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Aether
2010, for oboe and string trio
Wavelets
2010, for guitar trio
Accretion
2010, for percussion quartet
The Conjecture
2007, for piano trio
Duet for Low Strings
2006, for cello and double bass
Strange Attractor
2005, for mandolin and guitar
Cello Cycles
2004, for solo cello
Still Life with Dance
2001, for pipa, shakuhachi and cello
Variations
2000, for flute, clarinet, cello, marimba, piano
Five Pieces for String Quartet
2000, revised 2009
Houses of Cards
2008, arranged for solo clarinet
1999, for alto flute
Vaudeville Kaleidoscope
1998, for large chamber ensemble
Chamber Suite
1998, for flute, oboe, violin, cello, piano, and percussion
Portrait of a Moment
1996, for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Alphabeticon
2011, for laptop ensemble (6 to 8 players)
Vessels
2010, for two wine glasses and digital audio processing
Microtonal Salutation
2010, for microtonally tuned pianos, vibraphone and digital audio
Regeneration
2009, for Theremin cello and synthesizers
Toys in the Playroom
2008, for noisemakers and live digital processing
Planetary Landscape
2008, 2-channel audio
The Somnambulist
2007, for piano and digital audio
Autocello
2006, 2-channel audio
Gongular Intermatrix
2005, for 6-channel audio (also 4- and 2-channel versions)
Stochasm
2004, for solo violin and live digital audio processing
Onomatopoeia
2002, for Cello and tape
Folding into White
1999, for flute, oboe and digital audio
Triptych
1998, for alto saxophone and digital audio
Afterimages
2004, mezzo-soprano, flute, viola, harp
Original text by the composer
Three Emily Dickinson Songs
2000, soprano, clarinet, percussion, piano and cello
A Place of Wisdom
1993, basso profundo and string quartet
Text from the book of Job
Reaching
2004, SATB
Texts by Emily Dickinson
Puzzle Canon Receipts of The Forme of Cury
2007, SATB
Texts from a middle English manuscript of recipes
A Christams Quodlibet
ca. 1996, SATB
Variations on an Idea
1996
Solfeggio: 50 invertible canons for mixed voices
2005
Puzzle Canon Receipts of the Forme of Cury
2005
Cetera: ten puzzle canons on the Goldberg ground
2005
Seventeen puzzle canons
in progress / in flux
Timothy Dwight Edwards is a composer, scholar and educator. His music has been described as having "a sense of purposeful direction that kept us anxious to hear what would happen next" (Chicago Sun Times), and has been performed by numerous ensembles including the Lincoln Trio, the New York Virtuoso Singers, Ensemble Dal Niente, Eighth Blackbird, Pinotage, CUBE Ensemble, Duo Ahlert & Schwab, the Contemporary Chamber Players, the West Village Chorale, and the Chicago Chamber Collective. His chamber and electronic music has been presented at many concerts and festivals including the SIU Outside the Box festival (2008, 2009), The Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011), Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in Sweden Festival, Stockholm, Sweden (2007), Sonic Impact at the Museum of Contemporary Art (2006), Eurofest Zupfmusik in Bamberg, Germany (2006), the 15th Annual Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival (2006), Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Art (2006), the North American Saxophone Alliance Conference 2006, Electronic Music Midwest (2005, Kansas City), and the BGSU New Music and Art Festival (2004), Ragdale Fellowship (2004), New Music DePaul (2004).
He has wide ranging experience in the classroom, having taught at the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst prior to joining the faculty at Columbia College Chicago. At Columbia he has taught in both the Music and the Audio Arts and Acoustics Departments. This experience has included courses on music theory, analysis, orchestration, history and composition as well as MIDI, computer music, and digital recording theory and production. Currently he teaches on the faculty of the Department of Music.
As a Technology Fellow at Columbia College Chicago through the Center for Teaching Excellence, he has participated in collaborations with other faculty and facilitated the creation of new software for Macintosh and Windows to teach rhythm dictation (2004), digital audio concepts (2009) and psychoacoustics (2010), and created online music theory practice drills (2011). He has also developed software for exploring the monochord, for emulating analog synthesizers, for complex audio processing applications in live performance, and for teaching the alphabet to toddlers.
His exploration of formal processes and canon in music analysis has led to research in the puzzle canons of Johann Sebastian Bach. His article “The Royal Theme’s Hidden Symmetry: In Defense of the Concise Solution to the Augmentation Canon in J. S. Bach’s Musical Offering” was published in BACH Journal (vol. 31, no. 1, 2010).
He graduated magna cum laude with Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Amherst College, where he studied composition with Lewis Spratlan, and won the Arion Award for creative achievement in music. He also holds a Master of Music degree in African American Music and Jazz Composition and Arranging from the University of Massachusetts. There his compositions and arrangements for big band have been performed numerous times. Edwards' studies in music composition brought him to Chicago for doctoral studies where his teachers were Ralph Shapey, Shulamit Ran, John Eaton, and briefly Andrew Imbrie.
Dr. Edwards is chair of the Chicago Composers' Consortium, a member of the Society for Electroacoutic Music in the United States, The Society of Composers Incorporated, the College Music Society, the Society for Music Theory, the American Bach Sociey and the Riemenschneider Bach Institute.
Vessels, for wine glasses and live digital processing (four channels)
performed by the composer
An intimate evening with the chicago composers' consortium
Curtiss Hall, Chicago
October 29, 2011
Alphabeticon, for laptop ensemble (6 to 8 performers)
performed by C_LEns
New Sounds at Katarina’s
Chicago
October 25, 2011
Vessels, for wine glasses and live digital processing (two channels)
performed by the composer
Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States National Conference
University of Florida, Frost School of Music
January 22, 2011
Stochasm, for violin and digital processing
performed by Tiffany Sevilla on violin and the composer on digital processing
New Music Green Mill
Chicago
June 4, 2011
Aether on Earth, for oboe, violin, viola and cello
dal niente
Chicago Composers' Consortium
Sherwood Community Music School
Chicago, IL
February 11, 2011
Vessels, for wine glasses and live digital processing (six channels)
performed by the composer
Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States National Conference
University of Florida, Frost School of Music
January 22, 2011
Wavelets, for guitar trio
The Avanti Guitar Trio
Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) national conference
Music Institute of Chicago
Evanston, Illinois
November 11, 2010
Stochasm, for violin and live digital processing
Tiffany Sevilla, violin; the composer, processing
Tiny Mahler Orchestra
Heaven Gallery
Chicago, IL
October 24, 2010
-- and --
Columbia College Recital Hall
Chicago, IL
October 23, 2010
Accretion, for percussion quartet
Southern Illinois University Percussion Group, Ron Coulter, director
Illinois State University
Bloomington, IL
April 24, 2010
-- and --
Sherwood Conservatory
Chicago, IL
April 23, 2010
Onomatopoeia, for cello and tape
Erica Lessie, cello
Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) national conference
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, Minnesota
April 10, 2010
Accretion, for percussion quartet
Southern Illinois University Percussion Group, Ron Coulter, director
Outside the Box festival
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL
March 29, 2010
Microtonal Salutation, for percussion, microtonal pianos and electronics
Ben Sutherland, percussion, Sebastian Huydts, piano
CUBE Ensemble
Sherwood Conservatory
St. Cloud, Minnesota
March 30, 2010
Onomatopoeia, for cello and tape
Erica Lessie, cello
Sherwood Conservatory
St. Cloud, Minnesota
March 14, 2010
Regeneration, for theremin cello and electronics
Erica Lessie, theremin cello
Chicago Composers' Consortium
Cyber Victorian Parlor Concert
4933 N Oakley
Chicago, IL
Monday, May 11, 2009, 6:00 pm
Triptych for alto saxophone and digital audio
Andrew Carpenter, alto saxophone
4802 N. Broadway
Chicago, IL
Sunday, May 3, 2009, 2:00 pm
Houses of Cards (1999, 2007)
Eric Mandat, clarinet
Humanities Center
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison, WI
Wednesday, April 17, 2009, 3:15 pm
Onomatopoeia, for cello and electronics
Elizabeth Start, cello
Outside the Box Festival
Fusion
Carbondale, IL
Saturday, April 11, 2009, 7:00 pm
Onomatopoeia, for cello and electronics
Erica Lessie, cello
Columbia College Chicago
Concert Hall
Chicago, IL
Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:00? pm
Triptych for alto saxophone and digital audio
performed by Andrew Carpenter
ECSW, University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago
Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 1:00 pm
Puzzle Canon Receipts of the Forme of Cury for chorus, SATB (2007)
performed by the New York Virtuoso Singers, Harold Rosenbaum, director
Pre-concert discussion with the composers at 2PM
St. Ignatius Episcopal Church
552 West End Avenue
New York, NY
Sunday, January 11, 2009, 3:00 pm
Toys in the Playroom for noisemakers and live digital processing (2008)
performed by the composer
Chicago Composers' Consortium
Columbia College Chicago Recital Hall
Chicago, IL
Saturday, November 22, 2008, 7:00 pm
Conjecture
performed by the Lincoln Trio
Columbia College Chicago Recital Hall
Chicago, IL
Sunday, April 27, 2008, 2:00 pm
The Somnambulist for piano and digital audio
performed by pianist Lawrence Axelrod, and
Planetary Landscape II for 2-channel digital audio
Outside the Box SIUC New Music Festival 2008
Old Baptist Recital Hall
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL
Monday, April 14, 2008, 7:30 pm
Houses of Cards (1999, 2007)
Eric Mandat, clarinet
Outside the Box SIUC New Music Festival 2008
Old Baptist Recital Hall
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL
Sunday, April 13, 2008, 7:30 pm
The Conjecture (2006)
ISU faculty piano trio: Sarah Gentry, violin, Adriana Ransom, cello, and Tuyen Tonnu, piano
2008 College Music Society Two Greats Super-Regional Conference
Composers' Concert
Center for the Performing Arts Auditorium
Illinois State University
Bloomington/Normal, IL
Saturday, March 29, 2008, 7;30 pm
Houses of Cards (1999, 2007)
Eric Mandat, clarinet
Swedish American Musem Center
5211 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL
Sunday, November 18, 2007, 7pm
Reaching for SATB chorus
performed by The New York Virtuoso Singers, Harold Rosenbaum Music Director and Conductor
"Be Glad Then, America!"
The winning compositions from the 3nd annual Choral Composition Competition
2:00PM: Pre-concert discussion with the composers
St. Ignatius Episcopal Church
552 West End Avenue
New York, NY
Sunday, October 28, 2007, 3:00 pm
Stochasm for violin and digital processing
performed by Tiffany Sevilla on violin and the composer on digital processing
Musicircus
Chicago Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
Sunday, October 7, 2007, 1:00 pm
Onomatopoeia, for cello and electronics
Erica Lessie, cello
Chicago Composers Forum
Music + Art series
Zhou B Center for the Arts
Chicago, IL
Friday, May 18, 2007, 8pm
The Somnambulist for piano and digital audio
performed by pianist Lawrence Axelrod
Society for Electroacoustc Music in Sweden Festival
Nordamerikansk långhelgfestival bland vårblommorna
Fylkingen
Stockholm, Sweden
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Strange Attractor for mandolin and guitar
performed by duo Ahlert & Schwab
Studio für Neue Musik
"strange attractors and beyond"
Musik-Forum München
Versicherungskammer Bayern
Munich, Germany
Monday, April 30, 2007
The Somnambulist for piano and digital audio
performed by pianist Lawrence Axelrod
CUBE Contemporary Ensemble
Columbia College Chicago Recital Hall
Chicago, IL
Friday, March 30, 2007
Planetary Landscape II for 4-channel digital audio
Quadrophonic Conclave at the Green Mill
Chicago, IL
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Stochasm for violin and digital processing
performed by Tiffany Sevilla on violin and the composer on digital processing
Society for Electroacoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) national conference
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Ames, IA
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Planetary Landscape II for 2-channel digital audio
Chicago Composers' Consortium
Columbia College Chicago Recital Hall
Chicago, IL
Friday, March 2, 2007
Stochasm for violin and digital processing
Tiffany Sevilla, violin, T. Edwards, digital processing
Silent Sound
Chicago, IL
Duet for Low strings
David Murray, double bass and Elizabeth Start, cello
Swedish American Musem Center
5211 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL
Sunday, November 5, 2006
Duet for Low strings
David Murray, double bass and Elizabeth Start, cello
Swedish American Musem Center
5211 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL
Sunday, November 5, 2006
Onomatopoeia, for cello and electronics
William Jason Raynovich, cello
Chicago Composers Forum
Beverly Arts Center
Chicago, IL
Thursday, November 2, 2006, 7pm
Afterimages for mezzo soprano, alto flute, viola and harp
performed by Pinotage
Sonic Impact
New Music Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Duet for lower strings
David Murray, double bass and Elizabeth Start, cello
Butler University
Concert Hall
Indianapolis, IN
Sunday, October 22, 2006, 5pm
Triptych for alto saxophone and digital audio
Idit Shner, alto saxophone
Columbia College Chicago
Music Center Recital Hall
1040 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL
Friday, October 13, 2006, 4:30pm
Autocello, electronics, part of “60x60 Midwest” performance
Electronic Music Midwest
Philip Lynch Theater
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
Thursday, October 12, 2006, 7:30pm
Conjecture
performed by the Lincoln Trio
Chicago Suzuki Institute
Trinity Conference Center
2065 Half Day Road
Deerfield, IL
Sunday, July 2, 2006, 7pm
Conjecture
performed by the Lincoln Trio
Music Institute of Chicago
Nichols Hall
1490 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, IL
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Strange Attractor
Duo Ahlert & Schwab: Daniel Ahlert, mandolin and Birgit Schwab, guitar
eurofestival zupfmusik 2006
Read about the largest festival of its kind in the world at http://www.banjomandolinguitar.co.uk/zupfmusic2006.htm
Bamberg Concert Hall
Bamberg, Germany
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Gongular Intermatrix - digital audio, constructed by the composer
University of Chicago
Fulton Recital Hall
Chicago
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Conjecture
performed by the Lincoln Trio
Music Institute of Chicago
Nichols Hall
1490 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, IL
Monday, May 1, 2006, 7:30 pm
Triptych for alto saxophone and digital audio
Idit Shner
University of Oregon Faculty Artist Series
Beall Concert Hall
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Stochasm for violin and digital processing
performed by Tiffany Sevilla on violin and the composer on digital processing
Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Black Box Theater
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Friday, April 7, 2006
Triptych for alto saxophone and digital audio performed
Idit Shner
SEAMUS 2006
Beall Concert Hall
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Wednesday, March 29, 2006, 7:30pm
Triptych for alto saxophone and digital audio
Brian Sacawa, alto saxophone
Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Art
Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Friday, February 25, 2006
Triptych for alto saxophone and digital audio
Andrew Carpenter, alto saxophone
North Ameriacn Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference
Harper Recital Hall
University of Iowa School of Music
Iowa City, Iowa
Friday, February 17, 2006
Stochasm for violin and digital processing
performed by Tiffany Sevilla on violin and the composer on digital processing
Roy O. Disney Hall
CalArts
24700 McBean Parkway
Valencia, CA
Stochasm for violin and digital processing
performed by Tiffany Sevilla on violin and the composer on digital processing
Gongular Intermatrix - digital audio, constructed by the composer
New Music at the Green Mill
4802 N. Broadway
Chicago
Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005, 2:00 pm
Triptych for alto saxophone and digital audio
performed by Andrew Carpenter
Electronic Music Midwest
Concert Hall
Kansas City Kansas Community College
7250 State Ave.
Kansas City, Kansas
Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005, 7:30pm
Triptych for alto saxophone and digital audio
performed by Andrew Carpenter
Stochasm for violin and digital processing performed by Tiffany Sevilla on violin and the composer on digital processing
Somnambulist Music Series
Casa de Sandia
1359 West 16th at Loomis
Chicago
Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005, 8pm
Strange Attractor for mandolin and guitar
Duo Ahlert & Schwab
Somnambulist Music Series
Casa de Sandia
1359 West 16th at Loomis
Chicago
Saturday, May 7, 2005, 8pm
Strange Attractor for mandolin and guitar
Duo Ahlert & Schwab
Music Institute of Chicago
Nichols Hall
1490 Chicago Avenue
Chicago
Thursday, May 5, 2005, 8pm
Allegro from On Behalf of the Round four hands piano arrangement of the string quartet movement,
performed by Philip Seward and Bette Coulson
"2005 Piano Minifest" Columbia College Chicago
Chicago
Wednesday, April 27, 2005, 6:30 pm
Triptych for alto saxophone and computer-manipulated saxophone sounds
Andrew Carpenter, alto saxophone
Sherwood Conservatory of Music
1312 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago
Sunday, March 20, 2005
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