15 Alta Vista Circle
Irvington, New York 10533

daniel.palkowski@nyu.edu

daniel.palkowski@ey.com

dpalkowski@gmail.com

Occupation: Composer, Digital Sound and Electronic Music Specialist. Related professional skills: sound designer, professor of composition, music theory, electronic music, consultant in Macintosh music software, recording engineer, audio editor, synthesist-pianist, editor, webcaster,painter.

Born Sept, 1955, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Moved to NYC in 1976. Currently residing in Irvington, New York with wife, pianist Shi-Ling Shih and daughter, Anya.

Education
Production Experience
Teaching Experience
Software Experience
Compositions and Performances
References
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Writer Member of ASCAP
American Music Center

MISC. COMMISSIONS The Founding of Narnia, comm. By the Westchester Philharmonic, 1996. Kyrie, comm. By Hoff-Barthelson, 1995. Trinity In Moonlight, chamber work comm. by Sydney Alpha Ensemble, 1994. Henry IV, comm. by National College of Art, Taipei, Taiwan, 1992. Two Peas in a Pod , for Pipa duet, comm. by Music From China, 1992. L'Etranger, for Clarinet and Tape, comm. by the Manhattan Contemporary Ensemble, 4/89. Seance for String Orchestra and Tape, comm. by Greenwich Symphony, 1984. Morning Scene for flute and electronic sound, comm. by Flute Force, 1983. Chamber Concertante for Electric Bass comm.. by Anthony Jackson, 1978. Light Tide, Arcturian Jig, Mestless, Leaves comm. by Erikinetics Dance Company, 1977.

 

Compositions, performances, implementations

Solo

  • Peas in a Pod for Pipa and Live Electronics(1992)
    Premiered by Wu Man at the Music Lives! festival in Pittsburg, 9/92.
  • Canonic Vectors for Piano and Live Electronics(1989)
    Premiered by Shi-Ling Shih at Bruno Walter Auditorium, 3/90.
  • L'Etranger for Clarinet and Live Electronics(1988)
    Premiered by Brian Farias at New England Conservatory, 12/88
    Premiered by Andrea Mueller at Manhattan School of Music at contemporary festival, 4/89.
  • Summer Suite for Piano (1988)
    Premiered by Shi-Ling Shih, CUNY, New York, 5/88.
  • Tapestry for Piano (1985)
  • Variations for Piano (1983)
    Premiered by Shi-Ling Shih at recitals and concerts in NYC and Phila.,1983/85.
    Premiered by Kathryn Jacobson, RES MUSICA concert, Baltimore, Md., 3/86.
  • Allegro Troppo for Percussion Improvisor and Electronic Sound (1982)
    Premiered by Mark Rendon at Manhattan School of Music, 2/83.
  • Sonata Allegro on a Rhythmic Exercise of Arthur Weisberg (1982)
  • Three Morning Scenes for Flute and Electronic Sound (1981)
    Premiered by John Winston (Flute Force) Village Chamber Music Series, 4/83.
  • The Confrontation of Pandora for Trombone and Electronic Sound(1981)
    Premiered by Steve Freeman at Manhattan School of Music, 4/81.
  • Low and Behold for Tuba and Tape (1980)
    Premiered by David Grego at Manhattan School of Music, 4/80.
  • Intervals I for Clarinet solo (1979)
    Premiered by Mark Friedman at the Manhattan School of Music, 10/79.
  • Agitated Night for Piano Solo (1978)
    Premiered by the composer, Manhattan School of Music, 2/79.
  • Oberon (Piano, 2005)
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Duos

  • Schizo a la Russe (Overture to the Film "Yes, Darling" by Yves Lavandier)for Cello and Piano (1985)
    Premiered by Marisol Espada and Shi-Ling Shih, 1985.
  • Reflections, Wallace Stevens Songs (1983-85)
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  1. A Fading of the Sun
    Premiered by Gloria Parker at MSM, 1981.
  2. Of Mere Being
    Premiered at MSM, 1982, Rhea Stone, Soprano.
  3. The House Was Quiet and the World Was Calm
    Premiered atRutgers Univ.,Sandia Ang, Soprano, 1986.
    Premiered at Tanglewood Festival, 1985.
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  • Intervals II for Oboe and Bassoon (1978)
  • Movement for Violin and Piano (1978)
  • Two Peas In a Pod for Pipa duet.
    Premiered by Wu Man and Tang Liang-Xing at Merkin Hall, 10/92.

Trios

  • String Trio (1987-88)
    Read by members of Speculum Musicae, 1/88.
    Premiered by Debora Wong, Virginia Salas and Michael Finckel, Miller Theatre, 12/89.
  • Seranak, 4 A.M. for clarinet, violin and piano (1986)

    Premiered by Adriana Rosin, David Schneider and ShiLing Shih at Columbia University, 12/87.
    Premiered by INFUSION at the Brooklyn Museum, 1/90.
  • Minim for brass trio (1980)
    Premiered at Manhattan School of Music, 1/80.

Quartets

  • Periodic Tables for Percussion Quartet (1990).
    Premiered by members of Manhattan Contemporary Ensemble at Columbia University, 12/90.
  • Baton Rouge Overpass: Night for four horns and electronic sound (1983)
    Available on the solo album "Asterism"
  • BrahmA's Lullaby for string quartet (1982)
    Premiered at Manhattan School of Music 3/83.
  • Scherzo Cubique for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1981)
    Premiered at Manhattan School of Music, 11/81.
  • Bridges I for percussion quartet (1980)
    Premiered at Manhattan School of Music 12/80.

Larger Ensembles

  • Kyrie for Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Cello and Piano (1994)
    Premiered at Hoff-Barthelson Music School, 3/94, composer cond.
  • A Trinity in Moonlight (Text: Li P'o; translation by the composer) for Soprano,Mezzo, Tenor, mixed ensemble of Chinese and Western instruments. (1989)
    Performance by the Sydney Alpha Ensemble, July '94 in Sydney, Australia.
  • Still Life With Wind for double wind quintet (1985)
  • Southern Impingement for mixed octet plus amplified guitar (1983)
    Premiered at Manhattan School of Music, 5/83, composer cond.
    Featured at the Tanglewood Music Festival, 8/85, Carl St. Clair, cond..
    Performed at Columbia, 12/85, composer cond.
  • A Changing of the 'Garde' for 16 brass instruments(1984)
  • Multiple Choices for Improvisation Ensemble(1984)
  • Meditation for oboe, clarinet, bassoon,trumpet, horn and trombone (1982)
    Premiered at Manhattan School of Music, 12/82.
  • Chamber Concertante for Electric Bass (1978)

Orchestral

  • The Founding of Narnia for Orchestra and electronic sound
    Commissioned and Premiered by the Westchester Philharmonic, Paul Dunkel, cond., 1996
  • Views of Time for Orchestra (1992)
  • Scherzo Concertante for Piano and Orchestra(1986)
    Electronic realization available from composer
  • Seance for string orchestra and electronic sound (1983)
    Commissioned and Premiered by the Greenwich Symphony, Pat Handy, cond. 4/83.
  • Jovian Crepuscule for large orchestra (1982)
    Premiered at Manhattan School of Music, George Manahan, cond. 3/82.

Theatrical/Operatic

  • Henry IV. Complete incidental music and electronic improvisatory programs for the play.
    Premiered in Taipei, Taiwan in October, 1992.
  • Trurl's Electronic Bard. An adaptation for stage of the story by Stanislaw Lem (1982).
    Staged at Manhattan School of Music, 1982.
  • The Emperor's New Clothes . A musical set to the children's play by Charlotte Chorpenning.
    Premiered in Oak Ridge, Tenn., 4/72.

Selected Electronic Music

    Indicated selections are available through cdbaby, or a digital distributor near you.
  • Glimpses of Chaos (music for chaos cd rom)(Electria)
  • A Switch in Time, part I* (rock trio plus electronics)
  • A Switch in Time, part II (rock trio plus electronics)
  • A Switch in Time, part III (rock trio plus electronics) (Electria)
  • Advent
  • Ambience
  • BeCause* (trio plus electronics)
  • Before Eden
  • Brahma's Lullaby (Electria)
  • Conflicting Landscapes
  • Dynachase
  • First Fall* (available on solo album "Asterism")
  • For the Forgotten* ("Asterism")
  • Ghost Story
  • Hard Hat Area
  • I-75* (trio plus electronics)
  • In Memoriam: Russell Cape* ("Asterism")
  • Kata* (Electria)
  • Middle Eastern Fantasy*
  • Monody I
  • Novelette
  • Pandora in Eden*
  • Pandora (Electria)
  • Pavane
  • Prelude to Winter
  • Quasimodo's Dream (Electria)
  • Safari
  • Shi-Ling*
  • Sonova
  • Space Construction
  • Diurne* (Electria)
  • Tao Yen
  • Turbulence

Synthetic Orchestrations/ Arrangements

  • Harmonies Poetiques et Religieuses (F.Liszt)
  1. Invocation*
  2. Funerailles
  3. Benedictions de Dieu dans la Solitude*
  • Annees de Pelerinage (Liszt) Etude in E*
  • La Lugubre Gondola #2 [a.k.a.: "Dearth in Venice"] (Liszt)
* featured on WNYC "New Sounds" program (John Schaefer, Host) Film Music
  • Claire. Experimental film by Alvaro Varela (1992).
  • Mountains and Rivers : 1 hour documentary on the Zen teachings of Dogen
    (Sensei Daido Loori, dir). Dharma Productions, 1989.
  • Macbeth (Alvaro Varela, dir.) (1988)
  • Les Perverts theme song and incidental music, film by Yves Lavandier
    (1st prizewinner in le 4eme Festival des Festivals du Films Courts (Paris)). (1986)
  • Yes, Darling incidental music, film by Yves Lavandier.(1985)

Music for Dance

  • Light Tide
  • Mestless
  • Arcturian Jig
  • Leaves

Multimedia Work

  • The Photography of Marilyn Bridges (Voyager Co.)
    CD ROM of the aerial photography of Marilyn Bridges which incorporates narrative and music as an accompaniment to a tour through photos of ancient and modern natural and man-made sites. Over an hour of music included.
    Released Dec. 1996.

  • CHAOS (Harper-Collins)
    An interactive fantasy-adventure about chaos theory.
    Released May 1996.
  • The Music Connection (Silver Burdett Ginn, Harper Collins)
    Several arrangements of international styles of music for singing and dance instruction, distributed to schools nationwide.

  • Music for CD Roms by MacMillan Digital:

  1. Frohmmers Travel Guide
  2. Burpee's Gardening CD
  3. The War in Vietnam.

  • Numerous compositions and arrangements for Ernst & Young, LLP, used in web sites, videos and live events..