Mark Carlson (composer)

Mark Carlson (born June 13, 1952) is an American composer,^[1][2][3] flutist, UCLA professor,^[4] and the founder and Artistic Director of Pacific Serenades.^[5]

Biography

Born in Ft. Lewis, Washington, and raised primarily in Modesto, California, Carlson attended Johnston College at the University of Redlands; received a B.A. from California State University, Fresno, in 1974, where he studied composition with Dennis Riley and David Bates; and received M.A. (1978) and Ph.D. (1984) degrees in Music Theory and Composition at UCLA, where he studied with Alden Ashforth and Paul Reale.^[6] His principal flute teacher was Roger S. Stevens, with whom he studied privately beginning in 1972. In 1982, he founded the Los Angeles-based chamber ensemble, Pacific Serenades,^[5] for which he continues to serve as Artistic Director. His more than 100 works include songs, chamber music, choral music, concertos, and music for orchestra and for symphonic wind ensemble.

He currently teaches music theory, composition, orchestration, and classes on the administration of performing arts organizations at UCLA, and he also taught music theory and composition at Santa Monica College^[7] from 1993 to 2008.

Selected Works

Songs

• After the Sun Has Set (1986), mezzo-soprano and 11 instruments; Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet
• Cuatro sonetos de amor (1998), soprano and piano; Pablo Neruda, poet
• Entre la sombra y la alma (Between the shadow and the soul) (2008), soprano, horn, and piano; Pablo Neruda, poet
• From One Who Stays (1992), mezzo-soprano, flute, cello, and piano; various poets
• From the Song of Songs (1988), soprano and piano; translation by Marcia Falk
• From the Song of Songs, part II (1992), mezzo-soprano and piano; translation by Marcia Falk
• Night Will Blossom (1994), medium-low voice, flute, and piano; various poets
• Patchen Songs (1976), baritone and piano; Kenneth Patchen, poet
• Songs of Rumi (2007), bass-baritone, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano; Rumi, poet
• This Is the Garden (1987), baritone and piano; E. E. Cummings, poet
• Two Songs (2005), mezzo-soprano, tenor saxophone, viola, cello, and piano; Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and Elizabeth Bishop, poets

Chamber Music

• Abschied (1993), cello and piano
• An American Quintet (1997), 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
• Batik (2010), violin and piano
• The Darkest Day (2007), euphonium and organ
• Dream Fantasies (1999), flute, oboe, viola, and piano
• A Family Portrait in Five Scenes (2005), clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
• Five Little Pieces (1976), flute and piano
• The Hall of Mirrors (1990), clarinet and piano
• Intermezzo (2003), alto saxophone and piano
• The Mysterious Divertimento of Dr. T (1980), flute and harpsichord
• Night Music" (2008), flute and alto flute, and horn quartet
• Nightwings (1978), wind quintet and tape
• Piano Quartet (1992), piano quartet
• Piano Trio (2001), piano trio
• Postcards from Silver Lake (2010), clarinet, alto saxophone, and piano
• Prayer for Peace (2008), horn octet
• Quartet (1994), flute, clarinet and bass clarinet, cello, and piano
• Short Stories (2005), string quartet
• Six Bagatelles (1995), flute and string quartet
• Sonata for Cello and Piano" (1998), cello and piano
• Sonata, "On the Coming of War" (2003), viola and piano
• Starry Night (1989), string quartet
• Sueños y canciones (Dreams and Songs) (2001), flute and piccolo, clarinet and bass clarinet, violin, cello, and double bass
• Three Romances (1986), flute and piano
• View from a Hilltop (2009), clarinet and bass clarinet, violin, cello, and piano

Concertos

• Concerto for Organ and Orchestra (1997)
• Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble (1994)
• Concerto for Trumpet, Piano, and Orchestra (2004)

Choral Music

• The Ballad of Charlie Howard (A Kenduskeag Trilogy) (2001), TTBB and piano, Bruce Olstad, Brian Quint, and Mark Carlson, lyricists
• Come, O Holy Spirit, Come (2002), SATB, flute, and organ
• Common Link and The Enemy of Truth (2002), TTBB, violin, and piano; texts by John F. Kennedy
• From Children's Voices (1993), SATB and piano; Miracles: Poems by children of the English-speaking world, collected by Richard Lewis
• Let All Things Now Living (1993), SATB and organ; Katherine K. Davis, poet
• Mass: Christ in Majesty (1987), chorus, orchestra, and organ
• Welcome Winter! (2002), TTBB and piano; Bruce Olstad, lyricist
• A Wreath of Anthems (an American Christmas Cantata) (1990), SATB and orchestra; various American poets

References

1. ^ Black Squirrel Music catalog listings
2. ^ Yelton Rhodes Music catalog listings
3. ^ Centaur Records
4. ^ UCLA Music Department Website, Faculty Listing
5. ^ ^{a b} Pacific Serenades
6. ^ Paul Reale's website
7. ^ Santa Monica College review

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