Clare Shore

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Clare Shore (born 1954) is an American composer, music educator mezzo-soprano, and conductor.

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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.

Honors and awards

Works

Shore composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choral performance and solo voice. Selected works include:

Shore's works are recorded on the CRS, Owl Recordings, and Opus One labels. Selected recordings include:

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References

  1. Hall, Charles J. (2002). Chronology of Western Classical Music: 1751-1900.
  2. "Biography" . Retrieved 24 November 2010.

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