As Director of Concentus Musicus Minnesota he prepared and directed more than twenty years of concert seasons for its vocal and early instrumental ensembles and produced the following recordings containing major works by 15th and 16th century composers:
William Byrd (‘Nowell Sing We’—Musical Heritage Society MHC 9436, 1986)
Jacob Handl (‘From Bohemia’s Castles and Chapels’—Meridian Records CDE 84309, 1996)
Francisco Peñalosa (‘Court and Cathedral’—Meridian Records CDE 84406, 2000),
In addition to the Season Concert Series, Concentus Musicus presented hundreds of concerts and workshops throughout the Upper Midwest for colleges, universities, churches, concert societies, and professional associations. The last of these concerts--'Music from Papal Avignon'.--was presented to the National Conference of the Medieval Academy of America held in Minneapolis, April 2003.
Compositionsedit
Beginning in 1995 an association with St John on Bethnal Green Festival, London, resulted in composition of six secular song sets for solo/choir/strings and keyboard:
Of Life, Love and Our Learned Old Vicar (1996)
Three sonnets of Jones Very (1997) ECS Publishing, Boston, Cat. No. 5425-7
A Sir John Soane Triptych (1998)
From Ann with Love (1999)
Voices of Bethnal Green (2000)
A Toy Trilogy (2001)
Other works composed for this venue include:
"Humoresque"—string quintet (1998)
"Love and Age"—piano, flute and alto (1995)
"A prayer for unity"—tenor solo, choir and keyboard (2004) . . . and several other anthems.
Most of Maud's religious compositions were written for St Clement's Episcopal Church, St Paul, Minnesota, they include:
Two orchestral masses--'Missa Sancti Clementi' (1995) and 'Missa de Requiem' (1997)
Service music--'St Clement's Vespers' (1985) and 'Rite II setting of the Eucharist' (1981)
Two carols for choir--”From a distant home” and “Ave plena gracia” (ECS Publishing Cat. No. 5869 in 2003 and recorded by Bruce Barber and the choir of St James' Cathedral, Chicago). . . . and a dozen anthems. ‘Missa Sancti Clementi’ and ‘St Clement’s Vespers’ were included in an ‘Evensong and Concert of Music by Arthur Maud’, October 1996, as one of the Cathedral Concert Series at St Mark's Cathedral, Minneapolis. In 2001 the Schubert Club commissioned “In te Domine speravi” setting a new translation of Psalm 31 (Vulgate) by Christopher Brunelle and Joyce Sutphen and premiered by the Rose Ensemble.[2]
Chamber works include:
Canonic variations on a theme partly by Harald Genzmer performed by the Utah Symphonic Trio at USC, Los Angeles, CA (1960)
Parade’s End, wind quintet, commissioned and performed by the Sylmar Ensemble, Minneapolis, MN (1986)
Sonata for Viola and Piano composed for violist Helen Kirklin and pianist Roberta Swedien (2013)
A sole work for the stage, 'Masque of the Resurrection', was performed at the University Episcopal Center, University of Minnesota, 1966
For the Concentus Musicus Minnesota programs Maud made over fifty arrangements of dances and Minnesinger and troubadour songs, and transcribed many polyphonic works from manuscript. A web site is being assembled where much of this recorded material can be accessed.
Teachingsedit
All his working life Dr. Maud has been involved with music education, teaching music theory and history and directing choirs in college and university and in churches. He introduced the Orff 'Schulwerk' to the Twin Cities in 1963 with Project IV—a school of music and the arts for children ages 4–14. He has presented workshops in Renaissance music performance in America and Europe, including 2 weeks in Latvia in 2005 with Mara Marnauza at Rigas Pedagogias Augstskola and with Ilze Valce at the Liepāja Academy of Pedagogy funded by the U.S. State Department.
Referencesedit
^. University of Minnesota. Archived from the original on 16 Jan 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
St James Cathedral Concert performance of "Ave plena"
Guest conductor in Riga
www.katedrale.lv Guest conductor in Liepaja
January 01, 1970
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Not to be confused with Arthur Maude This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Arthur Maud news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Arthur Maud born December 29 1932 is an Anglo American composer conductor and musicologist Arthur MaudMaud and his mother FrancesBackground informationBorn1932 age 91 92 Airedale EnglandOccupation s Composer conductor musicologist Contents 1 Education 2 Performance 3 Compositions 4 Teachings 5 References 6 External linksEducation editBorn and raised in Airedale the West Riding of Yorkshire England Maud studied singing at an early age and was chorister and soloist in local churches until the family emigrated to the US in 1948 He has studied composition in Germany Hochschule fur Musik Munich 1956 7 and America with Dominic Argento Paul Fetler Harald Genzmer Carl Orff Leroy Robertson Leo Sowerby and others A Christmas Cantata on Crashaw s Song on the Birth of our Lord was written for the MA at the University of Utah in 1960 and Sinfonia Concertante for Organ and Orchestra for the PhD at the University of Minnesota in 1977 1 Performance editAs Director of Concentus Musicus Minnesota he prepared and directed more than twenty years of concert seasons for its vocal and early instrumental ensembles and produced the following recordings containing major works by 15th and 16th century composers Tomas Luis de Victoria Spanish Music of the Golden Age CMLP 01 1970 Jean Mouton The Field of the Cloth of Gold CMLP 02 1972 collaboration with William Pohl Heinrich Finck Music from the Royal Court of Cracow CMLP 03 1975 Josquin Desprez Missa de Beata Virgine CMLP 04 1977 Robert Fayrfax Magnificat O bone Jesu amp John Taverner Missa Sancti Wilhelmi devocio CMLP 05 1980 Wilhelmi devocio CMLP 05 1980 William Byrd Nowell Sing We Musical Heritage Society MHC 9436 1986 Jacob Handl From Bohemia s Castles and Chapels Meridian Records CDE 84309 1996 Francisco Penalosa Court and Cathedral Meridian Records CDE 84406 2000 In addition to the Season Concert Series Concentus Musicus presented hundreds of concerts and workshops throughout the Upper Midwest for colleges universities churches concert societies and professional associations The last of these concerts Music from Papal Avignon was presented to the National Conference of the Medieval Academy of America held in Minneapolis April 2003 Compositions editBeginning in 1995 an association with St John on Bethnal Green Festival London resulted in composition of six secular song sets for solo choir strings and keyboard Of Life Love and Our Learned Old Vicar 1996 Three sonnets of Jones Very 1997 ECS Publishing Boston Cat No 5425 7 A Sir John Soane Triptych 1998 From Ann with Love 1999 Voices of Bethnal Green 2000 A Toy Trilogy 2001 Other works composed for this venue include Humoresque string quintet 1998 Love and Age piano flute and alto 1995 A prayer for unity tenor solo choir and keyboard 2004 and several other anthems Most of Maud s religious compositions were written for St Clement s Episcopal Church St Paul Minnesota they include Two orchestral masses Missa Sancti Clementi 1995 and Missa de Requiem 1997 Service music St Clement s Vespers 1985 and Rite II setting of the Eucharist 1981 Two carols for choir From a distant home and Ave plena gracia ECS Publishing Cat No 5869 in 2003 and recorded by Bruce Barber and the choir of St James Cathedral Chicago and a dozen anthems Missa Sancti Clementi and St Clement s Vespers were included in an Evensong and Concert of Music by Arthur Maud October 1996 as one of the Cathedral Concert Series at St Mark s Cathedral Minneapolis In 2001 the Schubert Club commissioned In te Domine speravi setting a new translation of Psalm 31 Vulgate by Christopher Brunelle and Joyce Sutphen and premiered by the Rose Ensemble 2 Chamber works include Canonic variations on a theme partly by Harald Genzmer performed by the Utah Symphonic Trio at USC Los Angeles CA 1960 Parade s End wind quintet commissioned and performed by the Sylmar Ensemble Minneapolis MN 1986 Sonata for Viola and Piano composed for violist Helen Kirklin and pianist Roberta Swedien 2013 A sole work for the stage Masque of the Resurrection was performed at the University Episcopal Center University of Minnesota 1966For the Concentus Musicus Minnesota programs Maud made over fifty arrangements of dances and Minnesinger and troubadour songs and transcribed many polyphonic works from manuscript A web site is being assembled where much of this recorded material can be accessed Teachings editAll his working life Dr Maud has been involved with music education teaching music theory and history and directing choirs in college and university and in churches He introduced the Orff Schulwerk to the Twin Cities in 1963 with Project IV a school of music and the arts for children ages 4 14 He has presented workshops in Renaissance music performance in America and Europe including 2 weeks in Latvia in 2005 with Mara Marnauza at Rigas Pedagogias Augstskola and with Ilze Valce at the Liepaja Academy of Pedagogy funded by the U S State Department References edit CLA Alumni of Notable Achievement University of Minnesota Archived from the original on 16 Jan 2011 Retrieved 19 May 2023 Commissions Schubert Club Retrieved 2023 05 20 External links editAmazon Music From Royal Court Cracow Minnesota Public Radio Program of Medieval Academy 2003 More from the board chairman permanent dead link ECS Publishing Meridian Records permanent dead link Kathryn Whitney Soloist at several of the Bethnal Green premieres St James Cathedral Concert performance of Ave plena www rpiva lv Guest conductor in Riga www katedrale lv Guest conductor in Liepaja Retrieved from 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