Neal Hampton

Title

Associate Professor of the Practice of Music and Director, Brandeis University Orchestra

Music

Expertise

Conductor, Brandeis Orchestra. Jazz history. Music Theater Composition

Profile

Neal Hampton is the conductor of the Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra and is a composer, primarily of musical theater. His musical adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility will have it's world premier in at the Denver Center Theater Company in April 2013. He has also written music for ballet and stage productions in the U.S. and Canada.

Degrees

Boston University, M.M.

Eastman School, B.M.

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Contact

Email:	hampton@brandeis.edu
Phone:	781-736-3328
Office:	Slosberg Music Center, 235

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Awards and Honors

Norman Grant for Faculty Research and Creative Projects (2008)

Norman Grant for Faculty Research and Creative Projects (2007)

Courses Taught

MUS	31a	Broadway Bound: The Craft of Composing Songs for Musical Theater
MUS	84a	Orchestra
MUS	84b	Orchestra
MUS	85a	Wind Ensemble
MUS	85b	Wind Ensemble

Scholarship

World Premier: Sense & Sensibility, The Musical. By Music by Neal Hampton, Book & Lyrics by Jeffrey Haddow. Composer Hampton, Neal. Denver Center Theater Company, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, April 5-May 26, 2013. (forthcoming)

Brandeis Presidential Inauguration. By Walton, Elgar, Copland. Conductor Hampton, Neal. Gossman Sports Arena, Brandeis-Wellelsey Orchestra, March 31, 2011. (forthcoming)

Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra Concert: Scheherzade, Overture to Candide, Music from "Our Town",. By Bernstein, Copland, Rimsky-Korsakov. Conductor Hampton, Neal. Slosberg Hall and Wellesley College Houghton Chapel, Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra, 4/25/2010, 4/29/2010. (forthcoming)

CARMINA BURANA. By Carl Orff. Hampton, Neal. Brandeis Usdan Center, Wellesley College Houghton Chapel, Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra, Brandeis University Chorus, Wellesley Chorus, Youth pro Musica, April 25, 26, 2009. (forthcoming)

Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra Concert. By Karidoyanes Café Neon, Mendelssohn Fingal's Cave Overture, Beethoven Piano Concerto #2, Dvorak Symphony No. 8. Conductor Hampton, Neal. Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra, Brandeis Slosberg Hall & Wellesley College Houghton Chapel, April 27, 28, 2013.

Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra Concert. By Humperdinck Selections from Hansel & Gretel Smetana Die Moldau, Tchaikovsky Overture to 1812 (co-sponsored by the Russian Studies Dept). Conductor Hampton, Neal. Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra, Brandeis Slosberg Hall & Wellesley College Houghton Chapel, December 8, 9, 2012.

Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra Concert. By Walton Viola Concerto, Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Chabrier Espana, Dukas Fanfare to La Peri. Conductor Hampton, Neal. Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra, Brandeis Slosberg Hall & Wellesley College Houghton Chapel, 4/22/2012.

Plymouth Philharmonic. By Brahms Requiem. Cover Conductor Hampton, Neal. Plymouth Philharmonic, Duxbury Performing Arts Center, October 27, 2013.

Sense & Sensibility, The Musical. By Neal Hampton Music, Jeffrey Haddow, Book and Lyrics. Composer Hampton, Neal. Denver Theater Center, Colorado New Play Summit, February 11, 12, 2012.

Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra Fall Concert. By Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Faure Violin Concerto (New England Premier) Elgar Enigma Variations. Conductor Hampton, Neal. Brandeis University Slosberg Hall, Wellesley College Houghton Chapel, November 19 and 20 2011.

Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra Fall 2010 Concert. By Sibelius Symphony No 1, Hindemith Der Schwanendreher, Liszt Hungarian Fantasy. Conductor Hampton, Neal. Slosberg Hall, Brandeis University and Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College, Brandeis-Wellelsey Orchestra, November 20, 21, 2010.

Conductor/Clinician. Rehearsal conductor Hampton, Neal. New England Conservatory Brown Hall, New England Conservatory Youth Symphony, October 2, 2010, October 9, 2010.

Conductor/clinician. Rehearsal Conductor Hampton, Neal. New England Conservatory youth Symphony, December 11, 2010, January 15, 2011, March 5, 2011, April 2, 2011.

Fully Staged Production of Sense & Sensibility. By Music by Neal Hampton, Book and Lyrics by Jeffrey Haddow. Composer Hampton, Neal. Walsh Hall, Wellesley Summer Theater, April 26-May 1 2011.

NEC/Harvard Concerto competition. Judge Hampton, Neal. New England Conservatory Brown Hall, New England Conservatory, December 6, 2010.

Spring 2011 Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra Concert. By Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D Major "Titan". Conductor Hampton, Neal. Brandeis University Slosberg Hall and Wellesley College Houghton Chapel, Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra, April 10, 2011, April 14, 2011.

Staged Reading of Sense & Sensibility. By Neal Hampton, music; Jeffrey Haddow, book & Lyrics. Composer Hampton, Neal. Playwright's Horizons, June 23, 2011.

Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra Concert: Beethoven Symphony No. 1, Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Mendelssohn Concerto Brilliant. By Brahms, Beethoven, Mendelssohn. Conductor Hampton, Neal. Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra, Slosberg Hall, Wellesley College Houghton Chapel, November 21, 22, 2009.

Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra Concert: Brahms Academic Festival Overture. By Brahms. Conductor Hampton, Neal. Slosberg Hall, Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra, October 25, 2009.

Messiah Sing. By Handel. Conductor Hampton, Neal. Shapiro Campus Center, Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra, 12/3/2009.

Presentation of two songs at BMI Musical Theater Workshop, NYC. By Music by Neal Hampton, Lyrics by Jeffrey Haddow. Composer Hampton, Neal. BMI Studios W. 58th Street NYC, 10/26/ 2009.

Sense & Sensibility The Musical. By Music by Neal Hampton, Book and Lyrics by Jeffrey Haddow. Composer Hampton, Neal. Coffee House Club, New York City, New Sensibility Productions, 3/24/2010.

Songs from Sense and Sensibility performed at 9th Annual Songwriters Series. By Neal Hampton Music; Jeffrey Haddow, Lyrics. Composer, Pianist Hampton, Neal. Musician's Union Hall Local 802 New York CIty, 5/8/2010.

Workshop Production of "Sense & Sensibility". By Music by Neal Hampton, Book and Lyrics by Jeffrey Haddow. Composer Hampton, Neal. Playwright's Horizons, New York City, 11/16/2009.

BMI Lehman Engle Musical Theater Workshop - Music from Sense and Sensibility. By Neal Hampton, Jeffrey Haddow. Composer/Pianist Hampton, Neal. BMI Studios, NYC, 3/30/2009.

Fully staged production of Riders to the Sea in collaboration with Intermezzo Opera. By Ralph Vaughan Williams. Conductor Hampton, Neal. Wellesley College Houghton Chapel, Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra, March 7, 8, 2009.

Sense and Sensibility The Musical. By Neal Hampton, Music; Book and Lyrics, Jeffrey Haddow. Musical Theater Equity Staged Workshop presented by the Berkshire Musical Theater Workshop at Shakespeare and Co. Lenox, MA. 5/9/2009.

A German Requiem. By Brahms. Conductor Hampton, Neal. Brandeis University Levin Ballroom, Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra and Brandeis University Chorus, May 2, 2007.

Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra November Concert. Program: Beethoven Symphony No. 2, Dvorak Cello Concerto, Mvt 1; Bellini: "Oh! quante volte". Conductor Hampton, Neal. Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra, Slosberg Recital Hall and Wellesley College Houghton Chapel, November 22, 23, 2008.

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour. By Andre Previn and Tom Stoppard. Conductor Hampton, Neal. Town Hall, New York City, Boston University, March 14, 2008.

October 2008 Concert - Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra - Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliette Overture-Fantasy, Mozart Flute Concerto #1 Mvt 1, Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4, Mvt 3, Barber Knoxville Summer of 1915. Conductor Hampton, Neal. Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra, Slosberg Recital Hall and Wellesley College Houghton Chapel, October 4 and 5, 2008.

Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" and Selections from "Swan Lake". By Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. Conductor Hampton, Neal. Slosberg Hall, Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra, November 18, 2007.

Catch a Rising Star! Featuring the winners of the 2006 Brandeis and Wellesley concerto competitions: Strauss Horn Concerto No.1 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 mvt 1, Mozart Aria: Vado ma dove?, Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain. Conductor Hampton, Neal. Slosberg Hall, Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra, March 3 and 4 2007.

Four songs from THE PEACOCK ROOM: "Have I Caught You?", "Art for Art", "The Way I Love You", "The Most Beautiful Thing". By Music by Neal Hampton Lyrics by Felicity La Fortune. Composer/Pianist Hampton, Neal. BMI Studios, New York City, May 30, 2006.

Hampton, Neal. Composer/Arranger. Carols for a Cure CD Volume 8: Something Must Be Wrong With My Mistletoe. Sold at all Broadway shows during the holiday season and available on Amazon.com. Broadway Cares, 2007.

Brahms Tragic Overture,Eckhardt-Grammatte Bassoon Concerto: Isabelle Plaster, soloist, Shostakovich Symphony No. 5. conductor Hampton, Neal. Brandeis-Wellesley Orchestra, Wellesley College Houghton Chapel, Brandeis Slosberg Hall, November 18 and 19, 2006.

Gershwin Concerto in F with internationally renowned jazz pianist Marcus Roberts and Bernstein's Overture to Candide. Conductor Hampton, Neal. Brandeis Spingold Theater, Brandeis-Wellelsey Orchestra, April 30, 2006.

Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra Concert: "Catch a Rising Star" - featuring winners of the student concerto competition: Hindemith Der Schwanendreher. Hampton,Neal. Waltham, Massachusetts

Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra Spring Concert: Ravel Piano Concerto, Brahms Haydn Variations, Bernstein Pax de Deus from 3 Dances from On The Town. Hampton,Neal. Waltham, Massachusetts

Brandeis Wellesley Orchestra Concert featuring Adam Marks '00 performing Gershwins Rhapsody in Blue Beethoven Overture to Egmont, Gershwin Rhapsody. Hampton,Neal. Waltahm, Massachusetts

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