Draft:Robert Honstein

Robert Honstein (b.1980) is an American composer based in Irvington, New York. He was the recipient of the 2023 Andrew Imbrie Award in Music[1], presented by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is Program Director and Faculty of Concert Music Composition at NYU, Steinhardt.[2]

Selected Works

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Orchestra

  • Juvenalia (2019) for solo percussion and orchestra[3]
  • Rise (2014) for orchestra
  • Night Scenes from the Ospedale (2011)[4]

Chamber Music

  • Love Me While I'm Here (2023), a ballet for seven instruments
  • Continuous Interior (2022) for vibraphone and string quartet
  • Evergreen (2020) for percussion duo
  • Soul House (2017) for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello
  • Down Down Baby (2016) for percussion duo or percussion quartet
  • The Great Marsh (2016) for string quartet
  • Conduit (2014) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion
  • Arctic (2013) for string quartet
  • We Choose to Go to the Moon (2011) for soprano and cello or viola
  • Patter (2009) for violin, cello, and percussion (Versions for piano and marimba OR version for marimba trio)

Solo Works

  • Lost and Found (2018) for prepared marimba
  • Middle Ground (2016) for violin and live processing
  • Hymning (2016) for solo marimba
  • An Economy of Means (2016) for prepared vibraphone[5]
  • Orison (2015) for cello and electronics

Discography

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  • The Real Charlie Chaplin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2023) - [Up in the Attic Records]
  • Lost and Found (2023), featuring New Morse Code, Michael Compitello, and Tigue - [New Focus Recordings]
  • Middle Ground (2021), featuring Kate Stenberg - [ Other Minds (organization) ]
  • Soul House (2020), featuring Hub New Music - [ New Amsterdam Records ]
  • An Economy of Means (2018), featuring Doug Perkins and Karl Larson - [New Focus Recordings][5]
  • Night Scenes from the Ospedale (2015), featuring the Sebastians - [Soundspells Productions]
  • RE:you (2014) - [New Focus Recordings]

Awards and nominations

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American Academy of Arts and Letters

  • 2023 Music Award Winners: Awarded the Andrew Imbrie Award in Music[6]

News and Documentary Emmy Awards

References

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  1. ^ "Andrew Imbrie Award in Music – Citation". artsandletters.org.
  2. ^ "Robert Honstein Composition (Concert Music), Program Director – Citation". steinhardt.nyu.edu.
  3. ^ "Albany Symphony Premieres Juvenalia – Citation". wamc.org. 7 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Vivaldi After Dark: The Sebastians Night Scenes from the Ospedale – Citation". icareifyoulisten.com. 11 February 2015.
  5. ^ a b "A Vibraphone Workout With A Tinfoil Twist – Citation". npr.org.
  6. ^ "2023 Music Award Winners Press Release". 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. ^ "News and Documentary Emmy Awards Nomination Announced". 28 July 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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