Prized Composers
Bernard Rands
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Awards:
Pulitzer Prize (1984): Canti del Sole
American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Award Winner (1983)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1982)
Compositions for Winds:
Unending Lightning (2010) for Wind Ensemble
Prism (Memo 6b) (2008) for Saxophone Quartet
Brass Quintet (1997)
Ceremonial (1993) for Wind Ensemble
étandre (1973) for Double Bass Solo, Flute (Alto Flute), Clarinet (Eb, Bass Clarinet), Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion, Electric Organ, Violin, Viola, Cello
Metalepsis II (1971) for Mezzo-Soprano, Small Chorus, 2 Flutes (Piccolo/ Alto Flute), Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, 3 Percussion, Celesta, Electric Organ, 2 Harps, Piano