Winter Dance Steps 2014
Career Chronology
Presently Resides and paints in the “House of Symphonies,” Santa Fe, New Mexico
2016 One Man Show, Phil Space, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1984-Present Sold internationally from private gallery and by commission.
June 2005 One Man Show, Susan Swartzberg Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
April 2004 Program speaker and One Man Show, La Musica, Sarasota, Florida
April 2003 One Man Show, La Musica, Sarasota, Florida
1988 “Symphonia for One Dancer” performed:
Taos Spring Arts Festival, New Mexico
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
Development of dance choreography, based upon a single dancer’s
control of musical score through dance movements following the
interpretation of seven large paintings.
1970-1984 “Art Scores” Paintings
Development and performance combining painting with original musical
compositions.
1984 “House of Symphonies,” a creation of a four thousand square foot
acoustical structure containing the performance and scoring in unique
graphic musical languages for more forty-nine symphonies.
1983 Exhibition – Santa Fe Arts Festival, NM
1982 One Man Show – The Loft Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1981 One Man Show – Cicchinelli Gallery, New York City, NY
1980 Three day festival for the performance of “Art Score” Paintings, NYC, NY
One Man Show – Cicchinelli Gallery, New York City, NY
One Man Show – Washington Square Church Gallery, NYC, NY
1953-1988 Composer of over two hundred works including one opera and three
symphonies. The music has been performed the United States, Canada,
Europe and South America.
1960-1978 Cofounder and Associate Director, The Society for the Performance of
Contemporary Music
Conducted over one hundred-fifty concerts of contemporary and avant
garde music in both Europe and the United States.
1968-1969 Lecturer, Computer composition for music, improvisation and musical
aesthetics. Lectured at numerous universities and colleges, including
Smith, L.S.U., Kent State, Spelman, and Morehouse.
1966-1968 Post-doctorate of research and developing sound systems for computer
music. PDP-6 Artificial Intelligence Center, Stanford University, CA
1960-1968 Stanford University M.A., Doctor of Musical Arts, Ph.D. Acoustical Physics
1955-1960 Bard College B.A. Music
1960-1978 Composer/conductor, International Society for American Composers.
1967 Resident Composer, Marlboro Music Festival, Vermont
1964 Newberry Scholarship
1963 Ojai Festival Student Composition Award, Ojai, California
1962 Honorary Performance, San Francisco Conservatory, CA
1960-1966 Leland Smith, Stanford University, California
1960 & 1961 Stanford Humanities Prize, Stanford University, California
1955-1957 Paul Nordhoff, Bard College, New York
1954 Roger Sessions, Princeton, New Jersey
1950-1954 Milton Babbit (Pulitzer Prize Winner, 1982), New York, NY