Heather Schmidt (b. 1975) : Piano Concerto No. 4 "Phoenix Ascending" (2005) **MUST HEAR**

Heather Schmidt (b. 1975) (Canada)
Piano Concerto No. 4 « Phoenix Ascending » (2005) *MUST HEAR*
Pianiste : Heather Schmidt
Dir : Mario Bernardi

1- Soaring (8.56)
2- Blazing Fire (4.36)
3- From the Ashes (13.50)

On collectionCB2 and collectionCB3 we can also listen to Heather Schmidt’s « Piano Concerto No. 1 » (1997), « Cello Concerto » (1998), « Prelude for Hamilton » (2002), « "Light and Shadow" double concerto for viola, horn and orchestra » (2003), « Concerto No. 3 for piano and String orchestra » (2003) and « Symphony No. 1 "Manufactured Landscapes" » (2005).

Heather Schmidt began studies in piano and composition at the age of 4, and composition at the age of 5. She pursued double majors in piano performance and composition throughout her musical education. She studied at Juilliard in New York City and at Indiana University, where, at age 21, she became the youngest student to receive a Doctor of Music degree.
Since these formative years she has received numerous accolades, including a nomination for the prestigious "Juno" award, the Canadian equivalent of the "Grammy", in the category of "Best Classical Composition."
As a virtuoso soloist, she received First Place in the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition, and First Place, the Audience Choice Award, and the Maestro's Choice Millennium Foundation Award at the Canadian Concerto Competition.
Other composition awards include three consecutive Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) Awards, SOCAN Composer Awards, the Zwilich Prize in the International League of Women Composers Competition, the Juilliard Composers Competition, and the Dean's Composition Prize at Indiana University.
Majors works :
« Phantoms », for string quartet (1995)
« Broken Columns », for harp solo and flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, and bass (1995)
« Efflorescence », for orchestra (1996)
« Sinfonia » (1996)
« Piano Concerto No. 1 » (1997)
« Serenade for string orchestra » (1998)
« Cello Concerto » (1998)
« Piano Concerto No. 2 » (2001)
« Delphinidae », for flute, clarinet, harp and string quartet (2001)
« Prelude for Hamilton », for orchestra (2002)
« Flute Concerto » (2003)
« Piano Concerto No. 3 » (2003)
« Light and Shadow », Double concerto for viola and horn with orchestra (2003)
« Petra : The Awakening of Myth », Suite No. 1 and Suite No. 2 (2004)
« Oceanus », for violin, cello and piano (2004)
« Symphony No. 1 "Manufactured Landscapes" » (2005)
« Piano Concerto No. 4 "Phoenix Ascending" » (2005)
« Night Rainbow », for Solo Piano (2007)
« Lunar Reflections », for orchestra, or for violin, cello and piano (2008)
« Centaurus A », for two pianos, four hands (2008)
« Tides and Eternity », for String Orchestra (2008)
« Jupiter Borealis », for orchestra (2008)
« Cassandra Prophecies », Concerto for saxophone quartet and orchestra (2009)
« Piano Concerto No. 5 "Ammolite" » (2009)
« Piano Concerto No. 6 "Mythos" » (2009)

To better know the Canadian composer Heather Schmidt / Pour mieux connaître la compositrice canadienne Heather Schmidt :
http://www.heatherschmidt.com/

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