William Susman

William Susman
Born William Joseph Susman
(1960-08-29) August 29, 1960
Chicago, United States
Education University of Illinois
Occupation Composer, pianist, film producer
Years active 1983–present
Website www.susmanmusic.com

William Joseph Susman (born August 29, 1960) is an American composer of concert and film music and a pianist. He has written orchestral and chamber music as well as documentary film scores.[1]

Music

Susman's music is inspired by Afro-Cuban montuño, medieval hocket and isorhythm. In addition to performances of his music in the U.S. and Europe, his compositions have been broadcast, for example his piano concerto on WQXR,[2] in New Sounds on WNYC,[3] Echoes[4] on NPR and Concertzender.[5]

He founded the record label Belarca Records to distribute his material.

Influences

Susman's earliest orchestral works were influenced by Iannis Xenakis and György Ligeti.[6] He is interested in algorithmic composition, following his composition teacher Herbert Brun at the University of Illinois.[7] His microtonal compositions were influenced by Ben Johnston. He also studied piano with Pauline Lindsey (a student of Artur Schnabel), Steve Behr (pianist with Louis Armstrong) and Alan Swain.

Awards

Works

Orchestra

Chamber ensemble

Wind quintet

Brass quintet

Vocal/Choral

Percussion

String quartet

Piano Trio Clouds and Flames (2010)

Piano

Solo and duo

Electronic

Film music

References

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