|
|
Schreiner, Martin Max (b. July 21, 1950, Springfield, Massachusetts). American composer of mostly orchestral, chamber and piano works that have been performed throughout the USA and elsewhere.
Mr. Schreiner studied composition with Philip Bezanson and Robert Stern at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he received his BMus in 1976. He later had graduate studies in composition with Arthur Berger, Olga Pozzi Escot and Malcolm Peyton at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and there earned his MMus in 1986.
Among his honors are a Bryant Fellowship from Harvard University (1989, for the copying and printing of Symphony No. 1, 'Symphonic Journey'), a Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Award (1997, for Symphony No. 1, 'Symphonic Journey') and Third Prize in the New England Reed Trio/Frank Warren Music Publishing chamber music competition (1997, for Anatomy and Variations of the Sirens' Song). The Cape Ann Symphony Orchestra in Massachusetts, the Congregation B'nai Torah of Sudbury, Massachusetts, the Melrose Symphony Orchestra in Massachusetts, pianist Miyuki Otani, and the Quincy Symphony in Massachusetts have recently commissioned works from him. His music has been performed in Japan, Switzerland and the USA.
He is also active in other positions. He served as clarinettist, flautist and saxophonist in the jazz ensemble Light in the Night in Amherst, Massachusetts from 1976–78 and as a Community Artist with the Mayor's Office for Cultural Affairs in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1978–79, during which time he directed and organized concerts. He then founded the ensemble Arion in Boston in 1978 and served as its clarinettist and director from 1978–81. He has served as director of the Morse Music & Media facility of Lamont Library at Harvard University since 1987.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: schrein@fas.harvard.edu
Street address: Mr. Martin M. Schreiner, Morse Music & Media, Lamont Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
ORCHESTRAL: Wind Variations, 3 symphonic band groups (2 piccolos, 4 flutes, 6 clarinets, 2 bass clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 baritone horns, tuba, percussion; 4 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, 2 baritone saxophones, 4 French horns; 3 trumpets, 3 trombones), 1983; Music for Woodwinds, Strings and Percussion, small orchestra (flute, oboe, clarinet, 2 bassoons, French horn, piano, percussion, 22 strings), 1984; Symphony No. 1, 'Symphonic Journey', large orchestra (80 players), 1992 (its first two movements may be performed separately as one work, Prelude & Fantasy); Sinfonia, large orchestra (70 players), 2001; Festive Overture, large orchestra (68 players), 2003; Concertino, trumpet, timpani, 44 strings, 2005; Red Dragonfly Variations, large orchestra (77 players), 2006; Concertino No. 1, 'Between the Lines of a Haiku', 13-string koto (Japanese zither), large orchestra (77 players), 2007; Concertino No. 2, 'Sunlight Dancing upon Mount Fuji Snow', 13-string koto, large orchestra (64 players), 2007
CHAMBER MUSIC: Prelude and Fugue (vocalise), soprano, clarinet, guitar/lute, 1974; Three for Seven, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, bass trombone, 1975, revised 1981; Four Songs of Departure (text by Li Po [translated by Ezra Pound]), soprano, flute, 1978; Collage, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1983; Sextet: a Place Where Mountains Meet the Sky, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1984; Jacob Wrestles Beings Divine and Human: Sonic Image II, viola, cello, 1991; Blossoms Descending, shakuhachi (bamboo flute), 13-string koto, 1994; Commentary on the Nature of Butterflies, shakuhachi, 21-string koto, 1995; 4 Etudes and Fantasia, shakuhachi, 13-string koto, 1996; Anatomy and Variations of the Sirens' Song, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 1997; A Geometry in Time, shakuhachi, 13-string koto, 17-string koto, 1998 (also version for violin, cello, piano, 1998); A Chorus upon the Blue Guitar, shakuhachi, 13-string koto, 1999; Fanfare, trumpet, organ, 2000; Sunlight among the Pines, shakuhachi, 13-string koto, 2001; Variations, clarinet, 2001; Landscapes, shakuhachi, 13-string koto, 2003; Seasons, string quartet, 2003; Water Music, shakuhachi, 13-string koto, 2005; Facing West from California's Shores (fantasia, text by Walt Whitman), alto, shakuhachi, 13-string koto, 2006
CHORAL: Psalm 150 (text from Psalm 150 [King James translation with additions by the composer]), mixed chorus, organ, 1996; Psalm 84 (text from Psalm 84 [translated by Rabbi Boaz Heilman, the composer]), soprano, mixed chorus, French horn, piano, 1998
PIANO: Sonata No. 1, 1979; Moments, 1983; Sonata No. 2, 1985; Nocturne, 1988; Three Japanese Images, 2003; Red Dragonfly Variations, 2003; Blues and Variations, 2004
ORGAN: Prelude, 1994; Fantasia and Choral, 1997
ARRANGEMENTS: Hanukkah Celebration (traditional Jewish melodies), 2000; American Emblems (traditional American patriotic songs), 2002
DISCOGRAPHY
Symphony No. 1, 'Symphonic Journey'. Robert Black/Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (MMC Recordings: 2002, 1993)
(Last updated on October 19, 2007)
