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Julian Wachner (born 1969 in Hollywood, CA) is an American composer, conductor and keyboardist. Since 2011, he has served as the Director of Music and the Arts at Trinity Wall Street, conducting the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, the Trinity Baroque Orchestra and NOVUS NY.〔Trinity Wall Street. "Music & Arts." Accessed July 1, 2015. https://www.trinitywallstreet.org/music〕 Wachner has recorded five albums with these ensembles, primarily for the Musica Omnia label. Since 2008, he has also served as the Director of The Washington Chorus.〔Anne Midgette. "Wachner to Head Washington Chorus." ''The Washington Post.'' April 1, 2008. Accessed July 1, 2015. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/31/AR2008033102466.html〕 As a guest conductor, he has led ensembles including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Juilliard Opera, and San Francisco Opera, and has participated in festivals including the Spoleto Festival USA, Glimmerglass Festival, Lincoln Center Festival, BAM Next Wave Festival, and the New York Philharmonic Biennial.〔Sources: * David Patrick Stearns. "'Messiah' with Phila. Orchestra, Singers." ''Philadelphia Inquirer''. December 16, 2008. Accessed August 6, 2015. http://articles.philly.com/2008-12-16/news/25243732_1_handel-s-messiah-soloists-philadelphia-orchestra * James R. Oestreich. "Rethinking Further War." ''New York Times''. November 21, 2013. Accessed August 7, 2015. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/22/arts/music/juilliard-opera-and-juilliard415-perform-radamisto.html * Janos Gereben. "Conductor Switch for Partenope." ''San Francisco Classical Voice''. September 23, 2014. Accessed August 6, 2015. https://www.sfcv.org/article/conductor-switch-for-partenope * Richard Dyer. "Classical Notes: Superconductor." ''Boston Globe''. May 18, 2001. Accessed August 21, 2015. Archived: http://www.julianwachner.com/assets/uploads/press/superconductivity_2001.jpg * Anthony Tommasini. "Four Trips to Hell and Back at the Opera." ''New York Times''. August 7, 2007. Accessed August 6, 2015. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/arts/music/07glim.html?_r=0 * Tommasini. "Audience Enters a Sightless World, Where Listening Becomes a Lifeline." ''New York Times''. July 10, 2013. Accessed August 7, 2015. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/11/arts/music/lera-auerbachs-opera-the-blind-at-lincoln-center-festival.html?_r=0 * Brooklyn Academy of Music. "21c Liederabend." Accessed August 7, 2015. http://www.bam.org/music/2013/21cliederabend * Mark Swed. "NY Phil Biennial laudable, yet in need of curatorial vision." ''Los Angeles Times''. June 5, 2014. Accessed August 6, 2015. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-ny-phil-biennial-notebook-20140605-column.html〕 As a composer, he has published over 60 musical works (see below), many of which are sacred works for chorus.〔ECS Publishing. "Wachner, Julian." Accessed August 6, 2015. http://ecspublishing.com/composers/w/wachner〕 His complete choral works to date were released in two volumes by Naxos Records in 2010 and 2014. ==Biography== Julian Wachner was born in 1969 in Hollywood, CA into a musical household—his mother, Mary Spire, was a pianist, and his former stepfather, Robert Cole, was a conductor. He began cello and piano lessons at age 4 at the University of Southern California, and from age 9 to 13, Wachner studied composition in New York at the Saint Thomas Choir School under Gerre Hancock.〔Midgette. "A polymath in D.C.: The long ascendancy of conductor-composer Julian Wachner." November 14, 2014. Accessed July 2, 2015. http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/a-polymath-in-dc-the-long-ascendancy-of-conductor-composer-julian-wachner/2014/11/12/698f1f5e-69ee-11e4-a31c-77759fc1eacc_story.html〕〔Naxos. "Julian Wachner." Accessed July 6, 2015. http://www.naxos.com/person/Julian_Wachner/102506.htm〕 Wachner later attended the Boston University College of Fine Arts, where he studied with Lukas Foss, Theodore Antoniou, David Hoose and Marjorie Merryman.〔Boston Bach Ensemble. "The Artists." Accessed July 1, 2015. Archived: http://www.zwieback.com/bbe/arti.html〕 While a student there, he was appointed the University Organist and Choirmaster at Marsh Chapel.〔Boston University Marsh Chapel. "Music." Accessed July 1, 2015. http://www.bu.edu/chapel/music/〕 He graduated in 1996 with a Doctorate of Musical Arts in composition and orchestral conducting and taught as an Assistant Professor of Sacred Music at BU's School of Theology. From 1999 to 2002, he directed the Young Artists Composition Program at the Tanglewood Institute.〔 During his tenure at BU, Wachner also headed multiple Boston-area arts institutions. In 1995, he and Peter Watchorn founded the Boston Bach Ensemble, a period instrument orchestra and choir. Their recording of Bach's Christmas Oratorio, released in 2001, helped launch Watchorn's Musica Omnia label in 1998.〔Musica Omnia. "Boston Bach Ensemble." Accessed July 1, 2015. http://www.musicaomnia.org/artist/the-boston-bach-ensemble/〕 Wachner also served as Director of the Back Bay Chorale, releasing a CD of works by Benjamin Britten with the ensemble in 2001.〔Back Bay Chorale. "About Us: The Chorale." Accessed July 6, 2015. http://www.backbaychorale.org/about/〕 From 1996 to 2006, he was Director of the Providence Singers in Providence, RI.〔The Providence Singers. "About the Providence Singers." Accessed July 1, 2015. http://www.providencesingers.org/About06/index.php〕 Wachner moved to Montreal in 2001 to become an Associate Professor at McGill University's Schulich School of Music, a post he held until 2011. As Associate Professor, Wachner served as the principal conductor of Opera McGill and occasionally conducted the McGill Symphony and Contemporary Music Ensemble. He also founded and directed the Schulich Singers, a chamber choir that performs repertoire spanning all musical periods.〔McGill University. "Schulich Singers." Accessed July 6, 2015. http://www.mcgill.ca/music/ensembles/choral/schulich-singers〕 While in Montreal, Wachner also founded and directed the Bach-Academie de Montréal (now the Montreal Bach Festival) and served as Director of Music of the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul.〔 In 2008, Wachner returned to the United States to direct the (Washington Chorus ).〔 The Chorus released a CD of Christmas carols in 2010, featuring several arrangements by Wachner himself.〔Naxos Records. "Christmas with The Washington Chorus." Accessed July 6, 2015. http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=DSL-92117〕 Under Wachner's direction, the Chorus also performed with the Rolling Stones in the final concert of their "50 and Counting" tour in 2013.〔Rolling Stones. "Verizon Center, Washington DC: June 24 setlist." June 25, 2013. Accessed July 6, 2015. http://www.rollingstones.com/2013/06/25/verizon-center-washington-dc-june-24-setlist/〕 Wachner was appointed Director of Music and the Arts at Trinity Wall Street in 2011, placing him at the podium of both the church's choir and baroque orchestra. In his first season there, he established NOVUS NY, a contemporary music ensemble.〔 His 2012 recording of Handel's ''Israel in Egypt'' with the Trinity Choir and Trinity Baroque Orchestra was nominated for a 2013 Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance.〔Billboard. "2013 Grammy Awards: Full List of Nominees." Accessed July 1, 2015. http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1483761/2013-grammy-awards-full-list-of-nominees〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Julian Wachner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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