Harold Schiffman

Harold Schiffman is Professor Emeritus of Composition in the Florida State University College of Music. He continues to reside in Tallahassee, FL, (winter and spring) and Robbinsville, NC (summer and fall). He presently serves as a member of the Music Advisory Board of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

Premieres

Concertino for Flute and Strings was introduced January 9, 2005, by flutist Lisa Hansen and the North/South Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Max Lifchitz, Christ and St. Stephen’s Church, New York, NY. Alma, a cantata based on poems from Wildwood Flower by North Carolina Poet Laureate Kathryn Stripling Byer and excerpts from the Book of Job and the Song of Solomon, received its premiere on April 15 in a performance by mezzo-soprano Nadine Cheek Whitney, the Florida State University Philharmonia (Alexander Jimenez, conductor), and the Florida State University Singers (Kevin Fenton, director), Florida State University College of Music, Tallahassee, FL.

Performances

Two Country Dances for Lady Jane was performed by pianist Jane Perry-Camp, February 5, 2005, Florida State University Festival of New Music, Tallahassee, FL. Alto saxophonist Harry Bulow presented Fantasy Suite on April 11, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Department of Music, Charlotte, NC. Sonata for Flute and Piano was heard in an April 27 performance by flutist Heather A. Small and pianist Deloise Lima Ohlsson, Florida State University College of Music, Tallahassee, FL.

Recordings

String Quartet No. 1, String Quartet No. 2, and Capriccio for String Quartet; The Auer Quartet; North/South Recordings N/S R1039.

Further Information

• 2003-2004 American Composers Update
• 2001-2002 American Composers Update
• 2000-2001 American Composers Update
• 1999-2000 American Composers Update
• 1998-1999 American Composers Update
• 1997-1998 American Composers Update
• 1996-1997 American Composers Update
• SAI's Composers Bureau Online