Harold Rosenbaum
Harold Rosenbaum | |
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choral, contemporary music, classical music | |
Occupation(s) | conductor, educator, arranger, author, lecturer, pianist, organist |
Instrument(s) | piano, organ |
Years active | 1972–present |
Website | www |
Harold Rosenbaum (born January 24, 1950) is an American conductor and musician. He is the artistic director and conductor of the New York Virtuoso Singers and the Canticum Novum Singers. The New York Virtuoso Singers appear on 48 albums on labels including
Biography
Harold Rosenbaum was born in 1950 in Danville, Pennsylvania. In 1951, his family moved to the Bronx, and then to Flushing, Queens. He began studying piano and singing in choirs at an early age. In addition to his musical talents, he had a childhood love of drawing that briefly saw him consider a career in architecture.[2] He was especially inspired by The Lion Hunt by Peter Paul Rubens,[2] a famous Baroque painting he meticulously copied by hand. He attended Flushing High School, graduating in 1967. In the summer before his senior year, he decided to pursue music when he was one of sixteen young singers selected for an intensive summer choral program. Until university, his musical tendencies were towards pop and folk music inspired by famous folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary and iconic film singer Mario Lanza.
In 1967 he began attending
Career
In 1973, as a graduate student at
In 1988, building on the successes of CNS, he founded a professional choir, The New York Virtuoso Singers, which was developed from an existing group of professional singers which performed for the
Rosenbaum is also an active educator. He has taught at
Throughout his career, Rosenbaum has been a patron of aspiring and accomplished American composers, commissioning well over 100 new compositions and bringing obscure works into the public eye. To that end, he founded a recording company, Virtuoso Choral Recordings, to disseminate contemporary American choral works.[6]
Though his primary focuses are NYVS and CNS, he has many other pursuits. He edits two series of choral music for
From 2010 to 2013 he was the artistic director of the Society for Universal Sacred Music, which sponsored a music festival in NYC.[9]
In 2014 he created The Harold Rosenbaum Choral Conducting Institute which sponsors annual multi-day workshops in sites such as Columbia University, Wesleyan University, New York University, Adelphi University, Brandeis University, The University at Utah, and the University at Buffalo.[10]
In 2015 he created "ChoralFest USA – A Celebration of the Diversity of Choral Music in America", an annual marathon concert in NYC designed to showcase talented choral ensembles.
His New York Virtuoso Singers also appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman on Millennium New Year's Eve, performing the finale of Beethoven's 9th Symphony with the Brooklyn Philharmonic.[1]
He has taken choirs on 29 trips to Europe, including participation in the
He also participates in the Bach in the Subways classical music awareness campaign, conducting Bach in public spaces.[11]
Collaborations
Over the years, Rosenbaum has worked extensively with an eclectic group of major artists, among them
He has performed on concerts with Bang on a Can, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, New York Philharmonic, Juilliard Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, Riverside Symphony, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Tony Bennett, Leonard Slatkin, Marianne Faithfull, James Galway, Licia Albanese, Concerto Köln, Bard Festival Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, Da Capo Chamber Players, S.E.M. Ensemble, Continuum, Paul Taylor Dance Company, New York Youth Symphony, and the Brooklyn Philharmonic (59 times) and many others.
In 2007 Rosenbaum collaborated with
In 2012 he conducted Haydn's
In 2016, Rosenbaum conducted
Selected awards
- 2014 Columbia University Ditson Conductor's Award[15][16]
- 2014 ASCAP/Chorus America Adventuresome Programming Award[17]
- 2010 ASCAP Victor Herbert Award[18]
- 2008 American Composers Alliance Laurel Leaf Award[19]
Selected discography
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Label |
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1991 | To Orpheus | The New York Virtuoso Singers | |
1998 | Music of Leo Kraft | The New York Virtuoso Singers | CRI
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2001 | Eleanor Cory: Of Mere Being | The New York Virtuoso Singers | |
2004 | Charles Wuorinen: Genesis | The New York Virtuoso Singers | Koch Records, Albany Records
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2004 | Thea Musgrave: Choral Works | The New York Virtuoso Singers | Bridge Records |
2009 | David Felder: Boxman | The New York Virtuoso Singers, Arditti Quartet, New York New Music Ensemble | Albany Records |
2011 | In The Divine Image – Universal Sacred Music Vol. 1 | The New York Virtuoso Singers, The SUSM Festival Players | Soundbrush Records |
2011 | Toward Lasting Peace – Universal Sacred Music Vol. 2 | The New York Virtuoso Singers | Soundbrush Records |
2012 | With Peace in Mind | The New York Virtuoso Singers | MSR Classics |
2013 | 25x25: Twenty-Five Premieres for Twenty-Five Years | The New York Virtuoso Singers | Soundbrush Records |
2013 | Voices of Earth and Air | The New York Virtuoso Singers | Navona Records |
2014 | Orpheus Lex | The New York Virtuoso Singers, The Artemis Chamber Ensemble | Ravello Records |
2014 | Tetrahedron Dreams | The New York Virtuoso Singers | Navona Records |
2014 | Fine Music, Vol. 5 | The New York Virtuoso Singers | |
2014 | Unity & The Unexcelled Mantra | The New York Virtuoso Singers | |
2015 | Universal Sacred Music for Chorus | The New York Virtuoso Singers | |
2015 | Milken Archive Digital, Vol. 2 Album 5: A Garden Eastward – Sephardi & Near Eastern Inspiration | The New York Virtuoso Singers | |
2016 | The Four Cycles | The New York Virtuoso Singers | Naxos Records
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Personal life
He resides in Westchester County, New York with his wife Edie. He has two daughters and three grandsons[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Full Biography for Conductor Harold Rosenbaum" (PDF). Haroldrosenbaum.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ a b "Home". Qc.cuny.edu. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Canticorum Virtuoso, Inc". ArtsWestchester.org. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "American Composers Orchestra-November 3, 2002 biographies". Americancomposers.org. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Spotlight Harold Rosenbaum – UB Now: News and views for UB faculty and staff – University at Buffalo". Buffalo.edu. April 17, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Virtuoso Choral Recordings". Virtuosochoralrecordings.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ a b Hershenson, Roberta (June 22, 2008). "Honoring the 'Uphill Battle' of a Champion of New Choral Music". The New York Times. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "PeerMusic Classical Homepage". Perrmusicclassical.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Society for Universal Sacred Music". Universalsacredmusic.org. January 24, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Harold Rosenbaum, Conductor". Haroldrosenbaum.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "New York". Bach in the Subways. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Autograph letter signed to the prominent American choral conductor Harold Rosenbaum | Lukas FOSS". Lubranomusic.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ Tommasini, Anthony (December 24, 2012). "Haydn's The Creation at Carnegie Hall". The New York Times. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Missa Latina 'Pro Pacve' by Roberto Sierra" (PDF). Centropr.huner.cuny.edu. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "Harold Rosenbaum Wins Conductor's Award". March 30, 2014. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014.
- ^ "American Choral Conductor Harold Rosenbaum Wins 2014 Ditson Conductors' Award | Columbia News". news.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "2014 Chorus America Award Recipients Announced". Chorus America. April 28, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "2010 Music Awards Honorees". Ascap.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "The Laurel Leaf Award". Archived from the original on September 17, 2009.