Julia Adolphe (born May 16, 1988 in New York City) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. Her works include choral, orchestral, operatic, chamber and art song pieces.
Her initial mainstream recognition was in November 2016 at the New York premiere of her viola concerto Unearth, Release, which was co-commissioned by the New York Philharmonic and the League of American Orchestras. Adolphe has a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University and a Master of Music degree in music composition from USC and is pursuing her doctoral degree from the USC Thornton School of Music.
She is the niece of composer Bruce Adolphe.
Awards, prizes and grants
| List of Awards |
| Morton Gould Young Composer Award |
| Theodore Front Prize |
| Jimmy McHugh Composition Prize |
| John James Blackmore Prize |
| John S. Knight Prize |
| American Composers Forum Grant |
| New Music USA Grant |
| Sam Spiegel Foundation Grant |
| Anna Sosenko Assist Trust Grant |
| Puffin Foundation Grant |
List of compositions
Opera
| Year |
Title |
| 2012 |
Sylvia |
| In Progress |
A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears |
Orchestral
| Year |
Title |
| 2014 |
Dark Sand, Sifting Light for orchestra |
| 2016 |
Unearth, Release for viola and orchestra |
| 2017 |
Shiver and Bloom for chamber orchestra |
| 2017 |
White Stone for orchestra |
Choral
| Year |
Title |
| 2016 |
Sea Dream Elegies for SATB chorus, oboe/English horn, and cello |
| 2016 |
Whispers of Jasmine for SATB chorus |
| 2017 |
Equinox for SATB chorus |
Chamber
| Year |
Title |
| 2009 |
White Flag for solo cello |
| 2010 |
Between the Accidental for string quartet |
| 2011 |
I Felt a Cleaving for soprano, mezzo-soprano, flute, oboe, bass clarinet, and piano |
| 2013 |
Wordless Creatures for flute/alto flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, trumpet, percussion, harp, piano, violin, cello, and double bass |
| 2014 |
Nine Lives for flute/alto flute/piccolo, oboe/English horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, and cello |
| 2014 |
Veil of Leaves for string quartet |
| 2016 |
Footsteps for soprano, harp, viola, and Persian daf |
| 2016 |
Moonlight Trio for soprano, two mezzo-sopranos, flute/alto flute, cello, and piano |
Art song
| Year |
Title |
| 2008 |
If Only She for mezzo-soprano and piano |
| 2009 |
I Wish it Were T. S. Eliot for tenor and piano |
| 2012 |
Noon, Not a Sound for mezzo-soprano and piano |
| 2012 |
To Dissolve for tenor and piano |
| 2015 |
Footsteps for soprano and piano |
See also
In Spanish: Julia Adolphe para niños
