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Sessions, Roger (Huntington)
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Sessions, Roger (Huntington) (
b Brooklyn, NY, 1896;
d Princeton, NJ, 1985). Amer. composer and teacher. Began mus. studies early and wrote opera at age of 13. Mus. faculty Smith Coll., Northampton, Mass., 1917–21, studying privately with Bloch. Became ass. to Bloch at Cleveland Inst. of Mus., 1921–5. Lived in Florence, Rome, Berlin 1927–33. His first sym. (1927) perf. Boston 1927 and at ISCM Fest., Geneva, 1929. Taught Boston Univ. 1933–5, Princeton Univ. 1935–45; prof. of mus., Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, 1945–51; prof. of mus., Princeton, 1953–65. Taught at Juilliard Sch. 1965–85. Pupils incl. Babbitt, Imbrie, and Diamond. Sessions's mus. has been described as ‘constructively eclectic’, drawing on the chief 20th-cent. influences but retaining a serious individual stamp. Author of several books, and tireless champion of contemporary mus. Prin. works:
OPERAS:
Lancelot and Elaine (1910);
The Trial of Lucullus (1947);
Montezuma (1941–63).ORCH.: syms.: No.1 (1927), No.2 (1944–6), No.3 (1957), No.4 (1958), No.5 (1964), No.6 (1966), No.7 (1967), No.8 (1968), No.9 (1975–8); vn. conc. (1930–5, with orch. without vns. and with 5 cl.);
Idyll of Theocritus, sop., orch. (1953–4); pf. conc. (1956);
Divertimento (1959–60);
Rhapsody (1970); conc. for vn., vc., and orch. (1971);
Concertino (1972);
Concerto for Orchestra (1979–81).CHAMBER MUSIC: str. qts.: No.1 (1936), No.2 (1951); 3 vn. sonatas (1916, 1953, 1981 (unfinished)); pf. trio (1916); solo vn. sonata (1953); str. quintet (1957–8); 6
Pieces for vc. (1966);
Canons, str. qt. (1971).CHORAL:
Turn, O Libertad, ch. and 2 pf. or orch. (1944); Mass (1955);
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, soloists, ch., orch. (1964–70).PIANO: 3 sonatas (1927–30, 1946, 1964–5);
From my Diary (1937–9);
5 Pieces (1975);
Waltz (1977–8).
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The Correspondence of Roger Sessions.
Magazine article from: Notes; 3/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...resulted in three publications: Roger Sessions and His Music (Ann...music; Conversations with Roger Sessions (Boston: Northeastern...and The Correspondence of Roger Sessions, letters to and from...influence he was overshadowed, Sessions rarely seemed charismatic or...These ...
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ROGER SESSIONS: SYMPHONIES 6, 7, 9 AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA, DENNIS RUSSELL DAVIES, CONDUCTOR Argo
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/4/1996; ; 482 words
; Informed musicians consider Roger Sessions (1896-1985) America's greatest...American orchestras. Several of Sessions' 9 symphonies were given prestigious...you are in the hands of a master. Sessions said he wrote his orchestral music...
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WILLIAM BENNETT, OBOE; SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY JOHN HARBISON: OBOE CONCERTO; SYMPHONY NO. 2; ROGER SESSIONS: SYMPHONY NO. 2 London
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/12/1994; ; 593 words
; ...Second Symphony and the Second Symphony of his teacher, Roger Sessions. The Second Symphony, linked tone-poems depicting...and unforgettable passages Harbison has composed. The Sessions Symphony is very much of its period; the harmonic idiom...
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Venus and Roger Move On: Nighttime Session Wrap-up.
Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY); 8/26/2008; 322 words
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Environmental toxins induce intracellular responses of airway epithelium through reactive species of oxygen and nitrogen. (Roger S. Mitchell Lecture)(Session 3)(The Thomas L. Petty 38th Annual Aspen Lung Conference: Environmental Lung Disease, Exposures and Mechanisms)
Magazine article from: Chest; 3/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; Pulmonary disorders and diseases, including asthma, ARDS, emphysema, and asbestosis have been linked to and exacerbated by inhalation of environmental pollutants such as ozone, oxides of nitrogen, and particulates. Airway epithelia are in a particularly vulnerable location with respect to these
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Police sergeant completes training course ; Yee recognized for attending 2-week session at Roger Williams
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 12/19/2008; 362 words
; ...recognized for completing a two- week command training course at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. Yee participated in...part of the Justice System Training and Research Institute at Roger Williams and is conducted in partnership with the New England...
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Coaching for the perfect team Coaching is the latest initiative to help firms develop their employees' skills and potential. Roger Trapp limbers up for a session with the corporate guidance gurus
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/30/1998; ; 700+ words
; Not so long ago, coaching was something that was restricted to the sporting arena. Coaches were people who could bring out the best in athletes, with a few achieving remarkable results. But, in keeping with the business world's fondness for military and sports analogies, it is creeping into
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Dr. Roger Hershline, Founder of CureHIV, Inc. and Global Humanceuticals, Inc., Hosting Fifth Session of the International HIV/AIDS Programs at the World AIDS Day in China, 2006.
PR Newswire; 11/29/2006; 657 words
; ...government has kindly invited Dr. Roger Hershline to host the Fifth Session of the International HIV/AIDS...AIDS Day in China, 2006. Dr. Roger Hershline will present insight...the Chinese believe that Dr. Roger Hershline's speech at the...
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ROGER NORIEGA PARTICIPATES IN A LIVE WEB QUESTION-AND-ANSWER SESSION
News Wire article from: Political Transcript Wire; 7/12/2005; 700+ words
; ...STATE DEPARTMENT JULY 6, 2005 SPEAKER: ROGER F. NORIEGA, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE...Live with Assistant Secretary of State Roger Noriega. He is looking over the questions...myself, so indulge any errors, please. Roger Noriega. Sabino from Costa Rica -- Dear...
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ADVISORY/Roger Williams Partners With GRAMMY Foundation to Conduct Interactive `GRAMMY Sessions'.
Business Wire; 12/5/2000; 689 words
; ...artist and legendary entertainer Roger Williams hosts "GRAMMY Sessions...his second PBS special, "Roger Williams: Pop Goes the Ivories...music itself. Past "GRAMMY Sessions" have been hosted by artists...ages. WHAT: Recording artist Roger Williams will take Parkway...the-scenes at "GRAMMY ...
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Roger Sessions
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Roger Sessions 1896-1985, American composer and teacher, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Sessions was a pupil of Horatio Parker at Yale...Copland he organized (1928) the Copland-Sessions Concerts for contemporary music. In 1935...
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Roger Huntington Sessions
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Roger Huntington Sessions The works of the American composer Roger Huntington Sessions (1896-1985) are characterized...individual character. He was also an influential teacher. Roger Sessions was born December 28, 1896, in Brooklyn, New...
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Sessions, Roger (Huntington)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Sessions, Roger (Huntington) ( b Brooklyn, NY, 1896; d Princeton, NJ, 1985...1965–85. Pupils incl. Babbitt, Imbrie, and Diamond. Sessions's mus. has been described as ‘constructively eclectic...
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Sessions, Roger
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Sessions, Roger (1896–1985) US composer whose complex and highly individual works include a Violin Concerto (1935), eight symphonies...
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McGuinn, Roger
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
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