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'''Alvin Singleton''' (born December 28, 1940;, in [[Brooklyn, New York]]) is a composer from the [[United States]].<ref>[[Eileen Southern|Southern, Eileen]]. ''The Music of Black Americans: A History''. W. W. Norton & Company; 3rd edition. {{ISBN|0-393-97141-4}}</ref> Born and raised in [[New York City]], he received his music education from [[New York University]] (B.A.), studying with [[Hall Overton]] and [[Charles Wuorinen]],. andSingleton thethen moved to study at [[Yale|Yale School of Music]] (M.M.), studying with [[Yehudi Wyner]] and [[Mel Powell]].<ref>Alvin Singleton: Bio. Alvin Singleton. Accessed June 2, 2022. <nowiki>https://www.alvinsingleton.com/bio.php</nowiki></ref> WithSingleton was a Fulbright ScholarshipsScholar, he studied with [Goffredo Petrassi] at the[Accademia SaintNazionale] Ceciliadi AcademySanta Cecilia in [Rome, withItaly] [[Goffredofrom Petrassi]]1971-1985.<ref>{{cite Fromweb 1971| tourl=https://www.alvinsingleton.com/bio.php 1985| hetitle=Alvin singleton : Bio }}</ref> After living and livedworking in Europe, andfor thenfourteen heyears, Singleton returned to the United States afterto beingbecome appointeda asComposer-in-Residence with the [[Atlanta Symphony Orchestra]] resident(1985-88). composer,He andsubsequently served as Resident Composer at Spelman College in thatAtlanta position(1988-91), fromas 1985UNISYS Composer-1988.in-Residence with Hethe servedDetroit asSymphony aOrchestra resident(1996-97), artistand atwas [[Spelmanthe College]]2002–03 Composer-in-Residence Atlanta.with the HeRitz wasChamber alsoPlayers aof [[RockefellerJacksonville, Foundation]]Florida. granteeIn inaddition, ahe serieshas entitledserved "Meetas Visiting Professor of Composition at the ComposerYale University School of Music."
 
'''Awards'''
Singleton's music shows the evidence of a wide range of influences - "from Mahler to Monk, Bird to Bernstein, James Baldwin to Bach, Santana to Prince"<ref>David Patrick Stearns. 'Classical Concert Draws on African American Spirituals', in ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', 18 February, 2013</ref> - and often incorporates aspects of theatre and surprise.<ref>[https://www.schott-music.com/en/person/alvin-singleton Biography, Schott Music]</ref> Notable are his set of eight ''Argoru'' pieces for various solo instruments, composed over the period from 1968 to 2002. His choral ballet ''TRUTH'' (2006), scored for mixed chorus, dancers and an ensemble of 10 instruments, is based on the life of human rights crusader [[Sojourner Truth]]. His piano concerto ''BluesKonzert'' had its [[Carnegie Hall]] debut in 2010 with soloist [[Ursula Oppens]] and the [[American Composers Orchestra]].▼
 
* Recipient of 2003 Guggenheim Fellowship
 
 
▲Singleton's music shows the evidence of a wide range of influences - "from Mahler to Monk, Bird to Bernstein, James Baldwin to Bach, Santana to Prince"<ref>David Patrick Stearns. 'Classical Concert Draws on African American Spirituals', in ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', 18 February, 2013</ref> - and often incorporates aspects of theatre and surprise.<ref>[https://www.schott-music.com/en/person/alvin-singleton Biography, Schott Music]</ref> Notable are his set of eight ''Argoru'' pieces for various solo instruments, composed over the period from 1968 to 2002. His choral ballet ''TRUTH'' (2006), scored for mixed chorus, dancers and an ensemble of 10 instruments, is based on the life of human rights crusader [[Sojourner Truth]]. His piano concerto ''BluesKonzert'' had its [[Carnegie Hall]] debut in 2010 with soloist [[Ursula Oppens]] and the [[American Composers Orchestra]].
 
Albany Records has issued a series of recordings, including ''Extensions of a Dream'' (2002, percussion music), ''Sing to the Sun'' (2007, choral and chamber music) and ''Sweet Chariot'' (2014, solo and chamber music).<ref>[https://www.albanyrecords.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=AR&Product_Code=TROY902&Category_Code=a-Choral Albany Records]</ref> The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus has recorded ''PraiseMaker''.<ref>[http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2011/Jan11/Higdon_Singing_32630.htm Telarc 32630 (2011) reviewed at ''MusicWeb International'']</ref> The four string quartets have been recorded by the Momenta Quartet.<ref>[http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2022/Aug/Singleton-quartets-808322.htm New World Records 80832-2, reviewed at ''MusicWeb International'']</ref>
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==Further Readingreading==
*"Interview with Alvin Singleton". ''DO THE M@TH''. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2022-06-03. https://ethaniverson.com/interview-with-alvin-singleton/
*"Darmstadt On Air #20: Singleton in Darmstadt Again". ''Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt''. Retrieved 2022-06-03. https://internationales-musikinstitut.de/en/ferienkurse/onair/podcast20/
*Wyatt, Lucius, and Alvin Singleton. “Alvin Singleton, Composer.” ''The Black Perspective in Music'' 11, no. 2 (1983): 178. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.2307/1214912</nowiki>.
 
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