Christopher Rouse is known for orchestral scores that possess a driving, sometimes brutal energy. In recent years, a new current of lyricism has emerged in his music. His scores have been performed by every major orchestra in the U.S.
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- Location:
- Baltimore, MD
- Birthday:
- February 15, 1949
Photos
2 of 4 albumsSee All
Christopher Rouse fan albumUpdated about 11 months ago
Aspen 'Friandises' June 27th 2008Created about 12 months ago
Notes
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- Christopher Rouse By Geoffrey Himes 2:36am Aug 2
- Christopher Rouse at Cabrillo: Concerto for Orchestra 2:29am Aug 2
- Christopher Rouse: Going to Eleven 10:29pm Jul 22
Events
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- . A Hear & Now Concert Roberts...
Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, October 30 at 7:30pm - Concerto for Orchestra by Chri...
Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Friday, August 1 at 8:00pm - Friandises
Benedict Music Tent
Friday, June 27 at 6:00pm
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A live stream of Christopher Rouses's Oboe Concerto premiere will be broadcast on the classical station of MPR.org on Friday, February 6th at 8pm Central time. The concerto will start around 8:20 or 8:25.
Here's the link:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/s
Click on the "listen" button.
Enjoy!
January 29 at 7:46pm · Report
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BSO LAUNCHES NEW “OFF THE CUFF” SERIES
Featuring Music Director Marin Alsop in Engaging
Talk‐Conduct Format, Saturday, November 22
Standard Friday and Sunday programs feature program of
Bach, Rouse and Tchaikovsky.
Originally premiered at Marin Alsop’s Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz,
California, the Baltimore Symphony will perform the East Coast premiere of Baltimore‐native
Christopher Rouse’s Concerto for Orchestra on November 21 and 23. The piece is the product of a long
association with between Rouse, Maestra Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony. “As is typically the case
with this genre, it is the members of the orchestra who are the soloists,” explains Rouse. “Each is given
passages requiring everything from singing lyricism to challenging virtuosity, and this work is essentially
‘about’ allowing each player a chance to shine.”
November 21, 2008 at 11:49pm · Report
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Christopher Rouse Named Musical America’s Composer of the Year
By Sarah Baird
Media & Public Relations Executive
November 18, 2008
Christopher Rouse has been named Composer of the Year by Musical America for 2009. Also recognized at the 2009 Musical America Awards at Lincoln Center next month will be Yo-Yo Ma as Musician of the Year, Marin Alsop as Conductor of the Year, Stephanie Blythe as Vocalist of the Year, and the Pacifica Quartet as Ensemble of the Year.
Rouse is celebrating his 60th birthday this season with performances around the globe, including the February 5 world premiere of his Oboe Concerto, led by Osmo Vänskä with the Minnesota Orchestra and soloist Basil Reeve. The composer will be in Minnesota to celebrate the premiere, which takes place just prior to his actual birthday (February 15)
November 18, 2008 at 6:07pm · Report
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Here are two excellent video interviews from the New York Philharmonic website:
http://nyphil.org/attend/season/index.cf
September 20, 2008 at 4:42pm · Report
This weekend Christopher Rouse will get to hear his most popular composition, the Flute Concerto, played by his hometown band, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. A first cousin, once removed, of legendary developer James Rouse, the 59-year-old composer grew up in Mount Washington...
Christopher Rouse’s 60th birthday season begins with the world premiere of his latest work, Concerto for Orchestra, at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music...
Concerto for Orchestra by Christopher Rouse
This very First Night is itself full of firsts. Composer Stephen McNeff of the U.K. will join you for the U.S. Premiere of Sinfonia, a fast-paced concert opener commissioned ...
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Time:8:00PM Friday, August 1st
Location: Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Christopher Rouse: Going to Eleven Published: July 1, 2008 A conversation in Rouse's home with Frank J. Oteri Baltimore, Maryland February 8, 2008—6:00 p.m...
Regarding his ballet score, the composer writes: “Friandises” (French for “bits” or “morsels”) was composed on a joint commission from the New York City Ballet and the Juilliard School (on the occasion of its centenary)...
"Friandises," after the French word for delicacy or morsel, seems a misnomer for Peter Martins's latest ballet and its commissioned score by Christopher Rouse, which received their premieres from the New York City Ballet on Friday night at the New York State Theater...
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