Background
Schwartz, Elliott Shelling was born on January 19, 1936 in Brooklyn. Son of Nathan and Rose (Shelling) Schwartz.
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Schwartz, Elliott Shelling was born on January 19, 1936 in Brooklyn. Son of Nathan and Rose (Shelling) Schwartz.
AB, Columbia University, 1957; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1958; Doctor of Education, Columbia University, 1962.
A graduate of Columbia University, he was Beckwith Professor Emeritus of music at Bowdoin College joining the faculty in 1964. In 2006, the Library of Congress acquired his papers to make them part of their permanent collection. He has held visiting residencies and fellowships at the University of California (Santa Barbara and San Diego), Ohio State University, Harvard University, Tufts University, Cambridge and Oxford Universities (United Kingdom), and the Rockefeller Foundation Study Center (Bellagio, Italy).
Performances of his music include the Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Houston Symphonies, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Kreutzer and Borromeo Quartets, Lincoln Center, Merkin Hall, Symphony Space and the Museum of Modern Art Summer Garden (New York City).
Tanglewood, the Bath Festival (United Kingdom). Leningrad Spring (Russia), Gaudeamus Music Week (Netherlands), and the European Youth Orchestra Festival (Denmark).
Recordings of his music can be heard on the New World, Cryptography Research Inc, Capstone, Innova, Albany and General Motors labels. A Civil Defense recording of his six chamber concertos has recently been released by BMOP-SOUND. In 2006 Schwartz’s 70th birthday was celebrated with concerts, lectures and residencies at the University of Minnesota, the Library of Congress (Washington), Oxford, and the Royal Academy of Music (London).
In addition to his composing, Schwartz has also written a number of books, critical essays and reviews.
His books include Electronic Music: A Listener’s Guide, Music Since 1945 co-authored with Daniel Godfrey, and the anthology, Contemporary Composers on Contemporary Music co-edited with Barney Childs.
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Member of American Composers Alliance (governing board 1994—2000), American Society University Composers (national council 1968-1972, national chairman 1983-1988), College Music Society (national council 1982-1988, president 1988-1990), American Music Center (vice president 1981-1987).
Married Dorothy Rose Feldman, June 26, 1960. Children: Nina, Jonathan.