Suzanna Reeves
Encyclopedia
Suzanna Reeves is an American
singer, composer, pianist known for Ambient
and Celtic
Soundtrack
genre of music and is originally from San Antonio, Texas
. Reeves moved to California's Inland Empire
in the summer of 2002. Reeves returned to her home state in the Summer of 2011 and currently lives north of Houston, Texas
.
Hawaii, USA and is of Irish
, Scottish
, and German
decent to Theodore C. Moore and Sarah Reeve Bilger. Reeves is the granddaughter of American Water Color Artist Grace Reeve Bilger
.
From the age of five, Reeves played and made up songs at the piano. At the age of 13, she began to compose the songs onto manuscript paper in order to preserve them.
and Master's degree
in music in vocal performance at Texas State University.
and Sister Angelica
, she also performed in musicals such as Brigadoon, and musical adaptations of plays such as Amadeus
. While teaching voice and music theory at San Antonio College
, Reeves released her first and self-published music CD Lake of Sky in 1999-2000.
In 2000, Reeves won recognition in the John Lennon Song Writing Contest
as one of the winners in the World Music Category for her song Å Ná (Arcane Chant).
In 2002, Reeves' rendition of the Celtic folk song, Star of the County Down
, retitled as Dance of the Sidhe
was featured in the Brobdingnagian Bards
Celtic music Ezine.
Following her grandmother's death in 2000 and another family health trauma, in 2002 Reeves suffered from a pulmonary embolism
and postponed the release of her EP Cielie until 2006. Suzanna Reeves is currently a music teacher, accompanist, and composes music spots and background music for a variety of venues, records podcasts, and other audio media.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer, composer, pianist known for Ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
and Celtic
Celtic music
Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
genre of music and is originally from San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
. Reeves moved to California's Inland Empire
Inland Empire (California)
The Inland Empire is a region in Southern California. The region sits directly east of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Inland Empire most commonly is used in reference to the U.S. Census Bureau's federally-defined Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area, which covers more than...
in the summer of 2002. Reeves returned to her home state in the Summer of 2011 and currently lives north of Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
.
Early life
Reeves was born in HonoluluHonolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
Hawaii, USA and is of Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, and German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
decent to Theodore C. Moore and Sarah Reeve Bilger. Reeves is the granddaughter of American Water Color Artist Grace Reeve Bilger
Grace Bilger
Grace Olive Reeve-Bilger was an American artist.Often signing the name of g.Bilger to her work. Bilger is mainly noted for her watercolor paintings of buildings, landscapes and structures, many of historical significance throughout the mid-west, USA.-Biography:Grace Reeve Bilger Grace Olive...
.
From the age of five, Reeves played and made up songs at the piano. At the age of 13, she began to compose the songs onto manuscript paper in order to preserve them.
Education
Music being a primary influence in her life, Reeves went on to receive both a Bachelor'sBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
and Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in music in vocal performance at Texas State University.
Career
During her classical vocal performing years, Reeves performed in operas such as Gianni SchicchiGianni Schicchi
Gianni Schicchi is a comic opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano, composed in 1917–18. The libretto is based on an incident mentioned in Dante's Divine Comedy. The work is the third and final part of Puccini's Il trittico —three one-act operas with...
and Sister Angelica
Suor Angelica
Suor Angelica is an opera in one act by Giacomo Puccini to an original Italian libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. It is the second opera of the trio of operas known as Il trittico...
, she also performed in musicals such as Brigadoon, and musical adaptations of plays such as Amadeus
Amadeus
Amadeus is a play by Peter Shaffer.It is based on the lives of the composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, highly fictionalized.Amadeus was first performed in 1979...
. While teaching voice and music theory at San Antonio College
San Antonio College
San Antonio College is a community college that is a part of the Alamo Community College District. It is located on San Pedro Avenue, across from San Pedro Park, near downtown San Antonio. SAC is the oldest public two-year college in Texas...
, Reeves released her first and self-published music CD Lake of Sky in 1999-2000.
In 2000, Reeves won recognition in the John Lennon Song Writing Contest
John Lennon Songwriting Contest
The John Lennon Songwriting Contest, named for the former member of The Beatles, is a songwriting competition for songwriters, open to amateurs and professionals. The contest accepts instrumental pieces as well as songs with a vocal component. Though all entries must include a CD, cassette, or...
as one of the winners in the World Music Category for her song Å Ná (Arcane Chant).
In 2002, Reeves' rendition of the Celtic folk song, Star of the County Down
Star of the County Down
"Star of the County Down" is an old Irish ballad set near Banbridge in County Down, in Ireland. The words are by Cathal McGarvey, 1866-1927, from Ramelton, County Donegal...
, retitled as Dance of the Sidhe
Aos Sí
The aos sí are a supernatural race in Irish mythology and Scottish mythology are comparable to the fairies or elves. They are said to live underground in the fairy mounds, across the western sea, or in an invisible world that coexists with the world of humans...
was featured in the Brobdingnagian Bards
Brobdingnagian Bards
-History:Marc Gunn, formerly of Austin Texas' alternative rock bands Skander and Breastfed, released a solo album featuring himself on autoharp and Andrew McKee on recorder in 1998...
Celtic music Ezine.
Following her grandmother's death in 2000 and another family health trauma, in 2002 Reeves suffered from a pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream . Usually this is due to embolism of a thrombus from the deep veins in the legs, a process termed venous thromboembolism...
and postponed the release of her EP Cielie until 2006. Suzanna Reeves is currently a music teacher, accompanist, and composes music spots and background music for a variety of venues, records podcasts, and other audio media.
Discography
- Suzanna Reeves: Lake of Sky(1999–2000, featuring Christopher Denton (aka Paul Heinzman, Gen Sullivan, singer Mozette Novar, and mixed by Jason Ward.)
- Suzanna Reeves: Cielie (2006, featuring A Na, a John Lennon Song writing Contest 2002 winner)
Albums & EPs
- Lake of Sky (Neutrino Music, 2000)
- Cielie (Neutrino Music, 2006)
- The Five Elements (Neutrino Music, 2011)