David Stock

Composer/Conductor David Stock (June 3, 1939 ? November 2, 2015) was Professor Emeritus, Duquesne University, where he conducted the Duquesne Contemporary Ensemble. He had been Composer in Residence of the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Seattle Symphony and the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony, and Conductor of the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, which he founded in 1976. He retired as Music Director of PNME at the’ end of the 1998/99 season, after 23 years of dedication to new music and the living composer. In November 1992, he was selected by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust to receive the “Creative Achievement Award for Outstanding Established Artist.” His large catalog of works includes six symphonies, more than 13 string quartets, a dozen concerti for various instruments. much chamber solo , and orchestral music, and work for dance, theater, TV and film. Mr. Stock’s compositions have been performed throughout the United States and in Europe, Turkey, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, China, Uzbekistan and Korea. He was recorded on CRI, Northeastern, MMC, Ocean, Albany , Naxos and Ambassador. Mr. Stock received a Guggenheim Fellowship, five Fellowship Grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, five Fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and grants and commissions from Ella Lyman Cabot Trust, the Paderewski Fund for Composers, the Koussevitzky Music Foundation, the Barlow Endowment, Boston Musica Viva, the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony, the Seattle Symphony, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Richard Stoltzman, Duquesne University, the Erie Philharmonic, and many others. As guest conductor, he appeared with Australia’s Seymour Group, Poland’s Capella Cracoviensis and Silesian Philharmonic, Mexico’s Foro Internacional de Musica Nueva, Eclipse (Beijing), the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Seattle Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, Monday Evening Concerts, the Syracuse Society for New Music, the Minnesota Composers Forum, the American Dance Festival, Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, the New England Conservatory Contemporary Ensemble, the Chautauqua Symphony, the American Wind Symphony, and the Cleveland Chamber Symphony. Mr. Stock had served as panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and as a host of Da Capo, a weekly series on WQED FM in Pittsburgh. His television credits include the theme music for the award winning PBS series ?Kennedy Center Tonight.?

Titles:

• – Sunrise Sarabane for Mandolin Quartet
• – Concerto for Saxophone Quartet and Wind Symphony
• – Dor L’Dor
• 1957 – Divertimento
• 1963 – Symphony in One Movement
• 1963/78 – Capriccio For Small Orchestra
• 1964 – POP see x650101 Serenade for Five Instruments
• 1964 – Serenade for Five Instruments
• 1964/1979 – Shadow Music
• 1964/1979 – Shadow Music for 5 Percussion and Harp
• 1964/1979 – POP see x668501 Shadow Music
• 1974 – Nova
• 1975 – Night Birds
• 1975 – Dreamwinds
• 1976 – POP see x103014 Icicles
• 1976 – Icicles
• 1976 – Spirits for SATB Chorus, Harp, Electric Piano and Percussion
• 1976 – Brass Rubbing
• 1976 – Icicles for Piccolo, Oboe and Eb Clarinet
• 1978 – Pentacles
• 1979 – October Mountain
• 1979 – Wild Card
• 1979 – Starlight for Clarinet and Percussion
• 1980 – The Philosopher’s Stone for Solo Violin and Nine Players
• 1980 – POP see x652801 Persona
• 1980 – Night for Clarinet, Violin and Cello
• 1980 – Persona for Mixed Quintet
• 1980 – In G
• 1981 – Keep the Change for Any Five Treble Clef Instruments
• 1981 – Speaking Extravagantly: String Quartet No. 2
• 1982 – Up Country Fishing for Soprano and Violin (performance score)
• 1983 – Three Miniatures
• 1983 – A Joyful Noise
• 1984 – Parallel Worlds
• 1984 – American Accents
• 1985 – Back To Bass-ics from String Set (1993)
• 1985 – Back To Bass-ics from String Set
• 1985 – POP see x654801 Sulla Spiaggia
• 1985 – Sulla Spiaggia for Mixed Quintet
• 1985 – Festive Fanfare
• 1986 – On the Shoulders of Giants
• 1986 – Yerusha for Solo Clarinet and Seven Players
• 1987 – Tekiah for Trumpet and Chamber Ensemble
• 1987 – Heir Play (recorder)
• 1987 – Rockin’ Rondo
• 1987 – Quick Opener
• 1988 – Partners
• 1988 – Sunrise Sarabande (SATB recorders)
• 1988 – No Man’s Land
• 1988 – Fast Break
• 1989 – The Winds of Summer
• 1989 – Night Vision
• 1989 – The Particle Zoo
• 1990 – Sax Appeal
• 1990 – Kickoff
• 1990 – March from On the Shoulders of Giants
• 1991 – The Center Holds
• 1992 – POP see x662807 A Little Lightmusic
• 1992 – A Little Lightmusic for Flute, Clarinet, Vibraphone, Violin, Cello, and Piano
• 1992 – Earth Beat
• 1992 – A Little Lightmusic
• 1993 – Fanfarria from In The High Country
• 1993 – Power Play
• 1993 – For Cl – Aaron – et
• 1993 – String Set
• 1994 – Available Light
• 1994 – String Quartet No. 3
• 1994 – Beyond Babylon
• 1995 – Violin Concerto
• 1995 – Sonidos de la Noche for Clarinet and Piano Trio
• 1995 – Violin Concerto (piano reduction score)
• 1996 – Evening Shadows
• 1996 – Drive Time
• 1996 – Evening Shadows for Flute, Bass Clarinet and Piano
• 1996 – Psalm 96 for Soprano, Tenor and Organ
• 1996 – Second Symphony
• 1996 – In the High Country
• 1996 – Like The Wind From Second Symphony
• 1996 – Santa Fe Salsa
• 1997 – A Little Miracle for Mezzo-Soprano and Chamber Ensemble
• 1997 – Jerry’s Jump
• 1997 – A Little Miracle
• 1997 – Viola Concerto
• 1997 – String Quartet No. 4
• 1998 – Knockout
• 1998 – B’ganee N’tateech for Soprano Solo and Men’s Chorus
• 1998 – Refuge
• 1998 – Past Tense
• 1999 – A Vanished World for Flute, Viola and Harp
• 1999 – Trompeta Dorada
• 1999 – Yizkor
• 1999 – Flying Time
• 1999 – Third Symphony: Tikkun Olam
• 1999 – Dark Wind
• 1999 – Tesuque Morning
• 2000 – String Quartet No. 5
• 2000 – Concierto Cubano
• 2000 – Lovebirds for Violin and Harp
• 2000 – Something Awaits
• 2000 – M’bonda na Mabinda
• 2000 – Sixth String Quartet
• 2000 – Yiddish Lullaby from A Little Miracle
• 2000 – East Wind
• 2001 – Fourth Symphony
• 2001 – Fanfare for Duquesne
• 2001 – South Wind
• 2001 – Something Sultry for Alto Flute and Marimba
• 2001 – Anasazi Moonlight for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano
• 2001 – North Wind
• 2001 – Lev Adin (Gentle Heart)
• 2001 – Chameleon
• 2001 – Cello Concerto
• 2001 – Rosewood Reflections
• 2002 – V’eirastich Li for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano and Piano
• 2002 – West Wind
• 2002 – Nine – One – One
• 2002 – Fifth Symphony: In Tempore Belli
• 2002 – Paisaje Hispanico
• 2003 – Blustery Wind
• 2003 – Sea of Reeds for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon
• 2003 – For the Blessings
• 2003 – Restless Wind
• 2003 – Joseph Had a Little Overcoat for Narrator and Chamber Ensemble
• 2004 – June 29, 1999 for Narrator and Chamber Ensemble
• 2004 – Clarinet Concerto Sc/Pts
• 2004 – Clarinet Concerto
• 2004 – Eitz Chayim (Tree of Life)
• 2005 – Hostage for Baritone and 6 Players
• 2005 – Desert Wind
• 2005 – Ghost Wind
• 2005 – Two for the Road
• 2005 – Plenty of Horn
• 2005 – Four Songs of Marge Piercy
• 2005 – Playful Wind
• 2006 – Into the Whirlwind for Flute, Cello, Vibes and Percussion
• 2006 – Autumn Wind
• 2006 – Strike, Swinging
• 2006 – Suenos de Sefarad
• 2006 – Night in Jerusalem
• 2006 – String Quartet no. 7
• 2007 – Four for Four for Clarinet, Trumpet, Percussion and Piano
• 2007 – Mourning Wind
• 2007 – Wind Cave
• 2007 – Quintet for Flute and String Quartet
• 2007 – Breathless for Soprano Sax and Percussion
• 2007 – Eighth String Quartet
• 2007 – Flute Concerto
• 2007 – Percussion Concerto
• 2008 – Adonai mi Sinai
• 2008 – Double Take for Solo Alto Saxophone, Solo Percussion and Wind Symphony
• 2008 – Black & Gold Overture
• 2008 – Rumi Sings of Love for Soprano and 15 Players
• 2008 – Circling the Square for Marimba and Saxophone Quartet
• 2009 – Three Vignettes for Solo Marimba
• 2009 – String Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello
• 2009 – Triple Crown for Cello, Piano and Percussion
• 2009 – Mistral for Oboe and Harp
• 2009 – U-Turn for Percussion Quartet
• 2009 – Three Sketches for Violin Duo
• 2010 – Balkan Brass
• 2010 – Eagle Girl for Narrator/ Singer and 8 Players
• 2010 – Eagle Girl for Narrator and 8 Players
• 2010 – Blast!
• 2010 – Oborama
• 2010 – In the Fast Lane
• 2010 – Five Four Letter Words for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Percussion
• 2010/2011 – Three Yiddish Songs for Mezzo-Soprano and String Quartet
• 2011 – Ninth String Quartet
• 2011 – Taking Sides
• 2011 – Double Bars for Vibes and Marimba
• 2011 – A Conscious Stream
• 2011 – Sizzle for Solo Percussion and 8 Winds
• 2011 – Four Corners for Marimba Quartet
• 2011 – You Shall Have Nothing but Joy
• 2011 – Mixed Metaphors
• 2012 – Little Star
• 2012 – On Eastern Time
• 2012 – Tenth String Quartet
• 2012 – Sixth Symphony
• 2012 – Go for Two
• 2012 – In Still Air for Flute and Percussion
• 2012 – Fun der Alte Welt
• 2013 – Andiamo!
• 2013 – Varesesation
• 2013 – Klezmer Dreams for Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet
• 2013 – A Gentle Breeze
• 2013 – Concerto for Oboe, Clarinet and Orchestra
• 2013 – Eleventh String Quartet
• 2013 – T’ruah
• 2013 – Twelfth String Quartet
• 2014 – Chamber Concerto for Saxophone
• 2014 – Double Team for Bassoon and Percussion
• 2014 – Elegy for John for Solo Timpani
• 2015 – POP – See X656401 – Second Chamber Concerto
• 2015 – Second Chamber Concerto for Trumpet, Two Pianos and Two Percussion
• 2015 – Suenos de Sefarad for String Orchestra
• 2015 – Thirteenth String Quartet