Carol Ann Weaver (born May 6, 1948) is an American-Canadian composer, pianist, and teacher.
Biography
Weaver was born in
Harrisonburg, Virginia
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, to a
Mennonite family. At the time of her birth, her parents belonged to a Mennonite church that banned musical instruments in members' homes. Fortunately, the ban was lifted during Weaver's childhood, and her family immediately got a piano. She attended
Indiana University
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*Indiana Universit ...
(
Bloomington), where she earned a B.M. (1970), M.M. (1972), and D.M.A. in composition (1982). During the summer of 1974, she studied theory and composition at the
University of Michigan
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(
Ann Arbor
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). Weaver studied composition with
John Eaton John Eaton may refer to:
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,
Bernard Heiden,
Juan Orrego-Salas
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Life and career
Born Juan Antonio Orrego-Salas in Santiago on January 18, 1919, Orrego-Salas studied at the Cons ...
, and Higo Hirado; piano with
Gyorgy Sebok, Robert Weisz, and Enrica Cavallo Gulli; and theory with Mary Wennerstrom, Vernon Kliewer, and
Elaine Barkin
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Early life
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.
Currently a Professor Emerita at
Conrad Grebel University College
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/
University of Waterloo
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, Weaver also taught music at
Wilfrid Laurier University
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,
Canadian Mennonite University
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(formerly Concord College), Indiana University, and
Eastern Mennonite University
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. Her Sound in the Land Festival Conferences at the University of Waterloo have brought together composers, performers, and scholars from all over the world. Weaver has toured internationally as a pianist with vocalist
Rebecca Campbell. She plays keyboards with mandolinist Lyle Friesen in the duo Mooncoin.
Awards and publications
Weaver won a Virginia Music Teachers Society piano competition in 1966. She has performed as a solo pianist in recitals at Eastern Mennonite University, Ohio State University, and Bridgewater College (Virginia). Her music has been heard on CBC radio and TV, SABC, Korean National TV, and other Canadian, American, and European radio stations. Weaver is chair of the
Association of Canadian Women Composers
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and secretary of the Canadian Association of Sound Ecology. She is a member of the
Canadian Music Centre
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and the
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada
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(SOCAN). She has written numerous articles, and written or edited several books:
*Departure and Return (illustrated by Gloria Kagawa; 2014)
*Sound in the Land: Essays on Mennonites and Music (2006)
*Sound in the Land: Music and the Environment (2015)
*Sound in the Lands: Mennonite Music Across Borders (2011)
Weaver has received grants or commissions from:
*Ardeleana Trio
*Arraymusic
*Bass Impact (bass clarinet duo)
*Blue Rider Ensemble
*
Canada Arts Council
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*Cincinnati Arts Festival
*Fifth Stream Festival
*Gallery Players
*
Goshen College
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(Indiana)
*Hemispheres Orchestra
*Indi 85 Dance Festival (Toronto)
*
Laidlaw Foundation
*
Manitoba Arts Council
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*Mary Petrich (saxophonist)
*Music at Sharon
*
Ontario Arts Council
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*University of Waterloo Orchestra
*University of Waterloo Trickster Festival
*Wider Boundary of Daring Conference (
Windsor
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)
She has composed many works for chamber ensembles, piano, and voice. Her major compositions include:
*Earth Peace: Missa Brevis for Peace (soprano, chorus, string quartet, percussion; 2016)
Dance
*''Early and Late Garden'' (choreography by Louise Azzerello; 1989)
*''In Flight'' (choreography by Paula Ravitz; 1987)
*''Pumps 'n Power'' (choreography by Conrad Alexandrowicz; 1985)
Electronic
*''Afterday'' (multimedia)
*"Beyond Soundless Stars" (piano and tape; 1973)
*''Dawn Chorus'' (chorus with string orchestra and Georgia Bay soundscape; 2017)
*''Earth Voices'' (multimedia; text by various Mennonite writers)
*"Erscheinen" (tape; 1972)
*''Gathering'' (chorus, electric guitar, percussion, amplified piano; 1975)
*"Mini-moog-scape" (mini-moog; 1970)
*''Rejoice'' (chorus, electric guitar, orchestra; 1980)
*''Sing Praises'' (speakers and tape; 1976)
*''Tower of Babel'' (a cappella chorus, electric guitar, percussion, amplified piano; 1972)
Orchestra
*''Blessing'' (soprano saxophone and string orchestra; 2012)
*''Fourteen Women/Quatorze Femmes'' (1990)
*''Georgian Bay'' (chorus and string orchestra; 2017)
*''Glimpses'' (string sextet and orchestra; 1976)
*''Kgalagadi Calls'' (2011)
*Mass (chorus and orchestra; 1976)
*''Orogeny'' (1974)
*''Parry Soundings'' (string orchestra; 2017)
*''Rejoice'' (chorus, orchestra, four readers; 1980)
*''Water'' (2007)
*''West Wind'' (chorus and string orchestra; 2017)
Discography
Weaver has released eight CDs:
*Daughter of
Olapa
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(1996)
*Journey Begun (1999)
*Dancing Rivers: From South Africa to Canada (2001)
*Awakenings (with Rebecca Campbell; 2003)
*Thistle and Jewel (2006)
*Every Three Children (2007)
*Paraguay Primeval (2012)
*Songs for My Mother (2018)
References
External links
Composer's Website
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American women composers
American Mennonites
Canadian women academics
Canadian women in electronic music
20th-century Canadian women writers
1948 births
Living people
People from Harrisonburg, Virginia
21st-century Canadian women writers
American emigrants to Canada
Canadian Mennonites
Mennonite musicians