George Walker
George Walker
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | United States |
| Name wey dem give am | George, Theophilus |
| Family name | Walker |
| Ein date of birth | 27 June 1922 |
| Place dem born am | Washington, D.C. |
| Date wey edie | 23 August 2018 |
| Place wey edie | Montclair |
| Manner of death | natural causes |
| Cause of death | kidney disease |
| Place wey dem bury am | Mount Hebron Cemetery |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English |
| Ein occupation | composer, music educator, pianist |
| Employer | The New School for Social Research, Smith College, Rutgers University |
| Educate for | Curtis Institute of Music, Eastman School of Music, Oberlin College |
| Student of | Nadia Boulanger |
| Ethnic group | African Americans |
| Notable work | Lyric for Strings, String Quartet No. 1, Lilacs |
| Dey archive for | Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library |
| Member of | American Academy of Arts and Letters |
| Dema official website | http://georgetwalker.com/ |
George Theophilus Walker (June 27, 1922 – August 23, 2018) na he be an American composer, pianist, den organist,[1] den de first African American to win de Pulitzer Prize for Music,[2] wich na he receive for ein work Lilacs insyd 1996.[3] Na Walker marry to pianist den scholar Helen Walker-Hill between 1960 den 1975. Na Walker be de poppie of two sons, violinist den composer Gregory T.S. Walker den playwright Ian Walker.[4]
Major compositions
[edit | edit source]Walker ein oeuvre dey include de work wey dey follow:
- A Red, Red Rose for Voice and Piano
- Abu for Narrator and Chamber Ensembles (Network for New Music commission)
- Address for Orchestra
- An Eastman Overture (Eastman School of Music commission)
- Antifonys for Chamber Orchestra
- Bleu for Unaccompanied Violin
- Cantata for Soprano, Tenor, Boys Choir, and Chamber Orchestra (Boys Choir of Harlem commission)
- Canvas for Wind Ensemble and Narrator (College Band Directors National Association commission)
- Cello Concerto (New York Philharmonic commission)
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (National Endowment for the Arts Commission)
- Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra (1957)
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
- Da Camera (Musica Reginae commission)
- Dialogus for Cello and Orchestra (Cleveland Orchestra commission)
- Emily Dickinson Songs
- Five Fancies for Clarinet and Piano Four Hands (David Ensemble commission)
- Foils for Orchestra (Hommage a Saint George) (Eastman School of Music commission)
- Folk Songs for Orchestra
- Guido's Hand (Xerox commission)
- Hommage to Saint George (Eastman School of Music commission)
- Hoopla: A Touch of Glee
- Icarus In Orbit
- In Praise of Folly
- Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra
- Lyric for Strings
- Mass for Soloists, Chorus, and Orchestra (National Endowment for the Arts commission)
- Modus (Cygnus Ensemble commission)
- Movements for Cello and Orchestra
- Music for 3
- Music for Brass (Sacred and Profane)
- Music for Two Pianos
- Nine Songs for Voice and Piano
- Orpheus for Narrator and Chamber Orchestra
- Overture: In Praise of Folly
- Pageant and Proclamation (New Jersey Symphony commission)
- Perimeters for Clarinet and Piano
- Piano Sonata No. 1
- Piano Sonata No. 2
- Piano Sonata No. 3
- Piano Sonata No. 4
- Piano Sonata No. 5
- Poem for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble (National Endowment for the Arts commission)
- Poeme for Violin and Orchestra (Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra premiere)
- Psalms for Chorus
- Serenata for Chamber Orchestra (Michigan Chamber Orchestra commission)
- Sinfonia No. 1 (Fromm Foundation commission)
- Sinfonia No. 2 (Koussevitsky commission)
- Sinfonia No. 3
- Sinfonia No. 4
- Sinfonia No. 5 "Visions" (two versions, one with voices and one without)
- Sonata for Cello and Piano
- Sonata for Two Pianos
- Sonata for Viola and Piano
- Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1
- Spatials for Piano
- Spektra for Piano
- Spires for Organ
- String Quartet No. 1
- String Quartet No. 2
- Tangents for Chamber Orchestra (Columbus Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra commission)
- Three Pieces for Organ
- Two Pieces for Organ
- Variations for Orchestra
- Violin and Piano Sonata No. 2
- Windset for Woodwind Quintet
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Terry, Mickey (Autumn 2000). "An Interview with George Walker". The Musical Quarterly. 84 (3): 377. doi:10.1093/mq/84.3.372. JSTOR 742584.
- ↑ "George Walker: the great American composer you've never heard of". The Guardian. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ↑ "DRAM: Notes for "African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. II"". www.dramonline.org. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
- ↑ Walker, George (2009), Reminiscences of an American Composer and Pianist, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 978-0810869400, p. 153.
External links
[edit | edit source]- George Walker official website Archived March 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- A 2017 Conversation with George Walker (includes video excerpts)
- George Walker interview by Bruce Duffie
- 2012 George Walker interview by Ethan Iverson
- George Theophilus Walker, African American Composer & Pianist at AfriClassical.com
- George Walker, Composer Archived February 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Documentary produced by NJTV
- George Walker Collection at the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library
- 'Ep. 35: Legendary Pulitzer Prize winning American composer George Walker' Interview by Tigran Arakelyan
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- 21st-century African-American people
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