Short bio Alice Shields
Full biography Alice Shields
Alice Shields is a renowned composer known for her powerful writing for live and electronically transformed voices as well as her moving compositions for instruments. She has written works using electroacoustic technologies since 1963 and is considered one of the pioneers of electronic music.
Shields' opera Criseyde, which she re-wrote in Chaucer's medieval English as a heroic feminist tale , has been performed by the New York City Opera singers and orchestra. Additionally, she has written stand-alone music for dance and vocal music, including chamber music.
Shields has presented lectures on music and was a composer-in-residence at The Santa Fe Opera from 2001 to 2003. She has written articles on compositions and has been involved in various research projects. In addition to her accomplishments in music, Alice Shields is also recognized as an accomplished business leader within global organizations.
Overall, Alice Shields is a multidimensional composer with a diverse range of compositions and achievements to her credit.
Compositions featuring Alice Shields
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrielle, for solo violin | 12:04 min | Chamber Music | 2004 |
| 2 | Vegetable Karma | 14:44 min | Electronic/Computer Music | 1999 |
| 3 | Apocalypse, an Electronic opera | 67:51 min | Opera | 1993 |
| 4 | The Transformation of Ani, for voice & tape | 9:04 min | Vocal Music | 1970 |
| 5 | Dust | 28:17 min | Electronic/Computer Music | - |
| 6 | Komachi at Sekidera, for voice, flute & koto | 11:56 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 7 | Shenandoah | 26:19 min | Electronic/Computer Music | - |
Albums featuring Alice Shields
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Shenandoah - Three Electronic Works(CD, Album) | 2004 | Albany Records |
| 2 |  |
Dora Ohrenstein / Thomas Ades • Francis Poulenc • Henry Purcell • William Bolcom • Alice Shields • Lee Hoiby – Restless Spirits(CD, Album) | 2001 | Koch International Classics |
| 3 |  |
Apocalypse - An Electronic Opera(CD, Album) | 1993 | Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI) |
| 4 |  |
Roger Reynolds / Arthur Kreiger / Alice Shields – "...The Serpent-snapping Eye" / Variations On A Theme By Davidovsky / Coyote(LP, Stereo) | 1984 | Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI) |
| 5 |  |
John Donald Robb / Jack Behrens / David Gilbert / Alice Shields – 13 | 1976 | Opus One |
| 6 |  |
Frank Martin (3) / Alice Shields / Gerasimos Tsandoulas - Johana Arnold – L'Amour De Moy / Trois Chansons De Noël / Six Songs From Poems Of Pablo Neruda / Elià(LP) | - | Opus One |
| 7 |  |
John Cage, Stuart Smith (2), David MacBride, Alice Shields – Gageego(LP, Album) | - | Opus One |
Videos featuring Alice Shields
Alice Shields - Coyote, for tape (1981)
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John Cage: Credo in US (1942)
John Cage (1912-1992): Credo in US, for percussion quartet (including piano and radio or phonograph) (1942).
Giancarlo Simonacci, pianoforte
Antonio Caggiano e Gianluca Ruggeri, percussioni
Federico Scalas, radio e fonografo.
Cover image: texture.
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