\| Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, Brothers As part of Festival Miami 2006, Strimple and University of Miami Frost School of Music faculty joined together to present the Florida premiere of “The Holocaust Cantata: Songs from the Camps.” . . . read the press release about this Holocaust Music event in Miami	PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVE 5 Nick Strimple and Cindy Crawford taking bows after a concert in Beverly Hills, 2007. 5Jester Hairston and Nick Strimple backstage, Los Angeles, 1984. 5Composer William Hilsley and Nick Strimple following a concert in Amsterdam, 1999. 5Nick Strimple and Sally Struthers prior to Beverly Hills Christmas Celebration, 2005. 5Mezzo-soprano Kelley O'Connor (l) and soprano Emily May (r) with Strimple following concert, 2005 5Nick Strimple with composer Malcolm Singer backstage following concert in London, 1999. 5Strimple backstage with sopranos Martina Bovet, Kim Lee, and chorus master Éliane Lavail following a performance in Bordeaux, 1991. 5Nick Strimple with Mel Gibson before the Beverly Hills Christmas Celebration, 1996. 5Strimple with pianist Johana Harris during break in recording session, Beverly Hills, 1984. 5Nick Strimple with Debbie Reynolds before the Beverly Hills Christmas Celebration, 1998.
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