Scott Wollschleger

Scott Wollschleger (born 1980) is an American composer based in New York City.

Biography

Scott Wollschleger was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He studied with Nils Vigeland at the Manhattan School of Music,[1] earning a Masters of Music in 2005. He was a co-founder and co-Artistic Director of Red Light New Music, a new music ensemble based in New York, with Christopher Cerrone, Vincent Raikhel, and Liam Robertson.[2][3]

Wollschleger's music has been recorded by pianist Ivan Ilić and released on Heresy Records[4][5][6] and New Focus Recordings.[7] Wollschleger has been commissioned by and worked with the String Orchestra of Brooklyn,[8][9] Longleash,[10] loadbang,[11] Mivos Quartet,[12][13] and with soloists Anne Lanzilotti, Karl Larson, Rachel Lee Priday.

Wollschleger's music has been supported by grants and awards from the New York Foundation for the Arts,[14] the Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music,[15] BMI,[16] New Music USA,[17] and the Society for New Music.[18] He is published by Project Schott New York.[19]

Music

Wollschleger calls much of his music "brontal", an idiosyncratic adjective invented by the composer to describe the paradoxes inherent in his work, which stems from his deep involvement with the works of philosopher Gilles Deleuze.[20][21] His music has been compared to that of Morton Feldman by Ethan Iverson, pianist of The Bad Plus,[22] and has been described as "apocalyptic,"[23] "distinctive and magnetic," and possessing a "hushed, cryptic beauty"[24] by Alex Ross.

Works published by Project Schott New York include:[25]

  • America for cello (2013)
  • Blue Inscription for piano (2010)
  • Brontal No. 3 for flute (piccolo), clarinet, horn, percussion (3 drums, water gongs, 2 cymbals, vibraphone, wood blocks), piano, violin, viola, cello (2012)
  • Brontal No. 6 for piano(2013)
  • Brontal Symmetry for violin, cello, and piano (2015)
  • The Heart is No Place for War for two vibraphones and two pianos (2016)[26]
  • In Search of Lost Color for piano (2010)
  • Meditation on Dust, concerto for piano and string orchestra (2015)
  • Music without Metaphor for solo piano (2013)
  • Soft Aberration no. 2 for piano and viola (2015)
  • String Quartet No. 2 "White Wall" for string quartet (2013)
  • We Haven Taken and Eaten, a monodrama for solo percussioist (2015)[27]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Kozinn, Allan (2010-05-05). "Honoring Nils Vigeland at Symphony Space". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  2. ↑ Kozin, Allan (October 7, 2011). "Musical Themes, Covering Landscapes". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Koteen, Adrianne (May 29, 2012). "Red Light New Music at Symphony Space". I Care If You Listen.
  4. ↑ "August 2014 – HERESY RECORDS". heresyrecords.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  5. ↑ "Composer Scott Wollschleger: Painting with the Right Notes". Facts & Arts. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  6. ↑ "CD Review: Ivan Ilić's "The Transcendentalist"". Soundproof Room. September 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Red Light New Music: Barbary Coast | Catalogue | New Focus Recordings". New Focus Recordings. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  8. ↑ Schweitzer, Vivien (2015-06-26). "Review: String Orchestra of Brooklyn Plays a Program of Spare Works at Roulette". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  9. ↑ "Meditations: An Evening with the String Orchestra of Brooklyn". I CARE IF YOU LISTEN. 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  10. ↑ Popham, John. "4 Questions for Scott Wollschleger | LONGLEASH". Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  11. ↑ "Events". loadbang. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  12. ↑ "New York Classical Review". newyorkclassicalreview.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  13. ↑ "Mivos Quartet". Mivos Quartet. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  14. ↑ "NYFA Announces Recipients and Finalists for 2016 Artists' Fellowship Program". NYFA Current. July 8, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Past Awards | Yvar Mikhashoff Trust for New Music". www.mikhashofftrust.org. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  16. ↑ "52nd Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced". BMI.com. 2004-06-20. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  17. ↑ "April 2013 Composer Assistance Program Awardees". Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  18. ↑ "Society for New Music". Wikipedia. 2017-02-23.
  19. ↑ "PSNY: Scott Wollschleger Works". www.eamdc.com. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  20. ↑ KettleCornNewMusic (2017-02-02), Composers Eating Kettle Corn - Scott Wollschleger, retrieved 2017-02-28
  21. ↑ Shores, Corry (2011-12-21). "Rhythm without Time: Difference & Phenomena". Pirates & Revolutionaries. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  22. ↑ Iverson, Ethan (2015-10-13). "Red Light New Music + Scott Wollschleger". DO THE M@TH. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  23. ↑ "Ignore the Conductor". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  24. ↑ Ross, Alex (October 25, 2017). "What We're Listening to This Week: Music from SZA, Blonde Redhead, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Scott Wollschleger". The New Yorker.
  25. ↑ "PSNY: Scott Wollschleger Works". www.eamdc.com. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  26. ↑ "A Wollschleger moment". Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  27. ↑ Minnick, J. Bradley (June 23, 2016). "We Have Taken And Eaten". UA Little Rock Public Radio.
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