Paul Creston
1906 - 1985
American
Summary
Creston considered his greatest "teachers" to be Bach, Scarlatti, Chopin, Debussy, and Ravel. He wrote in an accessible, conservative style that incorporated song and dance idioms and often featured unusual instruments like the trombone, marimba, or saxophone. Lush harmonies and expansive orchestrations characterize an often brash and spontaneous body of work, organized around a remarkable mastery of thematic development evident in works such as the Symphony No. 2 and Chant of 1942.
Creston was the recipient of many awards and honors including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the New York Music Critics' Circle Award for his Symphony No. 1. He is the author of Principles of Rhythm and Rational Metric Notation as well as numerous articles analyzing four centuries of rhythmic practice.
— 1999
Performances
19th February 2025
- SOLOISTS
- Nathaniel Cobb (student)
- PERFORMERS
- The Crane Wind Ensemble
- CONDUCTOR
- Brian K. Doyle
- LOCATION
- Helen M Hosmer Concert Hall, Potsdam, NY, United States of America
3rd March 2025
- PERFORMERS
- Michigan Youth Symphony Band
- CONDUCTOR
- Courtney Snyder
- LOCATION
- Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
6th March 2025
- SOLOISTS
- Cole Johnson
- PERFORMERS
- Liberty University Symphony Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- Dr. Zachary Bruno
- LOCATION
- Liberty University School of Music, Lynchurg, VA, United States of America
25th April 2025
- SOLOISTS
- Brian Thomsen
- PERFORMERS
- Magic Valley Symphony
- CONDUCTOR
- THEODORE HADLEY
- LOCATION
- COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO FINE ARTS AUDITORIUM, TWIN FALLS, ID, United States of America