Dillon, Lawrence

1959 -
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.

  • Sparkling In The Dark Sparkling In The Dark

    Sparkling In The Dark

      Lawrence Dillon

      Sparkling In The Dark

      soprano sax, bassoon, fixed media audio

      $23.95
      $23.95
    • Still Point Still Point

      Still Point

        Lawrence Dillon

        Still Point

        MzSop, viola, pf

        $18.50
        $18.50
      • Stillness And Velocity Stillness And Velocity

        Stillness And Velocity

          Lawrence Dillon

          Stillness And Velocity

          Violin, Horn, and Piano

          $28.00
          $28.00
        • String Quartet No. 1 - Jests And Tenderness String Quartet No. 1 - Jests And Tenderness

          String Quartet No. 1 - Jests And Tenderness

            Lawrence Dillon

            String Quartet No. 1 - Jests And Tenderness

            string quartet

            $35.95
            $35.95
          • String Quartet No. 10 String Quartet No. 10

            String Quartet No. 10

              Lawrence Dillon

              String Quartet No. 10

              String quartet

              $30.00
              $30.00
            • String Quartet No. 2: Flight String Quartet No. 2: Flight

              String Quartet No. 2: Flight

                Lawrence Dillon

                String Quartet No. 2: Flight

                $22.45
                $22.45
              • String Quartet No. 3: Air String Quartet No. 3: Air

                String Quartet No. 3: Air

                  Lawrence Dillon

                  String Quartet No. 3: Air

                  String Quartet

                  $21.50
                  $21.50
                • String Quartet No. 4: The Infinite Sphere String Quartet No. 4: The Infinite Sphere

                  String Quartet No. 4: The Infinite Sphere

                    Lawrence Dillon

                    String Quartet No. 4: The Infinite Sphere

                    2 violins, viola, cello

                    $27.50
                    $27.50
                  • String Quartet No. 5: Through The Night String Quartet No. 5: Through The Night

                    String Quartet No. 5: Through The Night

                      Lawrence Dillon

                      String Quartet No. 5: Through The Night

                      str quartet

                      $26.25
                      $26.25

                    • String Quartet No. 6 (Rapid Eye)

                        Lawrence Dillon

                        String Quartet No. 6 (Rapid Eye)

                        2 violins, viola, cello + optional playback

                      • String Quartet No. 7: Consensus String Quartet No. 7: Consensus

                        String Quartet No. 7: Consensus

                          Lawrence Dillon

                          String Quartet No. 7: Consensus

                          String Quartet

                          $17.25
                          $17.25
                        • String Quartet No. 8: Last Spring String Quartet No. 8: Last Spring

                          String Quartet No. 8: Last Spring

                            Lawrence Dillon

                            String Quartet No. 8: Last Spring

                            String Quartet

                            $17.00
                            $17.00
                          • String Quartet No. 9: We Thought We Heard String Quartet No. 9: We Thought We Heard

                            String Quartet No. 9: We Thought We Heard

                              Lawrence Dillon

                              String Quartet No. 9: We Thought We Heard

                              String Quartet

                              $21.50
                              $21.50
                            • Suspenders Bounce Tag Suspenders Bounce Tag

                              Suspenders Bounce Tag

                                Lawrence Dillon

                                Suspenders Bounce Tag

                                Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon

                                $16.50
                                $16.50
                              • Symphony No. 1 for Chamber Orchestra Symphony No. 1 for Chamber Orchestra

                                Symphony No. 1 for Chamber Orchestra

                                  Lawrence Dillon

                                  Symphony No. 1 for Chamber Orchestra

                                  pic/1-eh/2-cbsn/2; 2-0-0-0; str

                                  $71.00
                                  $71.00
                                • Ten Wind Devices Ten Wind Devices

                                  Ten Wind Devices

                                    Lawrence Dillon

                                    Ten Wind Devices

                                    Trios for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon

                                    $65.00
                                    $65.00
                                  • Terranean Meditation Terranean Meditation

                                    Terranean Meditation

                                      Lawrence Dillon

                                      Terranean Meditation

                                      saxophone quartet

                                      $23.50
                                      $23.50

                                    • Two Tapestries for String Quintet

                                        Lawrence Dillon

                                        Two Tapestries for String Quintet

                                        quintet: 3 vln, 2 vla

                                      • Two Views Of Spring For Flute And Marimba Two Views Of Spring For Flute And Marimba

                                        Two Views Of Spring For Flute And Marimba

                                          Lawrence Dillon

                                          Two Views Of Spring For Flute And Marimba

                                          fl, mba

                                          $18.00
                                          $18.00
                                        • Two Views Of Spring For Violin And Marimba Two Views Of Spring For Violin And Marimba

                                          Two Views Of Spring For Violin And Marimba

                                            Lawrence Dillon

                                            Two Views Of Spring For Violin And Marimba

                                            vln and marimba

                                            $18.25
                                            $18.25
                                          • Voice (Violin - Piano) Voice (Violin - Piano)

                                            Voice (Violin - Piano)

                                              Lawrence Dillon

                                              Voice (Violin - Piano)

                                              vln, pf

                                              $10.45
                                              $10.45
                                            • We Saw Her Fall We Saw Her Fall

                                              We Saw Her Fall

                                                Lawrence Dillon

                                                We Saw Her Fall

                                                soprano, flute, piano

                                                $10.25
                                                $10.25
                                              • What Happened What Happened

                                                What Happened

                                                  Lawrence Dillon

                                                  What Happened

                                                  piano quartet vln, vla, vcl, pf

                                                  $25.95
                                                  $25.95
                                                • Winter Afternoons Winter Afternoons

                                                  Winter Afternoons

                                                    Lawrence Dillon

                                                    Winter Afternoons

                                                    solo guitar

                                                    $10.00
                                                    $10.00