Andrew Waggoner (born November 10, 1960 in

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) is an American composer and violinist.

Biography

Andrew Waggoner grew up in New Orleans,

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and

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, and studied at the

New Orleans Center for Creative Arts New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, or NOCCA, is the regional, pre-professional arts training center for high school students in Louisiana. NOCCA opened in 1973 as a professional arts training center for secondary school-age children. Locate ...

, the

Eastman School of Music The Eastman School of Music is the music school of the University of Rochester, a private research university in Rochester, New York. It was established in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman. It offers Bachelor of Music (B.M ...

and

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

. His music has been commissioned and performed by the

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (ASMF) is an English chamber orchestra, based in London. John Churchill, then Master of Music at the London church of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and Neville Marriner founded the orchestra as "The Academy o ...

, the

Los Angeles Philharmonic The Los Angeles Philharmonic, commonly referred to as the LA Phil, is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at th ...

, the Saint Louis,

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, and

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Symphonies, the Cassatt, Corigliano, Miro, and Villiers Quartets, the

Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble The Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble (PNME) is an American ensemble dedicated to the performance of contemporary classical music. Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the group was established by composer David Stock in 1976. It has premiered over 20 ...

, the

California EAR Unit The California EAR Unit was an American chamber ensemble dedicated to the performance of contemporary classical music. The group was founded in March 1981 in Los Angeles, California. The original members of the EAR Unit were Dorothy Stone (flute) ...

, pianist Gloria Cheng, violist Melia Watras, ‘cellist Robert Burkhart, the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic of Zlin, Czech Republic, Sequitur, the Empyrean Ensemble, Buglisi-Foreman Dance, Ensemble X, CELLO, Flexible Music, Ensemble Nordlys, of Denmark, and Ensemble Accroche Note, of France.

Compositions

String Chamber Works

*''Down/Up'' for ob., vn., va., vc. (11′), 2014. *''Genome of the Soul'', for string quartet, 2 vns., va., vc. (11′), 2009. *''My Penelope (String Quartet no. 4)'', (23′), 2006 *''Soon, the Rosy-Fingered Dawn'', vn., va., vc. (13′), 2006. *''Stretched on the Beauty'', 4 ‘cellos (8’), 2009. *''Third String Quartet'' (18′), 2003. *''Legacy'', st. qt. (7′), 1998, recorded by the Corigliano Quartet on CRI/New World *''Strophic Variations for String Quartet "A Song"'', (25′), 1988, recorded by the

Cassatt Quartet The Cassatt String Quartet was founded in 1985. Originally the first participants in Juilliard's Young Artists Quartet Program, the Quartet has gone on to win many teaching fellowships and awards and has toured internationally. Named after impressi ...

for CRI/New World. *''I Want to Go With the Wolves, for string quartet and antiphonal howling children (6′), 1990. * ''Hexacorda Mollia'' (String Quartet), 2016. Commission for the Smart & Active Matter Conference at

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. Debuted by the

JACK Quartet The JACK Quartet is an American string quartet dedicated to the performance of contemporary classical music. It was founded in 2005 and is based in New York City. The four founding members are violinists Christopher Otto and Ari Streisfeld, viol ...

, June 22, 2016.

Chamber Music with Piano

*''Story of Alice Munro'', and dedicated to John and Rosemary Harbison, 2013. *''Catenary'', vc., pf. (11′), 2008. *''Tales of Home'', for piano trio, vn., vc., pf. (12′), 2008. *''Inventory of Terrors'' for piano quintet, 2 vns., va., vc., pf. (15′), 2009. *''Elle s’enfuit'' (Encore-Fugue for viola and piano), va., pf. (8′), 2003. *''Livre'', vc., pf. (11′), for Caroline Stinson; 2014. *''Langue et parole'', vn., pf. (12′), 2005. *''Story-Sonata'', va., pf. (15′), 2000.

Mixed Ensemble

*''Summer'', cl., vn., vc., pf. (9′), 2012. *''An Oracle Unheard, 10 Dramatic Movements after Herodotus'', narr.; cl., vn., vc., va., pf. (25′), 2012. *''Souffrir/symphonier'', fl., ob., 2 gt., vn., vc. (10′), 2015. *''One Kindness'', cl., vn., vc., pf. (14′), 2010. *''Catena di cuori'', fl., pf. (6′), 2008. *''Exorcist'', sax., gt., perc., pf. (12′), 2007. *''The Desires of Ghosts'', fl., cl., vn., va., pf. (9′), 2000. *''Pierrot Tells the Time…'' , fl., cl., vn., va., vc., pc., pf. (9′); 1997. *''Shared Presence (Commune présence)'', ob., cl., bn., hn., 2 vn., va., vc., pf. (8′), 1999. *''Going…'' , fl., vn., cbn., cb. (12′), 1988.

Discography

*Terror and Memory – Works by Andrew Waggoner performed by Open End, Andrew Waggoner, Ensemble Nordlys, Flexible Music, Corigliano Quartet, Caroline Stinson and Molly Morkoski. Label:

Albany Records Albany Records is a record label that concentrates on unconventional contemporary classical music by American composers and musicians. It was established by Peter Kermani in 1987 and is based in Albany, New York. See also * List of record la ...

. January 2012 *Legacy – Works by Andrew Waggoner performed by

, Corigliano Quartet, and others. Label: Composer Recordings. 2001

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waggoner, Andrew Living people 1960 births 20th-century classical composers 21st-century classical composers American male classical composers American classical composers Cornell University alumni Eastman School of Music alumni Syracuse University faculty 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians