Andrea Reinkemeyer facts for kids
Andrea Reinkemeyer (born in 1976) is an American composer from Portland, Oregon. A composer is someone who writes music. Andrea Reinkemeyer creates original musical pieces for different groups of instruments and voices.
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Who is Andrea Reinkemeyer?
Andrea Reinkemeyer was born in 1976. She grew up in Portland, Oregon. She loved music and decided to study it in college. She earned her first degree from the University of Oregon. Later, she continued her studies at the University of Michigan. There, she earned two more advanced degrees in music composition.
Her Musical Achievements
Andrea Reinkemeyer has won many important awards for her music. In 2017, she received the Virginia B. Toulmin Orchestral Commission. This award helps composers create new music for orchestras. She was also named the Edith Green Distinguished Professor in 2022-23. In 2019, she won the Julie Olds and Thomas Hellie Creative Achievement Award.
One of her pieces, called Smoulder for Wind Ensemble, won the Alex Shapiro Prize in 2021. This prize is given by the International Alliance of Women in Music. Smoulder was also a finalist for another big award in 2020, the William D. Revelli Composition Contest.
What Kind of Music Does She Make?
People who listen to Andrea Reinkemeyer's music often describe it in interesting ways. Some say her music is "haunting," which means it might make you feel a bit mysterious or thoughtful. Others describe it as "clever, funky, jazzy and virtuosic." This means her music can be smart, cool, have a bit of a jazz feel, and show off the skills of the musicians playing it.
Teaching and Inspiring Others
Besides writing music, Andrea Reinkemeyer also teaches. While she was studying at the University of Michigan, she taught electronic composition. After finishing her own education, she became a professor at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She taught students about composing music, music theory, and music technology.
For many years, from 2014 to 2023, she was a professor at Linfield University in McMinnville, Oregon. She even led the Department of Music there. Today, she is the Director of Composition and an Associate Professor at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She also worked teaching music in community programs in Detroit, helping more people learn about music.
Andrea Reinkemeyer is married to Brian Amer, and they have one daughter.
Her Compositions
Here are some of the musical pieces Andrea Reinkemeyer has written:
- Into the Labyrinth (2022) for Narrator, Drum set, Wind Ensemble, and Wind Band (orchestrator)
- Letter to a friend (2022) for Soprano, Horn in F, and Piano (Megan Levad and D. Allen, poets)
- The Diver (2022) for Soprano and Piano (Megan Levad, poet)
- Smoulder (2021) for Orchestra
- Red Flame (2021) for Flute and Marimba
- Hustle and Bustle (2021) for Concert Band
- Triptych: Three Disasters a Virtual Opera Scene (2020); Patrick Wohlmut, libretto
- Smoulder (2019) for Wind Ensemble
- Opening Up (2019) for Narrator and String Quartet
- Water Sings Fire (2018) for Orchestra
- in the speaking silence (2018) for Alto Saxophone and Bassoon
- Saturation (2017) for Soprano Saxophone and Piano
- From Cycles of Eternity (2017) for Women's Vocal Ensemble; Henrietta Cordelia Ray, poet
- Crisp Point Fanfare (2017) for Brass Quintet
- When Justice Reigns (2016) for Mixed Choir; Janine Applegate, poet
- The Thaw (2016) for Soprano, Tenor, Mixed Choir and Wind Ensemble; Artis Henderson, poet
- NaamJai (Liquid Heart) (2015) for Orchestra
- Wings to Air (2013) for Flute
- Things Heard, Misunderstood (2012) for Alto Saxophone
- Wrought Iron (2012) for Flute and Percussion
- Dos Danzas (2010) for Concert Band
- Wild Silk (2009) for Baritone Saxophone, Percussion and Piano
- Half Moon Nocturne (2007) for Clarinet in B-flat, Bassoon, Horn in F, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello & Bass
- Souvenirs (2006) for Piano
- Lured by the Horizon (2005) for Orchestra
- Through Leaves (2004) for Percussion and Fixed Media
- Elegy (2001) for Viola and Fixed Media
- #@&%!* (expletive deleted) (2000) for Percussion Quartet
- Four Poems for Robin (1999, rev. 2006) for Soprano and Viola; Gary Snyder, poet
