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The Music of Michael Gilbertson
Michael Gilbertson [ b. 1987 ], a native of Dubuque, Iowa, is a graduate of The Juilliard School and Columbia University, and is currently in post-graduate studies at Yale University. His notable teachers have included Samuel Adler, John Corigliano, Robert X. Rodriguez, and Michel Merlet. Gilbertson's works have been programmed by ensembles including The Juilliard Orchestra, the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, the Grand Rapids Symphony, the Cedar Rapids Symphony, the Dubuque Symphony, the DuPage Symphony, the Flint Symphony, the Rockford Symphony, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, and the Galesburg Symphony. Gilbertson's commissioned works have been premiered at many notable venues including the Klementinum in Prague and at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Gilbertson's work has earned numerous awards and recognitions, including awards from ASCAP in 2006, 2007, and 2009, a Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and a major scholarship from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. His recent orchestra work, titled Vigil, was named the recipient of the 2007-08 Palmer-Dixon Prize, awarded by the Juilliard composition faculty for the 'most outstanding' work composed by a student during the year.
His music has been heard on WQXR's Young Artists' Showcase, 2005 and 2011 broadcasts of "Hodie" by the Flint Symphony Orchestra & Chorus on WJRT-TV 12 and Michigan PBS, and a 2006 performance of his Hodie by the Anderson University Orchestra and Chorus was televised nationally on PBS stations and internationally on EWTN. His music was also used in the documentary Rehearsing a Dream, which was nominated for an Academy Award in 2006.
Original Compositions
REFLECTIONS ON RUSHMORE
by Michael Gilbertson
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| Description: | This suite was the first musical tribute to one of this nation's most cherished monuments. Designed for maximum flexibility for subscription or pops, indoor or outdoor, it is composed in a very accessible and crowd-pleasing style. |
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| Instrumentation: | 2 (2 d picc)/2/2/2 - 4/3/3/1 - Timpani, 3 percussion, and strings |
| Duration: | approximately 9 minutes. |
| Cost: | $250 Rental only. |
HODIE
by Michael Gilbertson
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| Description: | A new work by the winner of the 2003 Iowa Composers Forum Student Competition. This original piece by a remarkable young composer exudes a freshness and energy sure to delight your audiences as well as your performers. |
| Comments: | "... a startlingly original piece -- a setting of the ancient Latin text, "Hodie" by a young composer, Michael Gilbertson -- was a jaw dropper featuring the Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus, skillfully led by its director, Pearl Shangkuan. The young composer from Iowa is 21 years old now, but he appears to have absorbed that many musical styles and more when he wrote this piece at age 15." - Jeffrey Kaczmarczyk | The Grand Rapids Press |
| Instrumentation: | 2[2nd dbl picc]-2-2-2 4-3-2-1 Timp, perc, harp, and strings + SATB chorus. |
| Duration: | 5:40 |
| Cost: | $250 Rental Only. Includes 50 chorus Books. Extra books are available at 25¢ each. |
BEHOLD THE SAVIOR
by Michael Gilbertson
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| Description: | With text by Susan Swift, this new and glorious work for chorus and orchestra evokes a portrait of the angels singing on high at the birth of Christ in Bethlehem. A truly stirring and inspiring work. |
| Comments: | Co-Premiered by The Dubuque Symphony and The Rockford Symphony December, 2011 |
| Instrumentation: | 2+Picc/2/2/2 - 4/3/3/1 - timp + 3 perc, harp and strings with SATB chorus |
| Duration: | 4:25 |
| Cost: | $200 Rental Only. Includes 50 chorus Books. Extra books are available at 25¢ each. |
NIGHT OF ANGELS
by Michael Gilbertson
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| Description: | Based on a compilation of texts by Sarah Teasdale and John Milton, Night of Angels tells the story of the shepherds on the night of Christ's birth, describing their humility, reverence, and sense of wonder. The work is intensely lyrical throughout, and reaches an exalted climax with a Gabrielli-like fanfare. |
| Comments: | Premiered by The Rockford Symphony on Dec. 13, 2008 |
| Instrumentation: | 2+Picc/2/2/2 - 4/3/3/1 - timp + 3 perc, harp and strings with SATB chorus |
| Duration: | 5:30 |
| Cost: | $190 Rental Only. Includes 50 chorus Books. Extra books are available at 25¢ each. |
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