Julia Adolphe (born May 16, 1988 in New York City) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. Her works include choral, orchestral, operatic, chamber and art song pieces.
Her initial mainstream recognition was in November 2016 at the New York premiere of her viola concerto Unearth, Release, which was co-commissioned by the New York Philharmonic and the League of American Orchestras. Adolphe has a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University and a Master of Music degree in music composition from USC and is pursuing her doctoral degree from the USC Thornton School of Music.
She is the niece of composer Bruce Adolphe.
Awards, prizes and grants +List of AwardsMorton Gould Young Composer AwardTheodore Front PrizeJimmy McHugh Composition PrizeJohn James Blackmore PrizeJohn S. Knight PrizeAmerican Composers Forum GrantNew Music USA GrantSam Spiegel Foundation GrantAnna Sosenko Assist Trust GrantPuffin Foundation Grant
List of compositions
Opera YearTitle2012SylviaIn ProgressA Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears
Orchestral YearTitle2014Dark Sand, Sifting Light for orchestra2016Unearth, Release for viola and orchestra2017Shiver and Bloom for chamber orchestra2017White Stone for orchestra
Choral YearTitle2016Sea Dream Elegies for SATB chorus, oboe/English horn, and cello2016Whispers of Jasmine for SATB chorus2017Equinox for SATB chorus
Chamber YearTitle2009White Flag for solo cello2010Between the Accidental for string quartet2011I Felt a Cleaving for soprano, mezzo-soprano, flute, oboe, bass clarinet, and piano2013Wordless Creatures for flute/alto flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, trumpet, percussion, harp, piano, violin, cello, and double bass2014Nine Lives for flute/alto flute/piccolo, oboe/English horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, and cello2014Veil of Leaves for string quartet 2016Footsteps for soprano, harp, viola, and Persian daf2016Moonlight Trio for soprano, two mezzo-sopranos, flute/alto flute, cello, and piano
Art song YearTitle2008If Only She for mezzo-soprano and piano2009I Wish it Were T. S. Eliot for tenor and piano2012Noon, Not a Sound for mezzo-soprano and piano2012To Dissolve for tenor and piano2015Footsteps for soprano and piano
References
External links Official website