RESUME OF ERIK NIELSEN
Address: 1266 Northfield Road Brookfield, VT 05036 Telephone: (802) 276-9906
e-mail: erik@eriknielsenmusic.com website: www.eriknielsenmusic.com
EDUCATION
M. M., Composition, Hartt School of Music, 1983; elected to Pi Kappa Lambda, 1983
Winner of outstanding student composer award, 1983
Teacher’s Certificate, Orff-Institut, Salzburg, Austria, 1976
B. A., Music and Russian, Bennington College, 1972
Some Recent Works, Commissions and Performances
Mud Season in Vermont 6’ for SATB chorus and piano, commission from the UVM chorus, premiere scheduled for 4/2026
In the Midst of it All 8’ for string orchestra (2025) premiere scheduled for 2/2026
String Quartet #3 (“Three Brothers”) 21’ (2025) premiere scheduled for 9/20/2025
A Peaceful Transition 12’ for orchestra (2024)
At Twilight 9’ for woodwind quintet (2024)
Trio #1 for Strings 16’ (2023)
Surprise! (three works for jazz quintet) 14’ (2023) premiere scheduled for 11/15/2025
Cinq Petits Morceaux for brass quintet 10’ (2023)
Resilience 6’ for SATB unaccompanied chorus (2023), premiere by Counterpoint 1/17/2024
The Meadowlark 5’ for string orchestra (2023), commission from Vermont Symphony Orchestra, premiere 11/3/23
This Time 10’ for flute, violin, tenor and baritone saxophones and piano (2022); premiere 1/27/2023
Nadía 6’ for string quartet (2022); premiere for 5/13/2025
Aliceheimer’s: A chamber opera 75’ (2022) for soprano, clarinet, string quartet, piano
Three Love Songs 11′ (2020) for soprano and double bass; premiere August 21, 2020 by Scrag Mountain Music
Long Time Comin’ 8′ (2020) for solo tenor saxophone; premiere May, 2020
Black Venus 7′ (2020) for solo flute; premiere May, 2020
Nails and Dreams 12′ (2019) for solo percussion at three stations, commissioned by Burlington City Arts, premiered September 24, 2019
The Adventures of Prince Achmed 26′ (2019) for orchestra, commissioned by Montpelier Chamber Orchestra and Green Mountain Film Festival, premiere March 23, 2019
All This Night Shrill Chanticleer 5′ (2018) for SATB chorus and brass quintet or organ, commissioned by Counterpoint, premiere 12/2018
Quartet for Piano and Strings #1 26′ (2017), commissioned by the Northern Third Quartet, premiere 10/2018
Kaleidoscope 6′ (2017) for clarinet and string quartet, premiere 6/19/17
Autumn of the Poet 12′ (2016) for soprano and piano, premiere 6/25/17
Music for the film, All of Me (2016), film premiere 9/17/16
Fleeting Moments 24′ (2015), for piano, premiere 10/20/17
A Voice in the Night 24′ (2015), work for bassoon and piano, premiere New York City, November 15, 2016
A Fleeting Animal (revised version) 110′ (2015), full-length opera; premiere 9/11/15 through 9/20/15
Nocturne for Flute and Violoncello 11′ (2015), commissioned by Vermont Virtuosi, premiere 4/24/15
Landscape for violin and cello 4′ (2015), commissioned by Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival, premiere 3/22/15
Fanfare in B-flat for orchestra 2′ (2015), commissioned by the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, premiere 3/14/15
Vermont Sweet for big band 12′ (2014), written for the APEX Ensemble, premiere 2/24/18
Until Time Itself 26′ (2014), for soprano, clarinet and piano; premiere 9/8/14
Glimpses of Azure 20′ (2013), for string orchestra, commissioned by A Far Cry; premiere 12/7/13, Boston, MA
Other Recent Professional Awards
Creation Grant–awarded by the Vermont Arts Council, 2018, 2015, 2012, 2007, 2004
Vermont Arts Endowment Fund Grant from the Vermont Community Foundation, 2019, 2017
Elected a Fellow of the Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2016
Composer Assistance Program Grant—awarded by New Music America (formerly the American Music Center), 2011, 2008, 2003
New Works Grant, Vermont Community Foundation, 2010
Kittredge Fund Award—2009
ASCAP Plus Award–1993-2015