Charles Boone (composer)
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Charles Boone is an American
composer of contemporary classical music
, living in San Francisco.
and later with composers Ernst Krenek
and Adolph Weiss
in Los Angeles
. His works have been performed by the Chicago Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony
, the Los Angeles Philharmonic
, and others. He is a former director of the Djerassi Resident Artists Program and associate professor at the San Francisco Art Institute
. In 1971 he founded the Bring Your Own Pillow concert series, which would evolve into San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
.
A Cool Glow of Radiation for flute and tape (1966)
Starfish for clarinet, two violins, two percussion and piano (1966)
A Vocalise for soprano solo (1972)
Raspberries for percussion ensemble (1974)
The Watts Towers for percussion (1981)
Weft for six percussionists (1982)
Solar One for flute and trumpet (1985)
Red Snapper for solo snare drum (1987)
United States
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composer of contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
, living in San Francisco.
Biography
Boone studied first at the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
and later with composers Ernst Krenek
Ernst Krenek
Ernst Krenek was an Austrian of Czech origin and, from 1945, American composer. He explored atonality and other modern styles and wrote a number of books, including Music Here and Now , a study of Johannes Ockeghem , and Horizons Circled: Reflections on my Music...
and Adolph Weiss
Adolph Weiss
Adolph Weiss was an American composer. A modernist, he was a pupil of Arnold Schoenberg in Vienna; his father was a pupil of Ferruccio Busoni...
in Los Angeles
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. His works have been performed by the Chicago Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco Symphony
The San Francisco Symphony is an orchestra based in San Francisco, California. Since 1980, the orchestra has performed at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony Chorus are part of the organization...
, the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Los Angeles Philharmonic
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, United States. It has a regular season of concerts from October through June at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and a summer season at the Hollywood Bowl from July through September...
, and others. He is a former director of the Djerassi Resident Artists Program and associate professor at the San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco Art Institute is a school of higher education in contemporary art with the main campus in the Russian Hill district of San Francisco, California. Its graduate center is in the Dogpatch neighborhood. The private, non-profit institution is accredited by WASC and is a member of the...
. In 1971 he founded the Bring Your Own Pillow concert series, which would evolve into San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
The San Francisco Contemporary Music Players is an ensemble of classically trained instrumentalists that commissions, performs, and records innovative new music, including music that integrates electronic and acoustic sounds.-History:...
.
Selected works
Oblique Formation for flute and piano (1965)A Cool Glow of Radiation for flute and tape (1966)
Starfish for clarinet, two violins, two percussion and piano (1966)
A Vocalise for soprano solo (1972)
Raspberries for percussion ensemble (1974)
The Watts Towers for percussion (1981)
Weft for six percussionists (1982)
Solar One for flute and trumpet (1985)
Red Snapper for solo snare drum (1987)