Michael Jeffrey Shapiro is an American

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, conductor, and author. The son of a Klezmer band clarinetist, Michael Shapiro spent most of his high school years in Baldwin, a Long Island suburb, where he was a music student of Consuelo Elsa Clark, William Zurcher, and Rudolf Bosakowski. The winner of several piano competitions during his youth, he earned his B.A. at Columbia College,

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

, where he majored in English literature and concentrated in music, benefiting most—according to his own assessment—from some of the department's stellar musicology faculty, which, at that time, included such international luminaries as Paul Henry Lang, Denis Stevens, Joel Newman, and others. He studied conducting independently with Carl Bamberger at the Mannes College of Music in New York and later with Harold Farberman at

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. At

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, where he earned his master's degree, he studied

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and score reading with the renowned Mme. Renée Longy—known to generations of Juilliard students as “the infamous madame of dictation” for her rigorous demands and classic pedagogic methods—and composition with

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. His most influential composition teacher, however, was

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, with whom he studied privately. Shapiro is Laureate Conductor of the Chappaqua Orchestra in

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’s

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, which he conducted for the world premiere of his score for the classic 1931 film ''

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'' (directed by

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and starring

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) (which has since its premiere received over fifty productions internationally including the premiere of its operatic version at the

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) as well as for the world premiere of his own orchestral work, Roller Coaster, which received its West Coast premiere under the baton of

Marin Alsop Marin Alsop ( �mɛər.ɪn ˈæːl.sɑːp born October 16, 1956) is an American conductor, the first woman to win the Koussevitzky Prize for conducting and the first conductor to be awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. She is music director laureate ...

in 2010 at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music while Shapiro was a composer in residence. He served for two years as the music consultant to the

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in Washington, D.C., where he produced and performed music by a number of composers who were either murdered by the Germans and their collaborators or had survived as refugees from the

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. He has also been the assistant conductor at the Zurich Opera Studio. Shapiro’s works, which span across all media, have been performed throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, with broadcasts of premieres on the

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, the

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, the

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, Radio Television Ireland,

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, Fine Music Radio South Africa,

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Symphony Hall Living American and Vincent Caruso's Classics on Film, and WCBS-TV. His music has been characterized in a New York Times review as “possessing a rare melodic gift.” His oeuvre includes more than one hundred works for solo voice, piano, chamber ensembles, chorus, orchestra, as well as for opera, film, and television. Shapiro has received awards and grants from Martha Baird Rockefeller Composer's Assistance, Meet the Composer, the Henry Evans Traveling Fellowship of Columbia University, and the Boris Koutzen Memorial Fund. He has also received the Columbian Award and the

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Composers Competition prize. He is the author of the novel Getting In, and two non-fiction books about Jewish culture and history, Jewish Pride and The Jewish 100, which has been published in British, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Polish, and Romanian editions—in addition to its original American release. Shapiro has collaborated with such artists as

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with whom Shapiro studied briefly,

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, Eugene Drucker, Brad Lubman,

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, Edward Arron,

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, Mariko Anraku, Steven Beck, Elliott Forrest, Ariadne Greif, Deborah Simpkin King, Daniel Mutlu, John Fullam, Jose Ramos Santana,

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, Megan Moore, Gregory Feldmann, Florence Levitt, Nina Berman, Kikuei Ikeda, Ayako Yoshida, Harris Poor, John Edward Niles, David Leibowitz, Robert Tomaro, Kathryn Amyotte, James Allen Anderson, Sarah McKoin, Albert Nguyen, Captain Kenneth Collins, Lawrence Golan, Jeffery Meyer, David Kehler, Kevin Suetterlin, Matthias Elmer, Andrey Litvinenko, Nadya Potemkina, Jeffrey Boeckman, Carter Biggars, Daniel Kocurek, Alexandra Guerin, Christopher Lee Morehouse, Glen Hemberger, Anthony LaGruth, Matthew Thomas Troy, Daniel Belongia, and Emily Wong, and organizations such as the

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, Charleston Symphony Orchestra,

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, Orquesta Sinfonica de Puerto Rico,

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, Traverse Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonisches Orchester der Stadt Trier, New York Repertory Orchestra, Remix Ensemble at the Casa da Musica, Strings Music Festival, York Symphony Orchestra, Yakima Symphony Orchestra, Beloit-Janesville Symphony, Dragefjetts Musikkorps, Royal Canadian Air Force Band, St. Petersburg (Russia) Chamber Philharmonic, Garden State Philharmonic, Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia, Piedmont Wind Symphony, Ember Choral Arts, American Modern Ensemble, Westchester Concert Singers, International Opera Center at the Zurich Opera,

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, Hawthorne String Quartet, Locrian Chamber Ensemble, Amernet String Quartet, Artemis, Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music,

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, Temple Shaaray Tefila of Northern Westchester, and

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, and universities in New York, Louisiana, Ohio, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Texas, Nebraska, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Arizona, Georgia, Hawaii, Oregon, California, Connecticut, Colorado, Indiana, and Tennessee.

Selected works

* He has written in every form including operas, symphonies, concerti, chamber music for various combinations, choral music, solo piano works, and six song cycles.

Opera

*''The Love of Don Perlimplin and Belisa in the Garden'', libretto by Michael Shapiro based on the play by

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- a one-act opera written in 1984 and premiered by the Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia, John Edward Niles, conductor,

Darko Tresnjak Darko Tresnjak ( sr-cyr, Дарко Трешњак, Darko Trešnjak) is a director of plays, musicals, and opera, and winner of several awards, including the Tony Award. He was the artistic director of the Hartford Stage in Connecticut, United St ...

, stage director. *''Frankenstein-The Movie Opera'', soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, and chamber orchestra (text the Latin Requiem Mass), premiered at the

. *''The Slave'', based on the novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer - a two act opera (in preparation)(libretto by Hannah McDermott)

Film scores

documentary *''Distant Relatives'' -

*''Frankenstein-The Movie Score'' directed by

starring

premiered at the

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by The Chappaqua Orchestra - four versions for fifteen player ensemble, full orchestra, wind ensemble, choral and operatic forces

Symphonies

*Symphony

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based on the poems of

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*Second Symphony, recorded by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

*''A

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, July 4, 1776'' for narrator and orchestra, premiered by

, narrator, Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of Westchester, Martin Rich, conductor, during the Bicentennial *''Lyric'' Variations for chamber orchestra *''like the roaring sea'' for orchestra *''Frankenstein''-The Overture, recorded by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra *''Frankenstein-The Movie Score'' (two orchestral versions - chamber ensemble (15 players) and full orchestra) *''The Headless Horseman'' for narrator and orchestra *''Perlimplinito'', Opera Sweet, a lace paper valentine for orchestra, premiered by the Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia, John Edward Niles, conductor, and recorded by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales *''Widorama!'' for orchestra, recorded by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales *''Roller Coaster'' for orchestra, premiered by the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor, and recorded by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales *''The Babbling Orchestra'' for narrator and orchestra

Band

*''Roller Coaster'' for band *''Widorama!'' for band, premiered by Jerry Junkin conducting the Dallas Winds *''Frankenstein-The Overture'' for wind ensemble *''Frankenstein-The Movie Score'' for wind ensemble, premiered by Michael Shapiro conducting the Dallas Winds *''Bamboula'' for band, premiered by Matthew Thomas Troy conducting the Piedmont Wind Symphony *''A Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776'' for narrator and band *''Ol' Mississippi Sings the Blues'' for band, dedicated to Blind Mississippi Morris and premiered by Albert Nguyen conducting the University of Memphis Wind Ensemble, and David Kehler conducting the Kennesaw State University Wind Ensemble *''In Every One'' for band *''American Interludes'' for band

Concerti

*Sinfonia Concertante for violin, violoncello, and orchestra *Concerto for guitar and strings, premiered by David Tanenbaum, guitar, and the New Jersey Festival Orchestra, Brad Keimach, conductor *Concerto for harp and strings *Archangel Concerto for piano and orchestra, premiered by Steven Beck, piano, and Michael Shapiro conducting the BBC National Orchestra of Wales *At the Shore of the Sea, Concerto for violin and orchestra *In the Light of the Sun, Concerto for flute and orchestra

Chamber

*String Quartet (''Yiddish''), premiered by the Hawthorne String Quartet *Piano Quintet, premiered by the Locrian Chamber Ensemble *Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano *Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano, premiered and recorded by Tim Fain, violin, and Steven Beck, piano *Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, premiered by John Fullam, clarinet, and Michael Shapiro, piano *Sextet for Piano and Winds *''Shir'' for Flute and Piano *''Yiddishkeit'' for Clarinet and Piano (alt. Violin and Piano or Cello and Piano) *''Musical Chairs'' for brass quintet (French Horn, two trumpets, trombone, and tuba) premierede Sun, by the Dallas Winds *''American Realists'' for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano *''Watching the Students Grow'' for two Flutes and Piano

Solo Instrumental

*''Eliahu Hanavi'' Variations - for solo violoncello, recorded by Sato Knudsen (Boston Symphony Orchestra) *''Peace'' Variations- for solo violin, recorded by Tim Fain *Kaddish-Berakhot-Nigun - for solo flute

Piano

*Five Preludes *''Mysteries'' *Sonata No. 1 *Sonata No. 2, premiered by Jerome Rose at the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. *Bitter(sweet) Waltzes *Passages **Creation **Babel **In the Wilderness **Hannah **A Light **Ruth **Naso **The Deluge **Hineni! (Here I Stand!) *American Interludes, dedicated to Lara Downes **Calming **Tending **In Every One

Choral

*Three Psalms (SSAA a capella) *Psalm 137 (SATB and organ) *Three

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Madrigals (SATB a capella) *''There is that in me'' (

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) (SATB and ensemble) *Spanish Medieval Lyrics (SSATB a capella) *''Voices'' based on Sephardic poetry of the Holocaust (soprano soloist, SATB, and chamber ensemble), oratorio in eight movements, premiered and recorded by Daniel Mutlu, Ember Choral Arts, American Modern Ensemble, Deborah Simpkin King *''In Paradisum''(SATBariB and ensemble) *''Cultivo una rosa blanca'' (

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) (SATB and piano)

Song cycles

* Canciones, poetry by

, premiered by Clamma Dale and recorded by Ariadne Greif *Dublin Songs, poetry by

, premiered by Florence Levitt and recorded by Ariadne Grief *Songs for American Poets, poetry by

, Teton Sioux,

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, premiered by Harris Poor *

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Songs, poetry by

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, premiered by Katherine Ciesinski and Jerome Rose *Erotic Songs, poetry by

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and

Denise Levertov Priscilla Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) was a British-born naturalised American poet. She was a recipient of the Lannan Literary Award for Poetry. Early life and influences Levertov was born and grew up in Ilford, Ess ...

*''A Child's Garden'', poetry by

Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll a ...

(from ''

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'') *''Whitman Songs'', poetry by

Recordings

*Recordings include: *Eliahu Hanavi Variations - Sato Knudsen ('cello) (

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, Milken Archive of Jewish American Music) *Variation - Peace Variations - Tim Fain (violin) and Eliahu Hanavi Variations - Sato Knudsen ('cello) ( Paumanok Records) *Second Symphony,

, Michael Shapiro, conductor ( Paumanok Records) *Overture to Frankenstein-The Movie Score,

, Michael Shapiro, conductor ( Paumanok Records) *Second Sonata for Violin and Piano,

(violin) and Steven Beck (piano) ( Paumanok Records) *Archangel Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Steven Beck (piano),

, Michael Shapiro, conductor ( Paumanok Records) *Roller Coaster,

, Michael Shapiro, conductor ( Paumanok Records) * Perlimplinito, Opera Sweet, A Lace Paper Valentine for orchestra,

, Michael Shapiro, conductor ( Paumanok Records) *Widorama!,

, Michael Shapiro, conductor ( Paumanok Records) *Michael's Songbook, Vol. I, Ariadne Greif, soprano, Michael Shapiro, piano (recordings of Canciones and Dublin Songs) ( Paumanok Records) *Passages, Interludes, and Bitter(Sweet) Waltzes, Steven Beck, piano ( Paumanok Records) *Voices, Daniel Mutlu, tenor, Ember Choral Arts, American Modern Ensemble, Deborah Simpkin King, conductor ( Paumanok Records)

References

* ''ASCAP Biographical Dictionary'', R. Bowker LLC (January 1981)

External links

* http://www.newmusicbox.org * http://www.milkenarchive.org/people/view/composers/626/Shapiro%2C+Michael * https://web.archive.org/web/20100916052115/http://www.cabrillomusic.org/2010-season/composers-2010/michael-shapiro.html * http://vagnethierry.fr/contemporary-operas.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Shapiro, Michael Jeffrey American male composers 21st-century American composers Jewish American classical musicians Living people Pupils of Vincent Persichetti 21st-century American male musicians Columbia College (New York) alumni 21st-century American Jews Year of birth missing (living people)