George Flynn

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George Flynn is a distinguished American composer and pianist. Born in Montana on January 21, 1937, he grew up in Montana and Washington. He studied and taught at Columbia University, New York City, and from 1977 to 2001 headed the Department of Composition at DePaul University in Chicago. His works cover a wide range of genres, from symphonies to electronic compositions. His 114-minute piano cycle Trinity was described in Tempo in 2005 as a ‘masterpiece’. It consists of three very large piano pieces, Kanal, Wound and Salvage, each performable on its own. The work has been recorded by the pianist Fredrik Ullén. Selected compositions Orchestral Mrs. Brown for chamber orchestra and tape (1965) First Symphony "Music For Orchestra" (1966) Tirades and Dreams for chamber orchestra, narrator and soprano (1972) Second Symphony (1981) Meditations, Praises for chamber orchestra (1981) Focus for chamber orchestra (1983) Coloration for chamber orchestra (1983) Quietude for small orchestra (1983) Lost and Found for youth orchestra (1984) A Reign of Love for narrator and orchestra (1992) Surfaces for chamber orchestra (1997) Winter Dusk for string orchestra (1999) Rita's Dance (2000) Concertante The Density of Memory for clarinet trio and orchestra (1997) American City for piano and wind ensemble (1998) Chamber music Piano Quartet (1963) Solos and Duos for violin and piano (1964) Four Pieces for violin and piano (1965) Duo for clarinet and piano (1966) Duo for trumpet and piano (1974) Ame

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albums

Flynn: Trinity

Piano Alone

Words of Freedom - Men of Honor

George Flynn & Kurt Westerberg: Dual Visions

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American Forms

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Poetry and Music

Derus Simples

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Duo Diorama Performs Music by George Flynn and Winston Choi

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Remembering

Trinity (Fredrik Ullen)

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Buy It Now!

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George Flynn's Album

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