Froelich Kenneth (1977)
USA
Composer, was born in Chester, PA.
English
Kenneth D. Froelich was born in Chester, PA in 1977 and raised in San Diego, CA. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Southern California in 1999, graduating summa cum laude, his Masters in Music degree from Indiana University in 2001, and his Doctoral degree from Indiana University in 2004. He is currently an Associate Instructor of Music Theory and is pursuing his Doctorate of Music at Indiana University. His principal composition teachers include Claude Baker, Eugene O’Brien, Sven-David Sandström, Don Freund, and Donald Crocket. His electro-acoustic composition teachers have been Jeff Hass and John Gibson. He has been faculty at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival, and is currently a member of the faculty at Ball State University in Muncie, IN.
Kenneth has received several awards and recognitions, a few of which follow. In 1999, Kenneth was awarded the Marilyn K. Glick Young Composers Award by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. His orchestral work ELECTRIC SHEEP (1998) was performed in fulfillment of the prize. In 2001, he received the Indiana University Dean’s Prize for his work DANCE OF THE GREEN BIRD (2000), and was commissioned to write his chamber work AGE OF IRONY (2001), which was performed by the IU New Music Ensemble in 2002. Kenneth received an Honorable Mention in the 2002 Morton Gould ASCAP Young Composer Awards for Age of Irony. Kenneth presented his electro-acoustic work SCRAP METAL (2002) at the 2003 SEAMUS national festival. This work received the Best Digital Music prize at the 2002 Indiana IDEAS festival. Recently, Kenneth received a 2004 Morton Gould ASCAP Young Composer Award for his work SERENDIPITOUS INVENTIONS (2003).
Kenneth has been commissioned to write works for The Delicato Trio (POCKET KNIVES, PAPER FOOTBALL) and the Indiana University New Music Ensemble (AGE OF IRONY), as well as for clarinetist Jorge Montilla (BLUE FIRE) and cellist Matthew Cooker (URBAN DANCES AND MOUNTAIN SONGS).
Kenneth is currently a member of BMI, American Music Center, and SEAMUS. (October 2004)
Web: http://www.thenewstyle.org
Kenneth has received several awards and recognitions, a few of which follow. In 1999, Kenneth was awarded the Marilyn K. Glick Young Composers Award by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. His orchestral work ELECTRIC SHEEP (1998) was performed in fulfillment of the prize. In 2001, he received the Indiana University Dean’s Prize for his work DANCE OF THE GREEN BIRD (2000), and was commissioned to write his chamber work AGE OF IRONY (2001), which was performed by the IU New Music Ensemble in 2002. Kenneth received an Honorable Mention in the 2002 Morton Gould ASCAP Young Composer Awards for Age of Irony. Kenneth presented his electro-acoustic work SCRAP METAL (2002) at the 2003 SEAMUS national festival. This work received the Best Digital Music prize at the 2002 Indiana IDEAS festival. Recently, Kenneth received a 2004 Morton Gould ASCAP Young Composer Award for his work SERENDIPITOUS INVENTIONS (2003).
Kenneth has been commissioned to write works for The Delicato Trio (POCKET KNIVES, PAPER FOOTBALL) and the Indiana University New Music Ensemble (AGE OF IRONY), as well as for clarinetist Jorge Montilla (BLUE FIRE) and cellist Matthew Cooker (URBAN DANCES AND MOUNTAIN SONGS).
Kenneth is currently a member of BMI, American Music Center, and SEAMUS. (October 2004)
Web: http://www.thenewstyle.org
Composizioni (1)
| Titolo | Editore | Strumentazione | Anno |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOSTALIGIA |6'30| | THENEWSTYLE | 2001 |