Nicholas Chase Explained
| Nicholas Chase |
| Birth Name: | Nicholas Frances Chase |
| Birth Date: | 23 July 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Roseburg, Oregon, US |
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Nicholas Frances Chase (born Nebeil Mahayni; 1966 in Roseburg, Oregon), is an American composer, performer, and author.
Chase received a Bachelor of Arts in German Area Studies from University of Oregon in 1993 and studied music composition at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) with Stephen Mosko, Morton Subotnick, Bunita Marcus, and Mary Jane Leach, receiving his Master of Fine Arts in 2000. At CalArts he studied Hindustani Classical Music with Rajeev Taranath and Arabic Classical Music with Dr. Ziad Bunni.[1]
His compositional style has referenced popular music forms such as techno, electronica, ambient, and noise music,[2] and made use of interactive signal processing and electronic sound material with acoustic instrumentation[3] (electroacoustic music). He has written original music for various ensembles including the California EAR Unit,[4] the Long Beach Opera,[5] and the Philadelphia Classical Symphony.[6]
In 2024 Chase published a 219 page book about free improvisation, Passage of Desire: Improvisation and the Human Journey, posthumously co-authored with Susan Allen (musician).[7]
Performances
Chase has performed using a laptop and DJ turntables and is known to integrate video projection into performances.[8] In 2008 he began performing his own compositions for solo piano, giving concerts in Europe and the US.
Visual work
Chase has directed short films, usually with a musical element.[9] In 2008 he created video projections for an event affiliated with the Whitney Biennial. With a background in illustration and design, he has created musical scores that have strong graphical elements and have been recognized as works of visual art.[10] In 2023 Chase published Petunia is a Very Busy Cat, a 54-page illustrated story.[11]
Awards
In 2000, the same year he received his M.F.A., Chase was awarded CalArts' President's Alumni Achievement Award.[12] He was nominated for the Alpert Award in Music in 2003. In 2011 Chase received a Composer Fellowship from Other Minds Festival in San Francisco, the inaugural year of the Composer Fellow program.[13] [14]
Works
- e1>3ktr=Δ (also known as Elektra, 2000) opera for alto singer, flute, DJ, video projectionist[15]
- Sp!t (2000) for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, DJ
- Tw!tch (2000) for flute, violin, contrabass
- Rugosa Rose (2001) for solo violin
- OPUS (2002) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, DJ
- 22: Taker of the Total Chance (2003) for 2 soprano singers, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, 2 pianos[16]
- Woad for Indigo (2004) for solo piano
- 11 Ideas (also known as Dalì's Egg, 2005-2013) opera for 2 narrators, film, piano, DJ, video projection
- Seventh Sense (2005) for solo contrabass with live electronics
- Ouistitis (2007) for viola and cello
- Songs of the Thirsty Sword (2008) for solo piano with 4-channel live electronics and video projection
- Blue Sky Over Buchenwald (2008) electronic music sound track
- Gin Blossoms & Broccoli Boutonnières (2011) for solo flute with live electronics
- Bhajan (also known as Bhajan I-IV 2017) for solo violin and live electronics
- Voluptuous (2012) for solo piano and optional live electronics
- Saida (2013) for solo piano
- Hai•ku (2018) under pseudonym 1=xx_√=, electronic music
- Zuòwàng (2023) for solo piano
- Tiny Thunder (2023) for piano four hands
Discography
- Collaborations (2006) STV/Unit Records, UTR4174
- Hai•ku (2008) as 1=xx_√=
- The Velvet Watt Volume 1: Ngoma Lungundu (2009) CAteliers (independent), CAt-001
- Martinis at the Maybeck (2012) with Susan Allen (musician) and Rus Pearson as NIRUSU III, CAteliers (independent), CAt-003
- Voluptuous: Works for Solo Piano (2014) CAteliers (independent), CAt-006
- Bhajan (2017), Cold Blue Music, CB0046
- Garden Works: Music for Soloists (2022) CAteliers (independent), CAt-011
- Tiny Thunder (2023), Cold Blue Music, CB0064
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Nicholas Chase website. 30 June 2012.
- Chase. Nicholas Frances. Nicholas Frances Chase. Kalvos and Damian. Wild at Heart. Kalvos and Damian. 17 July 2004. Program 476. 29 June 2012.
- News: Woodard. Joseph. EAR Unit's Toughness and Tranquility. LA Times. 29 June 2012.
- Web site: Rich. Alan. When Fa Joins Mi.... LA Weekly. 1 July 2012.
- Web site: Long Beach Opera. Long Beach Opera. 30 June 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413155159/http://www.longbeachopera.org/gallery/repertoire/2003_Seven_Small_Operas/234. 13 April 2014.
- Web site: Burwasser. Peter. All About Andy. Philadelphia City Paper. 29 June 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130221074555/http://archives.citypaper.net/articles/092100/mus.review.shtml. 21 February 2013.
- Published by Nicholas Chase Publishing (Independent) 16 August 2024, ISBN 979-8332909306. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- Web site: Green. Jo-Anne. Multi-Media at REDCAT (LA). Networked Music Review. 30 June 2012.
- Chase. Nicholas Frances. Nicholas Frances Chase. TVFilm Season 2: In Depth Interview with Nicholas Chase. TVFilm. WMHT TV. 6 June 2010. 29 June 2012.
- Book: Chase, Nicholas. 7th Sense. April 2010. Shifter Magazine. 136–144.
- Published by Nicholas Chase Publishing (Independent) 2 October 2023, ISBN 979-8862901801. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- Web site: CalArts Greets Alumni With Homecoming Gala. Daily News. 30 June 2012.
- Web site: Other Minds Festival 16: Composer Fellowship Concert. 2 March 2011.
- Web site: Dalton. Joseph. Nicholas Chase at Other Minds. My Big Gay Ears. 1 July 2012.
- Web site: OPERA America Members Portal .
- Web site: OPERA America Members Portal .
