Anna Rubin facts for kids
Anna Rubin (born in 1946) is an American composer. She creates music using both traditional instruments and electronic sounds.
About Anna Rubin
Anna Rubin learned from famous composers like Mel Powell and Pauline Oliveros. She earned a special degree called a doctorate in music composition from Princeton University. After finishing her studies, she started teaching music.
She taught composition at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Lafayette College. In 2002, she began teaching at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Anna Rubin is also part of important music groups. She helped start the Independent Composers Association of LA. She has also been the president of the International Alliance for Women in Music.
Awards and Recognitions
Anna Rubin has received several awards for her music. These awards show how much her work is appreciated.
- She won two awards from the Maryland State Arts Council.
- She was named a Fellow by the National Orchestral Association.
- In 1984, she won the Delta Ensemble Gaudeamus Prize for her piece De Nacht: Lament for Malcolm X.
- She also received a jury prize at the Aether Festival #1 for her work Family Stories: Sophie, Sally. She created this piece with Laurie Hollander.
Her Music Works
Anna Rubin writes music for many different groups. She composes for small groups of instruments, full orchestras, and choirs. She also uses digital audio and live electronics in her music.
Some of her well-known works include:
- Crying the Laughing and Golden (1982–1983) – a piece for tape recording.
- De Nacht: Lament for Malcolm X (1984).
- Hiding Faces, Open Faces (1988) – for viola, electronic sounds, and video.
- Viola a Tre (1988) – written for three violas.
- Remembering (1989) – for a singer (mezzo-soprano), piano, and tape.
- Seachanges (1996) – for a viola da gamba (an old string instrument) and tape.
- Family Stories: Sophie, Sally (1998).
More About Anna Rubin
- Home page
- UMBC Faculty page
- I Resound Press
