Sean Hickey (né en 1970)

Sean Hickey est un compositeur et directeur de maison de disques américain, né le 1er janvier 1970 à Detroit, Michigan, et actuellement basé à New York. A partir de 2022, il est nommé Directeur Général de Pentatone.

Hickey a commencé à jouer de la guitare électrique à l'âge de douze ans et s'est spécialisé en guitare jazz à l'Université d'Oakland. Cela a été suivi par des études de théorie musicale et de composition à la Wayne State University avec James Hartway et James Lentini. A New York, il poursuit sa formation avec Leslie Bassett, Justin Dello Joio et Gloria Coates. Il est compositeur en résidence avec le New York Metro Chamber Orchestra.

Il a été demi-finaliste du Concours de composition Auros 2001-02, a reçu des prix du Département des affaires culturelles de New York et de l' American Music Center, et huit prix ASCAP. Il a reçu des commandes de musiciens tels que le violoncelliste Dmitry Kouzov, le pianiste Xiayin Wang, le clarinettiste David Gould, le violoniste Ilya Gringolts, le flûtiste Stefan Hoskuldsson, le mandoliniste Avi Avital et les ensembles Ars Futura et Pearls Before Swine.


Œuvres


Orchestre

A Pacifying Weapon – Concerto pour flûte à bec et orchestre (2016)
Atahualpa (2015)
Concerto pour violoncelle et orchestre (2008) violoncelle seul, orchestre
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (2006) clarinet, string orchestra (string quintet in chamber version)
Dalliance (2003) 2fl, 2 ob, 2 Bb cl, 2 bsn, 3 hn, 2 Bb tr, 2 trb, tuba, timp.,triangle, b.d, cymbals, tamb, harp, str.
Hitherto (2015) full orchestra
Mandolin Concerto (2010) solo mandolin, 10 winds, percussion, double bass
Sagesse (2003) fl, ob, 2 Bb cl, bsn, 2 hn, perc Str, ms, tenor
Sinfonietta (2010) flute, oboe, B-flat clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, cello, bass
Single Malt (2015) vlns I, vlns II, vlas, vcls, db.
Symphony ("Olympus Mons") (2012) large orchestra
Symphony for Strings (1995) string orchestra


Musique de chambre

Ampersand (2006) violin, piano
Avatar (2005) violin, clarinet, piano
Barri Gotic (2013) flute, guitar
Concerto for Clarinet and String Quartet (2006) B-flat clarint, 2 violins, viola, cello
Flute Sonata (1994) flute, piano
Fool's Errand (2004) B-flat clarinet, piano
Foolscap (2011) cello, piano
Funny Papers (2003) accordion, piano
Granfalloon (2004) bassoon, piano
Grecian Bend (2014) 2 vlns, vla, vcl
Horse's Mouth (2006) B-flat trumpet, horn, trombone
Le Visage de Vence (2011) flute, piano
Left at the Fork in the Road (2003) flute, B-flat clarinet, bassoon
Longitude (2013) viola, piano
Lunula (2016) flute, English horn
Mala Strana (2017) violin, horn in F
Mandolin Canons (2005) mandolin, guitar
Mock Tudor (2016) recorder, guitar
Pair of Pants (2003) flute, B-flat clarinet
Paradise Out of Focus (1992) flute, oboe, B-flat clarinet, horn, bassoon
Pied a Terre (2007) flute, viola, harp
Portage of Paz (1997) viola, guitar
Rumble Strip (2004) randomized ensemble
Runes and Alphabets (1998) flute, B-flat trumpet, harp, marimba, xylophone, percussion
Second String Quartet – Common Knowledge (2018) 2 violins, viola, cello
Second String Trio (1996) violin, viola, cello
Sonata for Viola and Piano – Jefferson Chalmers (2016) viola, piano
String Quartet (1996) 2 violins, viola, cello
String Trio (1994) violin, viola, cello
Terroir (2014) 2 violins, viola, cello and piano
Third String Quartet
Tiergarten (2019) B-flat clarinet, violin, piano
Unintended Consequences (2010) flute, violin, cello, piano
Viola Sonata "Jefferson Chalmers" (2017) viola, piano
Yurodivi (2012) B-flat clarinet, piano


Piano ou autre instrument seul

Archipelago (2002) piano
B-flat (2011) B-flat clarinet
Beara (2001) violoncello
Cursive (2011) piano
Dance Apotheosis (2017) violin
Dolmen (1999) piano
Fallows (2012) piano
Feeling Gravity's Pull (2010) oboe
Fluff (2004) flute
Hill Music: A Breton Ramble (2002) piano
I'm About to do to You (What's Been Done to Me) (2013) Piano
In Memoriam Kurt Vonnegut (2007) piano
Insufficient Means (2019) oboe
Ipso Facto (2019) piano
Let the Sea Make a Noise (2018) cello, or any solo instrument
Night Café (1993) piano
Ostinato Grosso (2002) piano
Portage II (2000) B-flat clarinet
Portage III – Sarabande for Piano (2000) piano
Portage IV (2000) clarinet in A
Reckoning (2011) piano
Saying Makes It So (2016) piano
Scree (2000) piano
Song (1992) piano
Suite After Milhaud (1994) piano
Tango Grotesco (2001) guitar
The Birds of Barclay Street (2001) piano
Two Epigrams (1995) bassoon
Under the Trees The River Laughing (1991) piano
What the Fisherwoman Saw (2004) piano


Musique chorale

A Mind of Winter (2003) SATB chorus
Agnus Dei (2007) flute, 2 ob, 2 bsns, 2 tpts, 2 trb, SATB chorus, cello, bass
Magnificat (1993) SATB chorus, organ
One Song, America, Before I Go (2017) SATB a cappella chorus


Musique vocale

Nocturne (2001) mezzo-soprano, piano
To the Wars (2004) soprano, clarinet, cello




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