Prized Composers

Paul Chihara

Personal Website:

http://www.paulchihara.com/

 

Awards:

American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Prize (1979)

Guggenheim Fellowship (1976)

 

Compositions for Winds:

Mambo Cane (“Mambo Madness”) (1996) for Wind Ensemble

Forever Escher (1995) for Saxophone Quartet and String Quartet

The Beauty of the Rose is in its Passing (1976) for Bassoon, 2 Horns, Harp, and Piano

Dances at a Gathering (unknown) for Solo Violin, Solo Cello, and Wind Ensemble