STANLEY FRIEDMAN
COMPOSER
STANLEY'S compositions have been premiered by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the Memphis Symphony, lʼEnsemble Intercontemporain, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Chamber Music Society, the Northwestern University Orchestra, the Wilma Smith Quartet (Australia), the Spanish Brass, the Italian WonderBrass, the Canadian Brass and by major soloists and ensembles at music festivals world-wide. He is a 4-time winner of the International Trumpet Guild Composition Prize. His solo trumpet work SOLUS has become a world success, with multiple CD recordings and programming on recitals and trumpet competitions in many countries. Friedmanʼs first opera HYPATIA, premiered in concert at the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts, earned praise as “orchestrally impressive and lyrically quite rich” (NZ Opera news). Friedman was identified as “...a significant new opera composer.”
After earning a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in composition at the Eastman School of Music, Stanley Friedman began a performing career that has included principal trumpet positions with the New Zealand Symphony, the Israel Philharmonic, the Hong Kong Philharmonic and other orchestras. He also has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and recorded for motion pictures, television and commercial CDs. His solo CD, “The Lyric Trumpet” (ODE), was honored as “Best Classical Recording” by the New Zealand Music Awards.
Stanley Friedman has taught at Victoria University (NZ), Tel Aviv University, the Interlochen Arts Academy, the University of Mississippi and other institutions. A Yamaha Trumpet Artist, Friedman tours internationally, conducting and soloing in his compositions and presenting master classes at universities and conservatories in Europe, Australasia and the USA.
WORKS
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HYPATIA
Grand opera for 6 solo voices, chorus, dancers and orchestra; pub. AsherRoseMusic
Opera scenes recorded LIVE at the New Zealand International Festival of the Arts; soloists from the Australian Opera, the Wellington Opera Chorus, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; the opera dramatizes the final days of the great female scientist Hypatia, assassinated in 415 CE while trying to prevent the burning of the Great Library of Alexandria
The Archbishop Cyril stirs his congregation against Hypatia | 8.22
Hypatia and Orestes sing of their love | 4.58
Hypatia is accosted and abducted by Cyril’s followerS | 4.39
Act IV, Scenes iii-v; MURDER & LUX AETERNA:
Hypatia is accused of witchcraft and is killed; Cyril orders a cover-up; Hypatia’s followers grieve and Cyril’s rejoice as the Library burns | 17.38
“...Hypatia is dynamite! It's surely going to be one of the best-loved operas of our time!”
“…a significant new opera composer”
“…Orchestrally impressive and lyrically quite rich”
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KOLOT SHKETIM / Silent Voices
20.00
Holocaust memorial tone poem
Instrumentation: 2,1 2,1 2,1 2,1; 4331; timp, perc, hp, pno; stgs
LIVE performance by the Northwestern University Orchestra, conducted by Victor Yampolsky; dedicated to those whose voices were silenced by the Holocaust
Published by AsherRoseMusic, distributed by Subito Music Corp.
RECORDING | 20.00
HYPATIA SUITE
16.00
Overture
Entr’acte
Abduction
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra reading session, conducted by S. Friedman
RECORDING (ABDUCTION DANCE) | 4.39
SYMPHONY No. 1: A DIVINE SYMMETRY
20.00
CONCERTO GROSSO
18.00
Pasadena Chamber Orchestra commission
“…full of dramatic surprises... Totally American, totally original…"
CLASSICAL CONCERTO in C
for Trumpet & Orchestra
20.00
Excerpts: Ryan Anthony rehearses with Grand Junction Symphony, conducted by Kirk Gustafson. This is a a newly composed work entirely in late Classical style.
EXCERPT 1 | 2.25
EXCERPT 2 | 1.00
EXCERPT 3 | 1.20
REGENESIS
Commissioned by Opera Memphis for Israel-at-50 celebration concert
“…the sensation of a momentous occasion and an ensuing journey.”
SCORE AND PARTS
EXCERPT | 7.00
Rehearsal by Memphis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by S. Friedman
The THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF
A new version of the classic tale THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF for storyteller and orchestra. Performance may include narrator, actors, dancers, puppets or mimes; see also version for Brass Trio.
SCORE AND PARTS (ORCHESTRA)
SCORE AND PARTS (CHAMBER)
1. The Billy Goats’ Cha-cha (midi) | 2.40
2. The Troll Beneath the Bridge (midi) | 2.38
3. The Troll’s Comeuppance (midi) | 3.44
THREE IMAGES OF ABRHAM LINCOLN (Symphony No. 2)
for orchestra
RECORDING (midi)
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CHAMBER CONCERTO
for fl, cl, b-tbn, solo trumpet, perc, pno, vln, vla, vcl
LIVE performance at John Donald Robb Composers' Symposium, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque; March 29, 2017; musicians of the New Mexico Philharmonic and the University of New Mexico: John Marchiando (trumpet/piccolo trumpet), Valerie Potter (flute/piccolo), Tim Skinner (clarinet/Eb clarinet), Carter Jackson (bass-trombone), David Felberg (violin), Kim Fredenburgh (viola), David Schepps (cello), Tzu-Feng Liu (piano), Scott Ney (percussion); conducted by Chad Simons
RECORDING | 26.15
MONUMENT
Dance variations for clarinet, trumpet, tuba, piano, percussion; Confederate monuments cast ominous shadows
Recorded by The Sojourners: clarinetist Mike Bartnik, trumpeter Matthew Swihart, tubist Jason Ladd, pianist Rochard Jeric, percussionist Gustavo Miranda; conducted by S. Friedman
RECORDING | 19.05
THE BITTER AND THE SWEET
for clarinet, trumpet, piano, percussion; commissioned and recorded by Pastiche Chamber Ensemble
SIBLING REVELRY
for flute, clarinet, piano
B’SHERTAH
for clarinet, trumpet & piano
Featuring Allison Satterwhite (clarinet), Robert Wollenberg (trumpet), and Laurel Black (piano)
RECORDING featuring Allison Satterwhite (clarinet), Robert Wollenberg (trumpet), and Laurel Black (piano) | 7.48
HINENI
for clarinet, trumpet & piano; ITG Composition Prize
STOVETOP METAPHORS
for violin, viola, cello, piano
QUARTET FOR STRINGS
Wilma Smith and Rebecca Chan, violins; Christopher Moore, viola; Svetlana Bogosavljevic, cello; LIVE performance at Scotch College, Melbourne, Australia; Wilma & Friends; Australian Cultural Fund
RECORDING | 23.36
OF SUMMERS GONE
for violin, clarinet, piano; also version for flute, clarinet, piano
Memphis Symphony musicians clarinetist Rena Feller, violinist Wen Yih You and Interlochen Arts Academy pianist Susan Snyder
RECORDING | 15.10
PRELUDE, FUNK AND FUGUE
for basson, harpsichord, strings; PRIZM Ensemble; feat. Lecolion Washington, bassoon
RECORDING | 9.29
SPIN THE PAINTED PONY
for flute, cornet & organ: Caroline Treybig, flute; Joel Treybig, cornet; Andre Risinger, organ
RECORDING | 6.20
JERUSALEM FUGUE
for horn & strings
COME KEEP ME LONELY
for flute, bass clarinet, percussion, piano, strings
PITTER - PATTER (AND OTHER CHARMS)
for brass quintet + piano
THE BREMEN TOWN MUSICIANS
for woodwind quintet + narrator/actors/dancers
LA MUSIQUE MODERNE
for flute, clarinet, trumpet, percussion, strings
RECORDING (midi) | 12.09
IN TIME'S SHADOW
for clarinet, violin, cello, piano
RECORDING (midi) | 9.00
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A TWIST IN THE WIND
Commissioned by CBDNA consortium of 10 universities
RECORDING by University of Memphis Wind Ensemble; Kraig William, conductor | 19.30
HEART OF DARKNESS
Commissioned by the University of North Carolina, Greensboro
18.00
CLASSICAL CONCERTO in Bb for Trumpet & Wind Band
[Version of Classical Concerto in C for Trumpet & Orchestra]
(See also under Trumpet Recital Works, CLASSICAL SONATA)
Recording: S. Friedman, trumpet + midi
MVT. 1 | 5.58
MVT. 2 | 5.25
MVT. 3 | 4.19
A CONSECRATION AT GETTYSBURG
commissioned by University of Louisville in memoriam Michael H. Tunnell
(also version for solo trumpet & piano)
RECORDING (midi) | 12.18
SCATTER THE DARKNESS
Kyle & Melissa Millsap commission
(see also version for trumpet & organ or piano)
RECORDING by Kyle Millsap, trumpet and Meeyoun Park, piano | 15.25
DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE MEASURES
1. Desperate Times, Desperate Measures (midi)
2. Petrichor (midi)
3. Supercell (midi)
15.00
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Cantata SOJOURNER TRUTH
Commissioned by Nicholls State University
for soprano (Classical/Gospel), clarinet, trumpet, tuba,piano, percussion; Soprano Valerie Francis, clarinetist Michael Bartnik, trumpeter Matthew Swihart, tubist Jason Ladd, percussionist Dieter Schodde, pianist Shane Anderson; Trinity Artist Series, March 05, 2017; Trinity Episcopal, New Orleans; 5 movements
COMPLETE RECORDING | 30.00
PROMOTIONAL PRESENTATION #1 | 5.00
PROMOTIONAL PRESENTATION #2 | 20.00
SOJOURNER TRUTH CONCERT LIVE from the University of Mississippi (2/24/2019),
featuring soprano Valerie Anne Jones Francis, pianist Shane Anderson, clarinetist Michael Mike Bartnik, trumpeter Matthew Swihart, tubist Jason Scott Ladd, percussionist Gustavo Miranda.
THREE SPIRITUALS
00.30 Lord, How Come Me Here, arr. Curenton-Simpson
04.30 Watch and Pray: Undine Moore
08.53 Set Down Servant: Undine Moore
11.20 Lecture, Sojourner Truth
Cantata SOJOURNER TRUTH
25.00 1. I Told the Lord I Wanted Two Names
31.20 2. Bound for Freedom
35.27 3. Ain't I a Woman
43.08 4. Forty Years a Slave
48.40 5. Rock This Nation
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY
Setting of Lord Byron for soprano, muted trumpet, violin, cello, harp, percussion;
also version for soprano, trumpet, piano; published by Editions BIM, Switzerland; recorded on Ode Records, New Zealand #1327
RECORDING | 6.36
“…erotically charged Scriabin-like harmonies and ecstatically arching vocal lines”
MORAVIAN CANTATA
(2 versions) for soprano & 3 antiphonal brass quartets or SATB choir, brass quintet, organ
25.00
FAME’S PENNY-TRUMPET
Poem by Lewis Carroll; for soprano, trumpet, piano
LIVE PERFORMANCE, featuring University of Mississippi faculty Nancy Balach, soprano and John Schusselin, trumpet; I. Ye Little Men; II. Who Preach of Justice; III. Shadow on the Sun | 15.25
BLOW YE WINDS
for bass voice & piano
6.00
TO CANAAN’S LAND
for high voice and piano
6.00
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LA PITTURA
Solo Trumpet & brass quintet; 1993 ITG Composition Prize
RECORDING by Eric Aubier & The Spanish Brass | 13.12
RECORDING by Stanley Friedman (trumpet) and the Memphis Symphony Brass Quintet | 14.00
THE HYDRA, VANQUISHED
for large brass & percussion ensemble
For the CancerBlows Foundation; Ryan Anthony, President
Premiered and recorded by Imperial Brass with guest trumpet soloists Tom Rolfs (Boston Sym), Mike Sachs (Cleveland Orch), Chris Martin (New York Phil); conducted by Stanley Friedman
MORAVIAN CANTATA
for soprano & 3 antiphonal brass quartets; Commissioned by Jeffrey Reynolds & the Moravian Church of California
VERSION for SATB choir, brass quintet, organ
25.00
DELOSIAN DREAMS
for large brass & percussion ensemble; commissioned by Blechcircus/Austria
EXCERPT: Austrian Brass+percussion ensemble BLECHCIRCUS performs Delosian Dreams (Mvt. III: Lord Of The Golden Light) by Stanley Friedman (conducted by Friedman) in Bregenz, Austria | 1.42
CONCERTO FOR BRASS
for large brass ensemble; commissioned by New Brass Directions/Belgium
SCORE AND PARTS | 20.00
performed by New Brass Directions, Belgium
MVT. 1: Storm Song | 5.53
MVT. 4: Morning Song | 5.23
PARODIE III
for solo trumpet, solo tuba + brass quintet
Performed by Thomas Stevens, trumpet; Roger Bobo, tuba; Dallas Symphony brass principals;
RECORDING | 8.04
“…engaging sonorities and provocative rhythms…”
PARODIE VII
for solo tuba, double brass trio, 2 percussion; Thomas Stevens commission for l’Ensemble Intercontemporain
10.00
THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF
for horn, trombone, tuba (See also version for orchestra)
MVT. 1 | 2.40
MVT. 2 | 2.44
MVT. 3 | 3.56
THE PARASAUROLOPHUS WALTZ
for brass septet; trombone feature
THE DARK SIDE OF THE SUN
for low brass quartet
FANFARE 1983
for brass choir
FANFARE 1984
for brass choir
ALPINE LAKES
for 4 horns; commissioned by American Horn Quartet
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PARODIE (PARODIE I)
New Louisville Brass Quintet Prize
PARODIE V: CHINA VARIATIONS
ITG Composition Prize
ODD MAN OUT
ZEPHYR DANCES
versions for brass quartet or quintet
SCORE AND PARTS (Quartet)
SCORE AND PARTS (Quintet)
FOUR FREILACHS
Klezmer tunes arranged for brass
Performed by SONUS Brass
LA PITTURA
for Solo Trumpet & brass quintet; 1993 ITG Composition Prize
PERFORMANCE by Eric Aubier & The Spanish Brass | 13.12
PERFORMANCE by Ryan Anthony
The Spanish Brass perform LA PITTURA
Stanley Friedman & Memphis Symphony Brass perform LA PITTURA
SPANISH DANCES
2003 ITG Composition Prize; commissioned by Louisville Brass
20.00
VARIATIONS ON THE RAG
6.00
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SOLUS
for solo trumpet; ITG prize
Performed by Ole Edvard Antonsen
ALBUM: Stanley Friedman: “The Lyric Trumpet” Ode Records #1327 | 9.40
LAUDE
for solo trumpet; ITG Commission
“…an unusually effective solo…"
SONATA for Trumpet & Piano
(1995); University of Memphis/David Spencer commission
Performance by Eric Berlin and Nadine Shank
1. Vivo | 5.14
Mvt. 2-3 | 9.04
ALBUM by Michael H. Tunnell
SONATA #2 in F minor (Romantic) for Trumpet & Piano
24.00
CLASSICAL SONATA in C or Bb
for Trumpet & Piano; contemporary work in late-18th-early 19th-Century style; 3 movements; 4 versions: Concerto in C (orchestra), Sonata in C (piano red.), Concerto in Bb (wind band), Sonata in Bb (piano red.)
A CONSECRATION AT GETTYSBURG
for trumpet & piano; see under Wind Ensemble
MURMURATIONS
for two trumpets & pre-recorded midi noises; Kyle & Melissa Millsap commission
SCATTER THE DARKNESS
for trumpet & organ; see also version for Wind Ensemble; Kyle & Melissa Millsap commission
Performance by Kyle Millsap, trumpet and Meeyoun Park, piano
PERFORMANCE by Kyle Millsap, trumpet and Meeyoun Park, piano | 15.25 ALBUM
SONATINE for trumpet & harp
OLD TRICKS FOR A NEW DOG
for flugelhorn
ALBUM | 4.00
SKIDROCOCO
for flugelhorn (or trumpet or corny da caccia) & piano; Michael Tunnell commission
ALBUM | 5.00
VARIATIONS ON A LIMITED PITCH FIELD
6 concert etudes for trumpet
SIDEWINDER
for solo trumpet
DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY
duets for trumpet & flugelhorn; Commissioned by Kyle & Melissa Millsap
1. A Dynamic Duo
2. Amoroso
3. Aliyah
4. The Last Word
AN OLD MAN AND A C
for trumpet & percussion
SHALOM, SALAAM, PEACE
for 2 trumpets, organ
ALBUM by Kyle and Melissa Millsap
POEM FOR A FALLEN HERO
for solo trumpet; commissioned by Radio New Zealand
PERFORMANCE by Mario Pérez, solo trumpet | 3.00
FANFARE, 1985
for trumpet & horn
TEN VARIATIONS
for 2 trumpets (or horns or clarinets)
FOUR ETUDES
for trumpet (or Horn or Clarinet)
TRUMPETS OF SOLOMON
for 2 two trumpets or multiples (4, 6, 8, etc.)
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ARTEMISIA SKETCHES
for clarinet
FREELANCE DANCE
for flute & harpsichord/keyboard
RECORDING by Bart Feller, flute; Linda Mark, harpsichord | 3.23
SONATA for Clarinet & Piano
Performed by Rena Feller, cl & Tom Bryant, pno
MVT. 1 | 7.15
MVT. 2 | 3.55
MVT. 3 | 4.42
MVT. 4 | 3.52
ALIYAH FOR MAX
for flute & clarinet; also version for trumpet & flugelhorn
MEYN ZIS KIND
for clarinet & piano; written for Stephen Wachtel, in memory of Jennye Friedman
PERFORMANCE by clarinetist Rena Feller and pianist Susan Snyder; Rhodes College, Memphis; 03/26/2018 | 7.30
THUMBARENA
for Eb clarinet & piano
PERFORMANCE by clarinetist Rena Feller (Memphis Symphony) and pianist Tom Bryant (Rhodes College); at Rhodes College, Memphis; November, 2015 | 6.00
PAYING THE PIPER
for piccolo and harpsichord/keyboard; commissioned by Regina Helcher Yost
TEN VARIATIONS
for 2 trumpets (or horns or clarinets)
FOUR ETUDES
for trumpet (or Horn or Clarinet)
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BOOKS AND LYRICS BY SAM STIFFL
TEPID
The magical tale of a fairytale princess who turns everything to room temperature
10 solo singer/actors, chorus, dancers, med. pit orchestra
RECORDING (midi)
13.8 BILLION
A triptych for 6 singing actors that asks, "If we are created in God's image, what does that say about God?"
RECORDING (midi) | 51.58
REVIEWS AND ENDORSEMENTS
Regenesis, [conducted by composer Stanley Friedman] combines sustained dissonant string chords with a recurring bassoon theme...and progresses to a busy polyphonic texture, with banter between woodwinds and brasses... The piece suggested the sensation of a momentous occasion and an ensuing journey.
— Memphis Commercial Appeal on Opera Memphis Salutes Israel at Fifty.
[On Parodie III] ...His music creates engaging sonorities and provocative rhythms... The ingenious trumpet and tuba solos call for a specialized form of dexterity and tonal production and received expert service from Thomas Stevens and Roger Bobo
— Los Angeles Times
...Songs from Porgy and Bess brought moments of musical magic. The (Christchurch, NZ Symphony) offered accompaniments of commendable sensitivity and tonal richness. [Conductor] Stanley Friedman ably directed the players through a sparkling delivery...
— The Christchurch Press (New Zealand)
...Friedman had been commissioned by the ITG to write a new work ...Given the success of his widely acclaimed Solus, he had seemed a most logical choice. This new work LAUDE… is an unusually effective solo... It constantly demands the listener's attention.
— ITG Journal
His new Concerto Grosso skillfully joins classical and baroque ... Ideas and forms with a strictly contemporary musical language. ... Full of dramatic surprises... Totally American, totally original...
— Pasadena Star News
Trumpeters know Friedman especially due to his SOLUS, but with his SONATA #2 IN F-MINOR he demonstrates a depth knowledge of the Romantic language and fills a gap that was empty until now in the Romantic repertoire for trumpet.
— Domingo Lagomazzini (Trumpetland)
My recent graduate recital in partial fulfillment toward a certificate in trumpet performance featured Friedman's SONATA #2 IN F-MINOR for Trumpet & Piano. It is challenging without being stupid difficult. The lowest regions of the trumpet's range share equal billing with the upper register. Although slightly over 20 minutes, it is organized such that the audience doesn't lose interest. Lastly, it is a joy to play. I look forward to performing another of his works.
— Stephen P. Cohen (Computer scientist; trumpeter)
Hearing Tristan William’s performance of Stanley Friedman’s SOLUS at ITG2009 was a revelation. The combination of extraordinary musical performance artistry with a piece that challenges and inspires was a true revelation to me. Tristan’s realization of this wonderful work highlighted its true theatrical character and created an opportunity to fully appreciate the value and importance of contemporary composition and performance.
— Brian Evans, President, International Trumpet Guild; Australian Opera & Ballet Orchestra
(Friedman is] ...a significant new opera composer. Undoubtedly a dramatic plot... Glorious...melodies, communicating directly and making the dramatic points with an ease that is welcome.
— The Dominion (New Zealand)
...Hypatia is dynamite! It's surely going to be one of the best-loved operas of our time. ...your Music not only capitalizes on all the opportunities the story provides but goes beyond that to be just wonderful music in its own right. Few composers have shown me such ability to write music which is clear and expressive in its harmonic shadings while at the same time fresh and personal.
— Dr. Donald Freund, Indiana University
...The most significant performance of the 1992 festival. Hypatia followed a more traditional pattern, as befits a classical subject, with set pieces that studied states of mind, with time for things to evolve. Hypatia comes across as well-made.. Orchestrally impressive and lyrically quite rich.
— New Zealand Opera News
I have had a real, strong emotional shock listening to… [Hypatia]. You have a great talent.
— Jean-Pierre Mathez, BIM Publications, Switzerland
The fullest example of what the voice is capable of was provided by Stanley Friedman's She Walks in Beauty... It has erotically charged scriabin-like harmonies and ecstatically arching vocal lines delivered with effortless beauty.
— The Dominion (New Zealand)
Friedman is a significant composer of our time. One of his latest works, MEYN ZIS KIND, embracing klezmer motifs for clarinet and piano, is especially moving and exquisite.
— Dr. Stephen Wachtel (klezmer artist; Professor of Genetics, University of Tennessee, ret.)
Stanley Friedman’s first QUARTET FOR STRINGS is awesomely good - engrossing to work on and really fun to play. We were thrilled to be able to give its World Premiere performance in Melbourne, Australia. The audience loved it too!
— Wilma Smith (Concertmaster, Melbourne Symphony & New Zealand Symphony, ret.)
I've been fortunate to play a lot of great music in my career but there is one particular solo I always keep going back to as a favorite... LA PITTURA.
CLASSICAL CONCERTO should be a standard in our repertoire. Filling a void, Stanley created a piece worthy of our rep next to Haydn and Hummel - except even more hummable melodies!"
THE HYDRA, VANQUISHED is a very serious piece of music that captures the emotion and strength needed for life's hardships - thankfully with the brilliance of this music all listeners and performers are given 'hope'.
— Ryan Anthony, The Ryan Anthony Foundation / CancerBlows, President / Artistic Director; principal trumpet, Dallas Symphony; former member of Canadian Brass