Composer, Educator
c/o The Shepherd School of Music MS532
Rice University, 6100 Main
Houston, Texas 77005-1892 USA
(713) 348-2567
fax (713) 348-5317
email: gottsch@rice.edu
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Arthur Gottschalk was born in San Diego, California, but raised in the
Northeast. He attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, receiving
a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Composition, a Master of Arts degree
in Music Composition and English Literature, and his Doctorate in Music
Composition, studying with Ross Lee Finney, Leslie Bassett, George Balch
Wilson, and William Bolcom. He is currently a Professor at Rice University's
Shepherd School of Music, where he is Chair of the Department of Music Theory
and Composition. In 1986 he co-founded Modern Music Ventures, Inc., a company
which held a recording studio complex, a record production division, four
publishing firms, and an artist management division, and for whom he produced
records for PolyGram and Capitol. In 1998 Gottschalk divested himself of
these latter holdings, in order that he might devote himself more fully
to music composition.
Gottschalk's teaching specialties include electronic music, music theory,
music composition, and counterpoint. He is responsible for teaching occasional
eight-week CLE seminars on music business and law, and is in demand as a
lecturer on music and technology, music in film, and music business and
law. He is an active film and television composer, with seven feature films,
twelve television scores, and numerous industrial films and commercials
among his credits.
Among other awards, he is a recipient of the Charles Ives Prize of the National
Academy of Arts and Letters, annual ASCAP Awards since 1980, and has been
a Composer-in-Residence at the famed Columbia/Princeton Electronic Music
Center and the Piccolo Spoleto Festival. He was recently honored with First
Prize in the Concorso Internazionale di Composizione Originale Corciano
(Italy), for his "Concerto for Violin and Symphonic Winds". With
well over one hundred compositions in his catalog, his music is performed
regularly in Europe, South America, Taiwan, and Australia, is recorded on
Crystal, Summit, Capstone, Golden Crest, and AURecords, and is published
by Spectrum Press, Subito Music, Shawnee Press, and European American Music
Distributors (ASCAP). His book, Functional Hearing, was released
in the Fall of 1997 and is published by Scarecrow Press, a division of Rowman
& Littlefield.
Select Recent and Upcoming Performances
April 5, 2007 Phase 59, 60x60 Midwest Minutes, Illinois Wesleyan
University, Bloomington, IL
April 17, 2007 Sabre Dance, the Shepherd School Percussion
Ensemble and Orchestra, Richard Brown, conducting, Rice University, Houston,
TX
August 31, 2007 Voices in my Head, ExtraGalactic Concert,
Galveston Artists Guild, Galveston College, Galveston, TX
October 7, 2007 Ceremonial Fanfare, The University of New
Mexico Wind Symphony, Eric Rombach-Kendall, conductor, Center for the Arts,
The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
October 10, 2007 Section, Christopher Clarino, timpani, Eastman
French Horn Studio, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, Rochester,
NY
October 12, 2007 Cello: Fishing at Antibes, Taylor Richardson,
cello, Electronic Music Midwest Festival, UMKC, Kansas City, KS
November 15, 2007 Fakebook II, Kahori Takahashi, piano, Aaron
Copland School of Music, Queens College, Flushing, NY
November 16, 2007 Fakebook II, Kahori Takahashi, piano, Festival
and Conference of New Music, Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College,
Flushing, NY
November 29, 2007 In Memoriam, Norman Fischer, cello, Jeanne
Kierman Fischer, piano, Syzygy, Rice University, Houston, TX
March 22, 2008 Recuerdos de Mexico, Rebecca Salmen, flute,
Yu-Ching Chin, piano, 38th Annual Festival of New Music, Ball State University,
Muncie, IN
March 27, 2008 220 S. Michigan Ave., trumpets of the Houston
Symphony, Houston Grand Opera, and the Shepherd School of Music, Marie Speziale,
conductor, Adolph "Bud" Herseth, guest trumpet, Rice University,
Houston, TX
April 10, 2008 The Consecration of the Fatted Calf, the Shepherd
Percussion Ensemble, Richard Brown, director, Rice University, Houston,
TX
April 18, 2008 Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Scott
Plugge, alto saxophone, Sergiu Ruiz, piano, Contemporary Music Festival,
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
July 4, 2008 Todesbanden, OGZM (Austrian Society for Contemporary
Music) Orchestra, Andreas Baumgartner, conductor, Joseph Haydn Saal, University
of Music and Performing Arts, Anton von Webern Platz 1, Vienna, Austria
July 24, 2008 Rotating Hexachords: Grand Rag-Tango for Piano,
Milton Ruben Laufer, piano, OpusFest-The International Piano Festival of
The Philippines, American Music Concert, United States Embassy, Manila,
The Philippines
Personal
Born March 14, 1952, San Diego, California
Education
D.M.A. (Music Composition, cognates in Computer Science/Music History)
1978, University of Michigan. Principal teachers: William Bolcom, Ross Lee
Finney, Leslie Bassett, George Balch Wilson.
M.A. (Music Composition/English Literature) 1975, University of Michigan.
B.Mus. (Music Composition) 1974, University of Michigan.
Employment
Chair, Department of Music Theory and Composition; Professor of Music
Theory and Composition, Rice University, 1977 - present.
Senior Instructor, The Art Institute of Houston, 1990 - 2001.
V.P. and C.O.O., Modern Music Ventures, Inc., 1986 - 1994.
Staff Producer, Challenge Records, Inc., 1979 - 1983.
Writer/Producer, Media Music Group, Inc., 1978 - 1984.
Assistant Director, All-State Jazz Bands, National Music Camp, Interlochen,
Michigan, 1974 - 1975.
Teaching and Research
Music Composition, Electronic Music, Computer Music, Music Theory (General,
Baroque, Chromatic, 20th Century), 16th Century Counterpoint, Aural Skills,
Music Business and Law.
Awards and Honors
Houston Arts Alliance New Works Fellowship for Established Artists -
2008
2nd Place, 2007 New Ariel Composition Competition
Finalist, The Columbia Orchestra 2007American Composer Competition
First Prize, Concorso Internazionale de Composizione Originale Corciano
(Italy), 2006
Residency, Atlantic Center for the Arts, 2006
Who's Who Among America's Teachers 2005/2006
Finalist, The Columbia Orchestra 2005 American Composer Competition
Dr. J. Howland Auchincloss Prize, Society for New Music, 2004
Charles Ives Prize, American Academy and National Institute of Arts and
Letters, 1978
Annual ASCAP Awards since 1981
Piccolo Spoleto, New Music by American Composers, Charles Ives Center for
American Music, 2002
NEA Intermedia Grant, 1990
Composer-in-Residence, Columbia/Princeton Electronic Music Center, 1983
Sigvald Thompson Orchestral Composition Award
National Band Directors Association Revelli Prize
College Band Directors National Association Composition Award
Virginia College Band Directors Composition Awards
International Who's Who In Music since 1980
ADDY Awards (local and regional) in 1988, '89, '90, and '91
Publications
Functional Hearing, a methodology and resource for the teaching
of aural skills, Scarecrow Press, Rowan & Littlefield, Baltimore, MD,
1997.
Music published by Spectrum Press, Subito Music, Shawnee Press, European
American Music Distributors, and Ballerbach Music (ASCAP).
Video released on Bonano Entertainment, Omnipoint, and Walnut Street labels.
Recordings
Fakebook I (Jeri-Mae Astolfi, piano) - "Mélange",
Capstone Records CPS-8755
Shall We Gather (Scott Plugge, alto saxophone) - "Millenium
Tribute to Adolphe Sax" Vol. IX, AURecordings AUR CD 3122
Contrary Variants (Merrie Siegel, flute) - "Soundscapes",
Capstone Records CPS-8741
Lonely Spaces (Thomas Bacon, horn, Brian Connelly, piano)
- "Inside This Fragile Tear", Alan Blain Cunningham, Agreka Books,
ISBN 1-888106-88-3
Phase 58 - "60X60", Capstone Records CPS-8744
Fugue for Tenors (David Propis, Meir Finkelstein, Alberto
Mizrahi, tenors, The Houston Symphony) - "The Three Jewish Tenors",
OyMusik CL-DPR-10D
The Mother of Peace (Kirsten Eade, flute) - "Synthése
Bourges 2003", Mnémosyne Musique Média, BP-39
A Hundred Years From Now (Thomas Bacon, horn, Brian Connelly,
piano) - "My Little Angel Girl", Alan Blain Cunningham, Agreka
Books, ISBN 0-977702-6-1
Amelia (Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra) - "Rice University
Faculty Composers", Essential Sound CDC-101
Section (Thomas Bacon, James Wilson, Nancy Goodearl, James
Graber, horns; Richard Brown, timpani) - "Dragons in the Sky",
Summit Records DCD 135
Anything Goes - "You Sing Anything Goes", Pocket
Songs PS 502
The Sky and The City (Kirk Whalum, saxophones, Erich Avenger,
guitar) - "The Sky and the City", FMM Recordings CS-1001
Concerto for Tom (Thomas Bacon, horn, Rice Jazz band) - "The
Flipside", Summit Records DCD 102
Festival Fanfare (Choralis Brass) - "Music of Champions",
USOF CSS-86
Jeu du Chat (Laura Hunter, alto saxophone, Brian Connelly,
piano) - "Duo Vivo", Crystal Records CD651
Substructures (University of Michigan Tuba Ensemble) - "The
University of Michigan Percussion and Tuba Ensembles", Golden Crest
CRS-4145
Community Activities
Panelist, AP Music Theory Faculty National Colloquium, 2008
Grants Jurist, Ohio State Arts Council, 2007
International Jurist, Concorso Internazionale de Composizione Originale
- Corciano, 2007
Advisory Board - Houston Achievement Place, 2006 - present
Advisory Council - Kentucky School of Heritage Music, 2004 - 2006
Advisory Council - Foundation for Modern Music, 2003 - present
Advisory Panel - Cultural Arts Council Houston, 1990 - 2005
Executive Board Member - Houston Youth Symphony, 1996 - 2004
Board Member - Cultural Arts Council of Houston, 1985 - 1989
Chair, Performing Arts - The Houston Festival, 1983 - 1986
Advisor - Houston ISD Department of Technology, 1984 - 1986
Advisory Board - Houston Community College, Commercial Music Program, 1992
- 2004
Technical Director - New Music America, 1986
Board Member - "Be Cool - Stay In School", 1987 - 1991
Advisory Panel - Houston International Festival, 1988 - 1993
Film and Music Business Advisory Board - Texas Department of Commerce, 1990
Professional Organizations
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
American Association of University Professors
American Association for the Advancement of Science
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Society for Electro-Acoustic Music, United States
Society of Composers, Inc. (Region VI)
Society for Music Theory
Texas Computer Musicians Network
National Committee, Ross Lee Finney Fellowship
Selected Film Scores
Alamo Gold, feature film
Rice University: School of Social Sciences, documentary
Rice University: A New Century, documentary
Face of the Serpent, feature film incidentals
Dreams in the Attic, feature film
Living Under the Stars, museum documentary
The Generals, museum documentary
American Bounty Hunter, series television (UPN)
The Trust, feature film
Charlie's Ear, feature film
The Infinity Series, PBS documentary series
Space City, series television
National Wheelchair Games, documentary
The Sky and the City, multi-media and film documentary
General Telephone and Electric, industrial film
The Challenger Seven, documentary
Saudi Pavilion 1984 World's Fair, documentary
Bahrain Oil Show, industrial film
over 150 national and regional commercial spots, including 15 ADDY Awards.
Additional Activities
Commercial Composer/Arranger (University Interscholastic League, Houston
Pops Orchestra, Houston Youth Symphony, Doctors Orchestra of Houston, Grand
Tetons Festival Orchestra, etc.)
Record Producer (Capitol/EMI, PolyGram, Fonovisa, Warner Latin, CRI, New
World, etc.) Gold Record for Elsa Garcia "Simplemente" on Capitol/EMI
Latin.
Keyboardist/Trombonist, numerous performances and recording sessions
Expert Witness
Carolyn Dee Flores v. Lowes et al.
Civil Action No. H-07-0959
In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas,
Houston Division
Jennifer Armour v. Beyonce G. Knowles, et al.
Civil Action No. H-05-02407
In the United States District Court for The Southern District of Texas Houston
Division
Stephen P. Romano v. MTV Networks, et al.
Civil Action No. H-98-0719
In the United States District Court for The Southern District of Texas Houston
Division
Musica Adelena v. Capitol Records, et al.
Civil Action No. 200-CV244
In the United States District Court for The Southern District of Texas Marshall
Division
Roy Ames dba Clarity Music, et al. v. Don Janacek, et al.
Civil Action No. H-96-1264
In the United States District Court for The Southern District of Texas Houston
Division
Justice Records Co., Inc. v. Philips Electronics, N.V., et al.
Civil Action No. H-95-5453
In the United States District Court for The Southern District of Texas Houston
Division
David A. Thompson, et al. v. Randall H. Jamail
Civil Action No. H-99-1379
In the United States District Court for The Southern District of Texas Houston
Division
Darryl Cooper aka D. Holley, et al. v Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., et
al.
Civil Action No. 01-0941
In the United States District Court for The Southern District of Texas Houston
Division
Terrence Robinson aka T. Robb v. Music World et al.
Civil Action No. H-03-4406
In the United States District Court for The Southern District of Texas Houston
Division
Tempest Publishing, Inc. v Max Silva
Case No. 05-82093-G3-13
In The United States Bankruptcy Court for The Southern District of Texas
Galveston Division
Orchestra
2003 Toussaint Overture orchestra
2002 Todesbanden cello and chamber orchestra
2002 Requiem: For the Living choir, 4 soloists, orchestra
1993 Overture to Measure for Measure symphony orchestra
1992 Amelia (Empire of the Sun) symphony orchestra
1986 Fantasy Variations solo violin, chamber orchestra
1978 Beati Omnes orchestra, male choir
1975 Communique symphony orchestra
Wind Ensemble
2004 Ceremonial Fanfare brass choir and percussion
2003 Concerto for Violin and Symphonic Winds
2003 RAR (Royal Australian Regiment) brass choir and percussion
2002 RAR (Royal Australian Rondo) concert band
1999 Ut Queant Laxis symphonic wind ensemble
1994 Overture: Measure for Measure sympnonic band
1991 Tricolor symphony band
1988 Leyenda symphony band, 4 trombones, tape (Ballerbach Music)
1982 Concerto For Wind & Percussion Orchestra (Ballerbach Music)
1982 Fanfare for a Great City 12 brass (Subito Music)
1974 Roulades symphony band (Ballerbach Music)
Chamber Winds
2006 Sonata for Flute and Piano
2003 Sonata for Alto Saxophone alto saxophone and piano
2001 Sonatina Casada flute and clarinet
1999 Contrary Variants flute and tape
1998 Shall We Gather (In Memoriam Arnett Cobb) alto saxophone and
tape
1989 Superstructures 10 flutes
1983 Jeu du Chat alto saxophone, piano
1976 Variants II solo flute (Subito Music)
1975 Children of the Night woodwind quintet (Subito Music)
1975 Phases flute duet (Subito Music)
Chamber Brass
2008 220 S. Michigan Ave. 12 trumpets
2005 The Flight of the Killer Bees seven trumpets
2005 Fanfaronade trombone quartet
2004 Holiday Fanfare four trumpets
2004 Sonata for Horn horn in F and piano
2002 Sonata for Tenor Trombone trombone and piano
2002 Sonata for Bass Tuba tuba and piano
2002 Fanfare for Michael 2 antiphonal brass quintets
2000 The Fountains trumpet and tape
1991 Section 4 horns, timpani
1988 21 Advanced Etudes euphonium solo
1986 Festival Fanfare brass quintet
1984 Heavy Metal brass quintet, tape
1980 Slide Show solo bass trombone, trombone quintet
1977 Construct solo trumpet (Subito Music)
1974 Substructures 10 tubas (Subito Music)
1972 Fanfare brass sextet (Subito Music)
Chamber
2006 In Memoriam: Sonata for Cello and Piano
2001 Suite for Unaccompanied Viola solo viola
2000 Five Songs of Love soprano, string quartet
1999 American Nights piano, bassoon, violin
1999 Cello: Fishing at Antibes cello, tape, and dance
1998 Todesbanden cello and tape
1982 Night Play 2 contrabasses, 2 percussion (Subito Music)
1977 Cycloid chamber orchestra (Subito Music)
1975 Dark Songs mezzosoprano, chamber orchestra
1975 The Sophisticates flute, trombone, piano, percussion (Subito
Music)
1974 Illumination 2 flutes, tuba, percussion (Subito Music)
1974 The Session flute, alto sax, contrabass, vibraphone (Subito
Music)
1972 Four Small Pieces flute, viola, contrabass, vibraphone (Subito
Music)
Vocal
2007 Anthem: Come, Light SATB choir, organ
2006 Come, Light SATB choir, organ
2002 Requiem: For the Living choir, 4 soloists, orchestra
2000 Five Songs of Love soprano, string quartet
1998 Beat (9 song cycle) soprano, contrabass, and piano
1991 2 American Hymns SATB choir
1990 Mother of Invention SATB choir
1985 Ragtime mezzo, piano, clarinet, cello, tape
1984 Psalm 27 with Motet SATB choir (Subito Music)
1978 Beati Omnes orchestra, male choir
1975 Dark Songs mezzosoprano, chamber orchestra
Pops
2004 An American Medley soprano and orchestra
2002 Dueling Cantors 3 tenors, orchestra
2002 The Village Cantors (Dayeinu) 3 tenors, orchestra
1998 Zorba! trumpet, horn, and tuba
1997 American Bounty Hunter television theme (WWMM Music)
1997 Fugue for Tenors 3 solo tenors and orchestra
1996 The Spirit of Broadway orchestra, 3 solo tenors
1984 Concerto for Tom solo horn, jazz ensemble
1982 Marriage of Figaro 4 tubas (Shawnee Press)
1981 Deep in the Heart pops orchestra
Electronica
2005 Phase 59 electroacoustic sounds
2004 Phase 58 electroacoustic sounds
2003 Gasp electroacoustic sounds
2000 The Fountains trumpet and tape
1999 Cello: Fishing at Antibes cello and tape
1999 Contrary Variants flute and tape
1999 Voices in My Head improvising percussion, electroacoustic sounds,
and video
1998 Persephone dancer, electronic tape
1998 Score Deconstruction interactive music, CD-ROM
1998 Shall We Gather alto saxophone and tape
1998 Todesbanden cello and tape
1997 NYCDizMix electronic tape (Spectrum Press)
1997 Pirouette text-sound
1997 Stomach Music electronic tape
1997 Strictly Biological text-sound
1997 Syrenes electronic tape (Spectrum Press)
1996 Chinese Mouse electronic tape
1996 Entr'Acte electronic tape
1996 Lava Lamp electronic tape
1996 Mouse Music I electronic tape
1996 Piano Abstract digital piano
1996 Una Bamba electronic tape
1995 La Cimitere electronic tape
1995 Measures electronic percussion ensemble
1995 Tritone Kaleidoscope electronic tape
1984 Heavy Metal brass quintet, tape
1983 Dog on Linoleum electronic tape
1982 Stations solo percussion, tape
1979 Inner Voyage electronic tape
1979 Strange Loops electronic tape
Keyboard
2007 Rotating Hexachords Grand Rag-Tango for Piano
2001 Fakebook II 3 movements for solo piano
1998 Ut Queant Laxis organ 4 hands (European American Music Distributors)
1984 Fakebook 3 movements for solo piano
1976 5 Easy Modern Pieces piano solo (Subito Press)
Percussion
2008 The Consecration of the Fatted Calf, 4 timpanists, 16 timpani
2005 Celtic Drumline 8 percussionists, 16 drums
2001 Paradigm Shift 2 marimbas
1999 Voices in My Head improvising percussion and tape
1994 Whack! 9 percussion, tape
1982 Night Play 2 contrabasses, 2 percussion (Subito Press)
1982 Stations solo percussion, tape