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Edgar Grana
1944 -
United States of America
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E.D. Grana
Edgar David [Edgar] Grana (14/04/1944), an American composer and music consultant. His education: BA, Washington & Jefferson College; MFA, University of Iowa; MM, Juilliard School. He currently teaches composition at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and has a private practice.
His works include: Moments: A Tribute to José Limón, Lincoln Center; Six Pieces for Piano; Requiem; A Hocus Pocus Laundromat (with Kurt Vonnegut); Lyric Episode for Orchestra, Bedford Springs Arts Festival, PA; Symphony Space; music for Budd Schulberg's On the Waterfront.
Awards include: First International New Music Festival; Platinum Record, Winger
Edgar Grana (14/04/1944) is a composer and teacher, and responsible for the development of Ta’amul Ballet. He is internationally recognized for his prolific quartets, compositions as well as his accomplishments as a producer; Grammy Award (double Platinum) for the rock band debut album, “Winger”. Edgar is a composer and music collaborator. He attended and received a B.A. from Washington & Jefferson College; an MFA, University of Iowa; and MM, from the Juilliard School in New York City. Among his Awards and Grants: Chicago Film Festival; First International New Music Festival; Platinum Record, Winger. His works include: Moments: A Tribute to José Limón, Lincoln Center; Six Pieces for Piano, Symphony Space; Stones, Time and Elements: A Humanist Requiem (with Kurt Vonnegut and Michael Brecker), Newport Classics; Lyric Episode for Orchestra, Bedford Springs Arts Festival, PA; music for Budd Schulberg’s: On the Waterfront; String Quartet No. 2
Source:https://soundcloud.com/edgar-grana
Stones, Time & Elements-A Humanist Requiem
Period:Modernism
Composed in:1988
Musical form:free
Text/libretto:Kurt Vonnegut jr.
Label(s):Newport Classic NPD 85573
Written to a text by Kurt Vonnegut jr. (1922), Edgar David Grana’s operatic requiem mass is also a modernist, rigorous chamber work. Vonnegut’s idiosyncratic liberation of the fustian language of the Council of Trent is magnificent and liberating and obviously inspired Grana to reach new heights of musical excellence. The Magic Circle Opera Ensemble, America’s only chamber opera company, gives an exhilarating performance, buoyed by the enthusiastic playing of the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra.
Source:www.daedalus-books.com
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K. Vonnegut jr.
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