Anthony Paul
De Ritis
Composer -

Described as a “genuinely American composer” (Gramophone), “an eclectic whose works draw on popular and electronic music” (Wall Street Journal), and “a visionary” (Audiophile Audition), Anthony Paul De Ritis has received performances around the world including the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Le Poisson Rouge, Lincoln Center, Beijing’s Yugong Yishan, Seoul’s KT Art Hall, the Grand Hall at the University of Hong Kong, the Italian Pavilion at the World Expo in Milan, and UNESCO headquarters in Paris.

photo by Wang Aobo

New Works

Vox Minima Nebulae (2022) · 5min

For Toy Piano and 4-Speaker Audio
Toy piano, fixed media (Mac laptop running Max/MSP)
Written for Jennifer Hymer

Electroacoustic,All Music,Solo

Arirang Together (2022) · 3.5min

for soprano voice and piano
vocal, piano
Commissioned by Yoo Sun Na and the Korean Cultural Society of Boston

Chamber Ensemble,All Music,Vocal

Chang’E and the Elixir of Immortality (mixed orchestra version) (2022) · 15min

for mixed orchestra (seven Chinese instruments and Western symphony orchestra)
dizi, 2 piccolos, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, sheng, clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, suona, 3 trumpets, 2 horns, 2 trombones, yangqin, 2 harps, pipa, zhongruan (doubling daruan), guzheng, timpani, percussion (4 players), strings
Original version for Chinese Orchestra commissioned by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra

Orchestra,Chinese Instruments,All Music

Recordings

Selected Projects

CCM Grand Forum

The U.S. Premiere of Merce Cunningham and John Cage's Final Collaboration...

China,Invited Lecture

BSO Online Conservatory

Project developed in partnership with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Northeastern University ...

Step On It!

Winner, Macworld "Game Hall of Fame"; only computer game to receive a 5-star Rating by Macworld in 1997...

Awards,Music Technology

Ocean

The U.S. Premiere of Merce Cunningham and John Cage's Final Collaboration...

Inquiries

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