Clare Shore Last updated September 01, 2025 Biography Clare Shore studied composition with Annette LeSiege , voice with Donald Hoirup , and oboe and saxophone with Davidson Burgess , graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University in 1976. She continued her studies in composition with Charles Eakin and Cecil Effinger , and voice with Louis Cunningham , graduating with a Master of Music degree in 1977 from the University of Colorado at Boulder . She studied with David Diamond , Vincent Persichetti , Roger Sessions , and later with Gunther Schuller and earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in composition from the Juilliard School in 1984. [ 1]
In addition to her work as a composer, Shore has taught music at The Juilliard School, Fordham University , Manhattan School of Music , the University of Virginia , George Mason University and Palm Beach Atlantic University . Her compositions have been performed internationally. [ 2] She resides in West Palm Beach , Florida .
Works Shore composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choral performance and solo voice. Selected works include:
Concerto for Bassoon and String Orchestra , 1985Intermezzo , 1984Angels from the Sand for Violin, Guitar and Horn in F, 1993Brass Quintet , 1985Canonic Polemic for Clarinet, 'Cello and Piano, 1985Cool Spring Meditations for Guitar, 1987Cycle de Vie for Bassoon and String Quartet, 1989Four Dickinson Songs for Soprano and Woodwind Quintet, 1982Game Piece #1 for Brass QuintetJuly Remembrances for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra, 1981Les Soeurs for Flute and BassoonMaya's Song for Mezzo-soprano, Synth. & Perc. (text by Maya Angelou) 1988Nightwatch for Woodwind Quintet, 1983Oatlands Sketches for Organ, 1986Prelude and Variations for Piano, 1981Queen Esther for B♭ Clarinet, Narrator and DancerRebecca's Gift for Violin, 'Cello and PianoRondo for Bells (4 octave set) 1977Rules for Solo Melody InstrumentWoodwind Quintet , 1978Shore's works are recorded on the CRS, Owl Recordings, and Opus One labels. Selected recordings include:
The Prism Orchestra Audio CD (January 1, 1990) Owl Recording, Inc., ASIN: B0000WVWX2Nocturnos De La Ventana/July Remembrances Audio CD (April 16, 1995) Owl Recordings, Inc. ASIN: B000009JOUNightwatch , Opus OneOatlands Sketches References ↑ Hall, Charles J. (2002). Chronology of Western Classical Music: 1751-1900 . ↑ "Biography" . Retrieved 24 November 2010 . Further reading
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