Charles Fussell

Charles Fussell is an American composer of contemporary classical music. His symphony Wilde for solo baritone and orchestra, based on the life of Oscar Wilde and premiered by the Newton Symphony Orchestra and the baritone Sanford Sylvan in 1990, was a finalist for the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Music.^[1]^[2] He was an assistant and close friend of the composer Virgil Thomson.^[3]

References

â†‘ Dyer, Richard (October 2, 2004). "Modern Orchestra is in fine voice". The Boston Globe. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
â†‘ Valdes, Lesley (May 18, 1992). "Whitman's 'Days' Given Spin As Cantata "We Wanted This To Be A Portrait Of The Whole Man," Says Composer Charles Fussell.". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
â†‘ "Rustic Streams Hiding Complicated Traditions". The New York Times. January 14, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2016.

Finalists: Pulitzer Prize for Music (1991â€“2000)

Bright Sheng ('91): Four Movements for Piano Charles Fussell ('91): Wilde Ralph Shapey ('92): Concerto Fantastique Leon Kirchner ('93): Music for Cello and Orchestra Joan Tower ('93): Violin Concerto Aaron Jay Kernis ('94): Still Movement with Hymn Charles Wuorinen ('94): Microsymphony Donald Erb ('95): Evensong Andrew Imbrie ('95): Adam Peter Lieberson ('96): Variations for Violin and Piano Elliott Carter ('96): Adagio tenebroso John Musto ('97): Dove Sta Amore StanisÅ‚aw Skrowaczewski ('97): Passacaglia Immaginaria John Adams ('98): Century Rolls Yehudi Wyner ('98): Horntrio David Rakowski ('99): Persistent Memory StanisÅ‚aw Skrowaczewski ('99): Concerto for Orchestra Donald Martino ('00): Serenata Concertante John Zorn ('00): contes de fees

(Winners) (Citations) (Finalists: '80s '90s '00s '10s)

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