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William Thomas McKinley
12+ albums
contemporary classicalAll20th CenturyClassical20th Century Classical
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One of the most highly regarded and well-known composers of his generation, William Thomas McKinley (b. 1938) learned both classical and jazz piano at a very early age, becoming the youngest member of the American Federation of Musicians at the age of twelve. To date, he has composed over 300 works, is listed in Groves’ Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and has received commissions from the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society, the Fromm Foundation, and the Naumburg Foundation. His many awards and grants include, among others, an award and citation from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, eight NEA grants, and a Pulitzer Prize nomination. McKinley has studied with many renowned teachers and composers, including Aaron Copland, Lukas Foss, and Gunther Schuller, and as a jazz pianist has performed, composed, and recorded with Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Eddie Gomez, Gary Burton, Miroslav Vitous, Rufus Reed, Roy Haynes, and Billy Hart, to name a few. In 1992, McKinley founded MMC Recordings with the goal of connecting composers with the finest orchestras, conductors, and performers in the world, releasing their recordings, and creating an archive of modern classical music. The label’s primary collaborators include luminaries such as clarinetist Richard Stoltzman (a long-time friend and supporter of McKinley and his music), conductors Gerard Schwarz, Gil Rose, George Manahan, Kirk Trevor, Vit Micka, as well as the London Symphony Orche
top songs
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Silent Whispers
8172Romances No. 2, "Secrets of the Heart": Transcendentalness
1683Concerto For Orchestra #2: III. Burlesco e agitato
994Marimba Concerto "Childhood Memories"
935Tango, Intermezzo, and Dance: I. Con moto e tango
796Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3: IV. Struttin'
777Three Poems Of Pablo Neruda: I. Black Vulture
728Romances No. 2, "Secrets of the Heart": Pensiveness
699Passacaglia for Double Bass & Orchestra
6910Concert Variations: Theme: Lamento
61albums
...Secrets of the Heart - From Classic to Jazz
William Thomas McKinley: Wind, Fire and Ice
Igor Korneitchouk: Viola Concerto / William Thomas McKinley: Concerto for Orchestra No. 2
The Music Of Mozart & McKinley
William Thomas McKinley: Three Poems of Pablo Neruda, Piano Concerto No. 3, and Symphony No. 4
William Thomas McKinley: R.A.P
Copland, A.: Clarinet Concerto / Mckinley, W.T.: Clarinet Duets / Concerto for 2 Clarinets
Two Movements for Orchestra EP
Divergence
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New American Works for Clarinet Vol. II
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Gerard Schwarz Conducts The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
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Music from 6 Continents (1991 Series)