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Thome, Diane (b. January 25, 1942, Pearl River, New York). American composer of mostly vocal and electroacoustic works that have received performances all over the world; she is a pioneer in the field of electroacoustic music.

Prof. Thome's biography is available at this website: http://faculty.washington.edu/dthome/.

CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail address: dthome@u.washington.edu

Telephone: 206 543 1230

COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS

STAGE: Night Passage (environmental theatre piece), 1973 (collaboration with B. Tromler, J. Vassallo)

ORCHESTRAL: The Golden Messengers, large orchestra, 1985; Indra's Net, 1989; Celestial Canopy (symphonic poem), 1999

CHAMBER MUSIC: Silver Deer, violin, piano, 1981-82; Stepping Inward, oboe (+ English horn), harp, guitar, mandolin, viola, 1986-87

CHORAL: Three Psalms, baritone, mixed chorus, flute, harp, violin, viola, cello, 1979

VOCAL: Songs on Chinese Verses, soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, 3 percussion, 1979; The Yew Tree (text by Robert Strassburg), soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, harp, violin, viola, cello, piano (+ celesta), percussion, 1980; Three Sonnets by Sri Audobindo, soprano, orchestra, 1984; Cassia Blossoms, soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, 1988; Lucent Flowers, soprano, small orchestra, 1988

PIANO: Pianismus, 1983

ELECTROACOUSTIC: Polyvalence, ensemble (6 players), computer, 1972; January Variations, tape, 1973; Anais, cello, piano, tape, 1976; Sunflower Space, flute, piano, tape, 1978; Levadi (Alone), soprano, tape, 1985; Ringing, Stillness, Pearl Light, piano, tape, 1988; The Ruins of the Heart, soprano, orchestra, tape, 1990; Into Her Embrace: Musings on Savitri, tape, 1991; Angels (virtual reality artwork), computer, 1992; The Palaces of Memory, large chamber orchestra, tape, 1993; Masks of Eternity, computer, 1993-94; Unseen Buds, mixed chorus, computer, 1995-96; Bright Air/Brilliant Fire, flute, computer, 1997; UnfoldEntwine, computer, 1998; Like a Seated Swan, viola, computer, 1999; Through Amber, clarinet, tape, 2000

DISCOGRAPHY

The Yew Tree. (Crystal: 257, 1982) (LP)

The Ruins of the Heart. (Centaur: 2144, 1994)

Palaces of Memory. (Centaur: 2229, 1996)

Pianismus - Sunbursts. (Leonarda: 345, 1998)

Bright Air/Brilliant Fire; UnfoldEntwine; Like a Seated Swan; Unseen Buds - Bright Air/Brilliant Fire. Sarah Bassingthwaighte, flute; Dorothy Shapiro, viola; Geoffrey Boers/University Choral (Centaur: 2527, 2001)

Three Psalms. (Capstone, Society of Composers)

(Last updated on January 13, 2002)