John E. Ferritto

Biography

John E. Ferritto (1937-2010) was an American composer, conductor, and music professor.

He graduated with honors in piano and violin performance from The Cleveland Institute of Music, and also holds a M.M. in composition from Yale University, where he studied piano with Ward Davenny, conducting with Gustav Meier, and composition with Mel Powell. He also studied at the American Academy in Rome and at Tanglewood, with Gunther Schuller, and Erich Leinsdorf.

He made his conducting debut with the U.S. Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra on tour in Germany, France, and Italy. He was associate conductor of the New Haven Symphony, Conductor of the Chamber Orchestra of the North Shore in Chicago, and director/conductor of the American Federation of Musicians Congress of Strings in Cincinnati.

As a guest conductor, he has appeared with the Radio Television Orchestra of Bucharest, the State Orchestra of Greece, the Toledo Symphony, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (Ohio), the Charleston S.C. Symphony, the Michigan Chamber Orchestra, Eastern Music Festival, the New Haven Opera, the New Haven Ballet, and the American Ballet Theatre. He has conducted the Orchestras of both the Peabody Conservatory and The Cleveland Institute of Music, and was the former director of the Kent/Blossom Summer Music program.

Ferritto was Conductor Laureate of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra in Springfield, Ohio, after serving as Music Director and Conductor, a post he held since 1971.

He served on the theory and composition faculties at the University of Chicago, the University of Texas at Austin, and Kent State University.

John Ferritto passed away January 7, 2010. He is survived by his wife, the violist Marcia Ferritto.

ACE Publications

43 title(s)
Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
John E. Ferritto Abstractions Op. 39 viola and piano
John E. Ferritto ADDIO C.M. cl
John E. Ferritto AFFIGLIAZIONE fl,pf
John E. Ferritto ANEURYSM NO. 6 FOR PERCUSSION QUARTET, OP. 31 PERCUSSION QUARTET
John E. Ferritto Ballad in Blue String Orchestra
John E. Ferritto CANZONE, Op. 8 vla
John E. Ferritto CELEBRATIONS, Op.19 orch(pic-2-2-2-2,4-3- 3-1,timp,3perc,hp,str
John E. Ferritto CINQUE CARICATURE vcl,pf
John E. Ferritto Colors For Orchestra Op. 26 orchestra
John E. Ferritto CONCERTINO, Op.15 ob,al.sax,vib/glock/ xyl,bl/tams/dr,b
John E. Ferritto CONCERTO FIORI, Op.25 oboe and strings
John E. Ferritto CONCERTO for Violoncello and orchestra, Op.17 orch=pic-2- 2-2-2,4-3-3-1,timp,2perc,str
John E. Ferritto CONCERTO, OP.17 FOR CELLO & ORCH.
John E. Ferritto Dialogues 1 Op. 33
John E. Ferritto Dialogues II Op. 34 Alto Saxophone and String Quartet
John E. Ferritto DIFFUSIONE,Op.2 cl,vln,cb,gtr,perc
John E. Ferritto DUO TOCCATA Viola and Cello
John E. Ferritto FANTASY DUO,Op.20 vlc,pf
John E. Ferritto FIVE MADRIGALS FOR SOLO MEZZO SOP mez sop
John E. Ferritto FOUR DUOS FOR SOP RECORDER & GUITAR sop.rec,gtr
John E. Ferritto FRAMMENTO, Op.10 tpt(C), vib, cb
John E. Ferritto INTERSEZIONE,Op.14 vln
John E. Ferritto MICHRIS
fl,mar
John E. Ferritto MOVEMENT FOR VIOLA AND 18 PERCUSSION,Op,22 vla,18perc
John E. Ferritto OGGI,Op.9 sop,cl,pf

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