Faculty Guide

Title

Irving Fine Professor of Music

Music

Expertise

Music composition, electronic and computer music

Profile

A composer most recognized for works that combine traditional instruments with computer generated sound, with many international premieres to his credit. Interested in expanding the legacy of electronic music.

Awards and Honors

MacDowell Colony Residency (2007)

Sylvia Goldstein Award (from Copland House) - for Flute Concerto: Three Love Poems (2007)

Koussevitzky Foundation in the Library of Congress Commission (2005)

Koussevitzky Music Foundation Commission for Flute Concerto (2005)

Aaron Copland Award (2004 - 2005)

Residency at The MacDowell Colony (2004)

American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Music (2003)

Distinguished Guest Composer for one week, The Composers Conference, Wellesley, MA (2003)

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Award (2002 - 2003)

Synergy, LA Philharmonic (2002)

Fromm Foundation Fellowship (2001)

G. Schirmer Young Americans Art Song Competition Winner for Rain Towards Morning (1995)

International Society for Contemporary Music Prizes (1994)

International Society for Contemporary Music Prizes (1994)

Fromm Foundation Fellowship (1993)

Charles Ives Fellowship, American Academy of Arts & Letters (1986 - 1987)

John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship (1986 - 1987)

New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship (1986 - 1987)

National Endowment for the Arts Composers Fellowship (1983)

New York Foundation for the Arts Composers Fellowship (1983)

Courses Taught

FA	119a	Sound Art Studio
MUS	106a	Undergraduate Composition
MUS	107a	Introduction to Electro-Acoustic Music
MUS	109b	Electro-Acoustic Music Composition (Laptopping)
MUS	134b	Modernism in Music
MUS	135b	American Musics
MUS	230a	Electro-Acoustic Music Composition
MUS	231b	Seminar in MAX/MSP
MUS	292a	Seminar in Composition
MUS	292b	Seminar in Composition

Scholarship

Chasalow, Eric. String Sextet, commissioned by Portland Chamber Music Festival. Suspicious Motives Music, 2009. (forthcoming)

Due (Cinta)mani. Chasalow, Eric. Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY, Donald Berman, piano, March 1, 2009.

Due (Cinta)mani. Chasalow, Eric. SCREAM Festival @ REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA, Vicki Ray, piano, December 10, 2008.

Suspicious Motives. Chasalow, Eric. Longy School of Music, Wired For Sound, The Boston CyberArts Festival, April 27, 2009.

The Puzzle Master. Chasalow, Eric. Coe College, September 11, 2008.

The Puzzle Master. Chasalow, Eric. Luther College, September 14, 2008.

The Puzzle Master. Chasalow, Eric. University of Iowa, September 13, 2008.

Chasalow, Eric. Horn Concerto, for Bruno Schnieder. Suspicious Motives Music, 2009.

'Scuse Me. Chasalow, Eric. Maurizio Grandinetti, Guitar Festival of the Monopoli Conservatory of Music (Puglia), Italy, June 3, 2007.

'Scuse me. Chasalow, Eric. Maurizio Grandinetti, electric guitar, IGNM concert series, Basel, Switzerland, May 16, 2008.

Due (Cinta)mani,. Chasalow, Eric. Festival KEAMS/SICMF, Seoul, South Korea, November 11, 2007.

Due (Cinta)mani. Chasalow, Eric. Tufts University, Donald Berman, October 14, 2007.

Fast Forward, for percussion and tape. Chasalow, Eric. NJ Percussion Ensemble Evans Hall, Arts & Technology Conference, Connecticut College, New London, CT, March 1, 2008.

Into Your Ears, for multichannel fixed media. Chasalow, Eric. University of Utah, SEAMUS NAtional Conference, April 3, 2008.

Suspicious Motives. Chasalow, Eric. Sonic Generator, Georgia Tech Alumni House, April 2, 2008.

The Fury of Beautiful Bones (from The Furies). Chasalow, Eric. Rubin Academy of Music, Jerusalem, Israel, November 5, 2007 and February 19, 2008.

The Puzzle Master. artist-in-residence Chasalow, Eric. Grinnell College, Iowa, February 13 - 16, 2008.

Trois Espaces du Son. Chasalow, Eric. California EAR Unit, Redcat@ Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA, May 14, 2008.

Trois Espaces du Son. Chasalow, Eric. Miroglio-Aprodu duo, Aix-En-Musique Festival, Aix-En Provence, France, June 26, 2007.

Chasalow, Eric. "Composing From Memory." Arts & Technology Conference, The Ammerman Center, Connecticut College, New London, CT. March 1, 2008.

Chasalow, Eric. Symphony of Popular Misconceptions (first and second mvts.). Suspicious Motives Music, 2008.

Due (Cinta)mani, for piano and electronic sound. By Chasalow, Eric. composer Chasalow, Eric. Brown University, Providence, RI., Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble, 03/14/2007.

Due (Cinta)mani. By Chasalow, Eric. composer Chasalow, Eric. First Church of Boston, Boston CyberArts Festival Concert., Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble, 04/29/2007.

In a Manner of Speaking, bass clarinet and electronic sound. By Chasalow, Eric. Chasalow, Eric. Superior Conservatory in Malaga (Spain), Adria Conservatory, 02/06/2007 - 02/08/2007.

In a Manner of Speaking. By Chasalow, Eric. composer Chasalow, Eric. Riverhouse, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, UK., UK MicroFest 2, 03/04/2007.

Over The Edge. By Chasalow, Eric. Chasalow, Eric. Exploratorium, Berlin, Germany., Jeremy Woodruff, 2/06/2007.

Over The Edge. composer Chasalow, Eric. Ausland, Berlin, Germany., Jeremy Woodruff, 02/11/2007.

Scuse Me, for electric guitar and electronic sound. By Chasalow, Eric. composer Chasalow, Eric. University of Padova, Italy, The Simple Company (dance) with Interensemble (music), 02/05/2007.

The Fundamental Object, viola and digital sound, premiere. composer Chasalow, Eric. The American Academy in Rome. Italy, David Bursack, viola, 04/22/2007.

The Puzzle Master, a multimedia piece - premiere.. By Music by Eric Chasalow; Text by F.D. Reeve. Video by Denise Marika. composer, producer. Chasalow, Eric. The Laurie Theater, Brandeis University. BOSTON CYBERARTS FESTIVAL, 05/05/2007 - 05/06/2007.

Trois Espaces du Son, piano, perc, electronic sound. composer Chasalow, Eric. "Musique Démesurées", Clermont Ferrand, France., Miroglio-Aprodu Duo, 06/16/2006.

Trois Espaces du Son, piano, percussion, electronics. By Chasalow, Eric. composer Chasalow, Eric. International festival of Trieste " Trieste Prima"., Miroglio-Aprodu duo, 11/06/2006.

Chasalow, Eric. The Puzzle Master, a multimedia piece.. Suspicious Motives Music, 2007.

Chasalow, Eric. footage from The Video Archive of Electroacoustic Music. Tech Stuff web show and DVD. QOOB TV (MTV ITALY), 2007.

And it Flew Upside-Down. Chasalow,Eric. Rock Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA., 2/22/2006.

Crossing Boundaries (2000), electronic sound. Chasalow, Eric. Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Music Festival, Festival of Contemporary Music, 07/30/2006.

Due (Cinta)mani, for piano and electronic sound. Chasalow,Eric. SEAMUS2006 - Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the US conference, University of Oregon, Eugene Oregon., 3/31/2006.

Flute Concerto (three love poems), flute and chamber ensemble. Chasalow,Eric. RedCat at Disney Hall., Los Angeles, CA., 2/14/2006.

Flute Concerto: three love poems. By Chasalow, Eric. composer Chasalow, Eric. Merkin Concert Hall, New York City, DaCapo Chamber Players, 11/21/2006.

Fourth of Nature, for marimba duo, Premiere, DoublePlay,. Chasalow, Eric. Suspicious Motives Music, St. Peter's Church, New York City., 10/14/2006.

Fourth of Nature, marimba duo. Chasalow,Eric. University of Pittsburgh, 3/18/2006.

Lo Schermo, flute violin, piano. Chasalow,Eric. Italian Embassy Gala Concert, Bern Switzerland, December 2, 2005.

OHM: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music, special edition.. DVD drawn from the Video Archive of Electro-Acoustic Music Chasalow,Eric. Ellipsis Arts, 2006.

Out of Joint, trumpet and electronic sound. Chasalow,Eric. Ohio University, Athens, OH, 3/2/2006.

Out of Joint, trumpet and electronic sound. Chasalow,Eric. War Memorial, San Francisco, CA., 4/4/2006.

Over The Edge. By Chasalow, Eric. composer Chasalow, Eric. Conservatory of New South Wales, Australia, Jane Duncan, flutist, 11/12/2006.

The Furies, for soprano and electronic sound. Chasalow,Eric. Haus der Kultur, Deutsch-Amerikanische Institut, Heidelberg, Germany., 3/31/2006.

The Puzzle Revealed, digital sound in surround (premiere); and Crossing Boundaries.. By invited presenter. composer, presenter Chasalow, Eric. Conference of the Acoustical Society of America, 06/04/2006.

Trois Espaces du Son, piano, percussion and electronic sound. Chasalow,Eric. Juillard School, New York, NY., April 12,13,14 2006.

Chasalow, Eric. "The evolution of new counterpoint through electro-acoustic music.." Acoustical Society of America. Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of America. Providence, RI. 06/08/2006.

Chasalow,Eric. "Composing From Memory: the convergence of archive creation and electroacoustic composition." Organised Sound (2006).

Chasalow,Eric. "The Music of Mario Davidovsky, vol. 3." CD - The Music of Mario Davidovsky, vol 3. vol. 9171 New York: Bridge Records, 2006. entire CD booklet - liner notes - essay on the music contained on this disc..

Celebrating Eric Chasalow. Chasalow,Eric. Recital Hall, Slosberg Music Building, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 11/19/2005.

In The Works, chamber ensemble. Chasalow,Eric. Tempe, AZ, April 27, 2005.

Lo Schermo, flute, violin, piano. Chasalow,Eric. Italian Culture Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 18, 2005.

Lo Schermo, flute, violin, piano. Chasalow,Eric. Linguaggi Contemporanei, Rome, Italy, 10/14/2005.

Lo Schermo, flute, violn, piano. Chasalow,Eric. Luzern Festival, Switzerland, December 3, 2005.

Over The Edge, flute and electronic sound. Chasalow,Eric. Edward Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA, March 22, 2005.

Over the Edge, flute and electronic sound. Chasalow,Eric. Corcoran Gallery, Contemporary Music Forum, Washington D.C., April 18, 2005.

Rozart Remix. By Cage, Lucier, Wolfe. Chasalow,Eric. Rose Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 11/30/2005.

Trois Espaces du Son. performance of composition for piano, percussion and electronic sound Chasalow,Eric. Barcelona, Spain, September 5, 2005.

Wolpe Variations. Chasalow,Eric. San Jose State University, 11/17/2005.

Concerning Sunspots (2004), large orchestra. Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Chasalow,Eric

Concerning Sunspots, (Fromm Commission), premiere, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Jordan Hall, Boston.. Chasalow,Eric

Due (Cinta)mani, Shiau Uen Ding, piano; Spark Festival, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.. Chasalow,Eric

Fast Forward (1988), two percussionist and tape, National Conservatory of Versailles, France.. Chasalow,Eric

In a Manner of Speaking, Michael Lowenstern, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, NYC.. Chasalow,Eric

Over the Edge, Sarah Brady, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Club Cafe, Boston.. Chasalow,Eric

Portrait of the Artist, (1997) tape, The San Francisco Tape Music Festival.. Chasalow,Eric

Suspicious Motives, California E.A.R. Unit, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, Houston, TX. (plus five more dates on tour). Chasalow,Eric

Suspicious Motives, DaCapo Chamber Players, The Knitting Factory, NYC. Chasalow,Eric

The Furies (1984) Deborah Norin-Kuehn, soprano, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.. Chasalow,Eric

Trois Espace du Son, US premiere, Sinfonetta Moderne, Merkin Hall, NYC.. Chasalow,Eric

Trois Espace du Son, piano, perc., tape: Sinfonietta Moderna, Merkin Hall NYC. Chasalow,Eric

Chasalow,Eric. Flute Concerto (three love poems). 2005. Suspicious Motives Music, (composition, commissioned by Auros Group for New Music and the Koussevitzky Foundatrion in the Library of Congress.).

Trois Espace du Son, piano, perc., tape; Miroglio/Aprodu duo (Paris). Chasalow,Eric. 2004.

Due (Cinta)mani,Vicki Ray, Canberra, Australia.. Chasalow,Eric

In a Manner of Speaking, Guido Arbonelli, Bacau Contemporary Music Days, Romania.. Chasalow,Eric

In a Manner of Speaking, Guido Arbonelli, Mombaldone, Torino, Italy.. Chasalow,Eric

Late Air (Bishop) and Pass it On (Hadas), James Primosch, Songfest; Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA.. Chasalow,Eric

Over the Edge, Sarah Brady, Brave New Works, Ann Arbor, Michigan.. Chasalow,Eric

Petite Chanson, horn solo, Bruno Schneider, Switzerland.. Chasalow,Eric

Scuse Me, Interensemble, Groupe de Musique Vivante di Lyon, France http://www.iiclyon.org/manifestazioni/2004/intrensemble.htm. Chasalow,Eric

The Fundamental Object, viola and digital sound, premiere, David Bursack, The American Academy in Rome.. Chasalow,Eric

The Fundamental Object, viola and tape. Commissioned by David Bursack. Rome premiere 2005. Chasalow,Eric

Trois Espace du Son,piano, percussion, digital sound, premiere, Thierry Miroglio, Ancuza Aprodu piano, perc duo. La Paz, Bolivia.. Chasalow,Eric

Chasalow,Eric. Due (Cinta)mani, Ancuza APRODU E-Werk Hallen fÿr Kunst Freiburg, Germany.. 2004.

Chasalow,Eric. Due (Cinta)mani, Ancuza APRODU Hochschule fÿr Musik, Dresden, Germany.. 2004.

Chasalow,Eric. Due (Cinta)mani, Ancuza APRODU Otto-Frei-Musikschule Biberach an der Riÿ, Germany.. 2004.

Chasalow,Eric. Due (Cinta)mani, Ancuza APRODU Pfleghofsaal, Musikwissenschaftliches Institut, Tÿbingen, Germany.. 2004.

Chasalow,Eric. Due (Cinta)mani, Ancuza APRODU Stÿdtische Museen, Heilbronn, Germany. 2004.

Chasalow,Eric. Fourth of Nature, marimba duo. Commissioned by Stephen Paysen and Dominic Donato.. 2004.

Chasalow,Eric. In a Manner of Speaking, Guido Arbonelli, Bacau Contemporary Music Days, Romania.. 2004.

Chasalow,Eric. In a Manner of Speaking, Laura Harrison, SEAMUS2004, San Diego. 2004.

Chasalow,Eric. Into Your Ears, electroacoustic. In honor of Mario Davidovsky's 70th birthday.. 2004.

Chasalow,Eric. Museum in D, electroacoustic music, composed for the Rose Museum show. Domestic Archelogoy, 2004.

Chasalow,Eric. Museum in D, electroacoustic music; composed for the Rose Museum show, Domestic Archeology. 2004.

Chasalow,Eric. Trois Espace du Son, piano, perc, tape. Commissioned by the Miroglio-Aprodu duo, Paris. La Paz, Bolivia.. 2004.

LEFT TO HIS OWN DEVICES, (CD DRAWN FROM TEN YEARS OF WORK ). Chasalow,Eric. NEW WORLD RECORDS, 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. "Wolpe Variations, tape, commissioned by the Stefan Wolpe Society.

Chasalow,Eric. Clapping Game, computer generated. Based on material from children at the Charles Sumner Elementary School, Boston. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. Crossing Boundaries, Left To His Own Devices, And it Flew Upside-down, University of Oregon.. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. Due (Cinta)mani, Ancuza Aprodu , BEAMS Marathon, Brandeis University. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. Due (Cinta)mani, Ancuza Aprodu, Bamberg, Germany. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. Due (Cinta)mani, Ancuza Aprodu, Festival ""Contemporaneamente"" at Lodi, Italy.. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. Due (Cinta)mani, International Computer Music Conference, Singapore.. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. Due (Cinta)mani, International Electroacoustic Music Contest of São Paulo, Brazil.. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. First String Quartet, Lydian String Quartet, Brandeis University. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. First String Quartet, Lydian String Quartet, Brandeis University. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. Hanging in the Balance, Joshua Gordon, and, Yes I Really Did, The Composers Conference, Wellesley, MA.. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. In a Manner of Speaking, Guido Arbonelli , FESTIVAL SPAZIOMUSICA IN CAGLIARI (ITALY). 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. In a Manner of Speaking, Guido Arbonelli, Festival Delle Rocche, Monta Dâ¿¿Alba, Italy.. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. In a Manner of Speaking, Ivan Solano (Spain), Paris 8 University, Paris, France.. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. In a Manner of Speaking, Jean Kopperud, New York New Music Ensemble, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. In a Manner of Speaking, Jean Kopperud, New York New Music Ensemble, Merkin Hall, NYC.. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. In a Manner of Speaking, Paul Demers, Network for New Music, Philadelphia.. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. In a Manner of Speaking, Paul Demers, Network for New Music, Swathmore. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. In a Manner of Speaking, and Crossing Boundaries, International Society for Contemporary Music (U.S. Section), Elebash Recital Hall of The Graduate Center/CUNY. (celebrating the release of Left to His Own Devices on New World Records).. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. Lo Schermo, ""Quadri di una esposizione"", Bagno di Romagna Termi, Italy. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. Lo Schermo, Satako Itoh, Kobe, Japan. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. Lo Schermo, Satako Itoh, Tokyo, Japan. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. Lo Schermo, flute, violin, piano, premiere, David Macculi, Goethe Institute, Rome, Italy.. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. PERFORMANCES FOLLOW: In a Manner of Speaking, Guido Arbonelli, New Work Calgary Festival, Calgary, Canada.. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. Returning to the Point, fl, vln, vla, vc. DaCapo Chamber Players, Merkin Hall, NYC. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. Suspicious Motives, Arizona State University Contemporary Players, Tempe, AZ.. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. Suspicious Motives, California E.A.R. Unit, MUSIC BIENNALE ZAGREB / INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. What is Danced, Lucia Bova, BEAMS Marathon, Brandeis University. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. What is Danced, Lucia Bova, Festival JIEM2003, Madrid, Spain. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. Wolpe Variations, tape, commissioned by the Stefan Wolpe Society, Elebash Recital Hall of The Graduate Center/CUNY, NYC.. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. ¿Scuse Me, Marco Capelli, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, San Francisco. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. ¿Scuse Me, Marco Capelli, San Francisco Classical Guitar Society. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. ¿Scuse Me, Marco Capelli, UC Santa Barbara. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. ¿Scuse Me, Marco Capelli, USC, Los Angeles. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. ¿Scuse Me, Marco Pavin, New York University, NYC. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. ¿Scuse Me, Marco Pavin, Adelphi University, Long Island, NY. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. ¿Scuse Me, Marco Pavin, Hermoropolis Guitar Festival, Syros, Greece. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. ¿Scuse Me, Marco Pavin, InterEnsemble, Electronic Arts Festival, Padova Italy.. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. ¿Scuse Me, Marco Pavin, UMass, Amherst, MA. 2003.

Chasalow,Eric. Due (Cinta)mani, piano and tape. 2002.

Chasalow,Eric. What is Danced (and what is not), harp and tape. 2002.

Chasalow,Eric. Dream Songs, on poems of John Berryman, orchestra and tape. May 3, 2001 premiere - Symphony Hall, Boston. Boston Modern Orchestra Project., 2001.

Chasalow,Eric. In a Manner of Speaking, for bass clarinet and tape. Commissioned by Guido Arbonelli. 2001 Italian and US premieres and recording. ICMC2001, Havana, Cuba. Scarlatti Classica: CMC2001 CD, 2001.

Chasalow,Eric. Crossing Boundaries, computer-generated. Commissioned by Bates College.. 2000.

Chasalow,Eric. Suspicious Motives, fl, cl, vln, vc, computer-generated sound. Auros Group, SEAMUS CD #11., 1999.

Chasalow,Eric. Scuse Me, for electric guitar and tape; Marco Pavin, guitar.. Intersound Net Records CD, 1998.