Background
Diemer, Emma Lou was born on November 24, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Daughter of George Willis and Myrtle (Casebolt) Diemer.
(Commissioned by Mu Phi Epsilon for their Diamond Jubilee ...)
Commissioned by Mu Phi Epsilon for their Diamond Jubilee Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, August 18-22, 1977. Songs include: I. Chimes II. Renouncement III. The Roaring Frost IV. The Fold.
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(Four Biblical Settings - Organ - Difficult - Emma Lou Die...)
Four Biblical Settings - Organ - Difficult - Emma Lou Diemer. - Organ - This major work was commissioned by the Ventura, CA chapter of the AGO. The four movements feature a variety of styles, including minimalism, rhythmic innovation, and subtle dissonances. It was premiered on June 30, 1993 by Sandra Soderlund in Santa Barbara, CA. The movements are based on Psalm 90, Psalm 121, Isaiah 11:1 and Isaiah 35:1. The first movement is in a minimalist style and is innovative in the way that the increments in "volume" of the crescendo pedal are used not only for drama but to define the phrase structure of the movement and to express the imagery in Psalm 90. The second movement (Psalm 121) has expressive, upward bending lines. The third movement (Isaiah 11) weaves in the chorale "Jesu, meine Freude." The last movement (Isaiah 35) is haracteristically joyful and rhythmic in its use of various groupings of eighth-note patterns. - MorningStar Music Publishers
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Diemer, Emma Lou was born on November 24, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Daughter of George Willis and Myrtle (Casebolt) Diemer.
Bachelor of Music, Yale University, 1949. Master of Music, Yale University, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Eastman School Music, 1960.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Central Missouri State University, 1999.
Composer-in-residence, Arlington (Virginia) Schools, 1959-1961; composer, consultant, public schools, Arlington and Baltimore, 1964-1965; professor theory and composition, U. Maryland., College Park, 1965-1970; professor theory and composition, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1971-1991. Organist Church of the Reformation, Washington, 1962-1971, Church of Christ, Santa Barbara, 1973-1984, 1st Presbyterian Church, Santa Barbara, since 1984.
(Commissioned by Mu Phi Epsilon for their Diamond Jubilee ...)
(Four Biblical Settings - Organ - Difficult - Emma Lou Die...)
Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (annual awards since 1962), American Guild Organists (composer of year 1995), International Alliance for Women in Music, American Music Center, Mu Phi Epsilon (award of merit 1995).