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RUSSELL NADEL (US) I believe that music should be fresh, logical, and beautiful, in the words of my teacher Harold Boatrite. I strive for an organic sense of flow and continuity in my works, regardless of style or mood, and generally utilize a great deal of counterpoint in my works. I enjoy writing for a variety of ensembles and in a variety of styles, ranging from overtly Romantic to serial and everything in between. Whatever style I am writing in, though, I nearly always attempt to keep a singing, vocal line in the melody. RUSSEL NADEL graduated from the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Maryland, in 2006, having earned Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in music composition and a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education. While at Peabody, he primarily studied with Dr. Bruno Amato and Dr. Harlan Parker. Most recently, the Vancouver Chamber Choir (BC), directed by Maestro Jon Washburn, and the Woodbridge Flute Choir (VA), directed by Debbie Gilbert, have both commissioned original works from Mr. Nadel. Four Haiku (2007), a cappella settings of poems written by Japanese masters Basho, Buson and Issa, received its premiere in May 2007 in Vancouver under Maestro Washburn’s baton, and Euphony will receive its premiere in Virginia in October under Ms. Gilbert’s direction. Recent awards include the 2006 Madge Cathcart Gerke Music Education Scholarship of the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation, Second Prize in the 2006 Virginia Carty DeLillo Composition Competition, the Mu Phi Epsilon Sterling Senior Achievement Award for 2005, and the 2005 Peabody Alumni Association Award. Mr. Nadel’s sextet Dodici was recently selected by the Bakersfield, CA Symphony to be featured on their 2006 New Directions Concert Series, and his chamber winds work Five Scenes for Ten Players won the Mu Phi Epsilon Original Composition Contest for 2005 and received Second Prize in the Prix d’Été X (2005). Other notable awards include Second Prize in the Eighteenth Annual APSU Young Composer’s Competition (2004), a 2004 Peabody Development Grant, First Prize in the 2003 Vancouver Chamber Choir Young Composers’ Competition (University category), and Second Prize in the Prix d’Été VIII (2003). Mr. Nadel was also the 2003 winner of the Peabody Camerata Student Composer Contest. Mr. Nadel is currently teaching K-6 general music and chorus at Mount Vernon Woods Elementary School in Alexandria, VA. www.russellnadel.com |
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