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高爾文

1976-1980

美國佐治亞大學音樂學士,主修作曲及長號
1977,1983 美國艾斯本音樂節作曲課程
1983 美國賓夕凡尼亞大學作曲碩士;師隨喬治.克倫姆、喬治.羅奇伯格及理察.維尼克
1982-1986 美國芝加哥大學新音樂合奏團助理總監
1987 美國芝加哥大學博士(作曲);師隨拉爾夫.沙皮及舒拿米茲.韋恩
1984-1985 美國芝加哥大學敲擊樂合奏團總監
1985-1989 美國芝加哥哥倫比亞學院科學系導師
1971-1975 美國西北大學音樂學院助教
1987 美國芝加哥大學 FM/MIDI 研習班導師
1987-1989 美國芝加哥大學校外課程部導師
1987 美國芝加哥大學音樂系導師
1988-1989 美國芝加哥特保羅大學音樂院導師
1989- 香港浸會大學音樂及藝術系副教授
1990-1991 香港演藝學院音樂學院客席講師
1992-1997 香港浸會大學作曲課程主理
1993-1994 香港浸會大學音樂碩士副課程主任
1994-2000 香港浸會大學音樂文學士學位課程主任
1995-1997 美國印堤諾根中心夏季藝術課程作曲及理論講師
1998 香港浸會大學音樂及藝術系處理系主任
2000- 香港浸會大學作曲課程主理


曾獲獎項

2001

美國維珍尼亞州占士麥德臣大學第二十一屆現代音樂節客席主題作曲家

2001 《我祖父的加淋巴琴》於美國國家電聲音樂協會會議中演出
2001 《暗花園》於作曲家協會第三區會議中演出
2000 《祭》於作曲家協會第七區會議中演出
1998 《祭》於作曲家協會第三區會議中演出
1995 《精神先知之夢》於作曲家協會第五區會議中演出
1992 《貓拍擊》獲敲擊藝術協會國際作曲比賽大型敲擊樂合奏組首獎
1988 《回憶的心室》在美國弦樂教師協會/美國音樂教育家會議中演出
1987 《第一弦樂四重奏》獲美國大學作曲家協會作曲比賽首獎
1985 《難題》於美國大學作曲家協會第五區會議中演出


主要作品
管弦樂

A Jazz Funeral (2005) 8' 
     for Symphonic Band
A Descent Into the Maelstršm (1990) 12'
The Ventricle of Memory (1987) 8'
     for 3 solo vn & string orchestra
Music for a Tranquil Moment (1980) 8'25"
Sinfonietta (1980) 7'30"


室樂
Three Fugues and a Dirge for Richard III (2008) 20'
     for Woodwind quintet
Politics, Money, Music (2005) 9'  
     for brass quintet

Dark Gardens (1999) 23'30"
     for 2 ob, Eb cl, 2 Bb cl, bass cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tp & 3 tb
Ecstasy Of The Waters (1998) 13'
     for pf (4 hands)
Reflections (1996) 7'
     for 5 tb
Dreams of a Spirit Seer (1993) ca. 20'
     for 4 perc
String Quartet #1 (1986) 18'20"
Coronach (1985) 6'40"     
     for 8 tb
Scampata #3: Fantasia and Bolero (1984) 13'
     for bass tb & perc
Scampata #2 (1983) 16'20"
     for tp, tb & pf (4 hands)
Scampata #1 (1983) 4'     
     for hn & tb
Abschiedslied (1982) 8'30"
     for 6 tb
Lament of the Sea Kings (1982) 10'
     for 8 db, echo device & amplification
Romantic Suite (1981) 18'
     for 4 tb, also version for 2 tp, hn, tb & tuba
Threnody for Brass Ensemble, Percussion and Piano (1979) 10'30"
     for 4 hn, 3 tp, 3 tb, baritone horn, tuba, timpani & 3 perc
Cat Spanking: a Fantasy for Percussion (1979) 8'20"
     for 8 perc & pf
Divertimento for Woodwind Trio (1978) 9'50"
     for ob, cl & bn
Fanfare for the Celebration of the Dead (1978) 1'40"
     for 6 tb
Three Haiku (1977) 10'     
     for 2 db & 2 perc
Fantasy (1976), revised (1987) 5'45"     
     for 4 tb & tuba

獨奏曲
Bitter Wind (2007) 12'
     for
Zephyros trumpet, piano
the crystalline architecture of loss (2003) 21'
     for Grand pedal harp

Palidromes for piano (2002) ca. 12'
Chants, Waves, Mutations for euphonium (2001) ca. 7'
Conundrum for piano (1983) 25'
Lament for piano (1981) 2'30"
A Game of Chants for trombone (1981) 2'20"
Capriccio for trombone (1977) 4'15"

聲樂/合唱
Sing Unto the Lord a New Song (2000) 5'     
     for SATB choir
America's Going to the Dickens! (1995) 3'40"     
     for medium voice & pf
The Maidens (1993) 5'     
     for solo female voice
Since Feeling is First (1993) 7'     
     for solo male voice & mixed choir
Chinese Baby Asleep (1991) 3'     
     for 4-part women's Chorus
Disappearances: Five Songs on Texts by Mary Ann Coleman (revised) (1991) 35'     
     for mezzo-soprano, cl/bass cl vn, vc, pf & 2 perc
The Witness (1989) 8'40"     
     arrangement for mezzo soprano & tape
Four Sonnets of Shakespeare (1978) 12'15"     
     for bass-baritone & pf
Psalm 131 (1978) 2'     
     for SATB Choir


電子音樂
Rainbows, Halos, Glories (2009) 10'    
     for fixed media
Listening to the World (2007) 6'30"
     for fixed media
My Grandfather's Kalimba (1996) 10'30"
     for tape; realized on Korg 01W, Ultraproteus & Yamaha TX802
Rite (1992) 15'
     for Korg 01W, Yamaha DX7, Yamaha TX802 (2 players); computer, perc (1 player), conductor & 3 dancers; also version for perc & tape
Intervention (1986) 2'
     for Yamaha DX7, 2 Yamaha TX7's, & Yamaha CX5M computer
Electronic Essay #2 (1984) 5'
     realized on Serge modular synthesizer and Buchla 200 series synthesizer
Electronic Essay #1 (1983) 5'10"
     realized on Buchla 200 series synthesizer

實驗音樂
September Variations (2002) variable (60')
     for various combinations of performers in various media
Prophecies for a New Millennium (2000) variable (60')
     for various combinations of performers in various media
Improvisations Approaching the Millennium (1998) variable (15')
     for 2 vn, 2 vc, fl, 2 cl, euphonium, yangqin, pf & 4 perc
In Memoriam John Cage (1992) variable
     for bowed pf, crystal glasses, tam-tam & percussive sounds
Lacrimosa (1992) variable
     for 2 fl, 2 cl, ob/perc, vc, 2 pf (8 hands) & 2 perc
NEWSPAPER PIECES (1990) variable
     for various combinations of performers

劇場音樂
Music for the play Einstein's Blues by Peter Stambler (1996-97)
     North American Quodlibet: The Song of Lost Interests    4'40"
     The Immigration Blues    3'
     Ballad of the Buffalo    3'20"
     The Bagatelle of Judicial Betrayal    5'
     The Conflict of Interest Rag    3'30
     The Song Of Paradoxes    4'
     The Economic Migrant Blues    4'10"
     Opera Buffa: Preemptive Nutials    7'
     The Post-Nuptial Agreement Aria    2'50"
     The Self-Inflicted Moral Blues    4'10"

唱片目錄
A Jazz Funeral on Postcard from Singapore (2005) Mark Custom Recording 6034 MCD
My Grandfather’s Kalimba (2004) Innova Records
Conundrum on Contemporary Eclectic Music for the Piano, vol. 7 (2003) New Ariel Recording AE007

出版刊物
A Jazz Funeral. Maecenas Music, 2008.
Rite. Theodore Presser Co., 2004.
A Descent Into the Maelström for orchestra. Theodore Presser Co., 2001.
Abschiedslied and Reflections for trombone ensemble. Nichols Music, 2000.
Cat Spanking: A Fantasy for Percussion. C. Alan Publications/McClaren Press, 1994.
The Ventricle of Memory. The Teacher-Composer Alliance of the American String Teachers Association, Chicago-Area Chapter, 1988.
Capriccio for solo trombone. Crown Music Press, 1986.

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