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Jeffrey Quick

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Jeffrey Quick was born in Cass City, Michigan in 1956, and began composing at age 11. He received a BM in music history in 1978 from the University of Michigan, where he studied composition with William Bolcom and Leslie Bassett, and the MM in composition from Cleveland State University in 1991, where he studied with Bain Murray, Rudolph Bubalo and Edwin London. His works are published by Hoyt Editions and the American Recorder Society. He is assistant music librarian at Case Western Reserve University, and a chorister at St. James Anglican Catholic Church. He directs the Renaissance wind band Burgundy, performing on shawm, sackbut, recorder and other winds.  A resident of Northeast Ohio since 1986, he lives in Windham, in the northeast corner of Portage Co., on 6 acres with his wife Rusty and assorted poultry.

Awards and Recognitions

1992 : Winner of the Erich Katz Memorial Competition (American Recorder Society) for Picnic Music

1998 : Ohio Music Teachers' Association Composer of the Year award , commission of Samhain Music for English hord, viola and bass.

Catalog of Works by Jeffrey Quick

Band

  • The Hi! in Hiram (march) - 2009

    • Premiered 7/4/09 by the Hiram Community Band

  • When Heroes Die - 2005
    • Premiered in 2007 by (reading) Clveland Youth Wind Symphony / Ciepluch.

    • For beginning band

  • Overture in Organum - 2002
    • Premiered by Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony II.
  • Heroes of Jarbidge (march) - 2001 (Duration: 3')
    • Premiered in 2002 by Medina Community Band.

Chamber Ensemble

  • On This Mountain - 2008 (Duration: 7')

    • For soprano, flute, oboe, piano. Text: Isaiah 25

      Premiered 4/19/09 by Panoramicos, with soprano Sandra Simon

  • Chasmalim - 1994 (Duration: 5:15)
    • Publisher: Hoyt Editions
    • Premiered by Paregon Brass Quintet.
  • Trio for violin, alto saxophone and piano - 2007
  • Divertimento in C - 1994
  • String Quartet No. 1 in A - 2007
  • Ave Regina coelorum - 2006 (Duration: 6:40)
    • Premiered in 2006

    • High soprano, viola, percussion, piano

  • Fanfare: Woodwinds of Mass Destruction - 2003 (Duration: 1:30')

    • for shawms or saxophones SAA. Farewell gift for Adam and Rotem Gilbert

  • Samhain Music - 1998 (Duration: 15')
    • Premiered in 1998 by Margi Griebling-Haigh, Diana Packer, Diana Richardson.

    • For English Horn, viola, and bass. commissioned by the Ohio Music Teachers' Association

  • Piano trio - 1997 (Duration: 12')
  • Terzetto Joviale - 1995 (Duration: 12')
    • Publisher: Hoyt Editions
    • Premiered in 1996 by Eugenia McAllister, Dan Gilbert, Lynette Diers Cohen.

    • "This is a wonderful piece of music. We have received many glowing comments from audience members, all saying they would like to hear more of your music."- Mike Telin, General Manager, Music & Performing Arts at Trinity Cathedral, Inc., after the Brownbag Concert performance of Nov.6, 1996.

      Recipient of an AMC Performer Incentive Grant to the Mariah Wind Trio, Kansas City KS

      Mariah performance:

      I. Sonata & Allegro
      II. Duets & Choruses
      III. Promenade & Fugue


  • The Great Hunger - 1995 (Duration: 9')
    • Premiered in 1996 by The Coryton Ensemble.

    • For flute, violin and harp, for the sesquicentennial of the Irish Potato Famine

  • Picnic Music - 1992 (Duration: 7')
  • Symphonia Sacra for Christmas Eve - 1991
    • Premiered in 1991 by Lisa Rainsong, soprano, and instrumentalists.

    • For soprano, 2 vl., vc. organ.  Text by Thoms Merton. Commissioned by St. James Anglican Catholic Church, premiered at Christmas Midnight Mass 1991.

  • Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano - 1990 (Duration: 8')
    • Premiered in 1990 by Magnolia Ensemble.

Chorus

Orchestral

  • Symphony in D - 2006 (Duration: 25')
    • Premiered in 2008 by Suburban Symphony Orch. (Beachwood, OH) / Martin Kessler.
  • Huntress - 1990 (Duration: 5')
    • Premiered by Cleveland Chamber Symphony / Edwin London.

    • Revised 1996

  • Prayers in the night sky - 1990 (Duration: 4')
    • Premiered in 1990 by Cleveland Chamber Symphony / Edwin London.

Solo Instrument

  • Seeker Variations - 2008
    • Premiered in 2008 by Eden Raiz, violoncello (age 16), Elizabeth Johnson, piano.
  • Sonata for Flute and Piano - 2006 (Duration: 10')
    • Premiered in 2007 by Allison Ballard, flute; Adam Whiting, piano.

    • I. Depressive

      II. Manic

      Recording by Katherine DeJongh and Eric Charnofsky, from the CCG concert of 2/28/10

  • Sonatina for Baritone Saxophone and Piano - 2002 (Duration: 7')
  • Grand Polka de Concours - 1991 (Duration: 6')
    • Premiered by Fred Ziwich, clarinet; Maria Pla, piano.
  • Sonata for Euphonium and Piano - 1989
    • Publisher: Hoyt Editions
    • Premiered in 1989 by Jeffrey Quick, euphonium; Nancy Brittain, piano.
  • Sonata for Oboe and Piano - 1988 (Duration: 10')
    • Premiered in 1989 by Mary Shea.

Solo Keyboard

  • O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden - 2009 (Duration: 2:35)

    • chorale prelude for organ

  • Warm-up for seven trumpets (for organ) - 2009 (Duration: 4:30)
  • Down Ampney - 2003
    • Premiered by Christopher Toth, organ.
  • 40 Days: a prelude on 'Heinlein' - 2002
    • Premiered by Fabian Toledo, organ.
  • The Stockbrokers' Portfolio - 1975

    • Ongoing work (...wherein is contained rags, blues, barcarolles and other morceaux de salon for the pianoforte, composed to the taste of young urban  professionals..) This includes these titles:

      Wormburgers1978/1999
      Blues in A 1998
      Pinball Princess1975/1999
      Cuyahoga Boat Song 1999
      Farewell to Guinness 1999
      Night's Black Bird 2000
      Lyrical Fanfare 2001

Solo Vocal

  • Psalm 23 - 1999
    • Premiered by Amy Chmielewski, Allison Ballard.

    • soprano, flute, piano

  • Woe Unto You - 1998
    • Premiered by Andrew White, Max Bunker.

    • med. voice with piano or organ, Biblical text.

  • Three Mighty Poe Songs - 1997
  • Saturday Morning - 1997

    • Text: T.W. Gilbert

  • Annabel Lee - 1996
    • Premiered by Andrew White, Jocelyn Chang.

    • for baritone and Dilling or pedal harp. Text by Poe

  • Be Still as You Are Beautiful - 1996
    • Premiered by Allie Laurie.
  • My love in her attire - 1995 (Duration: 1')
    • Premiered by Andrew White.

    • anon Elizabethan

  • Three songs for Bain - 1994
  • Three songs for baritone and piano - 1991
  • Five Dorothy Parker songs - 1986

    • I. One Perfect Rose
      II.Interior
      III. Resume
      IV. Fable
      V.Frustration

  • Unliebeslieder Waltzes - 1977

    • Text: Richard Brautigan

      I. Hinged to Forgetfulness
      II. What Happened?
      III, Sexual Accident
      IV. The First Winter Snow
      V. Love Poem
      VI. Lovers

  • Three somber songs - 1977

    • I. The Abdication of Belief (Dickinson)
      II. Days of Wine and Roses (Dowson)
      III.With Rue My Heart is Laden (Housman)

  • "Dry" Brautiganlieder - 1975
    • Premiered by Jeffrey Quick, Nicholas Underhill.

    • Text: Richard Brautigan
      I. Romeo and Juliet
      II. The Winos on Potrero Hill
      III. Restaurant

Events for Jeffrey Quick