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Kenneth Lampl

Kenneth Lampl
Born (1964-11-07) November 7, 1964 (age 60)
Bronx, New York
Occupation(s)Film Composer
Choral and Orchestral Composer
professor
Websitehttp://www.kenlampl.com

Kenneth Lampl (born November 7, 1964) is an American composer and lecturer known for his film, television and choral music. He is the former head of the Australian National University School of Music.

Biography

Born in the Bronx, New York, Lampl studied saxophone with Paul Jeffrey[1] and Sahib Shihab at Rutgers University and was a member of the Rutgers University Jazz Ensemble[2] After college he went on tour with jazz drummer Chico Hamilton giving performances at Lincoln Center, the Apollo Theater and the JVC Jazz Festival.[3] Lampl began his first classical composition studies with Pulitzer Prize winning composer Charles Wuorinen in the graduate program at Rutgers University.[4] Lampl's first international recognition came with the winning of the "Prix Ravel" in composition from the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France and his first orchestral piece "Parallax" won the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Young Composers Award, the ASCAP Awards for Young Composers.[5] and the Joseph H. Bearns Prize in Composition from Columbia University. In 1996 Lampl received his DMA in Composition from the Juilliard School studying with Milton Babbitt and John Corigliano, and taught Literature and Materials of Music there in the academic years 1996-1999. At the Juilliard School he received the Gretchanov Memorial Prize in Composition and fellowships from the foundations of Henry Mancini, George Gershwin and Richard Rodgers.[6] In 1998 he was awarded a composer fellowship to the Tanglewood Music Festival where he studied film scoring with John Williams.[7]

Film scoring

Lampl's first film score "Six Miles of Eight Feet" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2000 and won a Student Academy Awards as well as Best Original Score from the NYU First Run Film Festival. His next score "Empty" won Best Narrative Short at the Cinequest San Jose Film Festival and a Student Emmy award. His first feature length scoring came with composing music for Pokémon: The First Movie and Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns.

He has scored over 90 films including: Frontera (starring Ed Harris and Eva Longoria), 35 and Ticking (starring Kevin Hart and Nicole Ari Parker), Winter of Frozen Dreams (starring Thora Birch and Keith Carradine) and Royal Kill (starring Pat Morita and Eric Roberts), as well as the television series Born Again Virgin and Saints & Sinners[8] He frequently collaborates with electronic artist and producer Darren Tate and Kirsten Axelholm. His recent score to Seth Larney's film 2067 was listed in "The Best Scores of 2020" by the Film Music Institute.[9] The 2067 soundtrack was released on Milan Records.[10]

Choral music

Lampl is a prolific composer of choral music. His first choral work in Hebrew "Adon Olam" was premiered and recorded by the Zamir Chorale of Boston.[11] Other notable choral works include: "Jerusalem", "After the Wind" and "Dirshu Adonai" which were compositions featured by the American Choral Directors Association.[12][13] His choral music is currently published by Walton Music, Santa Barbara Music Publishing and Colla Voce Music.[14][15]

Australia

From March 2017 – 2019, he served as the Head of the ANU School of Music and is currently the Convenor of the Composition for Film and Video Game Program.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ Carnevale, Amy (September 4, 2014). "Exploring Kenneth Lampl & Darren Tate's Musical World of the Film "Frontera"". examiner.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "26th Annual Collegiate Jazz Festival University of Notre Dame" (PDF). Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  3. ^ Lampl, Kenneth. "Composer Biography". Alfred Music.
  4. ^ Carnevale, Amy (September 4, 2014). "Exploring Kenneth Lampl & Darren Tate's Musical World of the Film "Frontera"". examiner.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "Morton Gould Young Composers Awards Recipients 197-2002". ASCAP. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  6. ^ "Kenneth Lampl Composer Bio". Santa Barbara Music Publishing. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  7. ^ Dyer, Richard (June 4, 1998). "Composers Learn Film Music from the Master". John Williams Fan Network. The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  8. ^ Lampl, Kenneth. "IMDB Profile". IMDB. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  9. ^ "THE BEST SCORES OF 2020 – Film Music Institute".
  10. ^ "'2067' Soundtrack Album Details | Film Music Reporter".
  11. ^ Lampl, Kenneth. "Adon Olam: Zamir Chorale of Boston". Amazon. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  12. ^ Gardner, Patrick. "Shining Sun: Choral Light in Boston". American Choral Directors Association Eastern Division. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  13. ^ "MTHS Choral Program". MTSChoirs. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  14. ^ Lampl, Kenneth. "Adon Olam". Santa Barbara Music Publishing. SBMP. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  15. ^ Lampl, Kenneth. "Lux Aeterna". Colla Voce Music.
  16. ^ Ken Lampl named as new boss of ANU School of Music, Steven Trask, Canberra Times, 2017-02-09
  17. ^ "Professor Kenneth Lampl". July 4, 2016.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Lampl