Bradley Ellingboe Explained

Bradley Ellingboe
Birth Name:Bradley Ellingboe
Birth Date:1958 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Lakeville, Minnesota, US
Alma Mater:Saint Olaf College
Eastman School of Music
Occupation:Composer, conductor
Awards:Medal of Saint Olav (1994)

Bradley Ellingboe (born April 16, 1958) is an American composer, conductor, and bass-baritone singer.[1]

Biography

Born in Lakeville, Minnesota, Ellingboe is a 1980 graduate of Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he received a degree in Music Theory and Composition, studying with Kenneth and Carolyn Jennings. He then attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, graduating with degrees in Vocal Performance and Choral Conducting, where he studied with Jan DeGaetani and was a classmate of Renee Fleming and Gene Scheer. He has done additional study at the University of Oslo, the Aspen Music Festival, and the Vatican.

From 1985 to 2015 he was on the faculty of the University of New Mexico, where he was Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities. He also, at various times, served as Coordinator of Vocal Studies and Chair of the Department of Music, and held the honorary title of Regents Lecturer.

Ellingboe is well known as a composer and arranger of choral music, with over 160 pieces in print. His "Requiem" for chorus and orchestra has been heard in Carnegie Hall,[2] Lincoln Center and in Prague, Bratislava, and Budapest.[3] "Star Song" for chorus, tenor solo and orchestra was premiered in Lincoln Center and Great Britain in 2014.[4] [5] He has won annual awards in composition from ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) since 2000. In 2019, he published A Practical Guide to Choral Conducting with the Neil A. Kjos Music Company.[6] Ellingboe is editor of Choral Literature for Sundays and Seasons (Augsburg Fortress Press, 2004),[7] a compendium of sacred choral music. He is also well known as an expert on the vocal music of Scandinavia, and particularly the songs of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843–1907). His editions of Grieg's songs, 45 Songs of Edvard Grieg (1988) and A Grieg Song Anthology (1990) are both published by Leyerle Publications.[8] [9] For his work on making the music of Norway better known among English-speaking singers, Ellingboe was awarded the Medal of St. Olav by His Majesty, King Harald of Norway, in 1994.[10]

He has curated the choral series Music for the Church Year Neil A. Kjos Music Company since 1996.[11] In 2017 he became Senior Editor for National Music Publishers.[12] He was Composer-In-Residence for the Albany Pro Musica from 2020 to 2023. In 2021 his composition Welcome to Our Wondering Sight won the Weiger Lepke-Sims Family Sacred Music Award for music for harp and choir. https://www.harpsociety.org/weiger-lepke-sims-family-sacred-music-award

Sacred vocal works

Larger works

  1. Overture ("We are made of star stuff.")
  2. Music
  3. Ring Out, Ye Crystal Spheres
  4. Symphony of the Heavens
  5. O pastor animarum
  6. Take Me By the Hand ("Prend-moi par le main")
  7. Looking at the Stars
  8. Everyone Sang
  9. The Song of the Stars
  10. Kadosh Adonai
  11. Questions About Angels
  12. The Mystic Trumpeter
  1. Introit ("Requiem aeternam")
  2. Kyrie
  3. Graduale
  4. Psalm (Why Have You Forsaken Me?)
  5. The Lord's Prayer
  6. Offertory ("Death Be Not Proud")—alto solo
  7. Sanctus and Benedictus
  8. Agnus Dei
  9. Communion (Evensong)
  10. Elegy ("Lux aeterna")
  1. Psalm 27
  2. The Light
  3. This is the Day!
  1. Welcome to Our Wondering Sight
  2. In This Our Happy Christmastide, Interlude, Reprise
  3. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, Postlude

SATB & SATB Divisi

SAB chorus

Children's chorus

Men's chorus

Two-part mixed

Women's chorus

Secular vocal works

Larger works

  1. Overture ("We are all made of star stuff"—Sagan)
  2. Music (Liiv)
  3. Ring Out, Ye Crystal Spheres (Milton)
  4. Symphony of the Heavens (Milton)
  5. O Pastor Animarum (Hildegard von Bingen)
  6. Prends moi par la main (Rilke)
  7. Looking at the Stars (Van Gogh)
  8. Everyone Sang (Sassoon)
  9. The Song of the Stars (Native American)
  10. Kadosh Adonai (trad. Hebrew)
  11. Questions About Angels (Collins)
  12. The Mystic Trumpeter (Whitman)

SATB & SATB Divisi

  1. Unheard Music (Gavotte)
  2. Laughter and Noise (Waltz)
  3. The Secret (Minuet)
  4. Attack Dog (Tango)
  5. Perfect Strangers (Sarabande)

Children's chorus

Men's chorus

Women's chorus

Books

External links

Reviews:

Concert appearances abroad:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bradley Ellingboe's Biography, from his website. 2019-08-06.
  2. Web site: 35th Season at Carnegie Hall.
  3. Web site: Ellingboe Leads University Chorus in Europe. UNM Newsroom. en. 2019-08-07.
  4. Web site: Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents Celebration and Reflection, Part 1 in Review New York Concert Review, Inc.. 28 May 2014 . en-US. 2019-08-07.
  5. Web site: Fauré Requiem and Star Song by Bradley Ellingboe Bath Abbey. www.bathabbey.org. 2019-08-07.
  6. Web site: A Practical Guide To Choral Conducting. Neil A. Kjos Music Company. en. 2019-08-07.
  7. Book: Choral literature for Sundays and seasons. 2004. Augsburg Fortress. 9780806646893. Ellingboe. Bradley. Minneapolis. ocm57587550.
  8. Book: Forty-five songs of Edvard Grieg. Grieg. Edvard. Ellingboe. Bradley. 1988. Leyerle Publications. 9780960229680. Geneseo, N.Y. ocm17421338.
  9. Book: A Grieg song anthology. Grieg. Edvard. Ellingboe. Bradley. Leyerle. William D.. 1990. Leyerle Publications. 9781878617002. Mt. Morris, N.Y.
  10. News: Ellingboe awarded Medal of Saint Olav. 1994-11-11 . The Manitou Messenger. 2019-08-06.
  11. Web site: Music For The Church Year. kjos.com. 2019-08-07.
  12. Web site: About Fred Bock Publishing Group. en-US. 2019-08-07.