Daniel Asia
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Daniel Asia is an American composer.
Daniel Asia was born in Seattle, Washington, in the United States of America. He received a B.A. degree from Hampshire College
and a M.M. from the Yale University
School of Music. His major teachers include Jacob Druckman
, Stephen Albert
, Gunther Schuller
, and Isang Yun
in composition, and Arthur Weisberg
in conducting.
He formerly served on the faculty of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music
from 1981 to 1986. In 1986–88, a UK Fulbright Arts Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship enabled him to work in London as a visiting lecturer at City University. Since 1988, he has been Professor of Composition and head of the composition department at the University of Arizona
in Tucson
. His notable students include David A. Yeagley.
In addition to composition, he conducts the New York–based contemporary chamber ensemble The Musical Elements, which he co-founded in 1977.
He has composed four symphonies, a piano concerto, and numerous chamber and solo works.
Asia's works are published by the Theodore Presser Company
.
Daniel Asia was born in Seattle, Washington, in the United States of America. He received a B.A. degree from Hampshire College
Hampshire College
Hampshire College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1965 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley: Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts...
and a M.M. from the Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
School of Music. His major teachers include Jacob Druckman
Jacob Druckman
Jacob Druckman was an American composer born in Philadelphia. A graduate of the Juilliard School, Druckman studied with Vincent Persichetti, Peter Mennin, and Bernard Wagenaar. In 1949 and 1950 he studied with Aaron Copland at Tanglewood and later continued his studies at the École Normale de...
, Stephen Albert
Stephen Albert
Stephen Albert was an American composer.-Biography:Born in New York City, Albert began his musical training on the piano, French horn, and trumpet as a youngster. He first studied composition at the age of 15 with Elie Siegmeister, and enrolled two years later at the Eastman School of Music, where...
, Gunther Schuller
Gunther Schuller
Gunther Schuller is an American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, and jazz musician.- Biography and works :...
, and Isang Yun
Isang Yun
Isang Yun was a Korean-German composer originally from Korea. According to his official publisher's Boosey & Hawkes biography of him, he was granted political asylum by West Germany, eventually becoming a naturalised German citizen, following his abduction and torture in 1967 by the South Korean...
in composition, and Arthur Weisberg
Arthur Weisberg
Arthur Weisberg was an American bassoonist, conductor, composer and author.-Biography:Weisberg was born in New York City. He attended the Fiorello H...
in conducting.
He formerly served on the faculty of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, located on the campus of Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, was founded in 1865 and is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. Students of Oberlin Conservatory enter a very broad network within the music world, as the school's alumni...
from 1981 to 1986. In 1986–88, a UK Fulbright Arts Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship enabled him to work in London as a visiting lecturer at City University. Since 1988, he has been Professor of Composition and head of the composition department at the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...
in Tucson
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
. His notable students include David A. Yeagley.
In addition to composition, he conducts the New York–based contemporary chamber ensemble The Musical Elements, which he co-founded in 1977.
He has composed four symphonies, a piano concerto, and numerous chamber and solo works.
Asia's works are published by the Theodore Presser Company
Theodore Presser Company
The Theodore Presser Company is an American music publishing and distribution company located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and formerly based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It is the oldest continuing music publisher in the United States.-Theodore Presser:...
.
Works
- 1973 – Sound Shapes, for SSAATTBB chorus and pitch pipes
- 1974–75 – On the Surface, for soprano, piano, harp, cello, and percussion
- 1975 – Dream Sequence I, for amplified trombone
- 1976 – String Quartet No. 1
- 1976 – Miles Mix, for tape
- 1979 – Orange, for viola
- 1980–81 – Rivalries, for chamber orchestra
- 1984 – Three Movements, for trumpet and orchestra
- 1985 – String Quartet No. 2
- 1987 – Symphony No. 1
- 1988 – B for J, for flute, bass clarinet, trombone, vibraphone, electric organ, violin, viola, and cello
- 1989 – Quartet for piano, violin, viola, and cello
- 1988–90 – Symphony No. 2 "Celebration" (Khagiga: In Memoriam Leonard Bernstein)
- 1990 – Black Light, for orchestra
- 1991 – At the Far Edge, for orchestra
- 1992 – Symphony No. 3
- 1993 – Gateways, for orchestra
- 1993 – Symphony No. 4
- 1994 – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
- 1995 – Embers, for flute and guitar
- 1997 – Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
- 2001 – Sonata for Violin and Piano
- 2002 - "Momentary Lapses", for Ben Verdery (guitar and violin)
- 2004 - New Set, for guitar and violin