Brian Field’s Classical Album ‘Brian Field: Vocal Works’ Re-discovered

Brian Field’s album ‘Brian Field: Vocal Works’ was officially released on August 13th last year (2021).

Brian Field’s music is an eclectic fusion of lyricism and driving rhythm that brings together elements of post-romanticism, minimalism and jazz that Gramaphone notes.

As Fanfare says, the music has a winning melodic flow and harmonic translucency, stretches tonality to and beyond its limits, but always in a soaring, lyrical manner.

You can enjoy Brian Field – Vocal Works here:

Brian Field has received several awards, including a McKnight Foundation Fellowship, the Benenti Foundation recording prize; First Prize, Briar Cliff Choral Music Competition; and First Prize, Victor Herbert ASCAP Young Composers’ Contest among dozens of others.

Field’s compositions include music for television and stage; solo acoustic, chamber, ballet, choral, vocal, electroacoustic and orchestral works. His compositions have been performed extensively throughout the United States and internationally.

Field began his musical endeavours at age 8 with the study of piano. His first dedicated compositional efforts at sixteen earned his undergraduate degree in music and English literature from Connecticut College where he graduated with Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa.

At Connecticut, he studied composition with Noel Zahler, piano with the Polish pedagogue Zosia Jacynowicz, organ with John Anthony, and harpsichord/figured-bass realization with Linda Skernick.

Devoting himself to composition, Field continued his musical studies at the Juilliard School in New York City where he was awarded his Masters of Music Degree.

At Juilliard, he was a student of Milton Babbitt. From Juilliard, Field attended Columbia University, earning his Doctorate. At Columbia Here, he became the President’s Fellow and studied composition with George Edwards and Mario Davidovsky.

Field’s music is written for the soul. That’s something I believe. There’s so much I’ve gained from listening to ‘Brian Field – Vocal Works’. So much love and passion infused into the songs.

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