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Philip Fried has had performances and residencies with; The Minnesota Orchestra, The Camargo Foundation, The Tanglewood Music Festival, The Festival at Sandpoint, June in Buffalo, Music of Our Time, and Centre Acanthes. Mr. Fried continues to receive ASCAP Standard Awards, and most recently, an American Composers Forum commission grant for his song cycle on H.D.'s texts Sea Flowers. As a Jazz musician, Mr. Fried was a founding member of the New York Artists Collective along with Ellen Christi, Tom Bruno, and Ray Anderson. Mr. Fried comes from a noted musical family. His father, Louis Fried, was an original cast member in several Broadway shows including Brigadoon and Carousel. His cousin was the noted composer Isadore Freed. Second to music is Dr. Fried's passionate interest in literature. He has written several texts and librettos including the text for his opera, The Dungeon of Esmeralda, and an adaptation of Hemingway’s short story, "The Snows of Kilimanjaro, which is complete. Philip Fried completed his musical studies at the University of Chicago receiving his Ph.D. in Music Composition in 1985. His primary composition teacher was Ralph Shapey.

Vitae

Awards/Fellowships/Residencies/Commissions

McKnight Composers Fellowship, 2008
Itty Bitty Symphony,Or not a lota sonata, Commissioned by Zeitgeist for their 30^th Anniversary concerts June 2008
International Society of Improvised Music Conference (December 2007) solo bass/electronics performance
Episodes, orchestral piece centennial commission by the Minnesota Orchestra for "Extreme Orchestra" concerts Fall 2006
Episodes, Orchestral piece centennial commission by the Minnesota Orchestra for Meet the Composer “Creative Connections” award Fall 2006
Six for Minneapolis, song cycle commission by Zeitgeist, St. Paul, MN, March 18, 2006
American Composers Forum Subito Grant, first performance, Zeitgeist, December 2005
A Stick in the Eye solo bass performance w/ electronics; Roulette, New York City, October 7, 2005
ASCAP Standard Awards 1994-2008 consecutive, annual award for excellence
A Stick in the Eye solo bass performance w/ electronics; Acadia Cafe, Mpls, 2004

July 11-14, 2004 Zeitgeist/Composer Workshop, residency for exploration and experimentation with the Zeitgeist ensemble, supported in part by a Meet the Composer Grant

May 2004, Elements for Orchestra, Movement IV, Fire scheduled for the Minnesota Orchestra's Reading Session and Composer Institute

March 2004, Meet the Composer Grant for participation in Minnesota Orchestra's Reading Sessions

September-December 2003, Composer-in-Residence, Camargo Foundation Cassis, France

February 12 and 14, 2003, My First 12-Tone Piece or Serial Music Isn't Just for Breakfast Anymore, commission by Fair School, Robbinsdale MN for youth string orchestra and narrator

2002, Concert Work for String Bass, commission by Peter Lloyd, principal bassist, MN Orchestra

February-April 2002, Incidental Music for “Medea,” Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Minneapolis, MN

2002, First Alternate for Camargo Foundation residency in Cassis, France

2000-01, Esquisse I & II commissioned by the Augsburg College Concert Band

November 4-6, 1999, Elements for Orchestra, Movement III, performed by the Minnesota Orchestra

1999, ASCAP Bernstein Fund Award

May 1998, American Composer's Forum, Minnesota Orchestra Perfect Pitch Reading Session, Elements for Orchestra, Movements II & III

1997, American Composers Forum Commission Grant/Jerome Foundation for Sea Flowers
June in Buffalo, String Quintet No. 2, Boston Composers Quartet, Buffalo, New York 1991
Music of Our Time, reading of String Quintet No. 2, Bloomington, Indiana 1990

American Academy of Arts and Letters, Nominated to the Awards Panel 1989,1990,1991

1989 & 1990, Festival at Sandpoint, Sandpoint, Idaho

1988 & 1989, Center Acanthes, Avignon, France, Study with Pierre Boulez and Luigi Nono

1985-86, Fromm Foundation Grant for Meditations and Satires

Articles/Letters/Lectures

Letter published in the September 2003 Atlantic Monthly as a response to Matthew Miller's “A New Deal for Teachers”

"Perseverance Pays Off," article for Sounding Board, American Composers Forum, Feb. 2000, Volume 27 #2
April 2003, Minneapolis Friends of the Public Library 3^rd Annual Celebrity Poetry Reading performance and lecture on the setting of William Reichard's An Alphabet

"Notes From The Underground: Problems Facing Presenters and Educators of Classical Music Arts Today," Center for the Performing Arts Newsletter, Minneapolis, MN, Winter 1997-98
Guest Speaker for Opera Millennium Recital Series - five humorous and informative lectures on contemporary opera in conjunction with the ensembles performances throughout 1996 and 1997.
Two letters published in the New York Times as a response to articles in the Sunday Arts: 1)"The Classical Industry Builds Only on Trends," May 18, 1997; 2) "avant-garde 1990, Creative Marketing," October 21, 1990

"Meter and Velocity as Structural Determinants in Milton Babbitt’s Third String Quartet," Yale University School of Music, April 15, 1992 and New York State Music Theory Society/Arnold Schoenberg Institute at Columbia University, October 6, 1991

"Erwartung, Schoenberg’s Annotated Libretto," C.U.N.Y. Graduate Center Theory Symposium, April 13, 1992

"The Influences of the American Folk Tradition In 20th Century Music: Ives, Gershwin, Copland," Warebrook Contemporary Music Festival, Derby Line, VT, July 11, 1991
Bloging on various music blog pages; NewMusicbox.org, Classicallounge.com, and Sequenza21.com.

Libretti/Song Texts

Texts for humorous concert arias (2007-8)
Libretto and music for Opera in Three Acts, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, complete,
Singable English translation of "Liebestod" from Tristan und Isolde by R. Wagner, commissioned and performed by Nautilus Music Theater Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, March 1998
Libretto and music for Opera in Two Acts, The Dungeon of Esmeralda, 1992
Libretto and music for Opera , Lizzie Borden, 1991
Text, “Eros” set for voice and piano by Richard Aldag, 1984
Text and music, “Memories,” for voice and piano, 1980
Text and music, “Lies,” for voice and piano, 1979

Conductor/Performer

Founding member of the New York Artists Collective; Conductor for orchestra, chamber and band ensembles - concert and music theater works; Performer on String Bass, Guitar, and sometimes singer in many styles: classical, jazz, klezmer, popular styles; Arranger

"Perseverance Pays Off," Sounding Board, American Composers Forum, Feb. 2000, Volume 27 #2.

"Notes From The Underground: Problems Facing Presenters and Educators of Classical Music Arts Today," Center for the Performing Arts Newsletter, Winter 1997-98

Guest Speaker for Opera Millennium Recital Series - five humorous and informative lectures on contemporary opera in conjunction with Opera Millennium Performances, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, 1996 and 1997

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultant: Jerome Foundation, St. Paul, MN - review and report on contemporary opera works

Consultant: Bloomington Schools, MN - introduced educational uses of MIDI, Apple Computer programs, "Rock, Rap, & Roll," "The Pianist," "Music Time," "Band in a Box and "The Theremin as an Educational Tool"

CONDUCTOR/PERFORMER/ETC.

· 80 plus performances as band/choir director SPPS.

A Stick in the eye, Solo Bass performances with real time analog sound processing;

(2005-8) Solo Performances at: Roulette NYC, Acadia, Studio Z, Dreamland Arts Saint Paul, ISIM conference Chicago.

Prague ’24 Klezmer, bass/baritone, bass player arranger, frequent performances

· American Music Center Cabaret, solo bass, April, May, 1999

· Patrick’s Cabaret, jazz bass, singer, Minneapolis, MN, January 1998

· "Film, Stage, Art," Red Eye Theater, Evil Twins Duo, jazz bass, Minneapolis, MN,

January 1998

· Center for Performing Arts Recital Series - composer, arranger, guitarist, baritone, Minneapolis, MN, 1997-98

· Sonic Circuits IV, American Composers Forum/Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis, 11/6/97, Recorder

· Recording: Squezzergrabit, Electric Bass and Digital Effects, Minneapolis, 1996

· New Music Theater Ensemble, Three Visitations (Kim Sherman), String/Electric Bass, 1996

· Director of Music Theater, Camp Encore Coda, Sweden, Maine, (Fiddler on the Roof, Pirates of Penzance, Broadway Review), Summer 1995

· Music Director: Hillcrest High School, Jamaica, Queens (Little Shop of Horrors, Once on this Island), 1992-93

· Music Director: Camp Suffield, CT, 1983 (Hair, Godspell, Annabell Broom)

· Assistant Costumer: Bent, Boston Premier, 1983

· Actor: Neighborhood Playhouse, New York City (1967-70)

Education

University of Chicago, Ph.D., Music Composition, 1985
Queens College, M.A., Music Composition, 1981
Queens College, B.M., Music Performance, 1980
High School of Music and Art, New York City, 1973

Current Employment

Band Director, Mississippi Creative Arts Magnet School, St. Paul
Bassist: Freelance Performer in the Twin Cities Area, Experimental, Free Jazz, Klezmer/Multicultural, Pop.

Training

Composition: Ralph Shapey, Henry Weinberg, Hugo Weisgall, George Perle, Luigi Nono
Conducting: Ralph Shapey, Maurice Peress, Pierre Boulez
Instruments: Julius Levine, Joseph Gustafeste (Chicago Symphony)/Double Bass
Technology: Internet, Midi and CD ROM Technology (Apple and IBM)

Older Awards/Fellowships

· Bernstein Grant, ASCAP, 2000
· Minnesota Orchestra Perfect Pitch Reading Session, 1998
· American Composers Forum Commission Grant/Jerome Foundation, 1997
· ASCAP Standard Awards 1994-2008 etc.
· American Academy of Arts and Letters, Nominated to the Awards Panel 1989,1990,1991
· June in Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
· Music of Our Time, Bloomington, Indiana
· Festival at Sandpoint, Sandpoint, Idaho
· Center Acanthes, Avignon, France Boulez and Nono
· Fromm Foundation Grant ("Meditations and Satires")
· Salerno Scholarship for Graduate Studies (Queens College)
· Aston Magna Music Festival Fellowship

Composition List

Instrumental Works

Symphonic works

Episodes, orchestral piece commissioned by the Minnesota Orchestra for "Extreme Orchestra" concerts Fall 2006, One movement, 5.20

Elements for Orchestra (1987-90) Four movements, 35 minutes,
Available in two orchestrations, one for standard orchestra, one for large orchestra: 6 horns, two harps, 6 percussion, score parts and a tape of Movement 3,4 is available.

Concert Band

Esquisse for Concert Band, (1999),12 minutes, Commissioned by the Augsberg College Band for their Western States tour.

Esquisse 2 for Concert Band, (2000),12 minutes, Commissioned by the Augsburg college Band for their European tour.

Chamber Music

Woodwind Quartet (1980) flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon 10 minutes parts & tape available

Piano Trio (1984) violin, cello, piano 12 minutes parts & tape available

String Quintet No. 2 (1986) string quartet, double bass 13 minutes parts & tape available

Oboe Trio (1990) oboe (dbl. English horn), cello, piano 15 minutes parts & tape available

Trio (1998) commission by Mary Jo Gothmann Trio piano, cello, flute/piccolo 20 minutes

Solo Instruments

I remember the 60's, or was it the 70's? (2006) solo piano 7 minutes, commissioned
by Nikki Melville

Concert work for Double Bass (2005), 20 minuets, commissioned by Peter Loyd.

Fantasy for Piano (1989) solo piano 8 minutes tape available

Solo for Flute (1989) solo flute 10 minutes

Three Movements for Piano, (1986) solo piano, 8 minuets

Study for Flute and Tape (1984) solo flute, electronic tape 5 minutes parts & tape available

Man and Machine 1-20, Solo Bass Improvisations with real time Analog sound processing

Vocal Works

Opera

The Snows of Kilimanjaro, (2001-8), 2.5 hours, after Hemingway, complete, Bass(ossia Baritone), soprano, two pianos. Full orchestra Libretto adapted by Philip Fried,. from the Hemingway short story

The Dungeon of Esmeralda (1992-94)opera in two acts -- two orchestrations chamber ens. (strings, percussion)full orchestra 2 hours piano/vocal score, ensemble score, full orchestra in prep. Text by Philip Fried Amelia's Lament on line at the Classical Lounge

Eurydice, (2003), 25 minutes, Text H.D., Soprano and Chamber Orchestra.

Children's Opera

Lizzie Borden (1991) opera -- any instrumentation, 2 girls, 1 boy, chorus, and a really big axe! Any timing, Text by Philip Fried

Solo Voice and Orchestra

Ancient Texts (1985) soprano, baritone, orchestra 12 minutes parts & tape available
Text by Sappho and other Greek poets.

Chorus

Memories (1980) mixed chorus, piano (2) 10 minutes parts available, Text by Philip Fried

Psalm 51 (1982) -- Corpus Christe NYC mixed chorus 8 minutes parts available

Light Prevails, (1995) SATB, text- Sherry Edgeberg, tonal 5 minutes

Vocal Chamber Music

Four Whitman Songs (1981)(String Quintet No. 1) soprano, string quintet(arr. for soprano, violin, piano) 10 minutes parts available

Meditations and Satires (1985)Fromm Foundation Commission(Revised 1988) soprano, violin, cello, bass, flute clarinet, horn, piano, celesta, harp 15 minutes parts & tape available
Texts by Lao Tzu and Juvenal.

Duet (1996)Phantom Arts Ensemble Commission 2 sopranos, piano 10 minutes piano/vocal score. Text by Mina Loy

Six for Minneapolis (2005), 25 minutes, Text by William Reichard, Soprano or Tenor, and chamber ensemble.

Voice and Piano

Five Songs (1981) mezzo soprano, piano 10 minutes parts & tape available

Lies (1979) soprano, piano 2.5 minutes tape available
Text by Philip Fried.

Wedding Songs (3 songs) (1987) soprano, piano 8 minutes tape available, Text by Saffo and Catullus

Five More Songs, Songs of Love and Water (1990) soprano, piano 13 minutes tape available

Song from Chinese (1992) soprano, piano 3 minutes

Sea Flowers (cycle of 10 songs) (1997)American Composers Forum/Jerome Foundation Commission soprano, piano 20 minutes piano/vocal score, Text by H.D.

Two Songs with William Reichard Texts, 2001, An Alphabet, 5 minuets, L'oiseau, 7 minuets, soprano and piano

Vocal Cabaret Music

Four Satires in Popular Styles (1995) voice, piano 10 minutes piano/vocal score

Songs From a New Delineator (1999):Recipes cabaret style piano/vocal score 15 minuets

Two humorous concert arias in the style of:

Rossini, (2008) 8 minuets

Puccini, (2007) 3.30 minuets

New Yorkers, voice, piano; Text Langston Hughes, (2006) 12 minuets

Harlem Night Song,
New Yorkers
Kid in a Park

Children's Music vocal

(1995-2008)· "Peace Pole" - Sherry Edgeberg, lyrics· "One Hope for the World" (Edgeberg)· "Walk in the Present" (Edgeberg)· "Lobster Quadrille" and “Beautiful Soup” from Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll· "Grandfather I Watched and Eagle" - Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, lyrics unison chorus and piano piano/vocal score; Fishhead and Liver Stew, words and Music by Philip Fried. “Build me a world” Music and words Philip Fried “Fish head and Liver Stew” Music and words Philip Fried

Children's Music Ensemble

Eggs Any Style, Elementary Band, (2007) 4 minuets

My First 12-Tone Piece or Serial Music Isn't Just for Breakfast Anymore, (2002)commission by Fair School, Robbinsdale MN for youth string orchestra and narrator.

Fun Stuff

Wedding March (1995), solo piano or organ,8 minutes

Take Mendelssohn, Wagner and shake and bake!!!

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