Dalit Warshaw facts for kids

Dalit Hadass Warshaw, born on August 6, 1974, is a talented musician from New York. She is a composer, a pianist, and a thereminist. A composer writes music. A thereminist plays the Theremin, a unique electronic instrument.

Dalit Warshaw teaches music at famous schools like Juilliard and Brooklyn College. Her music has been played by many large orchestras. These include the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony. In 2006, her piece After the Victory was performed for the first time. It was played by the Grand Rapids Symphony. Her first album, "Invocations," came out in 2011. She also wrote a piano concerto called Conjuring Tristan. A concerto is a piece of music for a solo instrument and an orchestra. This piece was inspired by a famous opera and a story. She played the piano herself when it was first performed in 2015.

Becoming a Musician

Dalit Warshaw studied music for many years. She earned a special degree called a doctorate from the Juilliard School in 2003. At Juilliard, she also taught classes about how to write and arrange music. She was a visiting professor at Middlebury College for a year. She also spent time as a "composer-in-residence" at the Bowdoin International Music Festival. This means she was a special guest composer there.

Her Teachers

Dalit Warshaw learned from some very famous composers. Her teachers included Samuel Adler and Milton Babbitt.

Awards and Achievements

Dalit Warshaw has won many important awards and grants. These awards recognize her amazing talent in music.

• She won the Morton Gould Young Composers Award five times. This award is from the ASCAP Foundation.
• She won the BMI Award for Student Composers twice. She was the youngest person ever to win it in 1984. She was only eight years old when she won for her orchestral piece Fun Suite!
• She also received a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Israel.
• Other awards include grants from the ASCAP Foundation. She also won competitions from the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Juilliard.
• She has been a special guest artist at places like Yaddo and MacDowell Artist Colonies.

In April 2016, Dalit Warshaw was named a 2016 Guggenheim Fellow. This is a very important award that helps artists and scientists with their work.

As a Performer

Besides composing, Dalit Warshaw is also a skilled performer.

Playing the Piano

As a pianist, she has performed in many famous concert halls. These include Avery Fisher Hall and Merkin Hall. She plays both as a solo artist and with other musicians in small groups.

Playing the Theremin

Dalit Warshaw is also known for playing the Theremin. She has performed with major orchestras like the New York Philharmonic. She also played with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony.

She learned to play the theremin from a very young age. Her teacher was the famous theremin player Clara Rockmore. Dalit Warshaw has played the theremin in famous places like Carnegie Hall and Disney Hall.