Drew Krause

Drew Krause

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Drew Krause

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Active as a composer, conductor, and pianist (and, at various times, cab-driver, proofreader, receptionist, shoe-shiner, carpenter, typist, and busboy), Drew Krause has written numerous works for a variety of instrumental, electronic, and vegetable media. With composer/pianist Paul Marquardt he formed the THUMP Piano Duo in 1988, and has directed the Urbana, Illinois, FUNMusic [Festival of Ugly New Music] summer contemporary music festival since 1993. In 1996, performances of his music include ICMC (Hong Kong), SCI National Conference (Memphis), BONK (Tampa), and Wesleyan University. Dr. Krause has conducted works by many contemporary composers including Boulez, Xenakis, Braxton, Varese, Webern, Stäbler, Brün, and Marquardt, and has performed the piano music of Cage, Messiaen, Stockhausen, Martland, Feldman, Andriessen, and Lyon. A composition student of Vincent Persichetti, Bernard Rands, Herbert Brün, and Salvatore Martirano, Dr. Krause has taught for the University of Illinois, The Juilliard School, and St. Mary's College, and presently resides in Miami, Florida. His compositions and performances are recorded on New Albion, Frog Peak, New Ariel, and University of Illinois Press, and his music is published by Frog Peak.

for conducted ensembles

• Polka Haunt Us (1996): as, as, clar Bb, clar Eb, tpt, trb, 2 vln, c, pno, acc, 3 perc
• Motivation (1994): vln, clar, cello, cb, pno, clste, vibr, 5 percussion
• Transitus V (1989): solo flute + fl, cl, hrn, trb, vln, vla, c, db, pno, 2 perc
• Piano Concerto (1987): piano + large orchestra
• Poem for Orchestra (1985): large orchestra
• Matins (1984): string orchestra

solo and chamber music

• Coil (1996): flute, cello, piano
• Clarinet Sonata "Three Arabesques" (1995): clarinet and piano
• Three Dances (1995): piano, 3 percussion
• Foxtrot (1994): tpt, trb, pno, db, vibr
• PLUD (1994): solo cellist and video
• Riddle (1993): percussion trio
• Four Pieces for Organ (1992): organ solo
• Four Pieces for Guitar (1988): guitar solo
• Five Pieces for Bassoon (1987): bassoon solo
• Suite (1986): woodwind quintet

piano music

• Toccata Burlesque (1990): solo piano
• Piano Study No.1 (1988): solo piano
• Three Intermezzi (1986): solo piano
• Fantasy-Scherzo (1985): solo piano
• Four Preludes (1984): solo piano
• Combat Studies, Book III (1995): piano-four hands
• Combat Studies, Book II (1994): piano-four hands
• Combat Studies, Book I (1991): piano-four hands
• Profit Motive (1990): two pianos
• BARK (1992): two pianos and tape
• Birdbrain (1993): two pianos and snare drum

electronic music (with and without performers)

• Airline (1995): alto saxophone and tape
• Chatter (1995): guitar and tape
• Panic (1994): violin and tape
• Dead Aria (1989): two-channel tape Kalvos's Top 100
• MZMX (1989): percussion and tape
• Cartoon Sleep (1988): two-channel tape

Recordings

• New American Piano Music, Jeffrey Jacob, pianist (CD, New Ariel, forthcoming): Three Intermezzi
• Thumpmusic, THUMP Piano Duo (CD, Frog Peak FP003, 1995): BARK and duo performances -- works by Marquardt, Lyon, Richards, Constable, and Paccione
• Composition no. 165, Anthony Braxton (CD, New Albion, 1993): synthesizer performance
• New Graduate Works from the University of Illinois Experimental Music Studios (CD, University of Illinois, 1991): Dead Aria for two-channel tape
• New Electronic Works from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (LP, University of Illinois, 1989): Cartoon Sleep for two-channel tape

Damian's Top 100

To reach the composer:

By email: dkrause@netside.net
By telephone: +1-212-666-1277
By physical mail: Drew Krause / Whitney LaGrange
507 W. 111th St. #34
New York, NY 10025