Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate
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Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate (born in Norman, Oklahoma
, on July 25, 1968) is a Chickasaw
classical composer and pianist. He is one of a handful of American Indian
classical composers, and his compositions are based on American Indian history and culture.
Norman, Oklahoma
Norman is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is located south of downtown Oklahoma City. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, Norman was to have 110,925 full-time residents, making it the third-largest city in Oklahoma and the...
, on July 25, 1968) is a Chickasaw
Chickasaw
The Chickasaw are Native American people originally from the region that would become the Southeastern United States...
classical composer and pianist. He is one of a handful of American Indian
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
classical composers, and his compositions are based on American Indian history and culture.
Selected compositions
- 2007 - Nitoshi' Imali, concerto for guitar and orchestra
- Iholba
' , solo flute, orchestra, and chorus - Tracing Mississippi, concerto for flute and orchestra
- Worth of the Soul, symphonic wind ensemble, chorus, and narrator
- Winter Moons, ballet score
- Itti' Bo'li, for chorus and piano
- Elsie, solo timpani, wind ensemble, and percussion
- Iyaaknasha', double bass and orchestra
- Diva Ojibway, operetta
- Spirit Chief Names the Animal People, orchestra and narrator
- Dream World Blesses Me, woodwinds, percussion, and narrator
- Oktibihah, solo timpani, strings and piano
- Fall 500, flute, cello, and percussion
- Inchokkillissa, guitar and percussion
- Taloa' Hiloha (Thunder Song), solo timpani
Discography
- 2008 - Works by Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate. Includes Tracing Mississippi and Iholba. Performed by Christine Bailey Davis and Thomas Robertello, flutes, with the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Symphony Chorus, dir. Edwin Outwater. Cleveland, Ohio: Thunderbird Records.
External links
- "The Nation of Tate", The Official Site of the Chickasaw Nation
- NewMusicBox cover: Native Composer: Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate in conversation with Frank J. Oteri, October 17, 2008 (includes video)
- Member Bio, American Composers Forum
- Jerod Tate YouTube Channel
- "American Indian Composers Go Classical", by Felix Contreras, from All Things Considered, January 1, 2009