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Elena Ruehr
12+ albums
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Elena Ruehr (b.1963) is an American composer and musician. She studied composition at the University of Michigan and the Juilliard School. She teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has been composer in residence with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project since September 2000. Ruehr has composed numerous works, including Toussaint Before the Spirits, which premiered in 2003. The opera is based on Madison Smartt Bell's novels about the Haitian revolution. Orchestral works include Shimmer and O'Keefe Images, both of which have been recorded with BMOP and released on their label. She is known for her innovative work across various genres from Opera to Orchestral Works and film music. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Shimmer
4012String Quartet No. 5 "Bel Canto": III. Esmeralda and Joachim
1703Icarus for Clarinet and String Quartet
454String Quartet No. 5 "Bel Canto" : I. Rebels in the Vents
415Vocalissimus
416String Quartet No. 5 "Bel Canto": II. Three Generals
407Cloud Atlas
408O'Keeffe Images: Sky Above Clouds
369String Quartet No. 3: I. Clay Flute
3410String Quartet No. 5 "Bel Canto": V. Simon Thibault makes coq au vin
33albums
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Elena Ruehr: O'Keeffe Images
Elena Ruehr: Six String Quartets
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Ruehr: The Northern Quartets
Icarus for Clarinet and String Quartet
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Elena Ruehr: Averno
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Icarus – And Other Music By Elena Ruehr
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Lift
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Jane Wang considers the dragonfly
Toussaint Before The Spirits
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Metamorphosen
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The Worlds Revolve for Piano and String Quartet: II. Like Ancient Women
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Ruehr: Songs For Stephen