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Christopher Alan Schmitz is an American composer and winner of the 2007 Sammy Nestico Award in Jazz Composition.[1] He is currently a professor of music theory at Mercer University,[2] having previously taught at Southwestern College in Kansas.
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 Christopher Schmitz | |
| Born | Christopher Alan Schmitz December 27, 1972 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Yes |
| Awards | Sammy Nestico, 2007 |
Compositions edit
Selected Ensemble Works edit
- Suite for MLK (jazz ensemble, in progress)
- Hugh Smalling (opera + full orchestra, in progress)
- Lilac Dream (flute choir)
- "Gloria" (SSA voices + chamber winds)
- "Gloria" (SSA voices + piano w/ brass solo)
- "Georgia On My Mind" (SATB a cappella)
- "Georgia On My Mind" (SSA + jazz rhythm section)
- Berkshire Fantasy (wind ensemble)
- Sussurus (jazz ensemble)
- Walnut Valley March for the Winfield Municipal Band
- Symphony for Winds and Percussion
- Frozen Sun (symphonic poem for full orchestra)
- After Dark for concert choir (SATB)
- Pine Grove for jazz ensemble
- Transformation for jazz ensemble (revision)
- Equilibrium for jazz ensemble
- "Akerage" for solo tenor saxophone with jazz ensemble
Selected Chamber Works edit
- Set of Patriotic Duets (violin and cello)
- Gentle Light (piano trio)
- Rhapsody (violin and piano)
- Five Miniatures (alto saxophone and mallet percussion)
- Strange Birds (chamber suite for flute, piano and marimba)
- Through primrose tufts... (string quartet)
- Out in Front (jazz sextet)
- Austin-tatious (jazz sextet)
- Three Lyric Songs (soprano, viola, and harp—texts by Sassoon)
- Rhapsody (two violas and piano)
- Palindrome for Anna (mixed chamber winds)
- Nyxian Progeny (string quartet)
- Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano
Selected Solo Works edit
- All-State Sight Reading Etudes, Complete Set (Alabama Orch.)
- Concertino (trumpet and piano)
- Escape! (solo trumpet + live electronic processing)
- Arctic Vision (solo clarinet and electro-acoustic soundscape)
- Organ Toccata for Dr. James Leland
- Arctic Circle (solo flute and electro-acoustic soundscape)
- Sonata No. 1 (three movements, solo piano)
Commercial Recordings and Publications edit
- ACE Composers: Ravello Records[3]
- Irrational Exuberance: Beauport Classical [4]
- Awaiting the Sun: Beauport Classical [5]
- Transformation: Sea Breeze
- Opus Music Publishers: Northfield, IL (sheet music) [6]
- Cimarron Music Publishers: Salem, CT (sheet music)
- Walrus Music Publishers: Pismo Beach, CA (sheet music)
References edit
- ^ "Transformation". ejazzlines.
- ^ "Chris Schmitz". Mercer University.
- ^ "ACE Composers". Ravello Records.
- ^ "Irrational Exuberance". Beauport Classical.
- ^ "Awaiting the Sun". Beauport Classical.
- ^ "Christopher Alan Schmitz on Opus Music". Opus Music Publishers.