Tom Flaherty

Biography

Tom Flaherty has received grants, prizes, awards, and residencies from the National Endowment for the Arts, American Music Center, the Pasadena Arts Council, the Massachusetts Council for the Arts and Humanities, the Delius Society, the University of Southern California, "Meet the Composer", and Yaddo. Published by Margun Music, Inc. and American Composers Editions, his music has been performed throughout Europe and North America, and is recorded on the Klavier, Bridge, SEAMUS, Capstone, and Advance labels. He earned degrees at Brandeis University, S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook, and the University of Southern California; his primary teachers in composition include Martin Boykan, Bülent Arel, Robert Linn, and Frederick Lesemann. A founding member of the Almont Ensemble, he currently holds the John P. and Magdalena R. Dexter Professorship in Music and is Director of the Electronic Studio at Pomona College. He is an active cellist in the Los Angeles area.

ACE Publications

103 title(s)
Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
Tom Flaherty AFTERMATH solo violin
Tom Flaherty AIRDANCING piano, toy piano, electronics
Tom Flaherty BREAK, BREAK, BREAK ssa,pf
Tom Flaherty CELLIST'S VARIATIONS ON "HOME ON THE RANGE" 4 cellos
Tom Flaherty CHRISTMAS QUODLIBET - 4 cellos 4 cellos
Tom Flaherty CHRISTMAS QUODLIBET - 4 violas 4 vla
Tom Flaherty CHRISTMAS QUODLIBET - SATB CHORUS SATB Chorus
Tom Flaherty CHRISTMAS QUODLIBET - string orchestra 5 part strings
Tom Flaherty CHRISTMAS QUODLIBET - string quartet string quartet
Tom Flaherty CLAVE FOR KATHERINE
mandolin, cello, xylophone
Tom Flaherty CONCERTO FOR CELLO AND ORCHESTRA - Cello and Piano reduc cello, piano
Tom Flaherty CONVERSATION FOR FLUTE AND OBOE Flute and Oboe
Tom Flaherty Cross-Currents 2 guitars
Tom Flaherty Dancing With Gravity violin, viola, cello, piano
Tom Flaherty Dear Lieder Soprano, Baritone, Mandola (or Guitar), Viola, Cello, and Piano
Tom Flaherty Die Schöne Muellerin Report soprano, baritone, mandola (or guitar), viola, cello, piano

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