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Joseph Swensen

April 10, 2024

Joseph Swensen is a conductor, violinist, and composer. He is winner of awards, including the Leventritt Foundation Sponsorship Award and the Avery Fisher Career Award. In 2000, Swensen was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of St Andrews, Scotland.[1] In 2014, he gave a TedX talk with the title “Habitats for Music and the Sound of Math” about music education and the developing brain, at the New York Institute of Technology.

Joseph Swensen
Born1960
EraContemporary

Early life and education edit

Joseph Swensen was born in 1960 in Hoboken, New Jersey, and grew up in Spring Valley, New York, Pearl River, New York and Harlem, New York City.[2] His mother, Kikue Swenson was Japanese-American and has played and taught piano for most of her life. His father is Norwegian-American. He studied music at the Juilliard School, where his teachers included Dorothy DeLay.[3]

Soloist edit

Until his thirties, Swensen's career was as a violin soloist. He performed in major cultural centres, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center, as well as in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Boston. During his early career recording with BMG Classics,[4][5] he recorded the major violin concerto repertoire with conductors such as André Previn.[6] More recently, he has recorded as soloist with The Scottish Chamber Orchestra.[7] He now combines a career as soloist and chamber musician with that of conducting.[8][9]

Conducting edit

Swensen currently holds the post of Conductor Emeritus of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra,[10] where he was Principal Conductor from 1996-2005 during which time Swensen and the orchestra followed a regular concert schedule in Scotland[11] and toured extensively in the UK,[12] Europe, US, and the Far East. They also performed at the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York, Tanglewood and Ravinia Festivals, the BBC Proms, the Barbican, and the Concertgebouw, and recorded for Linn Records.[13] From 2006 - 2011, he was music director with Malmő Opera and is guest conductor for a number of UK,[14] European[15] and American orchestras.[16] Succeeding Paul Daniel, Joseph Swensen was appointed musical director of the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine (ONBA) in May 2023 as of the 2024-2025 season.[17]

Teaching edit

Joseph Swensen joined IU in 2013. He is appointed Starling Professor of Music (violin) at Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music in 2014.[18] Along with his wife, Victoria Swensen, he founded Habitat4Music, a non-profit organization devoted to establishing participatory music education programmes for children in musically under-served areas worldwide.[19] At the Habitat4Music Centre in Vermont Swensen held "Total Immersion" courses in important composers for professional musicians and conductors.[20]

Selected Recordings edit

  • Dvořák, Antonín, Joseph Swensen, Antonín Dvořák, Antonín Dvořák, and Antonín Dvořák. Violin Concerto in a Minor, Op. 53: Czech Suite, Op. 39 ; Nocturne for Strings in B Major, Op. 40 ; Waltz No. 1. Glasgow, Scotland: Linn Records, 2005. Sound recording.
  • Prokofiev, Sergey, Joseph Swensen, Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Prokofiev, and Sergey Prokofiev. Symphony No. 1 in D Major: "classical" ; Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor ; Five Melodies for Solo Violin & Strings. Glasgow: Linn Records, 2005. Sound recording.
  • Sibelius, Jean, Jean Sibelius, Carl Nielsen, Joseph Swensen, and Janos Fürst. Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39. London: BBC Music, 2006. Sound recording.
  • Sibelius, Jean, Joseph Swensen, Jean Sibelius, Jean Sibelius, Jean Sibelius, Jean Sibelius, and Jean Sibelius. Pelleas and Melisande: Kuolema; Belshazzar's Feast; the Tempest: Suite No. 2; Andante Festivo. Glasgow, Scotland: Linn Records, 2003. Sound recording.
  • Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, Joseph Swensen, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Hebrides Overture: Violin Concerto in E Minor ; Symphony No. 3 in a Minor "scottish". Waterfoot, UK: Linn Records, 2004. Sound recording.
  • Schubert, Franz, Joseph Swensen, and Jeffrey Kahane. Schubert. New York: RCA Victor Red Seal, 1988. Sound recording.
  • MacMillan, James. Tryst. Djursholm: BIS, 1999. Sound recording.
  • Bach, Johann S, Joseph Swensen, John Gibbons, Elizabeth Anderson, Johann S. Bach, Johann S. Bach, Johann S. Bach, and Johann S. Bach. Works for Violin and Harpsichord: Volume 1. S.l.: RCA Victor Red Seal, 1990. Sound recording.
  • Swensen, Joseph, Johannes Brahms, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, and Robert Schumann. Johannes Brahms Sinfonia in B. , 2012. Sound recording.
  • MacMillan, James, Joseph Swensen, James MacMillan, James MacMillan, James MacMillan, and James MacMillan. Tryst: Adam's Rib ; They Saw the Stone Had Been Rolled Away ; Í : (a Meditation on Iona). Djursholm, Sweden: BIS, 1999. Sound recording.
  • Violin Concertos of Mendelssohn & Bruch. McDuffie, Robert, Joseph Swensen, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Max Bruch. Cleveland, OH: Telarc, 1999. Sound recording.
  • Kahane, Jeffrey, Joshua Bell, Scott Nickrenz, Carter Brey, Erika Nickrenz, Joseph Swensen, Marvis Martin, Hall Johnson, Gian C. Menotti, Johannes Brahms, Bedřich Smetana, and Ned Rorem. Live from the Spoleto Festival, 1987. Oakhurst, N.J: Musical Heritage Society, 2003. Sound recording.
  • Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, Joseph Swensen, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Violin Concerto. S.l.: Linn, 2002. Sound recording.
  • BBC Music, Volume 14, Number 11: Sibelius: Symphony no. 1 / Nielsen: Symphony no. 1 (as Conductor), 2006-2007

Selected Compositions edit

  • Symphony for Horn and Orchestra, The Fire and the Rose (2008)
  • Sinfonia in B (original 1854 version of Trio, op.8 by Johannes Brahms) orchestrated by Joseph Swensen (2007)[21]
  • Shizue for solo shakuhachi and orchestra (2001)
  • Latif for solo cello with chamber ensemble(1999)
  • Mantram for string orchestra and percussion (1998)
  • Seven Last Words for chamber ensemble (1996)

References edit

  1. ^ "Honour for Scottish Chamber Orchestra conductor". University of St Andrews. March 10, 2000. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Niles, Laurie. "Grigory Kalinovsky and Joseph Swensen named Starling Professors of Violin at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music". Violinist.com. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  3. ^ . Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  4. ^ "Joseph Swensen". Discogs. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  5. ^ . Carl Nielsen Masterclass. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  6. ^ Oliver, Michael (n.d.). "Beethoven Violin Concerto; Romances". Gramaphone Reviews. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  7. ^ "Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor". www.classical-music.com: The official website of BBC Music Magazine. BBC. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  8. ^ Schwartz, KI Robert. "MUSIC; To the Podium Born: A True Believer". The New York Times. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  9. ^ Ponnekanti, Rosemary. "Three partners, three profiles: Joseph Swensen". The News Tribune. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  10. ^ Thompson, Simon. "SEEN AND HEARD UK CONCERT REVIEW: Borodin, Sibelius, Beethoven: Henning Kraggerud (violin), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Joseph Swensen (conductor), Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 15.10.2009". MusicWeb. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  11. ^ Allen, James (October 8, 2002). "Swensen fleshes out a jubilant Ninth: James Allen reviews the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Swensen at City Hall, Glasgow". The Telegraph. U.K. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  12. ^ Evans, Rian (February 4, 2004). "BBC NOW / Swensen, St David's Hall, Cardiff". The Guardian. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  13. ^ Rogers, Claire (2004). "Brahms Violin Concerto, Hungarian Dances Review". www.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  14. ^ Schweitzer, Louise. "London Philharmonic Orchestra, Brighton Dome Concert Hall, March 22". The Argus. Retrieved February 23, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "Joseph Swensen". Signum Classics. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  16. ^ . Northwest Sinfonietta. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  17. ^ https://www.pizzicato.lu/joseph-swensen-appointed-music-director-of-the-orchestre-national-bordeaux-aquitaine/
  18. ^ "IU Jacobs School of Music appoints Joseph Swensen to violin faculty". The Strad. April 18, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  19. ^ . habitat4music.org. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  20. ^ . habitat4music.org. Habitat4Music. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  21. ^ "Johannes Brahms Sinfonia in B orchestrated". World Cat. Signum. Retrieved March 1, 2016.

External links edit

  • Joseph Swensen website
  • Artist Management Victoria Rowsell
  • Artist Management C M Artists
  • Habitats for music and the sound of math on YouTube: Joseph Swensen at TEDxNYIT (November 11, 2014), via the TEDx official YouTube channel

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Joseph Swensen is a conductor violinist and composer He is winner of awards including the Leventritt Foundation Sponsorship Award and the Avery Fisher Career Award In 2000 Swensen was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of St Andrews Scotland 1 In 2014 he gave a TedX talk with the title Habitats for Music and the Sound of Math about music education and the developing brain at the New York Institute of Technology Joseph SwensenBorn1960EraContemporary Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Soloist 3 Conducting 4 Teaching 5 Selected Recordings 6 Selected Compositions 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education editJoseph Swensen was born in 1960 in Hoboken New Jersey and grew up in Spring Valley New York Pearl River New York and Harlem New York City 2 His mother Kikue Swenson was Japanese American and has played and taught piano for most of her life His father is Norwegian American He studied music at the Juilliard School where his teachers included Dorothy DeLay 3 Soloist editUntil his thirties Swensen s career was as a violin soloist He performed in major cultural centres including Carnegie Hall Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center as well as in Los Angeles San Francisco and Boston During his early career recording with BMG Classics 4 5 he recorded the major violin concerto repertoire with conductors such as Andre Previn 6 More recently he has recorded as soloist with The Scottish Chamber Orchestra 7 He now combines a career as soloist and chamber musician with that of conducting 8 9 Conducting editSwensen currently holds the post of Conductor Emeritus of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra 10 where he was Principal Conductor from 1996 2005 during which time Swensen and the orchestra followed a regular concert schedule in Scotland 11 and toured extensively in the UK 12 Europe US and the Far East They also performed at the Mostly Mozart Festival in New York Tanglewood and Ravinia Festivals the BBC Proms the Barbican and the Concertgebouw and recorded for Linn Records 13 From 2006 2011 he was music director with Malmo Opera and is guest conductor for a number of UK 14 European 15 and American orchestras 16 Succeeding Paul Daniel Joseph Swensen was appointed musical director of the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine ONBA in May 2023 as of the 2024 2025 season 17 Teaching editJoseph Swensen joined IU in 2013 He is appointed Starling Professor of Music violin at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in 2014 18 Along with his wife Victoria Swensen he founded Habitat4Music a non profit organization devoted to establishing participatory music education programmes for children in musically under served areas worldwide 19 At the Habitat4Music Centre in Vermont Swensen held Total Immersion courses in important composers for professional musicians and conductors 20 Selected Recordings editDvorak Antonin Joseph Swensen Antonin Dvorak Antonin Dvorak and Antonin Dvorak Violin Concerto in a Minor Op 53 Czech Suite Op 39 Nocturne for Strings in B Major Op 40 Waltz No 1 Glasgow Scotland Linn Records 2005 Sound recording Prokofiev Sergey Joseph Swensen Sergey Prokofiev Sergey Prokofiev and Sergey Prokofiev Symphony No 1 in D Major classical Violin Concerto No 2 in G Minor Five Melodies for Solo Violin amp Strings Glasgow Linn Records 2005 Sound recording Sibelius Jean Jean Sibelius Carl Nielsen Joseph Swensen and Janos Furst Symphony No 1 in E Minor Op 39 London BBC Music 2006 Sound recording Sibelius Jean Joseph Swensen Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius and Jean Sibelius Pelleas and Melisande Kuolema Belshazzar s Feast the Tempest Suite No 2 Andante Festivo Glasgow Scotland Linn Records 2003 Sound recording Mendelssohn Bartholdy Felix Joseph Swensen Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Hebrides Overture Violin Concerto in E Minor Symphony No 3 in a Minor scottish Waterfoot UK Linn Records 2004 Sound recording Schubert Franz Joseph Swensen and Jeffrey Kahane Schubert New York RCA Victor Red Seal 1988 Sound recording MacMillan James Tryst Djursholm BIS 1999 Sound recording Bach Johann S Joseph Swensen John Gibbons Elizabeth Anderson Johann S Bach Johann S Bach Johann S Bach and Johann S Bach Works for Violin and Harpsichord Volume 1 S l RCA Victor Red Seal 1990 Sound recording Swensen Joseph Johannes Brahms Clara Schumann Robert Schumann and Robert Schumann Johannes Brahms Sinfonia in B 2012 Sound recording MacMillan James Joseph Swensen James MacMillan James MacMillan James MacMillan and James MacMillan Tryst Adam s Rib They Saw the Stone Had Been Rolled Away I a Meditation on Iona Djursholm Sweden BIS 1999 Sound recording Violin Concertos of Mendelssohn amp Bruch McDuffie Robert Joseph Swensen Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Max Bruch Cleveland OH Telarc 1999 Sound recording Kahane Jeffrey Joshua Bell Scott Nickrenz Carter Brey Erika Nickrenz Joseph Swensen Marvis Martin Hall Johnson Gian C Menotti Johannes Brahms Bedrich Smetana and Ned Rorem Live from the Spoleto Festival 1987 Oakhurst N J Musical Heritage Society 2003 Sound recording Mendelssohn Bartholdy Felix Joseph Swensen Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Violin Concerto S l Linn 2002 Sound recording BBC Music Volume 14 Number 11 Sibelius Symphony no 1 Nielsen Symphony no 1 as Conductor 2006 2007Selected Compositions editSymphony for Horn and Orchestra The Fire and the Rose 2008 Sinfonia in B original 1854 version of Trio op 8 by Johannes Brahms orchestrated by Joseph Swensen 2007 21 Shizue for solo shakuhachi and orchestra 2001 Latif for solo cello with chamber ensemble 1999 Mantram for string orchestra and percussion 1998 Seven Last Words for chamber ensemble 1996 References edit Honour for Scottish Chamber Orchestra conductor University of St Andrews March 10 2000 Retrieved February 9 2015 Niles Laurie Grigory Kalinovsky and Joseph Swensen named Starling Professors of Violin at Indiana University s Jacobs School of Music Violinist com Retrieved February 24 2016 Joseph Swensen violin Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Archived from the original on May 7 2016 Retrieved February 23 2016 Joseph Swensen Discogs Retrieved February 23 2016 Conductor Joseph Swensen Carl Nielsen Masterclass Archived from the original on August 18 2016 Retrieved February 23 2016 Oliver Michael n d Beethoven Violin Concerto Romances Gramaphone Reviews Retrieved February 9 2016 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor www classical music com The official website of BBC Music Magazine BBC Retrieved February 9 2016 Schwartz KI Robert MUSIC To the Podium Born A True Believer The New York Times Retrieved February 23 2016 Ponnekanti Rosemary Three partners three profiles Joseph Swensen The News Tribune Retrieved February 23 2016 Thompson Simon SEEN AND HEARD UK CONCERT REVIEW Borodin Sibelius Beethoven Henning Kraggerud violin Scottish Chamber Orchestra Joseph Swensen conductor Queen s Hall Edinburgh 15 10 2009 MusicWeb Retrieved February 9 2016 Allen James October 8 2002 Swensen fleshes out a jubilant Ninth James Allen reviews the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Swensen at City Hall Glasgow The Telegraph U K Retrieved February 9 2016 Evans Rian February 4 2004 BBC NOW Swensen St David s Hall Cardiff The Guardian Retrieved February 9 2016 Rogers Claire 2004 Brahms Violin Concerto Hungarian Dances Review www bbc co uk BBC Retrieved February 9 2016 Schweitzer Louise London Philharmonic Orchestra Brighton Dome Concert Hall March 22 The Argus Retrieved February 23 2016 permanent dead link Joseph Swensen Signum Classics Retrieved February 23 2016 Meet the Artistic Partners Northwest Sinfonietta Archived from the original on February 9 2016 Retrieved February 9 2016 https www pizzicato lu joseph swensen appointed music director of the orchestre national bordeaux aquitaine IU Jacobs School of Music appoints Joseph Swensen to violin faculty The Strad April 18 2013 Retrieved February 9 2016 permanent dead link Habitat4Music habitat4music org Archived from the original on February 6 2016 Retrieved February 8 2016 Total Immersion at Habitat4Music habitat4music org Habitat4Music Archived from the original on February 16 2016 Retrieved February 8 2016 Johannes Brahms Sinfonia in B orchestrated World Cat Signum Retrieved March 1 2016 External links editJoseph Swensen website List of compositions Artist Management Victoria Rowsell Artist Management C M Artists Habitats for music and the sound of math on YouTube Joseph Swensen at TEDxNYIT November 11 2014 via the TEDx official YouTube channel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Swensen amp oldid 1205612286, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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