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Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate (born in Norman, Oklahoma, 1968) is a Chickasaw Indian classical composer and pianist.

Tate grew up in Oklahoma. He comes from a musical family, with both of his parents involved with music and theater. His father was a Chickasaw classical pianist and his mother was a Manx-Irish choreographer and professor of dance; the two met at the University of Oklahoma. Tate began piano lessons at age eight, and received his B.M. in piano performance from Northwestern University, where he studied with Donald J. Isaak, and his M.M. in piano performance and composition at The Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Elizabeth Pastor and Donald Erb. His mother commissioned his first work--a ballet on themes from the Native American nations of the northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains--which he composed at age 23 for a 1992 performance by dancers at the University of Wyoming, where his mother served as professor of dance. Following this, with the assistance of his father, he devoted intensive study to the traditional Chickasaw song repertoire, learning from relatives and archival recordings.

His works have been performed by the National Symphony Orchestra, Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Colorado Ballet, New Mexico Symphony Orchestra and Dale Warland Singers, among many others.

In 1996 he was selected as Composer-in-Residence for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts/National Symphony Orchestra American Residency Program in the state of Wyoming. He has also served as guest composer for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, Billings Symphony Orchestra, Ohio State University, Oklahoma University and the University of Colorado.

He holds commissions from the National Symphony Orchestra, Christine Bailey Davis (principal flutist of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra), James VanDemark (double bass professor for the Eastman School of Music), the New Jersey Chamber Music Society, Native Earth Performing Arts Society, the Dale Warland Singers, the American Composers Forum, Joyce Foundation and Native American Public Telecommunications/Adanvdo Vision.

His nonagenarian grandmother, Juanita "Little Bird" Tate, gave him the name Taloa' Ikbi, the Chickasaw word for "composer." His middle name, Impichchaachaaha', means "high corncrib" in the Chickasaw language, and is his traditional house name; it is a word symbolizing prosperity. Tate is a member of the American Composers Forum. [1] .

Compositions

2007 - Nitoshi' Imali, concerto for guitar and orchestra
Iholba', solo flute, orchestra, and chorus
Tracing Mississippi, concerto for flute and orchestra
Worth of the Soul, symphonic wind ensemble, chorus, and narrator
Winter Moons, ballet score
Itti' Bo'li, for chorus and piano
Elsie, solo timpani, wind ensemble, and percussion
Iyaaknasha^', double bass and orchestra
Diva Ojibway, operetta
Spirit Chief Names the Animal People, orchestra and narrator
Dream World Blesses Me, woodwinds, percussion, and narrator
Oktibihah, solo timpani, strings and piano
Fall 500, flute, cello, and percussion
Inchokkillissa, guitar and percussion
Taloa' Hiloha (Thunder Song), solo timpani

Discography

2008 - Works by Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate. Includes Tracing Mississippi and Iholba'. Performed by Christine Bailey Davis and Thomas Robertello, flutes, with the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Symphony Chorus, dir. Edwin Outwater. Cleveland, Ohio: Thunderbird Records.

Source

External links

Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate, Composer: Home Page
NewMusicBox cover: Native Composer: Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate in conversation with Frank J. Oteri, October 17, 2008 (includes video)
"Member Bio", American Composers Forum
"The Chickasaw Nation presents Jerod Tate", The Official Site of the Chickasaw Nation
"Jerod's Biography", The Official Site of the Chickasaw Nation
"The Nation of Tate", The Official Site of the Chickasaw Nation

Listening

"American Indian traditions come to classical music", by Karl Gehrke, from Minnesota Public Radio, October 26, 2007
"American Indian Composers Go Classical", by Felix Contreras, from All Things Considered, January 1, 2009

Video

Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate video (.wmv file; click to watch)
Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate videos

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 He holds commissions from the [[National Symphony Orchestra (United States)|National Symphony Orchestra]], [[Christine Bailey Davis]] (principal flutist of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra), James VanDemark (double bass professor for the [[Eastman School of Music]]), the [[New Jersey Chamber Music Society]], [[Native Earth Performing Arts Society]], the [[Dale Warland Singers]], the American Composers Forum, Joyce Foundation and Native American Public Telecommunications/Adanvdo Vision.
-Tate is the current Composer-in-Residence for the Chickasaw Summer Arts Academy and served in 2004-2005 as Composer-in-Residence for the Grand Canyon Music Festival's [[Native American Composers Apprenticeship Project]].[http://www.grandcanyonmusicfest.org/nacap.htm]
 His nonagenarian grandmother, Juanita "Little Bird" Tate, gave him the name Taloa' Ikbi, the [[Chickasaw language|Chickasaw]] word for "composer." His middle name, Impichchaachaaha', means "high [[Maize|corncrib]]" in the Chickasaw language, and is his traditional house name; it is a word symbolizing prosperity. Tate is a member of the American Composers Forum. [http://www.composersforum.org/member_profile.cfm?oid=6955]