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Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Avner Dorman
- City: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Country: United States
- Hometown: Tel Aviv, Israel
My Life
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Bio:
Avner Dormanwrites music of intricate craftsmanship and rigorous technique, expressed with a soulful and singular voice. A native of Israel now living in the United States, Dorman draws on a variety of cultural and historical influences in composing, resulting in music that affects an emotional impact while exploringnew territories. His music utilizes an exciting and complex rhythmic vocabulary, as well as unique timbres and colors in orchestral, chamber, and solo settings; many of his compositions have become contemporary staples in the repertoire.
Dorman's music is championed by conductors including Zubin Mehta, Christoph Eschenbach, Ricardo Chailly, and Andris Nelsons, and by soloists such as Pinchas Zukerman, Gil Shaham, Martin Grubinger, and Hilary Hahn.
During the 19-20 season the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra will present country premieres of Dorman’s music, and his new large-scale opera will premiere at Theater Dortmund.
The 19-20 season begins with the US premiere of Dorman’s Double Concerto,with Pinchas Zukerman, Amanda Forsyth, and the Boston Symphony orchestra conducted by Asher Fisch. Later in the season, the piece receives its Canadian premiere with the National Arts Centre Orchestra conducted by Pietri Inkinen.
In April 2020, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Nimrod David Pfeffer will present the Israeli Premiere of the Double Concerto. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, soloist Cynthia Yeh, and conductor James Gaffigan will present the US premiere of Dorman’s most recent percussion concerto, Eternal Rhythm in October. A few weeks prior, Dorman will conduct the Romanian premiere of the piece at the Enescu Festival in Bucarest with soloist Simone Rubino, for whom the concerto was written.
Dorman’s newest opera, Die Kinder Des Sultans, features a libretto by Ingeborg von Zadow and will receive its world premiere run in April and May 2020 at Theater Dortmund. A story about two children on an adventure to find their father in a faraway land, the opera is intended for audiences of all ages and deals with issues of identity, diversity, family and love.
Dorman's first opera, Wahnfried, which garnered intense media interest and was hailed as a "masterpiece" by Opernwelt, returned to Karlsruhe in the 2017-2018 season for a second run as part of the Badisches Staatsoper staging of Wagner's complete ring cycle. The work was named a finalist in the category of World Premiere at the2018 International Opera Awards.
In 2018 Dorman won the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music for his second violin concerto, Nigunim. As part of the award, the piece will be released commercially in September 2019, featuring soloist Lara St. John with the Orchestre Clasique de Montréal, conducted by Boris Brott. The concerto will concurrently receive its European premiere performances with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Steve Mercurio, and with Sinfonia Varsovia at Polin, the Museum of the History of Polish Jews.
Dorman’s recent recording of Letters from Gettysburg was released in June 2019 to great acclaim. Writing for The Wall Street Journal, Allan Kozinn described the piece as a “wrenching score for choir, soprano and baritone soloists and percussion ensemble” and added that “Mr. Dorman’s colorful but disciplined, intensely focused style is suited to the subject matter, and he has produced a work that appeals to pacifist sensibilities by showing the devastation of war as human, personal and direct.” Amir Mandel of Haaretzwrote that “Dorman stretches the use of musical effects almost to the extreme, but achieves a work that is very beautiful to the ear and emotionally tight.” Susan Miron of Art Fusedescribed the piece as “an extraordinarily haunting five-movement work that elevates the experience of one man into a memorial to all victims of war.”
The 18-19 season featured several world premieres, including Nigunim for violin and orchestra, Double Concerto, Eternal Rhythm, Still (violin concerto no.3) premiered by Sayaka Shoji and City Music Cleveland conducted by the composer, and Now, a short, video opera commissioned and premiered by Houston Grand Opera.
Premieres from the 17-18 season included: Boundless, the first entry in Dorman’s innovative opera collaboration with Houston Grand Opera; a new suite,for Solo Violin, commissioned by the ARD competition in Munich; Four Marimbas, commissioned by Jianli Percussion; and Dancing with the Torah at Mount Meron, commissioned by ZOFO piano duo.
Dorman's music has garnered numerous awards and prizes. At the age of 25, he became the youngest composer to win Israel's prestigious Prime Minister's Award for hisEllef Symphony. He has earned several international awards from ASCAP, ACUM, and the Asian Composers League. His music is available on Naxos, Deutsche Grammophone, Canary Classics, and other labels.
He holds a doctorate in composition from the Juilliard School and serves as Associate Professor of Music Theory and Composition at the Sunderman Conservatory of Music at Gettysburg College. Avner Dorman's music is published exclusively by G. Schirmer, Inc.
My Media
- Website: http://www.avnerdormanmusic.com
- Buy My Music (downloads/CDs/DVDs): http://www.avnerdormanmusic.com/recordings
- YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_j8V-QVLEiurOkW_i2ULmw
Click to Listen on Spotify
- (album/podcast 1): http://open.spotify.com/album/00jAOKzDuOUFGm3X0e7aef
- (album/podcast 2): http://open.spotify.com/album/12qFJXLTy6cUV7td1f4xEQ
- (album/podcast 3): http://open.spotify.com/album/2TbblDmBaBe88PwPmraWcG
- (album/podcast 4): http://open.spotify.com/album/2cwszeCm8Dz0ho6SZHAU5l
- (album/podcast 5): http://open.spotify.com/album/0btBsutTMcVtnYCOZFUFD8
- (album/podcast 6): http://https://open.spotify.com/album/1JwRq6vUNYrKw2CvQbNBzB
Contact Information
- Email: avnerdormanmusic@gmail.com
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Management/Booking:
MANAGEMENT:
Marianne Schmocker
marianneschmockerartists@gmail.com
FILM RELATED INQUIRIES:
Sam Schwartz
The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. Talent Agency
4111 W. Alameda Avenue • Suite 509.
Burbank, California • 91505.
Phone: (818) 260-8500
PUBLISHER:
Andrew Stein-Zeller (G. Schirmer, Inc.)
Andrew.Stein-Zeller@schirmer.com
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Quotes, Notes & Etc.
Orchestral Works:
After Brahms (for orchestra) (2015)
Astrolatry (2011)
Azerbaijani Dance (for orchestra) (2005)
Chorale (1999)
Contrapunctus IX from The Art of the Fugue
Double Concerto (2019)
Ellef Symphony (2000)
( Not ) The Shadow ( Not After Hans Christian Andersen ) (2010)
Prayer for the Innocents (string orchestra version) (2009)
Reflections (2011)
Siklòn (2015)
Uriah (2009)
Variations Without a Theme (2001)
Soloist(s) and Orchestra:
Cello Concerto (2012)
Concerto Grosso (2003)
Concerto in A (1995)
Eternal Rhythm (2018)
Frozen in Time (2007)
Lost Souls (2009)
Mandolin Concerto (2006)
Piccolo Concerto (2001)
Saxophone Concerto (2003)
Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! (2006)
Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! (reduced orchestra) (2012)
Udacrep Akubrad – Percussion concerto (2003)
Uzu and Muzu from Kakaruzu (2011)
Violin Concerto (2006)
Violin Concerto no. 2, “Nigunim” (2017)
Violin Concerto no. 3, “Still” (2019)
Large Ensemble (7 or more players):
Concerto for Violin and a Rock Band (1998)
Prayer for the Innocents (string octet version) (2009)
Works for 2-6 Players:
Consumed (2014)
Four Marimbas (2017)
How to Love (2016)
Jerusalem Mix (2007)
Mandolin Concerto (for mandolin and piano) (2006)
Memory Games (2011)
Memory Games (for ensemble) (2015)
Oud, Viola, Piano (2011)
Sonata for Violin and Piano (2004)
Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano (2008)
Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano, Nigunim (2011)
Sonata No. 4 for Violin and Piano (2015)
String Quartet No. 1 (2003)
String Quartet No. 2 – Mirage (2004)
Tree-yO! (1996)
Trio (2002)
Udacrep Akubrad – chamber version (2001)
Variations on a Simple Theme (2017)
Solo Works (excluding keyboards):
For Solo Violin (2017)
Suite for Solo Saxophone (2015)
Solo Keyboard(s)
After Brahms (2014)
Azerbaijani Dance (2005)
Dancing with the Torah at Mount Meron (2016)
For a Friend I Never Knew (An Anniversary for Lenny) (2017)
Karsilama (2011)
Moments Musicaux (2003)
Nocturne Insomniaque (2007)
Piano Sonata No. 1 (1999)
Piano Sonata No. 2 (2000)
Piano Sonata No. 3, “Dance Suite” (2005)
Piano Sonata no. 4, “Libi Bamizrach” (2011)
Piano Sonata no. 5 (2016)
Prelude No. 1 (1992)
Three Etudes (2012)
Chorus a cappella :
The Seventy Names of Jerusalem (2014)
Chorus plus 1 instrument:
Psalm 67 (2003)
Chorus and Orchestra/Ensemble:
Dialogues of Love (2014)
Letters from Gettysburg (2012)
Solo Voice(s) and up to 6 players
Boaz (2002)
The Fear of Men (2006)
Hayam Beini Uveincha (is the sea between us) (2002)
Mantra (2012)
Nofim (Sights) (1999)
Opera and Musical Theatre:
Boundless (2018)
Wahnfried (2016)
Electroacoustic Works:
9 Eighths (1999)
Accord/Discord (1999)
Dancing With a Mirror (2002)
Falafel (2001)
Impact (2006)
Sudden Void (2001)
Clips
► Matrix headquarters in Salvador, Bahia. Interview is by David Dye for broadcast on U.S. National Public Radio. Pre Brazil I "rescued" royalties for Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Led Zeppelin, Mongo Santamaria, Jim Hall, Ray Barretto, Airto Moreira, Earl Carroll of The Cadillacs, Rob Royer of Bread, Wah Wah Watson (Melvin Ragin), and others.
► The work was a variation of industrial espionage; record companies didn't play fair so neither did we. Here I work with musicians who don't earn royalties but who are no less amazing for it. The matrix is a means of leveraging a sociological/mathematical phenomenon to make them discoverable and accessible from far from their native ground. But for the system to work for them, it has to work for everybody. And every truly creative artist in it means more valid pathways to the Brazilians, and to everybody else.
► Wikipedia: A small-world network is a type of mathematical graph in which most nodes are not neighbors of one another, but the neighbors of any given node are likely to be neighbors of each other and → most nodes can be reached from every other node by a small number of hops or steps ←
► The Matrix: A small-world network re a type of mathematical graph in which most artists are not curators of one another, but the curators of any given artist are likely to be curators of each other and → most artists can be reached from every other artist by a small number of hops or steps ←
