Howard Bashaw (born 1957 in White Rock, Canada) is a composer of acoustic music;"Howard Bashaw » Biography"; Smcq.qc.ca (28 September 2010). Retrieved 2010-11-13 and a professor of music at the University of Alberta.
Bashaw graduated as a Master of Music in 1984 and a Doctor of Musical Arts in 1989 from the University of British Columbia.Alumni Profiles – Bashaw, Howard ; The University of British Columbia – School of Music. Retrieved 2011-05-05 He also attended the Banff Centre for the Arts where he won the Banff Centre Concerto Competition in 1992. He teaches composition, orchestration, music theory and analysis at the University of Alberta, previously having taught at the University of British Columbia, and at the Université Canadienne en France, Nice.
Bashaw composes music for orchestras, ensembles, and piano soloist performances. He has released some of his own work on CD.Howard Bashaw ; Canadian Music Centre. Retrieved 2011-05-04 The Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Canada Council for the Arts, and CBC Radio Music Department have commissioned his work.
Bashaw is an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre and a member of the Canadian League of Composers.
List of works Piano 15 (2012) Minimalisms II (2005) Form Archimage (2001) Preludes Book 2 (2000, revised 2003) Preludes Book 1 (1996, revised 2007) Hosu (1986, revised 2011)
Chamber Music for Trumpet and Piano (2007) Music for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2006) Music for Trombone and Piano (1998) Music for Organ and Piano (1995–96, revised 2007) Music for Tuba and Piano (1984, revised 1989) 10M-5P-17m (2005) piano, violin, cello, clarinet, percussion 4T-XMP-14m (2002) Four Toccatas for Xylophone (or marimba) and Piano 12M-4P-15m (2001) piano, violin, cello, clarinet Eolian Braid (1995) two pianos, marimba, vibraphone seven spheres (1996) piano, clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet, violin, cello, percussion New Rage for Now Age (1996) piano, trumpet, trombone, percussion, saxophone Timepieces (1993, revised 2006) piano, violin, cello, trumpet
Orchestra and large ensemble Scratch-Scorch (2008), for Big Band, featuring amplified violin TMHRO (2006) Three Movements for the Hard Rubber Orchestra, Big Band, featuring amplified piano Concerto for Two Pianos and Two Percussion (1999) with full orchestra Minimalisms (2003) 14 instruments – chamber concerto for piano and percussion Music for the Cycle of Strength (2003) for 14 instruments Double Entente (2002) for 13 instruments – featuring tuba and trombone Horos (1994) 6 guitars and 6 double basses, or 1 guitar and 1 double bass with recorded tracks
Voice Seven St. Maur Poems (2008) for soprano, violin, cello, piano and percussion The Chapel (2007) for SATB choir"Augustana Choir takes its show from the road to the makeshift studio"; Edmonton Journal (3 January 2008). Retrieved 2011-05-05
Further reading Steenhuisen, Paul (2009); "Sonic Mosaics: Conversations with Composers";"Talking with composers, Canada and beyond"; Sequenza21.com (27 January 2010); Retrieved 2010-11-13. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press Couroux, Marc (1999); "Corpus Hermeticum - Howard Bashaw"; infinit.net Poole, Elissa (2004); "Complex structures: Howard Bashaw's music plays with the organization of time"; Words & Music Steenhuisen, Paul; "Bashaw – various works" review; paulsteenhuisen.com
References
External links "Walter Boudreau : Sax, Drums & Co." www.scena.org; 2003-11-05 Art Music Promotion website