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Born in the United States and now living permanently in Vienna, Austria, Nancy Van de Vate is known worldwide for her music in the large forms. She currently teaches music composition at the Institute for European Studies in Vienna. Nancy Van de Vate has also been a faculty member at eleven colleges and universities in the United States and at the Jakarta Conservatory (Yayasan Pendidikan Musik) in Indonesia. Her full-length opera, All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Western Nichts Neues) premiered in Osnabrück, Germany in 2003 and was performed there ten times to great critical acclaim. The same work was included in May 2003 by the New York City Opera in its VOX 2003: Showcasing American Opera series, again to critical acclaim. In January 2005 her new chamber opera, Where the Cross is Made, based on the play by Eugene O'Neill, was selected by the National Opera Association (USA) as the winner of its international biennial competition for new chamber operas. A shortened version was introduced in New York City, with a full production following in January 2006 at the 51st annual convention of the National Opera Association in Ann Arbor MI. Her 26 orchestral works include the well-known Chernobyl, which has been performed in Vienna, Hamburg, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and in the United States at the Chautauqua Festival and by the Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra. A special performance on February 25, 2006 by the Yale Symphony Orchestra, Toshiyuki Shimada, conductor, marked the 20th anniversary of the world's most famous nuclear accident. Chernobyl has been widely broadcast worldwide since its first appearance on compact disc in 1987. The composer has also created a large body of solo and chamber music for a wide variety of instruments and ensembles. Among her newest chamber works are String Quartet No. 2, commissioned by the Vienna Mozart Year 2006, and Brass Quintet No. 2: Variations on the "Streets of Laredo," commissioned by the University of Mississippi for an October 2005 festival of her music. Journeys Through the Life and Music of Nancy Van de Vate, a complete biography and extensive anaylsis of her music, written by Laurdella Foulkes-Levy and Burt Levy, was published in 2004 by Scarecrow Press. A much sought-after speaker, she participated in the World Music Council meeting in Los Angeles in October 2005. Also widely respected as a juror, she has been a Nominator for the Kyoto Prize in Music since its inception twenty years ago. She serves as President and Artistic Director of the international recording company, Vienna Modern Masters, which she founded in 1990 with her late husband, Clyde Smith. Founder of the International League of Women Composers in 1975, she steadfastly continues her advocacy of women composers with the Nancy Van de Vate International Composition Prize for Opera and through the inclusion of many works by women composers on the Vienna Modern Masters label.

Title	Ensemble Type	Composed	Duration	Media
Cantata for women's voices	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices		00:19:00
Trio for bassoon, percussion, and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:12:30
Variations for chamber orchestra	Orchestra		00:10:00
Night in the Royal Ontario Museum, A [score]	Opera/Theater		00:11:45
To the east and to the west	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble		00:03:00
Fantasy for harpsichord	Keyboard		00:00:00
Sonata for viola and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:13:00
Trio for violin, cello, and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:13:00
American essay, An	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices		00:29:00
Six etudes for solo violin	Solo instrument, non-keyboard		00:07:45
Adagio and rondo for violin and string orchestra	Orchestra		00:00:00
Woodwind quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:07:30
Short suite	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice		00:06:06
How fares the night?	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices		00:00:00
Voices of women : cantata	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1993	00:19:00
Four somber songs	Orchestra	1991	00:11:00
Concerto for viola and orchestra	Orchestra	1990	00:16:00
Katyn	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1989	00:14:00
Cracow concerto	Orchestra	1988	00:24:00
Chernobyl	Orchestra	1987	00:12:43
Pura Besakih	Orchestra	1987	00:15:00
Concerto no. 1 for violin and orchestra	Orchestra	1986	00:25:00
Distant worlds	Orchestra	1985	00:16:00
Journeys	Orchestra	1984	00:15:00
Gema Jawa	Orchestra	1984	00:07:45
Contrasts	Keyboard	1984	00:06:00
Second sonata for piano	Keyboard	1983	00:13:00
Songs for the four parts of the night	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1983	00:08:15
Sonata for harpsichord	Keyboard	1982	00:16:00
Sonata for harpsichord	Keyboard	1982	00:13:00
Dark nebulae	Orchestra	1981	00:10:30
Quintet for brass	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1979	00:12:00
Nine preludes for piano	Keyboard	1978	00:14:00
Sonata for piano	Keyboard	1978	00:13:48
Sonata for piano	Keyboard	1978	00:00:00
Music for student string quartet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1977	00:05:30
Incidental piece	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1976	00:00:00
Letter to a friend's loneliness	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1976	00:11:00
Concertpiece for cello and small orchestra	Orchestra	1976	00:07:00
Music for viola, percussion, and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1976	00:18:00
Suite for solo violin	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1975	00:09:00
Quintet	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1975	00:10:30
Suite for solo viola	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1975	00:09:00
Three sound pieces	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1973	00:10:00
Sound piece III	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1973	00:03:52
Five somber songs	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1970	00:00:00
Sonata for oboe and piano	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1970	00:13:00
Pond, The	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1970	00:03:30
String quartet no. 1	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1969	00:00:00
Six etudes for solo viola	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1969	00:07:25
Six etudes for solo viola	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1969	00:07:45
Concerto for piano and orchestra	Orchestra	1968	00:21:00
Diversion	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1964	00:03:30
Youthful age	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1962	00:00:00
Two songs for medium or high voice and piano	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1962	00:00:00
Adagio for orchestra	Orchestra	1958	00:06:30


Music from Six Decades	12/22/2009 07:30 PM Kunstverein: Alte Schmiede Schönlaterngasse 9 Vienna Austria 1010 at	Phone: Email: Web:www.nancy-vandevate.at
Szenen aus "Hamlet"	12/21/2009 07:30 PM Kunstverein: Alte Schmiede Schönlaterngasse 9 Vienna Austria 1010 bh	Phone: Email: Web:www.nancy-vandevate.at
Neues aus der Werkstatt einer Komponistin	10/24/2009 05:00 PM Club der Wiener Musikerinnen Wilhelm Exnergasse 34 Vienna Austria 1090 at	Phone: Email: Web:www.nancy-vandevate.at

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Nancy Van de Vate: Chamber Music Vol. VI

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Nancy Van de Vate: Chamber Music Vol. VIII

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Music from Six Continents

An American Essay

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A Peacock Southeast Flew

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Toshiyuki Shimada conducts orchestral music by Nancy Van de Vate

Nancy Van de Vate: Oper und Musiktheater I

Nemo: Jenseits von Vulkania, Oper und Musiktheater II

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All Quiet on the Western Front

Where the Cross is Made


Nancy Van de Vate: Chamber Music Vol. I Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 2001 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Nancy Van de Vate: Chamber Music Vol. II Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 2003 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Nancy Van de Vate: Vol III Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 2006 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Nancy Van de Vate: Vol IV Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 2026 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Nancy Van de Vate: Chamber Music Vol. V Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 2028 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Nancy Van de Vate: Chamber Music Vol. VI Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 2034 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Nancy Van de Vate: Chamber Music Vol. VII Label: V Release year: 0 Performers: Further information: Buy online:
Nancy Van de Vate: Chamber Music Vol. VII Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 2039 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Nancy Van de Vate: Chamber Music Vol. VIII Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists Vmm 2043 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Music from Six Continents Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM3008 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
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Music from Six Continents Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 3022 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Music from Six Continents Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 3023 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
An American Essay Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 3025 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Music from Six Continents Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 3035 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Music from Six Continents Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 3038 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Music from Six Continents Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 3042 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
A Peacock Southeast Flew Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 3043 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Music from Six Continents Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 3058 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Toshiyuki Shimada conducts orchestral music by Nancy Van de Vate Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: The Yale Symphony Orchestra The Moravian Philharmonic VMM 3059 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Nancy Van de Vate: Oper und Musiktheater I Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 4001 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Nemo: Jenseits von Vulkania, Oper und Musiktheater II Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 4002 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Nancy Van de Vate: Oper und Musiktheater III Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 4003 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
All Quiet on the Western Front Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 4004 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/
Where the Cross is Made Label: Vienna Modern Masters Release year: 0 Performers: Various Artists VMM 4006 Further information: Vienna Modern Masters Buy online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gdv/vmm/

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Nancy Van de Vate

Nancy Van de Vate: Chamber Music Vol. I

Nancy Van de Vate: Chamber Music Vol. II

Nancy Van de Vate: Vol III

Nancy Van de Vate: Vol IV

Nancy Van de Vate: Chamber Music Vol. V

Nancy Van de Vate: Chamber Music Vol. VI

Nancy Van de Vate: Chamber Music Vol. VII

Nancy Van de Vate: Chamber Music Vol. VII

Nancy Van de Vate: Chamber Music Vol. VIII

Music from Six Continents

Music from Six Continents

Music from Six Continents

Music from Six Continents

Music from Six Continents

Music from Six Continents

An American Essay

Music from Six Continents

Music from Six Continents

Music from Six Continents

A Peacock Southeast Flew

Music from Six Continents

Toshiyuki Shimada conducts orchestral music by Nancy Van de Vate

Nancy Van de Vate: Oper und Musiktheater I

Nemo: Jenseits von Vulkania, Oper und Musiktheater II

Nancy Van de Vate: Oper und Musiktheater III

All Quiet on the Western Front

Where the Cross is Made