Dillon, Lawrence

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Dillon, Lawrence

Composer Lawrence Dillon (b. 1959) creates works that connect past and present in attractive and unexpected ways, provoking Gramophone to exclaim, "Just when you thought the string quartet may have reached the edge of sonic possibilities, along comes a composer who makes something novel, whimsical and haunting of the genre." His music is characterized by a keen sensitivity to color, a mastery of form, and what the Louisville Courier-Journal has called a "compelling, innate soulfulness." Despite losing 50% of his hearing in a childhood illness, he began composing as soon as he started piano lessons at the age of seven. In 1985, he became the youngest composer to earn a doctorate at The Juilliard School, and was immediately appointed to the Juilliard faculty. Dillon is now Composer in Residence at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he has served as Music Director of the Contemporary Ensemble, Assistant Dean of Performance, and Interim Dean of the School of Music.

Dillon's music, in the words of American Record Guide, is "lovely...austere...vivid and impressive." Three recordings of his music were released in 2010-2011 on the Bridge, Albany and Naxos labels. His works have been commissioned and premiered in the last five seasons by the Emerson String Quartet, Le Train Bleu, the Ravinia Festival, the Daedalus String Quartet, the Lincoln Trio, the Seattle Chamber Music Society, the Cassatt String Quartet, the Mansfield Symphony, the Boise Philharmonic, Wintergreen Summer Arts Festival, the Salt Lake City Symphony, the Quartetto di Sassofoni d'Accademia, the University of Utah, Boise Philharmonic, the Winston-Salem Symphony and the Idyllwild Symphony Orchestra.

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  • Dunigan Variations Dunigan Variations

    Dunigan Variations

      Lawrence Dillon

      Dunigan Variations

      4 flutes

      $24.50
      $24.50
    • Embarkation Embarkation

      Embarkation

        Lawrence Dillon

        Embarkation

        flute, horn and piano

        $16.95
        $16.95
      • Entrance Entrance

        Entrance

          Lawrence Dillon

          Entrance

          Narrator, Flute, Alto flute, Violin, Viola, and Piano

          $30.50
          $30.50
        • Exit Exit

          Exit

            Lawrence Dillon

            Exit

            Narrator, Alto Saxophone, C Trumpet, Cello, Bass, and Piano

            $45.00
            $45.00
          • Facade Facade

            Facade

              Lawrence Dillon

              Facade

              vln, pf

              $16.00
              $16.00
            • Facade Facade

              Facade

                Lawrence Dillon

                Facade

                flute, piano

                $16.45
                $16.45
              • Fifteen Minutes Fifteen Minutes

                Fifteen Minutes

                  Lawrence Dillon

                  Fifteen Minutes

                  VIolin

                  $12.25
                  $12.25
                • Figments and Fragments Figments and Fragments

                  Figments and Fragments

                    Lawrence Dillon

                    Figments and Fragments

                    2222 2210 -- perc, pno, strings

                    $17.00
                    $17.00
                  • Fountain Reflection Stinger Fountain Reflection Stinger

                    Fountain Reflection Stinger

                      Lawrence Dillon

                      Fountain Reflection Stinger

                      Flute, Clarinet, and Horn

                      $16.00
                      $16.00
                    • Furies And Muses Furies And Muses

                      Furies And Muses

                        Lawrence Dillon

                        Furies And Muses

                        bassoon and string quartet

                        $49.00
                        $49.00
                      • Gps Lady Gps Lady

                        Gps Lady

                          Lawrence Dillon

                          Gps Lady

                          Clarinet and Piano

                          $23.00
                          $23.00
                        • Honey Honey

                          Honey

                            Lawrence Dillon

                            Honey

                            Solo Piano

                            $13.00
                            $13.00
                          • Katabasis Katabasis

                            Katabasis

                              Lawrence Dillon

                              Katabasis

                              2221+cbsn, 4000, perc(3) harp, strings solo cello, solo double bass - orchestra

                              $32.95
                              $32.95
                            • Katabasis Katabasis

                              Katabasis

                                Lawrence Dillon

                                Katabasis

                                2221+cbsn, 4000, perc(3) harp, strings solo cello, solo double bass - orchestra

                                $18.80
                                $18.80
                              • Know Know

                                Know

                                  Lawrence Dillon

                                  Know

                                  Mezzo-Soprano, Percussion, and Piano

                                  $19.50
                                  $19.50
                                • Laughter Echo Prank Laughter Echo Prank

                                  Laughter Echo Prank

                                    Lawrence Dillon

                                    Laughter Echo Prank

                                    Oboe, Horn, and Bassoon

                                    $16.00
                                    $16.00
                                  • Let Slip (for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Viola, Piano, and Percussion) Let Slip (for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Viola, Piano, and Percussion)

                                    Let Slip (for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Viola, Piano, and Percussion)

                                      Lawrence Dillon

                                      Let Slip (for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Viola, Piano, and Percussion)

                                      Fl. (dbl picc, afl), Ob., Violin, Viola, Perc. (vibe, chimes, 2 susp. cym. (high, medium), glock; piano

                                      $37.50
                                      $37.50
                                    • Let Slip (for Pierrot+) Let Slip (for Pierrot+)

                                      Let Slip (for Pierrot+)

                                        Lawrence Dillon

                                        Let Slip (for Pierrot+)

                                        Pierrot + picc/fl/afl, cl in Bb, vln, vcl, perc, piano

                                        $37.50
                                        $37.50
                                      • Lonely Preacher Clown Lonely Preacher Clown

                                        Lonely Preacher Clown

                                          Lawrence Dillon

                                          Lonely Preacher Clown

                                          Flute, Oboe, and Clarinet

                                          $16.00
                                          $16.00
                                        • Major Triples Surprise Major Triples Surprise

                                          Major Triples Surprise

                                            Lawrence Dillon

                                            Major Triples Surprise

                                            mrmba,pf

                                            Archival

                                          • Missing Bicep Dance Missing Bicep Dance

                                            Missing Bicep Dance

                                              Lawrence Dillon

                                              Missing Bicep Dance

                                              Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon

                                              $15.50
                                              $15.50
                                            • Mister Blister Mister Blister

                                              Mister Blister

                                                Lawrence Dillon

                                                Mister Blister

                                                solo violin

                                                $7.15
                                                $7.15
                                              • Multiplicity Multiplicity

                                                Multiplicity

                                                  Lawrence Dillon

                                                  Multiplicity

                                                  six violins

                                                  $12.00
                                                  $12.00
                                                • Nine For Four Nine For Four

                                                  Nine For Four

                                                    Lawrence Dillon

                                                    Nine For Four

                                                    Saxophone Quartet

                                                    $34.00
                                                    $34.00