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
2nd May 2024
- SOLOISTS
- Spencer Leonard
- PERFORMERS
- Wind Ensemble
- CONDUCTOR
- Blake Korte
- LOCATION
- Alton High School, Alton, IL, United States of America
4th May 2024
- PERFORMERS
- Oklahoma Youth Orchestras
- CONDUCTOR
- Jeffrey Grogan
- LOCATION
- Oklahoma City Community College, Oklahoma City, OK, United States of America
5th May 2024
- SOLOISTS
- Caden Helmer
- PERFORMERS
- NorthWinds Symphonic Band of Kansas City
- CONDUCTOR
- John Bell
- LOCATION
- Staley High School, Kansas City, MO, United States of America
5th May 2024
- SOLOISTS
- student
- PERFORMERS
- NAU Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- Obryant
- LOCATION
- Ardrey Auditorium, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America
17th May 2024
- PERFORMERS
- Youth competition winner
- CONDUCTOR
- Evans Haile
- LOCATION
- Jackson N. Sasser Fine Arts Hall, Gainesville, FL, United States of America