Carolyn Steinberg

Carolyn Steinberg (born 1956) is an American flutist and composer.[1]

Biography

Steinberg graduated from North Texas State University with a Bachelor of Music degree in music theory in 1978. She went on to study composition with Ludmila Ulehla at the Manhattan School of Music where she received a master's degree, and with and Bernard Rands at Juilliard where she received a Doctor of Musical Arts in 1989. She also studied in Europe with Franco Donatoni in Siena, Italy, and Brian Ferneyhough and Francis Travis in Germany.[2]

During her studies, Steinberg began working as a music teacher. She taught at Freiburg Conservatory of Music from 1984–86, at Mannes School of Music from 1992–96, and at The Juilliard School, Pre-College Division, from 1993-2001. Steinberg received the Goddard Lieberson Award of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1990.[3]

Works

Selected compositions include:

  • La Ventana
  • El nectar de Apam
  • Fire in Los Alamos
  • Ninananna
  • Danzon Macabre
  • In the Early Dawn
  • Alchemy
  • The Moon Dances Tonight
  • The Jester and the Necklace
  • What We Use
  • Are You Shaky?
  • Allemande
  • Courante
  • Sarabande
  • Siciliano e Cubano
  • Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep

Her works have been recorded and issued on CD, including:

  • Songs, Dances, Duos chamber music (2007)

References

  1. ^ Contemporary Composers, Brian Morton & Pamela Collins (eds.), St. James Press (1992); OCLC 27728281
  2. ^ International who's who in classical music: Volume 22. Europa Publications Limited. 2006.
  3. ^ "Carolyn Steinberg, Composer" (PDF). Retrieved 17 November 2010.