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Richardson, Abigail (b. 1976, Oxford). British-born Canadian composer of mostly chamber works that have been performed in North America.
Ms. Richardson studied composition with Allan Gordon Bell at the University of Calgary from 1994–98, where she earned her BMus in composition with distinction. She then studied composition with Chan Ka Nin and Gary Kulesha at the University of Toronto from 1998–2004, where she earned her MMus and DMus in composition.
Among her honors are the first Karen Kieser Prize in Canadian Music (2003), the co-selected work in the Under-30 category at the International Rostrum of Composers (2004) and First Prize in the Emerging Composer competition of the Canadian Music Centre Prairie Region (2005, all for dissolve). She has received commissions from clarinettist James Campbell, the trio Meduse, Radio France, the Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute, the Talisker Players, Tapestry New Opera, the Toronto Masque Theatre, and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Her music has been performed in Argentina, Canada, France, and the USA and has been broadcast throughout the world.
She is also active in other positions. She has worked on educational outreach projects for Tapestry New Opera since 2004 and has served as an affiliate composer with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra since 2006. In addition, she served as composer-in-residence at the Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute in 2005 and the International Conductors Guild Conference in Toronto in 2007.
She has lived in Canada since 1982.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: richardsonabby@hotmail.com
Street address: Ms. Abigail Richardson, 10 John St., Penthouse, Dundas, ON L9H 6J3, Canada
Telephone: 905 627 1627
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: The Illusion (1 act opera, libretto adapted by the composer, after Tony Kushner, Pierre Corneille), soprano, mezzo-soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, flute, cello, piano, 2000; Seven Stories (1 act opera, libretto by Morris Panych), soprano, tenor, baritone, clarinet, double bass, piano, 2002; Mother Everest (1 act opera, libretto by Marjorie Chan), mezzo-soprano, baritone, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion, 2004
ORCHESTRAL: In the Arms of Morpheus, 2000; Zeit, large orchestra (65 players), 2004; Go!, 2005; Upstream (concerto), violin, string orchestra, 2006 (version of chamber work)
CHAMBER MUSIC: Sweep, flute, 2-track tape, 2001; Captive, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, percussion, 2001; Imprint, string quartet, 2001; Seven Miniatures, harp, 2002; dissolve, harp, piano, percussion, 2002; Triptych, harp, percussion, 2002; emerge, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 2003; Eclipsed, flute, electric guitar, cello, percussion, 2003; Inundation, clarinet, amplified viola, percussion, 2-track tape, 2004; The Pull, violin, cello, piano, 2005; Scintilla, string quartet, 2006; Upstream (chamber concerto), violin, ensemble (string quartet, double bass), 2006 (also version for violin, string orchestra)
CHORAL: Songs for the Cold (text by Kathryn Munro), mixed chorus, piano, 2000
VOCAL: From Nostalgia to Madness (text by Kathryn Munro), tenor, piano, 2000; Two Songs: Weary with Toil, Tir'd with All These (text by William Shakespeare), soprano, clarinet (+ bass clarinet), viola, cello, percussion, 2003; To My Love (text by James Reaney), soprano, baritone, clarinet, violin, piano, 2004; The Man with the Tall Black Hat (text by James Reaney), soprano, baritone, clarinet, violin, piano, 2004; Agon (vocalise), soprano, mezzo-soprano, string quartet, 2006
ELECTROACOUSTIC: Adopting Cape Breton, 2-track tape, 2000; Noise?, 2-track tape, 2001
(Last updated on November 19, 2006)
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