Clare Shore is an American

United States

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 composer

Composer

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, music educator mezzo-soprano

Mezzo-soprano

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, and conductor

Conducting

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Biography

Clare Shore studied composition with Annette LeSiege, voice with Donald Hoirup, and oboe and saxophone with Davidson Burgess, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University

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 in 1976. She continued her studies in composition with Charles Eakin and Cecil Effinger

Cecil Effinger

Cecil Effinger was an American composer, oboist, and inventor.-Life:Effinger was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and resided in that state for most of his life...

, and voice with Louis Cunningham, graduating with a Master of Music degree in 1977 from the University of Colorado at Boulder

University of Colorado at Boulder

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. She studied with David Diamond

David Diamond

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, Vincent Persichetti

Vincent Persichetti

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, Roger Sessions

Roger Sessions

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, and later with Gunther Schuller

Gunther Schuller

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 and earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Composition from the Juilliard School

Juilliard School

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 in 1984.

In addition to her work as a composer, Shore has taught music at The Juilliard School, Fordham University

Fordham University

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, Manhattan School of Music

Manhattan School of Music

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, the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

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, George Mason University

George Mason University

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 and Palm Beach Atlantic University

Palm Beach Atlantic University

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. Her compositions have been performed internationally. She resides in West Palm Beach, Florida

Florida

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Honors and awards

• Irving Berlin
  Irving Berlin
  Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.His first hit song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", became world famous...
  
   Fellowship in Memory of Jerome Kern
  Jerome Kern
  Jerome David Kern was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over 100 stage works, including such classics as "Ol' Man River", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "A...
  
  
• Alexandre Gretchaninov Memorial Award
• Grant to Young Composers 1983
• ASCAP Standard Awards since 1982
• Composers Assistance Grants from the American Music Center
  American Music Center
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• MacDowell Colony
  MacDowell Colony
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   Fellowship
• Atlantic Center for the Arts
  Atlantic Center for the Arts
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   fellowship
• Artist-in-Education Grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts
• Contemporary Record Society grant
• Composer Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts
  National Endowment for the Arts
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Works

Shore composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choral performance and solo voice. Selected works include:

• Concerto for Bassoon and String Orchestra, 1985
• Intermezzo, 1984
• Angels from the Sand for Violin, Guitar and Horn in F, 1993
• Brass Quintet, 1985
• Canonic Polemic for Clarinet, 'Cello and Piano, 1985
• Cool Spring Meditations for Guitar, 1987
• Cycle de Vie for Bassoon and String Quartet, 1989
• Four Dickinson Songs for Soprano and Woodwind Quintet, 1982
• Game Piece #1 for Brass Quintet
• July Remembrances for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra, 1981
• Les Soeurs for Flute and Bassoon
• Maya's Song for Mezzo-soprano, Synth. & Perc. (text by Maya Angelou) 1988
• Nightwatch for Woodwind Quintet, 1983
• Oatlands Sketches for Organ, 1986
• Prelude and Variations for Piano, 1981
• Queen Esther for Bb Clarinet, Narrator and Dancer
• Rebecca's Gift for Violin, 'Cello and Piano
• Rondo for Bells (4 octave set) 1977
• Rules for Solo Melody Instrument
• Woodwind Quintet, 1978

Shore's works are recorded on the CRS, Owl Recordings, and Opus One labels. Selected recordings include:

• The Prism Orchestra Audio CD (January 1, 1990) Owl Recording, Inc., ASIN: B0000WVWX2
• Nocturnos De La Ventana/July Remembrances Audio CD (April 16, 1995) Owl Recordings, Inc. ASIN: B000009JOU
• Nightwatch, Opus One
• Oatlands Sketches