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Kevin Puts

January 01, 1970

Kevin Matthew Puts /pʊts/ [1] (born January 3, 1972) is an American composer, best known for his opera The Hours and for winning a Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for his first opera Silent Night[2] and a Grammy Award in 2023 for his concerto Contact.

Early life and education edit

Puts was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and grew up in Alma, Michigan.[3] He studied composition and piano at the Eastman School of Music and Yale University, earning the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Eastman School of Music. Among his teachers were Samuel Adler, Jacob Druckman, David Lang, Christopher Rouse, Joseph Schwantner, Martin Bresnick, and, in piano, Nelita True. He also studied at the Tanglewood Music Festival with William Bolcom and Bernard Rands.

Career edit

He is composer-in-residence at the Fort Worth Symphony and has received a commission from the Aspen Music Festival. His Cello Concerto was premiered by Yo-Yo Ma. Puts's works have been performed by the St. Louis Symphony, the Pacific Symphony, the Utah Symphony (with Evelyn Glennie as percussion soloist), the Miró Quartet,[4] and Concertante.[5] He is a frequent composer in residence at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, which commissioned his fourth symphony and his flute concerto.

His alma mater reports:

For several years, Kevin Puts received reviews describing him as a "promising composer" and "a young composer to watch". But with a flurry of recent performances and prestigious commissions, Puts can now be described as one of America's most important composers, period.[6]

Puts was Associate Professor of Composition at the University of Texas at Austin from 1997 to 2005 and now teaches composition at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University.[7] His notable students include Jake Runestad and Viet Cuong.

The opera Silent Night, with score by Puts and libretto by Mark Campbell, was published by Aperto Press in 2011 and premiered by the Minnesota Opera on November 12. Puts won the annual Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2012; the citation called the piece "a stirring opera that recounts the true story of a spontaneous ceasefire [the 1914 Christmas truce] among Scottish, French and Germans during World War I, displaying versatility of style and cutting straight to the heart."[2]

Puts's opera The Hours, with libretto by Greg Pierce, was first performed in concert form in Philadelphia at the Kimmel Center in March 2022, and then fully staged in November 2022 at the New York Metropolitan Opera. His triple concerto Contact won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition.

Awards edit

Selected works edit

Orchestra edit

  • Network (1997), commissioned and premiered by the California Symphony Orchestra, Barry Jekowsky, conductor
  • Symphony No. 1 (1999), commissioned and premiered by the California Symphony Orchestra, Barry Jekowsky, conductor
  • Falling Dream (2001), commissioned and premiered by the American Composers Orchestra/BMI Foundation, Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
  • John Brown's Body for Narrator and Orchestra (2001), commissioned and premiered by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Jack Everly, conductor
  • Inspiring Beethoven (2001), commissioned and premiered by the Phoenix Symphony, Michael Hermann, conductor
  • Millennium Canons (2001), commissioned and premiered by the Boston Pops Orchestra and Hanson Institute for American Music, Keith Lockhart, conductor
  • Symphony No. 2, Island of Innocence (2002), commissioned by the Barlow Foundation, premiered by the Cincinnati Symphony/Paavo Jaarvi conductor and Utah Symphony/Keith Lockhart conductor
  • ...this noble company (2003), commissioned and premiered by the Atlanta Symphony, Jere Flint, conductor
  • River's Rush (2004), commissioned and premiered by the Saint Louis Symphony in celebration of the orchestra's 125th anniversary, Leonard Slatkin, conductor
  • Symphony No. 3, Vespertine (2004), commissioned by Kathryn Gould and Meet the Composer through Magnum Opus, premiered by the Marin Symphony, Alasdair Neale, conductor
  • Symphony No. 4, from Mission San Juan (2007), commissioned by the Cabrillo Festival for Contemporary Music, premiered by the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor
  • Two Mountain Scenes (2007), commissioned and premiered by the New York Philharmonic and the Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival, Bramwell Tovey, conductor
  • Hymn to the Sun (2008), commissioned and premiered by the Sun Valley Summer Symphony, Alasdair Neale, conductor
  • The City (2016), commissioned and premiered by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall and the Cabrillo Festival, Marin Alsop, conductor
  • Silent Night Elegy (cut from his opera Silent Night) (2018), commissioned and premiered by the San Francisco Symphony, co-commissioned by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Cristian Măcelaru, conductor
  • Virelai (after Guillaume de Machaut) (2019), commissioned and premiered by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Stéphane Denève, conductor

Wind ensemble edit

  • Chorus of Light (2003), commissioned and premiered by the University of Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin, conductor
  • Millennium Canons (band version arr. Mark Spede) (2003), commissioned and premiered by The University of Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin, conductor

SATB choir edit

  • To Touch the Sky (2012), SSAATTBB, commissioned by the Thelma Hunter Fund of the American Composers Forum and Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
  • If I Were A Swan (2012), SSAATTBB, commissioned by the Thelma Hunter Fund of the American Composers Forum and Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

Concertos edit

  • Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra (1997), commissioned by the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and the Kobe Ensemble of Japan, Makoto Nakura, marimba
  • Concerto for Oboe and Strings No. 1 (1997), commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra, Rudolph Vrbsky, oboe
  • Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra (2006), commissioned by Orange County's Pacific Symphony and the Utah Symphony
  • Sinfonia Concertante (2006), commissioned by the Minnesota Orchestra
  • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (2006), commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. Sid R. Bass for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Michael Shih, violin; Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor
  • Vision (Concerto for Cello and Orchestra) (2006), commissioned by the Aspen Music Festival in honor of David Zinman's 70th birthday, Yo-Yo Ma, cello; David Zinman, conductor
  • Nā Pali Coast (Concerto for Horn and Orchestra) (2008), commissioned by the Mobile Symphony, Jeff Leenhouts, horn; Scott Speck, conductor
  • Night (Concerto for Piano and Orchestra) (2008), commissioned by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane, piano and conductor
  • Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (2009), commissioned by Kathryn Gould through Meet the Composer, premiered by Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Bil Jackson, clarinet; Jeffrey Kahane, conductor
  • Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (2013), commissioned by Bette and Joe Hirsch, premiered by the Cabrillo Music Festival Orchestra, Adam Walker, flute; Carolyn Kuan, conductor
  • Moonlight (Concerto for Oboe and Strings No. 2) (2016), commissioned by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Peter Cooper, oboe; Brett Mitchell, conductor

Song cycle edit

  • The Brightness of Light (2019)

Opera edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ann McCutchan, "In the moment" 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, Symphony (magazine), March–April 2010, accessed 19 July 2021
  2. ^ a b c "The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners: Music". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2013-11-20. With short biography and material on the opera including audio-video excerpt.
  3. ^ Ann McCutchan, "In the moment" 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, Symphony (magazine), March–April 2010, accessed 30 January 2015
  4. ^ . Cabrillomusic.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  5. ^ [1] July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ [2] August 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Peabody Institute Faculty/Kevin Puts". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  8. ^ . Gf.org. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
  9. ^ [3] August 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "New Music News Wire". NewMusicBox. 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2013-11-21.

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and Yale University earning the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Eastman School of Music Among his teachers were Samuel Adler Jacob Druckman David Lang Christopher Rouse Joseph Schwantner Martin Bresnick and in piano Nelita True He also studied at the Tanglewood Music Festival with William Bolcom and Bernard Rands Career editHe is composer in residence at the Fort Worth Symphony and has received a commission from the Aspen Music Festival His Cello Concerto was premiered by Yo Yo Ma Puts s works have been performed by the St Louis Symphony the Pacific Symphony the Utah Symphony with Evelyn Glennie as percussion soloist the Miro Quartet 4 and Concertante 5 He is a frequent composer in residence at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music which commissioned his fourth symphony and his flute concerto His alma mater reports For several years Kevin Puts received reviews describing him as a promising composer and a young composer to watch But with a flurry of recent performances and prestigious commissions Puts can now be described as one of America s most important composers period 6 Puts was Associate Professor of Composition at the University of Texas at Austin from 1997 to 2005 and now teaches composition at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University 7 His notable students include Jake Runestad and Viet Cuong The opera Silent Night with score by Puts and libretto by Mark Campbell was published by Aperto Press in 2011 and premiered by the Minnesota Opera on November 12 Puts won the annual Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2012 the citation called the piece a stirring opera that recounts the true story of a spontaneous ceasefire the 1914 Christmas truce among Scottish French and Germans during World War I displaying versatility of style and cutting straight to the heart 2 Puts s opera The Hours with libretto by Greg Pierce was first performed in concert form in Philadelphia at the Kimmel Center in March 2022 and then fully staged in November 2022 at the New York Metropolitan Opera His triple concerto Contact won the 2023 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition Awards edit1992 American Academy of Arts and Letters composition prize 2001 Guggenheim Fellow 8 1996 1998 Young Concert Artists Composer in Residence 9 2002 Rome Prize of the American Academy in Rome 2008 Opera Fund Awards The Minnesota Opera Silent Night 10 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Music for Silent Night libretto by Mark Campbell 2 2023 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for ContactSelected works editOrchestra edit Network 1997 commissioned and premiered by the California Symphony Orchestra Barry Jekowsky conductor Symphony No 1 1999 commissioned and premiered by the California Symphony Orchestra Barry Jekowsky conductor Falling Dream 2001 commissioned and premiered by the American Composers Orchestra BMI Foundation Dennis Russell Davies conductor John Brown s Body for Narrator and Orchestra 2001 commissioned and premiered by the Pacific Symphony Orchestra Jack Everly conductor Inspiring Beethoven 2001 commissioned and premiered by the Phoenix Symphony Michael Hermann conductor Millennium Canons 2001 commissioned and premiered by the Boston Pops Orchestra and Hanson Institute for American Music Keith Lockhart conductor Symphony No 2 Island of Innocence 2002 commissioned by the Barlow Foundation premiered by the Cincinnati Symphony Paavo Jaarvi conductor and Utah Symphony Keith Lockhart conductor this noble company 2003 commissioned and premiered by the Atlanta Symphony Jere Flint conductor River s Rush 2004 commissioned and premiered by the Saint Louis Symphony in celebration of the orchestra s 125th anniversary Leonard Slatkin conductor Symphony No 3 Vespertine 2004 commissioned by Kathryn Gould and Meet the Composer through Magnum Opus premiered by the Marin Symphony Alasdair Neale conductor Symphony No 4 from Mission San Juan 2007 commissioned by the Cabrillo Festival for Contemporary Music premiered by the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra Marin Alsop conductor Two Mountain Scenes 2007 commissioned and premiered by the New York Philharmonic and the Bravo Vail Valley Music Festival Bramwell Tovey conductor Hymn to the Sun 2008 commissioned and premiered by the Sun Valley Summer Symphony Alasdair Neale conductor The City 2016 commissioned and premiered by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra co commissioned by Carnegie Hall and the Cabrillo Festival Marin Alsop conductor Silent Night Elegy cut from his opera Silent Night 2018 commissioned and premiered by the San Francisco Symphony co commissioned by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Cristian Măcelaru conductor Virelai after Guillaume de Machaut 2019 commissioned and premiered by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Stephane Deneve conductor Wind ensemble edit Chorus of Light 2003 commissioned and premiered by the University of Texas Wind Ensemble Jerry Junkin conductor Millennium Canons band version arr Mark Spede 2003 commissioned and premiered by The University of Texas Wind Ensemble Jerry Junkin conductor SATB choir edit To Touch the Sky 2012 SSAATTBB commissioned by the Thelma Hunter Fund of the American Composers Forum and Conspirare Craig Hella Johnson conductor If I Were A Swan 2012 SSAATTBB commissioned by the Thelma Hunter Fund of the American Composers Forum and Conspirare Craig Hella Johnson conductor Concertos edit Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra 1997 commissioned by the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and the Kobe Ensemble of Japan Makoto Nakura marimba Concerto for Oboe and Strings No 1 1997 commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra Rudolph Vrbsky oboe Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra 2006 commissioned by Orange County s Pacific Symphony and the Utah Symphony Sinfonia Concertante 2006 commissioned by the Minnesota Orchestra Concerto for Violin and Orchestra 2006 commissioned by Mr and Mrs Sid R Bass for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Michael Shih violin Miguel Harth Bedoya conductor Vision Concerto for Cello and Orchestra 2006 commissioned by the Aspen Music Festival in honor of David Zinman s 70th birthday Yo Yo Ma cello David Zinman conductor Na Pali Coast Concerto for Horn and Orchestra 2008 commissioned by the Mobile Symphony Jeff Leenhouts horn Scott Speck conductor Night Concerto for Piano and Orchestra 2008 commissioned by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Jeffrey Kahane piano and conductor Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra 2009 commissioned by Kathryn Gould through Meet the Composer premiered by Colorado Symphony Orchestra Bil Jackson clarinet Jeffrey Kahane conductor Concerto for Flute and Orchestra 2013 commissioned by Bette and Joe Hirsch premiered by the Cabrillo Music Festival Orchestra Adam Walker flute Carolyn Kuan conductor Moonlight Concerto for Oboe and Strings No 2 2016 commissioned by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Peter Cooper oboe Brett Mitchell conductor Song cycle edit The Brightness of Light 2019 Opera edit Silent Night 2011 The Manchurian Candidate 2015 Elizabeth Cree 2017 The Hours 2022 References edit Ann McCutchan In the moment Archived 2013 12 15 at the Wayback Machine Symphony magazine March April 2010 accessed 19 July 2021 a b c The 2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners Music The Pulitzer Prizes Retrieved 2013 11 20 With short biography and material on the opera including audio video excerpt Ann McCutchan In the moment Archived 2013 12 15 at the Wayback Machine Symphony magazine March April 2010 accessed 30 January 2015 Composer Kevin Puts Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Cabrillomusic org Archived from the original on 2012 03 16 Retrieved 2013 11 21 1 Archived July 25 2011 at the Wayback Machine 2 Archived August 24 2007 at the Wayback Machine Peabody Institute Faculty Kevin Puts Johns Hopkins University Retrieved December 10 2013 Kevin Matthew Puts John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Gf org Archived from the original on 2013 10 04 Retrieved 2013 11 21 3 Archived August 29 2010 at the Wayback Machine New Music News Wire NewMusicBox 2008 04 07 Retrieved 2013 11 21 External links editOfficial website Kevin Puts at Library of Congress with 6 library catalog records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kevin Puts amp oldid 1218351960, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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