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''Old Photograph'', 2001 (Archibald MacLeish) |
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Revision as of 21:53, 19 August 2009
John Musto is an American composer and pianist. As a composer, he is active in opera, orchestral and chamber music, song, vocal ensemble, and solo piano works. As a pianist, he performs frequently as a soloist, alone and with orchestra, as a chamber musician, and with singers.
Career
Born in 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, Musto studied at the Manhattan School of Music. After graduation from the conservatory with a reputation as a pianist, his compositions began to draw increasing attention and frequent performances. His long association with such institutions as the New York Festival of Song (including serving as new music advisor), the Woltrap Opera Company, the Caramoor Festival, Copland House, the Miller Theatre at Columbia University, and the Moab Festival have given him stable bases of operation and numerous commissions.
In 1986, he began to build a catalogue of published compositions at Peermusic Classical, which continues to grow steadily.
Personal
In 1984 John Musto married the soprano Amy Burton, a member of the New York City and Metropolitan Opera companies. He has often appeared with her as a pianist and has recorded his collected songs with his wife. Their son Joshua was born in 1994.
Worklist
ORCHESTRAL
Overture to Pope Joan, 1998, full orchestra
Passacaglia, 2003, large orchestra
PIANO and ORCHESTRA
Piano Concerto 1, 2005, piano solo with full orchestra
Piano Concerto 2, 2005, piano solo with chamber orchestra
VOICE and ORCHESTRA
Encounters, 1992, tenor and full orchestra
Dove Sta Amore, 1996, soprano and chamber orchestra
Quiet Songs, orchestrated 2009, soprano and chamber orchestra
OPERA
Volpone, 2004, comic opera in two acts (libretto by Mark Campbell)
Later the Same Evening, 2007, opera in one act (libretto by Mark Campbell)
Bastianello, 2008, comic opera in one act (libretto by Mark Campbell)
CHAMBER MUSIC
Piano Trio, 1998, violin, violoncello and piano
Divertimento, 1999, flute, clarinet, viola, violoncello, piano and percussion
Clarinet Sextet, 2001, clarinet, string quartet and piano
String Quartet, 2007
PIANO SOLO
Five Concert Rags, 1991-8
Improvisation and Fugue, 2008
TWO PIANOS
Passacaglia, arr. 2009
VOCAL CHAMBER MUSIC
The Old Gray Couple, 1994, soprano, baritone with piano four-hands (various poetsArchibald MacLeish)
The Book of Uncommon Prayer, 2001, SATB with piano (various poets)
River Songs, 2002, baritone, violoncello and piano (various poets)
CHORAL
Starsong, 1997, SATB, harp and two horns (Carl Sandburg)
Five Motets, 2001, a capella mixed chorus (various poets)
VOICE and PIANO
Two by Frost, 1986 (Robert Frost)
Canzonettas, 1984 (Elizabethan poetry)
Enough Rope, 1985 (Dorothy Parker)
Shadow of the Blues, 1986 (Langston Hughes)
Recuerdo, 1988 (various poets)
Quiet Songs, 1990 (various poets)
Dove Sta Amore, 1996 (various poets)
Penelope, 2000 (Denise Lanctot)
Viva Sweet Love, 2005 (various poets)
VARIOUS SONGS
Triolet, 1987 (Eugene O'Neill)
Lament, 1988 (Edna St. Vincent Millay)
Flamenco, 2000 (C. K. Williams)
I Stop Writing the Poem, 2001 (Tess Gallagher)
Old Photograph, 2001 (Archibald MacLeish)
San Jose Symphony Reception, 2001 (Lawrence Ferlinghetti)
Words To Be Spoken, 2001 (Archibald MacLeish)
Nude at the Piano, 2003 (Mark Campbell)