Charles Fussell

Charles Fussell

Fussell's works include five symphonies; Julian (after Flaubert) for chorus, soloists, and orchestra; Cymbeline, a chamber drama after Shakespeare; and Specimen Days for baritone solo, chorus, and orchestra. Wilde, a symphony for baritone and orchestra, was runner-up for the 1991 Pulitzer Prize. In 1992, he received a citation and award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

In addition to advanced degrees in composition and conducting from Eastman, Mr. Fussell has received Fulbright, Ford, and Copland Foundation grants; grants from the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities; and numerous commissions.

He was Artistic Director of New Music Harvest, Boston's first city-wide festival of contemporary music; and Cofounder and Director of the New England Composer's Orchestra.

His music is published by G. Schirmer, Peer Southern, Lawson-Guild, and Fallen Leaf Press.

Specimen Days, with Boston's Cantata Singers conducted by David Hoose, and Being Music, with the Lydian Quartet, was released by Koch Records.

Specimen Days Music Of Irwin Bazelon (Conductor: Charles Fussell) To The Verge

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