Patricia Van Ness

P A T R I C I A V A N N E S S

COMMISSIONS AND PRIZES

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COMMISSIONS SEE BELOW FOR MUSIC CREATED AS COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE AT FIRST CHURCH IN CAMBRIDGE, PETER SYKES, MUSIC DIRECTOR, and PRIZES
2009	Anne Trout. (In progress) 2009-2010 season premiere.
2009	First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, Peter Sykes, Music Director. Mandatum novum (A New Commandment I Give You) (9 April 2009 premiere). (See full listing of FCC-resident pieces below.)
2009	Mannerquartett Schnittpunktvokal (Austria). Iba die Stapflan (Over the Steps) (August 2009 premiere).
2008	The King's Singers (UK). New arrangement and extension for Cor meum est templum sacrum / My Heart is a Holy Place. (World Premiere 17 January 2009; US premiere 22 February 2009).
2008 2010	Carson Cooman, organ. Extended work for solo organ
2007	Riverview Chamber Players, Rebecca Strauss, Music Director. O Red Sox Forever and Ever, 2008 Edition. (15 January 2008 premiere).
2006 2007	Peter Sykes, organ. Pastoral Suite (Seven Prayers) for Organ, extended from Four Prayers. First performed by Mr. Sykes: 18 June 2007.
2007	Mannerquartett Schnittpunktvokal (Austria) and Bernarda Fink, soprano. Si linguis (Caritas II) (20 August 2007 premiere).
2006	Schnittpunktvokal (Austria) Caritas (preview 5 May 2006, premiere 30 September 2006)
2006	Peter Sykes, organ. Four Prayers (4 June 2006 premiere)
2006	Tapestry, Laurie Monahan, Artistic Director. St. Theresa d'Avila text (25 February 2007 premiere)
2004	Tapestry, Laurie Monahan, Artistic Director, for The Ordo (25 May 2005 premiere)
2003 - 2004	Coro Allegro, David Hodgkins, Artistic Director, Requiem Mass, scored for solo baritone (Sanford Sylvan, baritone), string and woodwind orchestra and full chorus (Fall 2004 premiere)
2003	The Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Charles Ansbacher, Conductor. May We Live In Peace (August 2003 premiere)
2002	American Composers Forum and ParkArts for the Landmarks Orchestra. Three Ben Franklin Dances (August 2003 premiere).
2002	Youth pro Musica, Hazel Somerville, Artistic Director, In Principio (In the Beginning) (March 2003 premiere)
2002	The Boston Athenaeum, The Phoenix (26 November 2002 premiere)
2001	Perry Neubauer, Red Sox Forever and Ever (Rosea Soleae semper ad aeternum) (8 September 2001 premiere)
2000	The Newton Choral Society, David Carrier, Director, Nocturnes (20 and 21 May 2000 premiere)
1999	The Rev'd and Mrs. Edwin Griswold for Trinity Episcopal Church, Wayne Petersen, Director, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, Amissus(3 May 1999 premiere)
1998	Coro Allegro, David Hodgkins, Director, The Voice of the Tenth Muse (15, 20 and 22 November 1998 premiere)
1998	The Heidelberg New Music Festival, O magna res (18 April 1997 premiere)
1997	Fort Wayne Children's Choir, Twyla Magsig, Director, O lucis infans (2 May 1997 premiere)
1996	Tapestry, Laurie Monahan, Director, The Nine Orders of the Angels (22 March 1996 premiere)
1996	Ellen Hargis, soprano, The Erminia (13 October 1999 premiere)
1995	Ensemble P.A.N., Arcanae (Fall 1995 premiere)
1995	Ensemble P.A.N., Ego sum Custos Angela (Fall 1995 premiere)
1991	Boston Ballet, The Wild Swans (9-16 May 1991 premiere)
1988	Monica Levy Dance Company, Monica Levy, Artistic Director (Fall 1988 premiere)
1986	Beth Soll and Company, Beth Soll, Artistic Director, music for Place of Ambush (April 1986 premiere)
WORKS CREATED AS COMPOSER-IN-RESIDENCE FOR FIRST CHURCH IN CAMBRIDGE, PETER SYKES, MUSIC DIRECTOR
2009	Mandatum novum (A New Commandment I Give You) (9 April 2009 premiere)
2007	Pastoral Suite (Seven Prayers) for Organ (extended from Four Prayers), June 2007 premiere)
2007	May I Rest My Heart in You (Spring 2007 premiere)
2006	In the Very Air I Breathe (Fall 2006 premiere)
2006	Sparrow, sparrow of the evening (November 2006 premiere)
2006	Joy Flows Down (Fall 2006)
2006	Four Prayers (organ) (4 June 2006 premiere)
2005	Gloria (December 2005 premiere)
2004	Come, Emmanuel (December 2004 premiere)
2003	Domine/You Hear my Prayer
2002	Benediction (For I am certain that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities...) (10 September 2002 premiere)
2001	Amor meus tibi ex sepulcro vacuo effundit (15 April 2001 premiere)
2001	Et factum est in diebus illis venit Iesus (7 January 2001 premiere)
2001	Cor meum est templum sacrum (2001)(20 January 2001 premiere)
2001	And There Were in the Same Country Shepherds (to be premiered December 2001)
2000	Spiritus laetitiae (11 June 2000 premiere)
2000	Populus qui ambulabat in tenebris (11 June 2000 premiere)
1998	Air for Flugelhorn and Organ (15 December 1998 premiere)
1997	Advent (12 December 1997 premiere)
1997	Epiphany (6 January 1997 premiere)
1996	Magnificat (15 December 1996 premiere)
1996	Requies aeterna donata est (30 November 1996 premiere)
1996	In oculis Dei (30 October 1996 premiere)
1996	Pentecost (28 May 1996 premiere)
FUNDING AND PRIZES
2008 thru 1997	ASCAP Standard Awards
2005	The Echo Classic Prize: Tapestry, Laurie Monahan Director, for von Bingen/Van Ness's Sapphire Night
2004	Alfred Nash Patterson Foundation Award from Choral Arts New England for Requiem, Coro Allegro
2002	America Composers Forum, Boston Chapter and ParkArts for The Boston Landmarks Orchestra Residency and Commission
2002	Alfred Nash Patterson Foundation Award for In Principio (In the Beginning), Youth pro Musica
2000	Alfred Nash Patterson Foundation Award for Nocturnes, Newton Choral Society
1998	Meet the Composer Fund Award for Voice of the Tenth Muse, Coro Allegro
1998	Meet the Composer Fund Award/Arts Midwest, Fort Wayne Children's Choir
1998	Massachusetts Cultural Council Grants, as administered by the City of Somerville for Music Composition
1997	First Prize, His Majestie's Clerkes Choral Composition Competition, Cor mei cordis
1994	Finalist, Schola Cantorum of Oxford University, The Barbara Johnston International Prize for Composers, for Five Meditations
1993	Special Recognition, Barlow International Competition for Choral Works, Evensong
1989	New England Biolabs Foundation Grant, for music composition
1982	Recording Artist, A&M Records (violinist, "Private Lightning")

Source of images:

Folios: 10 Recto and 13 Verso
The Remains of a Medieval Antiphon (14th century)
18 Leaves of A28904 in The Annmary Brown Collection.
Brown University Library
Project by Laura Saetveit, Class of 2003.

Used with permission.