Mathew Rosenblum

Mathew Rosenblum (born March 19, 1954) is an American composer[1][2] whose works have been commissioned, recorded and performed by musical groups such as the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra,[3] the Boston Modern Orchestra Project,[4] the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra,[5] the American Composers Orchestra,[6] Opera Theater of Pittsburgh,[7] FLUX Quartet,[8] the New York New Music Ensemble,[9] the Raschèr Saxophone Quartet,[10] the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble,[11] and Newband[12] among other ensembles, in venues throughout North America, Europe and Asia including the Andy Warhol Museum,[13] Leipzig's Gewandhaus, the Tonhalle Düsseldorf,[2] Thailand's Prince Mahidol Hall,[5] as well as Merkin Hall,[14] the Guggenheim Museum, the Miller Theatre,[15] The Kitchen,[2] Carnegie Recital Hall,[16] and Symphony Space[17] in New York City. Rosenblum's music has been recorded on such labels as Mode Records,[12] New World Records,[18] Albany Records,[19] Capstone Records,[20] Opus One Records,[21] New Focus Recordings,[8] and the Composers Recordings Inc. label,[22] and has been published by Edition Peters, of Leipzig, London, and New York.[23]

Mathew Rosenblum
Rosenblum, at a rehearsal.
Born (1954-03-19) March 19, 1954[1]
New York, New York, US
NationalityAmerican
EducationNew England Conservatory of Music (MM, 1979)
Alma materPrinceton University (PhD, 1992)
OccupationComposer, professor, presenter
Years active1978–present

Early life

Rosenblum was born in Flushing, Queens and began playing the saxophone at age eight.[24][25] He attended the High School of Music and Art ("Music & Art") as an instrumentalist, where his interest turned to free jazz.[26][25] At Music & Art, he met jazz performers Anthony Coleman and David Krakauer, and performed with them from 1970-73 at venues throughout New York City.[27][25] In college, Rosenblum studied music composition at Boston's New England Conservatory of Music ("NEC") (B.M. 1977, M.M. 1979) and Princeton University (MFA 1981, PhD 1992)[28][1] with composers Milton Babbitt, Donald Martino, Paul Lansky, Jaki Byard, and Malcolm Peyton,[29][27][25] while also working privately with composer Burr Van Nostrand.[26] During and after his time at NEC and Princeton, Rosenblum's work was also closely associated with composers Lee Hyla,[30][9] Ezra Sims,[31] Dean Drummond[32] and Eric Moe.[33]

Career

Rosenblum joined the Department of Music of the University of Pittsburgh in 1991,[1] where he has been a Professor of Music Composition and Theory, Chair of the Department of Music, and codirector of both the "Music on the Edge" new music series[34] as well as the biannual "Beyond: Microtonal Music Festival" (copresented by the Andy Warhol Museum).[35] Among the awards he has received in over four decades as a composer include a Guggenheim Fellowship, a National Endowment for the Arts Music Fellowship Grant,[15] two Fromm Foundation Commissions,[36] a Barlow Endowment Commission,[37] several MacDowell Colony[38] and Yaddo Residency Fellowships,[39] and multiple "Featured Composer" and "Composer in Residence" honors at music festivals and colleges in the United States and Asia.[34][28]

Music

The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians has described Rosenblum as "a leading voice in American microtonal music [who] attempts a synthesis of elements from classical, jazz, rock and world music in his work".[1] New York's WQXR-FM has cited "Rosenblum's customary 21-note-per-octave microtonal scale, combining the 12 notes of the piano with [the] intervals that fall somewhere between the keys",[40] while The New York Times has called Rosenblum a composer who "mix[es] surreal microtonal scales [and] seductive melodies".[4] A 2018 review in Stereophile Magazine described Rosenblum as a composer who "blends percussion, acoustic instruments, electronics, voice, and microtonal elements in visceral, moving ways."[11] Many of Rosenblum’s compositions have employed a similar "integration of diverse compositional elements".[8] Rosenblum himself has cited his "long-standing love for Javanese music... and the music of LaMonte Young" as central influences on his work.[29]

Honors and Awards

Selected Works
  • Lament/Witches' Sabbath for clarinet and orchestra, written for David Krakauer and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (2017)[8]
  • Gymnopédies Nos. 3-7/Kiki Wearing Tasha for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello, commissioned by the Boston Microtonal Society (2017)[31]
  • Bì nàn suô for five players, commissioned by Music from China (2017)[17]
  • Portal, site-specific eight channel sound installation, commissioned by the University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery (2015)[47]
  • Last Round (Ostatnia Runda) for string quartet and six percussionists, written for FLUX Quartet and Mantra Percussion (2015)[48]
  • Eliza Furnace for orchestra, commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (2013)[49]
  • Falling for soprano, ensemble, and electronics, commissioned by the Barlow Endowment (2013)[8]
  • Northern Flicker for solo percussion, written for Lisa Pegher (2012)[8][50]
  • Sharpshooter for orchestra (2012)[23]
  • Two Harmonies for viola, percussion, and piano, commissioned by Andrew Zientek (2011)[29]
  • Throat for clarinet and percussion, commissioned by Jean Kopperud for the Rated X Project (2010)[19]
  • Double Concerto for baritone saxophone, percussion, and orchestra commissioned by the Fromm Foundation (2010)[51]
  • The Big Rip for saxophone quartet and vocal ensemble, commissioned by the Niedersächsische Sparkassenstiftung for the Niedersächsische Musiktage (2009)
  • Yonah’s Dream for the Harry Partch Ensemble, commissioned by the Partch Institute (2008)[29]
  • RedDust Chamber Opera for soprano, mezzo soprano, baritone, chamber orchestra, surround-sound audio, and video, commissioned by Sequitur and Opera Theater of Pittsburgh (2007)[7]
  • Words/Echoes for solo percussion and pre-recorded audio, commissioned by Michael Lipsey (2005)[52]
  • Shadow Waltz for piano, commissioned by Eric Moe (2002)[53]
  • Under The Rainbow for flute and pre-recorded audio, commissioned by Patti Monson (2002)[54]
  • Möbius Loop for saxophone quartet and chamber orchestra, written for the Raschèr Saxophone Quartet (2000)[4][55]
  • 00Opinions for flute, clarinet, violin, piano/sampler, percussion, electric bass, and pre-recorded audio, commissioned by the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies (2000)[56]
  • Maggies for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, piano/sampler, commissioned by the Fromm Foundation (1997)
  • Nü kuan tzu for soprano, mezzo soprano, and ten players, commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts (1996)[22][57]
  • Ancient Eyes for flute, clarinet, cello, percussion, and two keyboards (one player) (1990)[57]
  • Circadian Rhythms for cello, percussion, and two keyboards (one player) (1989)
  • Continental Drift for horn, percussion, and two keyboards (one player) (1987)[58]
  • Le Jon Ra for two celli (1981)[51]
  • Cascades for solo violin (1977/1980)
  • Harp Quartet for alto flute/flute, bass clarinet/clarinet, viola, and harp (1978)[59]

Discography

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