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Natalie Draper

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Natalie Draper
Born1985 (age 38–39)
GenresClassical
Occupationcomposer
Instrumentpiano
LabelsSNOtone

Natalie Draper is an American composer who teaches composition at Syracuse University's Setnor School of Music.[1][2]

Biography

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Draper completed her Doctor of Musical Arts at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University in 2017. Her teachers include Oscar Bettison and Joel Hoffman. In 2015, Draper was a Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center.[3][4]

Draper has been featured by GAMMA-UT, MusicX, SEAMUS, the Fromm Scholarship ensemble, Lunar Ensemble, and SONAR New Music Ensemble. Her works has been recognized by the Baltimore Sun, Portland Press Herald, and Fanfare, among others.[5][6][7] Draper's work, Timelapse Variations, was commissioned by Symphony Number One and premiered in November 2016.[8] Works such as Decadent Music Box have garnered various awards and positive mentions.[9] In 2018, Draper collaborated with NASA to help provide music from Timelapse Variations for a major research presentation on the impact crater of the Hiawatha Glacier.[10][11]

Draper has also published an article on Stephen Sondheim.[12][13]

Partial list of works

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External videos
video icon Timelapse Variations on NASA mini-documentary, YouTube video
  • Decadent Music Box[14][15]
  • Deflected Harmlessly into the Ceiling[16]
  • O Sea-Starved, Hungry Sea[17]
  • The Ravens of Unresting Thought[18]
  • Strains in the Signal[19][20]
  • Timelapse Variations[21][22]
  • Water in the Glass[23]

Discography

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  • 2016: More: Timelapse Variations. Also includes Jonathan Russell: Light Cathedral; Andrew Posner: The Promised Burning. (SNOtone ST03)[24][25][26]
  • 2012: Mix Tape / Compilation #1: One Bird Flew South. (Collaboration with Danny Clay.) Include additional works by various artists. (Don't Be A Stranger DBS-001)[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Natalie Draper". www.vpa.syr.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  2. ^ Fraser, Angie. "Natalie Draper - Levine Music". www.levinemusic.org. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  3. ^ "BMI Celebrates Tanglewood's Composition Fellows". BMI.com. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  4. ^ "Natalie Draper to be composer fellow this summer at Tanglewood Music Center". The Peabody Post. 2015-01-08. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  5. ^ "486 :: 16 December 2016 :: Acromusical and Symphony Number One". rchrd.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  6. ^ Smith, Tim. "A sampling of recent Baltimore-centric classical, jazz recordings". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  7. ^ Woolever, Lydia (2017-02-08). "Music Reviews: February 2017". Baltimore magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  8. ^ Clarke, Colin. "Album Review: More". www.fanfarearchive.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  9. ^ "Peabody Composition Competition Winners". The Peabody Post. 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  10. ^ "GMS: Massive Crater Discovered under Greenland Ice". svs.gsfc.nasa.gov. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  11. ^ Daley, Jason. "Massive Impact Crater Found Under Greenland's Ice". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  12. ^ Who's who in research. Performing arts. Intellect (Firm). Bristol, UK. 2012. ISBN 9781841504940. OCLC 851429265.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  13. ^ Draper, Natalie (2010-12-01). "Concept meets narrative in Sondheim's Company: Metadrama as a method of analysis". Studies in Musical Theatre. 4 (2): 171–183. doi:10.1386/smt.4.2.171_1.
  14. ^ "Peabody Magazine Spring 2015". issuu. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  15. ^ "Decadent Music Box". Metafields.
  16. ^ Hyde, Christopher (2014-08-01). "Review: Gamper Festival at Bowdoin has it all". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  17. ^ "O Sea-Starved, Hungry Sea". danielle buonaiuto, soprano. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  18. ^ "Draper, Natalie: The Ravens of Unresting Thought". cdm15982.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  19. ^ "LUNAR Ensemble to Perform Strains in the Signal". Natalie Draper: Composer. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  20. ^ "Performance History Search". archives.bso.org. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  21. ^ "Rep Hub: Natalie Draper, Timelapse Variations". Symphony Number One. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  22. ^ Madonna, Zoe (2016-08-18). "Timelapse". VAN Magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  23. ^ Draper, Natalie R. (2009). Water in the Glass (Thesis). University of Cincinnati.
  24. ^ Stapleton, Maggie (December 13, 2016). "SNEAK PEEK AUDIO LEAK: Symphony Number One". Second Inversion. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  25. ^ Medwin, Marc. "Album Review: More". www.fanfarearchive.com. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  26. ^ McCabe, Bret (2016-12-16). "Recent Peabody graduate tackles man-made environmental destruction in mournful composition". The Hub. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  27. ^ "Various - Mix Tape - Compilation No. 1". Discogs. June 2012. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
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