About this Artist
Born: 1943, Chicago, Illinois
Idiosyncratic, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Joseph Schwantner revels in instrumental color and has written a number of popular concertos and orchestral pieces. Stylistically omnivorous, he treats serialism freely, tonality as tone rows, and rhythm and melody with an increasingly minimalist bent.
Further listening:
New Morning for the World (1982)DePreist, Oregon Symphony(Koch)
Velocities for Solo Marimba (1990); Concerto for PercussionGlennie, Slatkin, National Symphony(RCA)