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American composer
Michelle DiBucci is an American composer born in 1961 who writes scores for opera, theater, dance, film, and TV. She has composed several of the scores featured in
Wendigo ,
[1]
Carrier ,
[2] Gêmeas
[3] and
Creepshow . She is primarily a theater composer, with more than 30 credits.
[4]
Her soundtrack for Wendigo won the
WNYC New Sounds Listeners Poll: Best New Soundtracks.
[5]
Her ballet,
Charlotte Salomon: Der Tod und die Malerin (Charlotte Salomon: Death and the Painter ), was premiered at
Musiktheater im Revier in
Gelsenkirchen , Germany, in 2015 under the direction and choreography of
Bridget Breiner .
[6] The work was awarded the 2015
Der Faust , Germany's highest prize for theater and dance, winning in the category of Best Choreography for Breiner.
[7]
DiBucci's music-theater work,
Basetrack Live , had its New York premiere at
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Next Wave Festival, in 2014 and was deemed part of the "Best Theater of 2014" list by
Charles Isherwood of
The New York Times .
[8]
Her music has been performed at
Komische Oper Berlin ,
Stockholm Concert Hall ,
Alice Tully Hall , the BAM Harvey Theater, and at
Zankel Hall in New York City.
[9]
[10]
DiBucci received her
B.M. in Music Composition from
Carnegie Mellon University and her
M.M. in Music Composition from the
Juilliard School in New York City.
[9] She has been on the faculty at the Juilliard School since 1992, teaching in both the music and drama divisions.
[11]
Homage (commissioned by A Secreteria Municipal de Cultura)
Powerhouse (commissioned by the
Kronos Quartet )
Helikopter (commissioned by Beyond The Machine, Juilliard)
Prelude on Playthings of the Wind (commissioned by the Manhattan Wind Quintet)
The Well
The Garden of Earthly Delights ; mezzo soprano, baritone, mixed ensemble
Voice and/or Volumes Verbing the Unmind
A Song ; mezzo soprano, oboe, piano
Three Piece Suit(e); clarinet, marimba, and cello. (commissioned by The American Thermoplastic Society)
Dies Irae
Seizure in Transit
Carol of a Bird
Fourth Dimension ; trumpet, alto saxophone, trombone, vibraphone
Basetrack Live , New York premiere: November 11, 2014, Next Wave Festival,
Brooklyn Academy of Music .
[14]
Versions (commissioned by Beyond The Machine)
Basetrack (commissioned by Beyond The Machine)
Biederman's Match , based on
Max Frisch 's
Biedermann und die Brandstifter adapted by
Beau Willimon with lyrics by Portia Kamons. Premiered on 11 February 2011 at the artist residency program, Launch Pad, at
University of California, Santa Barbara , Risa Brainin, director.
[15]
Fausto (commissioned by
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú )
O Principe de Copacabana
Philoctetes (commissioned by Ensayo Theatre Co)
Ventriloquist (commissioned by The Dry Opera Company and SESC)
Nowhere Man
Le Chien Andaluz (commissioned by The Dry Opera Company and FESC)
Chief Butterknife
The Oresteia (commissioned by The New World School for the Arts) Jorge Guerra, director
Fanfare (commissioned by The Lincoln Center Institute)
David's Scenario (commissioned by The Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble)
Routine
Fables Here and Then (commissioned by The Park Players and The Ensayo Theatre Co.)
Cancer (film) , 2015
Forgiveness , 2011
Circus (TV series) , 2010
Carrier , 2007
Wendigo (film) , 2002
Disney's 100 Years of Magic , 2001
Gêmeas (Twins) , 1999
A Journey Within A Journey , 1996
Creepshow , 1983
International National Artists