Né en 1965 à San Diego, Jay Schwartz étudie le piano et la composition à l’Université d’Arizona où il est diplômé en 1989. Il obtient une bourse d’études pour poursuivre son doctorat en musicologie à l’Université de Tübingen.
De 1992 à 1995, il est compositeur en résidence auprès du Staatstheater de Stuttgart. Jay Schwartz compose de nombreuses musiques pour la scène, le ballet (danse/théâtre) et des musiques de films. Par ailleurs, les plus grands festivals de musique contemporaine lui ont passé commande : Festival de Donaueschingen, Biennale de Venise, NYYD en Estonie…
Parmi ses oeuvres, nous pouvons citer Music for Orchestra (2005) pour orchestre à cordes et Music for Orchestra 2 (2007) pour orchestre, Music for 6 voices (2006) pour solistes ou choeur mixte, Narcissus & Echo (2003-2007), opéra de chambre pour contre-ténor, alto et percussion, Music for 8 Autosonic Gongs, Music for Flute et Music for 8 Double Basses (2007).
Delta - Music for Orchestra IV experiments with the phenomena of periodicity and synchronicity of pendulums and waves and in this way again combines my affinity for physics with the poetic and aesthetic dimensions of sound.
Jay Schwartz
Born in 1965 in San Diego, Jay Schwartz studied piano and composition at the University of Arizona where he graduated in 1989. He obtained a grant to pursue his doctorate in musicology at the University of Tübingen.
From 1992 to 1995 he was residing composer at the Staatstheater in Stuttgart. Jay Schwartz composed a lot of music for the stage, ballet (dance / drama) and film musics. Moreover, the biggest festivals of contemporary music commissioned him: Donaueschingen Festival, Venice Biennale, NYYD Estonia...
Among his recent works, we can cite Music for orchestra (2005) for string orchestra and Music for orchestra 2 (2007) for orchestra, Music for 6 voices (2006) for mixed choir or soloists, Echo & Narcissus (2003-2007), chamber opera for contre-tenor, viola and percussion, Music for 8 Autosonic Gongs, Music for Flute and Music for 8 Double Basses (2007).
NOTICE
Music for Chamber Ensemble, commissioned by the NYYD Grupp Estonia, was created September 7th, 2006 in Tallinn by the NYYD Ensemble placed under the direction of Olari Elts