WAPS COMPOSER OF THE WEEK

Caroline Shaw was the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer prize in 2013 at the age of 30! Her winning composition is titled: Partita for 8 Voices  (click the link to listen, Ms. Shaw is one of the performers) She is from North Carolina, and like many other composers, including Beethoven, her first teacher was a parent (Mother). She began playing the violin at two years old and composed her first music at ten! Interesting fact: Kanye West has used her music on one of his albums. Here are some more examples (they are really interesting): String Quartet Music in Common Time (very beautiful music) Its Motion Keeps (music for children's choir)

Terence Blanchard is an award-winning (six Grammys) composer from New Orleans and is having his opera performed in New York City by the Metropolitan Opera company! This is a very big deal. He is the first African-American to have an opera produced by "The Met" He also plays the trumpet. Here are some examples of his music: Step Dance Click the button below for "Leave It In The Road" from the opera "Fire Shut Up In My Bones" Terence Blanchard on NPR's Tiny Desk

  American composer John Corigliano was born in, and still lives in New York City. His father was the concertmaster for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, and his mother was a pianist. He has written more than 100 major compositions, many of them award winning ( he has: A pulitzer, 5 grammy awards, and an oscar) He is also a well respected music teacher at the Julliard School and CUNY, and has influenced many composers of the 20th and 21st century. Here are some examples: The Red Violin ( music composed for the movie) spooky music for October! Longer version of "The Red Violin"  Symphony No. 3 (Circus Maximus) the music begins at 8:20 , however the introduction is interesting , listen at 32:00 for the sirens! Fern Hill