Janet Dunbar

Janet Dunbar
Dr. Janet Dunbar is an American composer.
Biography
Musical life
Dunbar earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Composition at Stanford University, working under composers Chris Chafe, John Chowning, Jonathan Harvey and Wayne Peterson.
During the years when Dunbar worked at CCRMA (Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, Stanford University), the composer produced computer music compositions which integrated traditional instruments, poetic recitations and vocal melodies with algorithmically composed music which was seeded with world music motives. This algorithmic composition and digital synthesis required fluency in computer languages including Common Lisp, Common Lisp Music and Heinrich Taube's Stella. This work culminated in the production of the CD, Spirit Journey. Prior to the CCRMA years, Dunbar earned a Master of Arts degree in Music from San Jose State University, where the composer studied composition, counterpoint and agogic accents with Tikey Zes, electronic music composition with Allen Strange, and instrumental composition with Jorge Liderman. Currently Dunbar composes works for orchestra, and other forces, directs Amberlight Conservatory and teaches at Tarrant County College in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Selected compositions
Orchestral
Emergence (2010)
Episodes (2010)
Déjà Vu (2010)
Vision (Visión) (2009)
Epiphany (Epifanía) (2009)
Symphony of the Woods (2008)
Choral
Ave Maria for mixed chorus (2008)
Glory to God in the Highest for SAT/B (1992)
Agnus Dei for SAT (1990)
Chamber
An Inexplicable Variation Fixation for string quartet (2009)
Transformation (Transformación) for guitar quartet (2009)
Autumn Autograph for two guitars (2008)
When the Spirit Moves You… for string quartet (2008)
Spring Fever Triptych for two guitars (2008)
Duo for trumpet and electric guitar with piano accompaniment (2008)
The Radiance of Her Light, I-III for soprano, performance poet, and two percussionists, (1996–1997)
Inanna and the Divine Essences for soprano, violin and cello (1995)
South Fork of a Daystream for violin and guitar (1993)
A Light Left On for soprano and piano (1993)
Guitar Quartet (1992)
String Quintet (1991) for string quartet and guitar
Solo
Inside My Wildest Dreams for solo piano (2010)
Subterranean Grotto for solo double bass (2008)
Sleep Dancing (Bailando en Sueños) for solo guitar (2008)
Vary Vary Rondo for solo horn (2008)
Recuerdos de Segovia for solo guitar (2007): revised 2008
Mutated Permutations for solo flute (1992)
Variations after Bartok for solo piano (1992)
Crystal Mines for solo piano (1992)
Dances for solo piano (1992)
Theme and Variations for solo piano (1992)
Two Part Invention for solo piano (1991)
Fugue for solo piano (1991)
Charles Ives Visits the Red River Valley for solo piano (1990)
Twelve Tones Stand Alone for solo guitar (1990)
Antonym for solo piano (1990)
Subject and Reflection for solo piano (1990)
Computer music
Spirit Journey CD (1999)
Song of the Sea, I-X for soprano, performance poet, and CD (1997–1998)
Song of the Bear, I-II for soprano, performance poet, and CD (1996)
Nine Prayers, I-III for soprano, performance poet and CD (1996)
Song of the Shaman, I-IV for soprano, performance poet, percussionist and CD (1995)
Life on Earth, I-III for performance poet and tape (1994)
Jailbreak on tape (1990)
See also
Austine, Leni. "Review of Spirit Journey". Pan Gaia Magazine, Summer, 2000.
Kaplan, Shari. Cover Story: Vision Quest: Saratoga musician finds peace in the journey of life. Saratoga News, December 1, 1999, Saratoga, CA.
Nelson, Bernie P. Spirit Journey by Janet Dunbar. Lightword Reviews, January 10, 2000, Lightword Publishers, Del Rio, TX.
Young, Christianne. "'Modern' Classical: Colleyville Composer's Music Gets International Play". Colleyville Courier, August 5, 2009, Colleyville, TX.
References
External links
Official Website
CCRMA Website
Janet Dunbar at Youtube
20th-century classical composers
21st-century classical composers
American women classical composers
American classical composers
Duke University alumni
Living people
Stanford University alumni
San Jose State University alumni
21st-century American composers
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century American women musicians
20th-century American composers
21st-century American women musicians
20th-century women composers
21st-century women composers