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Harvey Sollberger (born May 11, 1938 in
Sollberger holds an M.A. degree from 
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January 21, 1994 1938 births Living people American male classical composers American classical composers 20th-century classical composers American classical flautists American male conductors (music) Manhattan School of Music faculty Musicians from Cedar Rapids, Iowa University of California, San Diego faculty Columbia University alumni Contemporary classical music performers Pupils of Jack Beeson Pupils of Otto Luening Musicians from Iowa 20th-century American composers 20th-century American conductors (music) 21st-century American conductors (music) 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians 20th-century flautists 21st-century flautists {{US-composer-20thC-stub
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids () is the second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city. I ...
, Iowa
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) is an American composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Def ...
, flutist, and conductor specializing in contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music is classical music composed close to the present day. At the beginning of the 21st century, it commonly referred to the post-1945 Modernism (music), modern forms of Post-tonal music theory, post-tonal music after th ...
.
Life
Sollberger holds an M.A. degree from 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 his composition instructors included Jack Beeson and Otto Luening. In 1962 he co-founded (with Charles Wuorinen
Charles Peter Wuorinen (; June 9, 1938 – March 11, 2020) was an American composer of contemporary classical music based in New York City. He performed his works and other 20th-century music as pianist and conductor.
He composed more than ...
) The Group for Contemporary Music
The Group for Contemporary Music is an American chamber ensemble dedicated to the performance of contemporary classical music. It was founded in New York City in 1962 by Joel Krosnick, Harvey Sollberger and Charles Wuorinen and gave its first con ...
in New York City
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, which he directed for 27 years.
He is emeritus professor of music at the University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or colloquially, UCSD) is a public land-grant research university in San Diego, California. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego is ...
.
He taught at 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 ...
, the Manhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory in New York City. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition, as well as a bachelor's in m ...
, and Indiana University
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Campuses
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*Indiana Universi ...
. From 1997 to 2005 he served as Music Director of the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus.
His music has been released on Composers Recordings, Inc.
Composers Recordings, Inc. (CRI) was an American record label dedicated to the recording of contemporary classical music by American composers. It was founded in 1954 by Otto Luening, Douglas Moore, and Oliver Daniel, and based in New York City.
...
He currently lives in Strawberry Point, Iowa.
Awards
* 1969Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the art ...
* Fromm commission
* Koussevitzky commission
* Naumberg Foundations commission
* National Endowment for the Arts
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References
External links
"Sollberger"
''Classical Composers Database''
"Harvey Sollberger"
''DRAM''
Harvey Sollberger page
January 21, 1994 1938 births Living people American male classical composers American classical composers 20th-century classical composers American classical flautists American male conductors (music) Manhattan School of Music faculty Musicians from Cedar Rapids, Iowa University of California, San Diego faculty Columbia University alumni Contemporary classical music performers Pupils of Jack Beeson Pupils of Otto Luening Musicians from Iowa 20th-century American composers 20th-century American conductors (music) 21st-century American conductors (music) 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians 20th-century flautists 21st-century flautists {{US-composer-20thC-stub