Biography
Clare Shore studied composition with Annette LeSiege, voice with Donald Hoirup, and oboe and saxophone with Davidson Burgess, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University in 1976. She continued her studies in composition with Charles Eakin and Cecil Effinger, and voice with Louis Cunningham, graduating with a Master of Music degree in 1977 from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She studied with David Diamond, Vincent Persichetti, Roger Sessions, and later with Gunther Schuller and earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in composition from the Juilliard School in 1984. In addition to her work as a composer, Shore has taught music at The Juilliard School,Honors and awards
* Irving Berlin Fellowship in Memory of Jerome Kern *Works
Shore composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choral performance and solo voice. Selected works include: *''Concerto for Bassoon and String Orchestra'', 1985 *''Intermezzo'', 1984 *''Angels from the Sand'' for Violin, Guitar and Horn in F, 1993 *''Brass Quintet'', 1985 *''Canonic Polemic'' for Clarinet, 'Cello and Piano, 1985 *''Cool Spring Meditations'' for Guitar, 1987 *''Cycle de Vie'' for Bassoon and String Quartet, 1989 *''Four Dickinson Songs'' for Soprano and Woodwind Quintet, 1982 *''Game Piece #1'' for Brass Quintet *''July Remembrances'' for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra, 1981 *''Les Soeurs'' for Flute and Bassoon *''Maya's Song'' for Mezzo-soprano, Synth. & Perc. (text by Maya Angelou) 1988 *''Nightwatch'' for Woodwind Quintet, 1983 *''Oatlands Sketches'' for Organ, 1986 *''Prelude and Variations'' for Piano, 1981 *''Queen Esther'' for B♭ Clarinet, Narrator and Dancer *''Rebecca's Gift'' for Violin, 'Cello and Piano *''Rondo for Bells'' (4 octave set) 1977 *''Rules'' for Solo Melody Instrument *''Woodwind Quintet, 1978 Shore's works are recorded on the CRS, Owl Recordings, and Opus One labels. Selected recordings include: *''The Prism Orchestra'' Audio CD (January 1, 1990) Owl Recording, Inc., ASIN: B0000WVWX2 *''Nocturnos De La Ventana/July Remembrances'' Audio CD (April 16, 1995) Owl Recordings, Inc. ASIN: B000009JOU *''Nightwatch'', Opus One *''Oatlands Sketches''References
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