Professor Honored for Musical Accomplishments
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Associate Music Professor Steve Butler was honored this year with an ASCAP award for his achievements in the field of concert music.
ASCAP is a performing rights organization dedicated to those who compose music and write lyrics. The organization, which represents every genre of music, is composed of 170, 000 U.S. members and represents a multitude of worldwide artists. Members have included musical creators such as Duke Ellington, Madonna and Garth Brooks.
Award recipients are chosen by a group of panelists who are neither ASCAP members nor employees. The panel assesses the members activities, putting extra weight on recent performances.
Butlers 2002 application contained a variety of accomplishments, including the performance of his composition Grace by a 58-piece orchestra, 20-voice childrens choir, 48-voice adult choir, and four soloists.
The text of Grace includes all of Psalm 142, selections from the Prayer of Thanksgiving written by Fr. Gregory Petrov, and a verse from the gospel of Luke. The work was dedicated to 做厙惇蹋app President Stan D. Gaede and performed as part of his inaugural year celebration, Butler said.
Also in 2002, Butler composed Zoom for the 2002 Prix Ars Electronica Festival.
Zoom is a multitracked digital piece for computer and synthesized sound that was generated as a tangible response to ocean passages on sailboats, Butler said.
In April 2002, Butler composed Peace, which was performed at 做厙惇蹋app on May 12, 2002. This work also will be presented at the January conference of the Western Regional Meeting of Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers, Butler said. The text of Peace is based on the Book of Common Prayer and is in response to feelings marked by the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
Butler composed an a cappella piece entitled Rejoice for chamber singers in September 2002. The piece is comprised of two traditional hymns and was performed Dec. 5 and 6, 2002, in Santa Barbara.
For more information, contact Butler at (805) 565-6130 or butler@westmont.edu.
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