Carl Schimmel
Carl Schimmel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975 Pensacola, FL[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | composer |
| Known for | contemporary classical music |
| Website | carlschimmel |
Carl Schimmel is an American composer of contemporary classical music. He has been awarded the Joseph H. Bearns Prize from Columbia University, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a commission from the Fromm Music Foundation of Harvard University, a fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and other honors. An album of his compositions, Roadshow, was released in 2017.[2]
Education and early career
Schimmel was born in 1975 in Pensacola, Florida and raised in Wakefield, Rhode Island.[1] He received degrees from Case Western Reserve University (B.A. Mathematics & Music, 1997), Yale School of Music (M.M. Music Composition, 1999), and Duke University (Ph.D. Music Composition, 2008).[1] His mentors at these institutions included Martin Bresnick, Stephen Jaffe, and Sydney Hodkinson.[3]
Career
Schimmel's music has received numerous awards including the Lee Ettelson Award,[4] first prize in the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble competition,[5] a First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony,[6] and first place in the Clefworks Composition Competition.[7] His music has been performed by the Minnesota Orchestra,[8] the Louisiana Philharmonic,[9] Alarm Will Sound,[10] Da Capo Chamber Players, and many other ensembles. A 2010 performance of his work Four Nocturnes from The Oblivion Ha-Ha by Lucy Shelton and Da Capo Chamber Players was positively reviewed in The New York Times.[11]
In 2017, Schimmel received a Goddard Lieberson Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, awarded to "young composers of extraordinary gifts."[12] In 2018 he received a Guggenheim Fellowship[13] as well as a commission from the Fromm Music Foundation of Harvard University to write a new work for the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble.[14] In 2020, Schimmel was awarded a general commission from the Barlow Endowment to write a new work for the Daedalus Quartet.[15]
Schimmel is Associate Professor Music Theory and Composition at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.[16]
References
- ^ a b c [1]. Carl Schimmel personal website. Accessed May 2021.
- ^ [2]. "Roadshow," New Focus Recordings. Accessed May 2021.
- ^ [3]. "From actuary to Guggenheim Fellow: A Story of a composer." Redbird Scholar magazine, March 20, 2019.
- ^ [4]. Lee Ettelson Award list of winners. Accessed May 2021.
- ^ [5]. Left Coast Chamber Ensemble competition list of winners. Accessed May 2021.
- ^ [6]. New York Youth Symphony First Music awards, full list. Accessed May 2021.
- ^ [7]. Clefworks Composition Competition, Carl Schimmel page. Accessed May 2021.
- ^ [8]. Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute history. Accessed May 2021.
- ^ [9]. Music Alive in the New York Times. Accessed May 2021.
- ^ [10]. Alarm Will Sound repertoire. Accessed May 2021.
- ^ [11]. "A Musical Exploration of Insomnia and Oblivion." June 3, 2010. Accessed May 2021.
- ^ [12]. American Academy of Arts and Letters awards. Accessed May 2021.
- ^ [13]. Profile at Guggenheim Foundation website. Accessed May 2021.
- ^ [14]. Profile at Fromm Foundation website. Accessed May 2021.
- ^ [15]. Barlow Foundation website, commission recipients list 2020. Accessed May 2021.
- ^ [16]. Carl Schimmel faculty profile at Illinois State University. Accessed May 2021.