by Mikhail Bulgakov, which involves a dog transforming into a citizen of 1920s Moscow as a result of a doctor's experiments. The partially aleatoric orchestral writing is intended to be the voice of Stalin, and uses quotes from Carmen, La traviata and Don Giovanni for comedic effect. He was also a skillful composer of smaller works, including many for chamber ensemble and solo piano as well as orchestral writings. Bergsma died in Seattle of a heart attack, at the age of 72. Selected works Gold and the Señor Commandante (1940-41), ballet (also 9-movement suite) The Fortunate Islands (1947), string orchestra Tangents (1951), piano A Carol on Twelfth Night (1954), orchestra The Wife of Martin Guerre (1956), opera A Desk for Billie (1956) (score for educational film) March with Trumpets (1956), band Concerto for wind quintet (1958) Chameleon Variations (1960) orchestra Fantastic Variations on a Theme from Tristan and Isolde (1961), viola and piano In Celebration, (1963), orchestra Violin Concerto, (1965), violin and orchestra The Sun, the Soaring Eagle, the Turquoise Prince, the God (1968) Choir The Murder of Comrade Sharik (1973), opera Symphony no. 2, "Voyages" (1976), mezzo-soprano, chorus, and orchestra Viola Concerto (1978) The Voice of the Coelacanth (1981), horn, violin, and piano Variations (1984), piano References James P. Cassaro and Kurt Stone: "William Bergsma". Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy. Accessed 24 May 2005. (subscription access). James P. Cassaro: "William Bergsma". Grove Music Online (OperaBase), ed. L. Macy. Accessed 24 May 2005. (subscription access). Worldlinkpages.com: William Bergsma, accessed 24 May 2005 William Bergsma: UW Composer of International Renown, accessed 24 May 2005. "Obituary: William Bergsma". (March 21, 1994). Associated Press. External links The Contemporary Group Program for a Memorial Concert in Honor of William Bergsma Official site Two Interviews with William Bergsma, August 9, 1986 and August 8, 1987 Overview page for William Bergsma papers, 1941-1986 "William Bergsma Collection", Sibley Music Library, Eastman School of Music 1921 births 1994 deaths 20th-century classical composers 20th-century American composers 20th-century American male musicians American classical composers American male classical composers American opera composers Male opera composers Eastman School of Music alumni Juilliard School faculty Stanford University alumni University of Washington faculty Pupils of Howard Hanson Pupils of Bernard Rogers