Paul Creston
1906 - 1985
American
Summary
Creston considered his greatest "teachers" to be Bach, Scarlatti, Chopin, Debussy, and Ravel. He wrote in an accessible, conservative style that incorporated song and dance idioms and often featured unusual instruments like the trombone, marimba, or saxophone. Lush harmonies and expansive orchestrations characterize an often brash and spontaneous body of work, organized around a remarkable mastery of thematic development evident in works such as the Symphony No. 2 and Chant of 1942.
Creston was the recipient of many awards and honors including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the New York Music Critics' Circle Award for his Symphony No. 1. He is the author of Principles of Rhythm and Rational Metric Notation as well as numerous articles analyzing four centuries of rhythmic practice.
— 1999
Performances
20th February 2026
- SOLOISTS
- Haleigh Secord
- PERFORMERS
- Eastern Michigan University Wind Symphony
- CONDUCTOR
- Mary K. Schneider
- LOCATION
- Pease Auditorium, Ypsilanti, MI, United States of America
24th February 2026
- SOLOISTS
- Jesus Perez
- PERFORMERS
- All-City Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- David West
- LOCATION
- Lovinger Theater, Bronx, NY, United States of America
24th February 2026
- PERFORMERS
- University of Georgia Wind Ensemble
- CONDUCTOR
- Nicholas Williams
- LOCATION
- Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, GA, United States of America
7th March 2026
- SOLOISTS
- Jesus Perez
- PERFORMERS
- All-City Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- David West
- LOCATION
- Julia Richman, New York, NY, United States of America
8th March 2026
- SOLOISTS
- Sinclair Eledge
- PERFORMERS
- Shoals Symphony at UNA
- CONDUCTOR
- Ethan Lolley
- LOCATION
- Norton Auditorium, Florence, AL, United States of America