Ann Callaway facts for kids

Ann Marie Callaway (born October 28, 1949) is an American composer. A composer is someone who writes music. She has created many pieces of music that have been performed and heard by people across the United States.

About Ann Marie Callaway

Early Life and Education

Ann Marie Callaway was born in Washington, D.C. She grew up in a place called Langley Park, Maryland. She started learning music at a young age in Baltimore. Later, she continued her studies at several universities. She learned from different music teachers, including Alvin Etler, George Crumb, Jack Beeson, Fred Lerdahl, and George Edwards. She earned her highest degree in music, a D.M.A., in 1991 from Columbia University.

Her Music and Achievements

Ann Marie Callaway's music has been played on radio stations throughout the U.S. A documentary about her work was even made by Swedish Radio. She has received many important awards and honors for her compositions. These include a Guggenheim Fellowship, which is a special award given to people who show great ability in arts or sciences. She also received money from the National Endowment for the Arts to create new music. This is a government agency that supports artists.

She has also been an artist-in-residence at places like Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony. This means she was invited to stay there to focus on her music. She also received the Fred Waring Award and the Miriam Gideon Prize for her contributions to music.

Supporting Other Composers

In 1984, Ann Marie Callaway helped start an organization called New York Women Composers, Inc.. This group helps women who write music in New York State and the greater New York City area. They support these composers by creating catalogs of their work, organizing events, and providing grants. This helps more people discover and enjoy music written by women.

Her Recorded Works

Many of Ann Marie Callaway's musical pieces have been recorded. This means you can listen to them on albums. Here are some examples of her recorded music:

• The Gregg Smith Singers performed her piece Alleluia vidimus stellam (1980). This is a choral piece, meaning it's sung by a choir.
• Her organ piece called Paraphrasis (1981) was included on an album called American Composers' Alliance at 50. It was played by Haskell Thomson.
• The album Four Elements: works for horn and piano by female composers features her work Four Elements (1974–77). This piece is for a horn and a piano.
• Her Theme and Seven Variations (1972) for piano is on the album Music by Women: a Celebration.

More Information

• Homepage
• 2015 interview on choral writing
• Arsis Press composers' bios
• Subito Music catalogue
• Altarpiece for organ (1:23:50 Pipedreams episode #2114)