Joel Hoffman (composer)
Introduction '''Joel Hoffman''' (born 1953 in Vancouver) is a Canadian/American composer of contemporary classical music and pianist living in New York, New York. Hoffman's music draws much of its richness and variety from such diverse sources as Eastern European folk musics, Chinese traditional music and American bebop, yet these sources seem to be seamlessly woven into a unique musical language that is pervaded by a sense of lyricism and rhythmic vitality.
Biography Hoffman is a son of conductor Irwin Hoffman and violinist Esther Glazer. Hoffman earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Wales and a masters and doctorate from the Juilliard School. His teachers included Elliott Carter, Milton Babbitt, Vincent Persichetti, Alun Hoddinott, Arnold Whittall and Easley Blackwood.For 36 years, he was a professor of composition at the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music and the founder/director of the Music X festival of new music (1996–2011) which was held for the first thirteen years in Cincinnati and for the last three years at the Hindemith Music Centre in Blonay, Switzerland. He was president of Chamber Music Cincinnati (2008–2011), and has directed an annual summer course for composer/performers at the UPBEAT International Music School in Milna, Croatia since 2004 He has been the recipient of many honors from organizations such as the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Columbia University, BMI, ASCAP, and the American Music Center. Hoffman is a 2017 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellow.Hoffman's music is published by Onibatan Music, his own publishing house  Joel Hoffman official website, RAI Com, ECS Publishing (EC Schirmer), G. Schirmer and Vanderbilt Music Company (Lyra Music Co.).
Works This is a list of compositions by Joel Hoffman sorted by genre, date of composition, title, and scoring.'''Genre''''''Date''''''Title''''''Scoring'''Orchestra2009''...repercussions... ''chamber orchestraOrchestra2003''to listen, to hear''full orchestraOrchestra2001''The Smile''full orchestraOrchestra1997''Millennium Dances''full orchestraOrchestra1995''ChiaSso''full orchestraOrchestra1994''Music for Chamber Orchestra''chamber orchestraOrchestra1992''Music in Blue and Green''full orchestraOrchestra1985''Between Ten''full orchestraOrchestra1980''Chamber Symphony''chamber orchestraConducted (non-orchestra)2016''The Dizi in my Life''(alternate version)dizi solo, string orchestraConducted (non-orchestra)2013''The Dizi in my Life''dizi solo, dizi orchestra, 2 violoncelloConducted (non-orchestra)2012''"Party Piece"''(for John Cage's 100th birthday)oboe, bassoon, trumpet, trombonemarimba, vibraphone, xylophoneaccordion, pianoviolin, viola, violoncelloConducted (non-orchestra)2010''Carnivalfinale''piccolo, clarinet, glockenspiel, xylophone2 pianos, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, contrabassConducted (non-orchestra)2004''The Old Machine at Sovereign Hill''intermediate level string orchestraConducted (non-orchestra)2003''Brave Old Mordechai''clarinet, cimbalom, accordionvoice, string orchestraConducted (non-orchestra)1996''L' Chaim Chantata''12-part ensembleConducted (non-orchestra)1990''Reyzele: a Portrait''flute, clarinet, percussion,2 violins, viola, violoncello, contrabassConducted (non-orchestra)1990''Crossing Points''20 solo stringsConducted (non-orchestra)1978''Music from Chartres''2 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trombones, tubaChamber2017''Bitter Lemon Suite''clarinet, violoncelloChamber2017''Xiang He Ge 相和歌''xiao, guitarChamber2017''ei, jauga jauga''clarinet, violoncello, pianoChamber2017''Nautilus 鹦鹉螺''sheng, vibraphone, guzhengChamber2016''sizzle''  ''丝竹''  (alternate version)violin, violoncello, piano, 2 marimbasChamber2016''Beijing Express''piano four-handsChamber2016''Riffs on a Great Life''violoncello, pianoChamber2015''of Deborah, for Deborah''violin, viola, violoncello, harpChamber2015''Huan Song Redux''dizi, fluteChamber2014''Music in Five Parts''flute, viola, harpChamber2013''Osibova Blue''clarinet, 2 violins, viola, violoncelloChamber2012''another time''string quartetChamber2012''Music in Yellow and Green''flute, violin, violoncello, pianoChamber2011''Camino Azul''string quartetChamber2011''five bedtime stories''clarinet, guzhengChamber2011''Piano Trio 4''violin, violoncello, pianoChamber2010''...the first time and the last''version for 10 violoncelloChamber2010''Self-Portrait with Orlando''3 flutesChamber2010''Three for Five''violoncello, string quartetChamber2009''...the first time and the last''version for 4 violoncelloChamber2009''Three Paths''violoncello, pianoChamber2007''passo passo''string quartet, harpsichordChamber2006''6-8-2-4-5-8''flute, clarinet, violin, violoncellopiano, marimbaChamber2006''Arrivi''string quartetChamber2006''Karptet''violin, viola, violoncello, 2 pianosChamber2006''Three Oranges''violin, marimbaChamber2006''Three Snapshots''flute, violoncelloChamber2005''Blue and Yellow''flute, pianoChamber2005''String Quartet no. 3''string quartetChamber2004''Piano Trio 3 on C#''violin, violoncello, pianoChamber2003''Piano Trio 2: Lost Traces''violin, violoncello, pianoChamber2003''Coast to Coast''percussion, mandolin/banjo, violinChamber2003''Portogruaro Quartet''2 pianos, 2 percussionChamber2001''Self-Portrait with JS''string trioChamber2001''Gebirtig Speaks''clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello, pianoChamber1996''Stone Soup''narrator, violinChamber1996''Portogruaro Sextet''clarinet, horn, violin, viola, violoncello, pianoChamber1996''The Music within the Words, Part 1''flute, oboe, violoncello, pianoChamber1996''The Music within the Words, Part 1''alternate version flute, clarinet, bassoon,horn, pianoChamber1996''The Music within the Words, Part 2''viola, violoncello, harp, pianoChamber1995''L' Immensita dell' Attimo''flute, pianoChamber1993''String Quartet no. 2''string quartetChamber1992''Metasmo''percussion trioChamber1991''Cubist Blues''violin, violoncello, pianoChamber1988''26 × 3 for 3 ( and E.C. at 80 )''percussion trioChamber1988''Fantasia Fiorentina''violin, pianoChamber1987''Ricordanza''violoncello, pianoChamber1987''Hancock Trio''oboe, horn, pianoChamber1984''Music for Two Oboes''2 oboesChamber1984''Duo for Viola and Piano''viola, pianoChamber1983''Five Pieces for Two Pianos''2 pianosChamber1982''Music for Trumpets and Strings''2 trumpets, string quartetChamber1982''Sonata for Cello and Piano''violoncello, pianoChamber1981''Nirvana, the Waterfall''soprano, violoncello, pianoChamber1981''Lyric Variations''6 trombonesChamber1980''September Music''contrabass, harpChamber1980Suiteoboe, bassoon, violoncello, contrabass, percussionChamber1980''Three Bagatelles''oboe, bassoon, pianoChamber1980''Divertimento''string quartet, harp, pianoChamber1977''Horn Concerto''horn, clarinet, violin, violoncello, pianoChamber1977''Variations for Four Flutes''4 flutesChamber1977''Bagatelles for harp and piano''harp, pianoChamber1975''Nocturne''violin, pianoChamber1975''Variations''violin, violoncello, harpConcerto2014''sizzle''  ''丝竹''violin, violoncello, dizi orchestra, 2 yunluoConcerto2008''Piano Concerto''piano, orchestraConcerto2007''The Forty Steps''oud, violoncello, orchestraConcerto1998''Self-Portrait with Gebirtig''violoncello, orchestraConcerto1994''Self-Portrait with Mozart''violin, piano, orchestraConcerto1991''reconstruction of Mozart's Concerto''''for Violin, Piano and Orchestra, 1st Movement''violin, piano, orchestraConcerto1986''Violin Concerto''violin, orchestraConcerto1984''Double Concerto''viola, violoncello, orchestraConcerto1978''Triple Concerto''violin, viola, violoncello, orchestraSolo2017''Cat Tales''intermediate pianoSolo2016''AS 8.7.2''pianoSolo2014''Lamipìfona''violoncelloSolo2013''Two Hands and Thirty-four thousand Feet''pianoSolo2012''Amethyst Variations''pianoSolo2011''un petit endroit très profond à l'intérieur de Dante''pianoSolo2010''nine pieces for solo piano''pianoSolo2009''départs''violaSolo2009''flutterby''clarinetSolo2007''Krakow Variations''version for solo violinSolo2007''unaccompanied minor''violoncelloSolo2007''square one''violinSolo2007''unaccompanied minor''violoncelloSolo2004''at what price? ''pianoSolo2004''For Bill''pianoSolo2001''Round Midnight Variation''pianoSolo1999''Krakow Variations''violaSolo1991''each for himself? ''pianoSolo1990''Partenze''violinSolo1986''Hands Down''pianoSolo1982''Sonata for Harp''harpSolo1978''Concert-Study''fluteSolo1978''Concert-Study''pianoSolo1977''Abbassare''violaSolo1977''Concert-Study''violoncelloSolo1975''Fantasy Pieces''pianoVocal2005''Sonnet 22''3-part men's chorus, 2 harpsVocal1995''L' lmmensita dell' Attimo''mezzo-soprano, pianoVocal1987''Sendup, Countdown''SATB chorus + optional pianoVocal1974''Three Englynion''SSATBTheater2002''The Memory Game''opera in three acts
Recordings '''Three Paths.''' Albany Records.Includes:*''Three Paths''*''Nine pieces for solo piano''*''...the first time and the last'''''Self Portrait'''. Albany Records.Includes:*''Sonata for Cello and Piano''*''unaccompanied minor''*''Self-Portrait with Gebirtig''*''Karpet'''''Piano Trios'''. Albany Records.Includes:*''Piano Trio No.1: Cubist Blues''*''Piano Trio No.2: Lost Traces'' *''Piano Trio on C-Sharp'''''Cubist Blues'''. Gasparo Records.Includes:*''Piano Trio No.1: Cubist Blues''*''String Quartet no. 2''*''Fantasia Fiorentina'' *''Sonata for Cello and Piano'''''Chinese Bamboo Flute Orchestra'''. China Record Corporation.Includes Joel Hoffman: ''The Diz in my life'''''Bravo Orkester'''. Zalozba Kaset in Plosc.Includes Joel Hoffman: ''Self-Portrait with Gebirtig'''''The American Experience'''. Milken Archive of Jewish Music.Includes Joel Hoffman: ''Self-Portrait of Gebirtig'''''American Piano'''. Gasparo Records.Includes Joel Hoffman: ''Fantasy Pieces'''''Music by Hale Smith, Sheila Silver, Joel Hoffman.''' CRI Recordings.Includes Joel Hoffman: ''Duo for Viola and Piano'''''Soliloquy'''. Koch International.Includes Joel Hoffman: ''Partenze'''''Premiere Chamber Works'''. Centaur Records.Includes Joel Hoffman: ''Music for Two Oboes'''''Americans!'''. Stradivarius.Includes Joel Hoffman: ''Each for Himself?'''''America.''' VDM Records.Includes ''Blues and Yellow'''''Tum-Balalayke'''. EMA Records.CD of traditional Jewish Songs; Joel Hoffman, piano and arranger
References * http://www.joelhoffman.net/* http://ccm.uc.edu/about/villagenews/faculty/joel-hoffman-retirement.html* http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/classical-music/sdut-la-jolla-music-society-summerfest-hoffman-2015aug01-htmlstory.html* http://www.milkenarchive.org/artists/view/joel-hoffman/* http://www.pytheasmusic.org/hoffman_joel.html* https://musicalics.com/en/node/98997
External links *  Joel Hoffman official website*  MusicX festival website*  University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music website*  Chamber Music Cincinnati website