Michael Horvit

Michael Miller Horvit (born June 22, 1932, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Jewish composer. Horvit trained at Yale University and Boston University and studied with Aaron Copland, Lukas Foss and Walter Piston.[1] He was a professor of music theory and composition on the faculty of the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston.[2]

Selected works

  • Aleinu (Adoration)
  • Concerto for Brass Quintet and Orchestra
  • Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, 'Daughters of Jerusalem'
  • Invocation and Exultation
  • Ohiloa la'el
  • The Cullen Overture

Recordings

  • Horvit: The Cullen Overture and other works Albany 2000

References

  1. ↑ Keith E. Clifton Recent American Art Song: A Guide 2008 1461670780- Page 87 "HORVIT, MICHAEL (b. 1932) Michael Horvit currently teaches music theory and composition at the University of Houston. Trained at Yale University (BM, MM) and Boston University (DMA), Horvit has studied with Aaron Copland, Lukas Foss and Walter Piston. His works range from solo instrumental and vocal pieces to operas and symphonic music,"
  2. ↑ Michael Horvit. Milken Archive of Jewish Music. Retrieved 2017-03-12.



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