Tarik Ghiradella, composer
502 Collington Drive
Mebane NC 27302
Cell Phone: 917-584-5598
Home Phone: 919-568-8056
E-mail: tarikghi@yahoo.com
Education:
• 2001, Residency, Atlantic Center for the Arts
• 1999-2001, MMA in Music Composition, Manhattan School of Music, New York, NY
• 1998-1999, Masters Courses in Music Theory, Juilliard, New York, NY
• 1991-1995, BFA Music Composition, SUNY Purchase College, Purchase, NY
• 1986-1992, Drum and Percussion studies, New York Percussion Academy, Long Island, NY
Principal Instructors:
• Composition: Richard Danielpour, George Tsontakis, Samuel Zeyman, Anthony Newman
• Drums: Joe Morello (Dave Brubeck Quartet), Dom Famularo, Joel Rosenblatt (Spyro Jyra)
Professional Experience
• Panoramic Commissioned by The Round Rock Symphony, TX 2010 (in progress)
• Commission by Due East, NY 2010 (in the pipeline)
• String Quartet #2 Commissioned by the Ebony String quartet, NY 2010 (in the pipeline)
• Center City Park Commissioned by City of Greensboro, NC 2010 (in the pipeline)
• Drummer for country recording artist Jeanne Jolly, 2009
• Drummer with the Will McBride Group, NC 2009
• Tomb of Lazarus Commissioned by “ThingNY”
? Premiered at Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY 2007
? Second performance at Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY 2008
• Cenotaph Honorable mention from the Minnesota Symphony Composer’s Institute, 2007
• Sons and Daughters Commissioned by the Alamance County Arts Council, NC for their 50thanniversary celebration.
? Premiered at Whitley Auditorium, Elon University 2007
? Second performance as part of the Greensboro bicentennial 2008
• Cenotaph Commissioned by The Astoria Symphony, NY
? Premiered at Symphony Space NY, NY 2006
? Second performance at Riverside Church NY, NY Memorial day, 2006
• Corporately sponsored Jägermeister European music tour with Rock Band Susan Said, 2003
• First Lady Commissioned by TACT, Incidental Music for theater.
? Premiered at the New York Historical Society 2002
• Trisagion Commissioned by Taylor Spence and the Choir at Grace Church, Brooklyn Heights, 2002
• Time and The Conways Commissioned by TACT, Incidental Music for theater.
? Premiered at the New York Historical Society 2001
• Songs From The Front Porch Commissioned by Annette Naurraine, NY 2001
? Premiered at Caramoor’s Performers Showcase
• Caribbean Dances World Premier by The American String Quartet, FL 2001
? Premiered at the Atlantic Center for the Arts
• Artists-in-Residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, 2001
• Wawango – for orchestra
? Premiered by the MSM Composer’s Orchestra, Borden Auditorium 2001
• Where Water Comes Together With Other Water
? Premiered by the MSM Chamber Orchestra, 2000
• Susan Said - drummer 1996 – 2004
Recordings/CD’s
• Polyvinylchloride 2003
Susan Said (drums)
© Copyright-bite records (656613650325)
Record Label: bite records
• Super Boy 2001
Susan Said (drums)
© Copyright-bite records (624566733451)
Record Label: bite me records
• Thicky 1998
Susan Said (drums)
© Copyright-bite records
Record Label: bite records
Employment / Teaching Experience:
• Village Music School, Cary, NC 2008-2009
? Private drum instruction.
• Liberty Mutual Group NY, NC 2005-2009
• John F. Kennedy Middle School, Queens NY, 2002-2004 (Music History, Music 101)
• Erasmus High School, Brooklyn NY, 2000-2002 (Music History, Music 101)
? Organized school theater productions, designed an approved music appreciation and music history curriculum and created the lunchtime music appreciation club.
• Tact – The Actors Company Theater 2000-2002
? Composed incidental music for theater productions
• Manhattan School of Music Outreach Education program, 1999-2001
? Presented educational, inspirational and interactive performances to diverse audiences in elementary schools, middle schools, hospitals, senior living residences, hospices, and other community centers in New York City.
• Life Skills School 2000-2001
? Worked with children as young as six months to sixteen years old to develop cognitive functioning, motor skills and social skills through music.
• Long Island Drum Center- Drum Instructor 1989-1996
Volunteer Teaching
• COCA – Creating Opportunity for Community Advancement
• Crosslink Community Church – history of sacred music seminar.
Awards
• Honorable mention from the Minnesota Symphony Composer's Institute, 2007
• Grant from the Alamance County Arts Council 2007
• Artist in Residence, Atlantic Center for the Arts 2001
• Student of the Year Award, NY Percussion Academy 1990
Affiliations / Memberships:
• BMI, Broadcast Music, Inc
• AMC, American Music Center
• ACF, American Composers Forum
Publications/Articles:
• Alamance Magazine, 2007
• Greensboro News and Record, 2006
• Classical Singer Magazine, 2001
Works List:
Chamber
Trio #1
For flute, cello and piano 1996
Premiered at the SUNY Purchase by artist in residence - New Band
Songs From The Potomac
For baritone and piano 1998
Nature of Life
For string quartet 1999
Premiered at the Manhattan School of Music – Student Ensemble
The Short and Happy Life of Francis Macomber
Chamber Opera in one act 1999-2000
Premiered at the Manhattan School of Music – Opera Workshop
Where Water Comes Together With Other Water
For soprano and chamber orchestra 2000
Premiered at the Manhattan School of Music – MSM Chamber Ensemble
Songs From the Front Porch
For soprano and piano 2000-2002
Premiered at Caramoor Summer Festival
Performed by soprano Annette Nauraine.
Duet
For clarinet and bassoon 2000
Premiered at the Manhattan School of Music by Lecolion Washington and Pierre Dumeau
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
For violin, cello and piano 2001
Caribbean Dances
For string quartet 2001
Performed by the American String Quartet
Why Don’t We Dance (Ballet)
Flute, clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion and String quartet 2002-2003
Tomb of Lazarus
For mixed ensemble 2007 (undesignated instrumentation)
Premiered by ThingNY at Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY
Trio #2
For flute, cello and piano 2008
Premiered by Lost Dog New Music Ensemble at Symphony Space NY, NY
Orchestra
Wawango
For orchestra 2000
Performed in 2001 by the Manhattan School of Music’s Composers Orchestra
John C. Borden Auditorium
Trance (a kind of dream)
For large orchestra 2002
Dark Night
For large orchestra 2002
Nocturne
For large orchestra 2002 – 2003
Chrysalis
For String Orchestra 2004
Double Concerto
For Percussion, Piano and Orchestra 2004
Cenotaph
For orchestra 2005
Premiered by the Astoria Symphony at Symphony Space NY, NY
Performed every other year on Memorial day weekend by the Round Rock Symphony
Sons and Daughters
For Tape and large orchestra 2005-2006 (revised 2008)
Commissioned by the Alamance Arts Council
Premiered at Whitley Auditorium, Elon University, Elon NC
Performed by the Greensboro Philharmonia as part of the 50th Anniversary celebration for the Alamance Arts Council and a second performance for the Bicentennial Celebration of the City of Greensboro, NC.
Choral
Trisagion
For organ and SATB choir 2002
Performance and Commission by the Choir at Grace Church Brooklyn Heights