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Dr.
Christopher Schmitz
Christopher Schmitz
Born
Christopher Alan Schmitz

(1972-12-27) December 27, 1972 (age 51)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Education
Occupations
Years active2000–present
Children3
RelativesYes
AwardsSammy Nestico, 2007

Christopher Alan Schmitz is an American composer and winner of the 2007 Sammy Nestico Award in Jazz Composition.[1] He is currently a professor of music theory at Mercer University,[2] having previously taught at Southwestern College in Kansas.

Compositions

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Selected Ensemble Works

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  • Suite for MLK (jazz ensemble, in progress)
  • Hugh Smalling (opera + full orchestra, in progress)
  • Lilac Dream (flute choir)
  • "Gloria" (SSA voices + chamber winds)
  • "Gloria" (SSA voices + piano w/ brass solo)
  • "Georgia On My Mind" (SATB a cappella)
  • "Georgia On My Mind" (SSA + jazz rhythm section)
  • Berkshire Fantasy (wind ensemble)
  • Sussurus (jazz ensemble)
  • Walnut Valley March for the Winfield Municipal Band
  • Symphony for Winds and Percussion
  • Frozen Sun (symphonic poem for full orchestra)
  • After Dark for concert choir (SATB)
  • Pine Grove for jazz ensemble
  • Transformation for jazz ensemble (revision)
  • Equilibrium for jazz ensemble
  • "Akerage" for solo tenor saxophone with jazz ensemble

Selected Chamber Works

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  • Set of Patriotic Duets (violin and cello)
  • Gentle Light (piano trio)
  • Rhapsody (violin and piano)
  • Five Miniatures (alto saxophone and mallet percussion)
  • Strange Birds (chamber suite for flute, piano and marimba)
  • Through primrose tufts... (string quartet)
  • Out in Front (jazz sextet)
  • Austin-tatious (jazz sextet)
  • Three Lyric Songs (soprano, viola, and harp—texts by Sassoon)
  • Rhapsody (two violas and piano)
  • Palindrome for Anna (mixed chamber winds)
  • Nyxian Progeny (string quartet)
  • Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano

Selected Solo Works

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  • All-State Sight Reading Etudes, Complete Set (Alabama Orch.)
  • Concertino (trumpet and piano)
  • Escape! (solo trumpet + live electronic processing)
  • Arctic Vision (solo clarinet and electro-acoustic soundscape)
  • Organ Toccata for Dr. James Leland
  • Arctic Circle (solo flute and electro-acoustic soundscape)
  • Sonata No. 1 (three movements, solo piano)

Commercial recordings and publications

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  • ACE Composers: Ravello Records[3]
  • Irrational Exuberance: Beauport Classical[4]
  • Awaiting the Sun: Beauport Classical[5]
  • Transformation: Sea Breeze
  • Opus Music Publishers: Northfield, IL (sheet music)[6]
  • Cimarron Music Publishers: Salem, CT (sheet music)
  • Walrus Music Publishers: Pismo Beach, CA (sheet music)

References

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  1. ^ "Transformation". ejazzlines.
  2. ^ "Chris Schmitz". Mercer University.
  3. ^ "ACE Composers". Ravello Records.
  4. ^ "Irrational Exuberance". Beauport Classical.
  5. ^ "Awaiting the Sun". Beauport Classical.
  6. ^ "Christopher Alan Schmitz on Opus Music". Opus Music Publishers.
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