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M. WILLIAM KARLINS was born in
New York City on February 25, 1932. He earned his B.M. and M.M. from
the Manhattan School of Music and his Ph.D. from the University of
Iowa in 1965. Among his principal teachers were Frederick Piket,
Stefan Wolpe, and Vittorio Giannini. He is the Harry N. and Ruth F.
Wyatt Professor of Music Theory and Composition Emeritus at
Northwestern University, where he has been on the faculty since 1967.
Karlins has an extensive compositional catalog embracing all forms
from large orchestral and chamber works to solo and choral pieces. His
saxophone music in particular, which he often combines with other
individual instruments and ensembles, is widely performed in the
United States and abroad. Karlins has been commissioned by the Chicago Symphony, American Chamber Symphony, Fox Valley Symphony, Westminster Chamber Orchestra, The Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus, Camerata Woodwind Quintet, Arizona State University, Chicago Saxophone Quartet, Music In Our Time, Media Press, Sigma Alpha Iota, WFMT (Chicago Radio), Northwestern University School of Music, and several other ensembles and prominent soloists. His IMPROMPTU for saxophone and organ was a Consortium Commission from the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition to performances by the Chicago Symphony, other organizations that have played his music include the Orquestra Sinfônica de Goiânia (Brazil), the Dallas, Albany, Nuremberg, Northwestern and Grant Park Symphony Orchestras, the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, New Art Ensemble, Chicago Chamber Players, Quintet of the Americas, Chicago Wind Quintet, The Fine Arts, Gaudeamus, Boston Composers, Somogyi, Vermeer, Pacifica and Lydian String Quartets, New Music Chicago, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, RES Musica Baltimore, Composers Forum (NY), CUBE contemporary music group (Chicago), Rembrandt Chamber Players (Chicago), The Washington Square Contemporary Music Society, Society for New Music (NY), Musica Moderna (Lodz, Poland), Venice Biannale, the Vision, Wytko, Black Swamp and Vienna Saxophone Quartets, as well as performances on West German Radio, Canadian Broadcasting Co., WNYC (New York), WFMT, WNIB, WBEZ (Chicago), CBS Television and other radio and television stations, and outstanding soloists and ensembles throughout the world. Karlins has been a visiting composer at many universities in the USA and Canada. In 1991 he was composer-in-residence at the 6éme Stage de Saxophone, which took place during the 7éme Festival Lyrique et Musical de Duras, France, at which time he was honored as "de chevalier du Maréchalat des Cútes de Duras." He has also been composer-in-residence at World Saxophone Congresses in London, Bordeaux, Nuremberg, and Washington, DC. In 1995 he was guest composer and lecturer at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, and the Franz Liszt Musical College in Györ, Hungary, and in 1997 he was featured composer in a concert presented by the American Cultural Center in Sofia, Bulgaria, co-sponsored by the Fulbright Commission. In 1999 he was lecturer at the Wiener Hochschule für Musik, and his music was performed at the Budapest Spring Festival. Karlins was honored composer and lecturer at the 3rd Music Research Seminar, in the Escola de Música e Artes Cênicas da Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil, in 2003. The Northwestern University School of Music celebrated Mr. Karlins' 60th birthday during the 1991-92 and 1992-93 concert seasons. Among the guests were bassist Bertram Turetzky, conductor Kate Tamarkin, and the Boston Composers String Quartet with Karel Bennett, soprano. Other events included performances in Chicago by the Rembrandt Chamber Players, CUBE and New Music DePaul. Pianist Salvatore Spina performed three of Karlins' works at Northwestern and Roosevelt Universities. He was interviewed on radio stations WFMT and WNIB. Other concerts took place in New York and Boston. February 6, 1992 was proclaimed M. WILLIAM KARLINS DAY IN CHICAGO, by Mayor Richard M. Daley in honor of his 60th birthday. Karlins' music has been recorded on CRI, Brewster, Advance and Golden Crest Records, as well as Centaur, Hungaroton, Opus One, ACA Digital Audio, Music From Northwestern, Arizona University Recordings, Equilibrium, Soundwind, RIAX and Arktos compact discs. His music is published by many leading publishers in the USA and Europe. He is a member of BMI and the American Music Center. He was a member of the American Composers Alliance, where he served on their National Advisory Board and Board of Governors. He is a National Arts Associate of Sigma Alpha Iota. For further information, please contact The Garlic Press, P.O.Box 491, Techny, IL 60082-0491. E-mail: garlicpress@gmx.net Further biographical information: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians; American Composers, A Biographical Dictionary (Ewen); The New Grove Dictionary of Music in the United States; The International Who's Who in Music; Who's Who in American Music: Classical; Who's Who in the Midwest; Who's Who in the World. |
Music by M. William
Karlins available
from TRITONE
PRESS:
494-00062 BLUES for Saxophone Quartet (AATB) ... 9.95
494-02736 IMPROVISATIONS ON "LINES WHERE BEAUTY
LINGERS" for solo Bass Clarinet ... 8.95 new!
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half-page sample of the music
494-02737 IMPROVISATIONS ON "LINES WHERE BEAUTY
LINGERS" for solo Saxophone ... 8.95 new!
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a half-page sample of the music
494-01621 SEASONS for solo Saxophonist ... 8.95
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last updated January 23, 2005.
