His catalog includes over 150 compositions touching on almost all significant Used these in compositions for winds ensemble and a wide variety of music for chamberД®nsembles. (1968 revised 1992/93), also a masterpiece in its revised version for mezzo-soprano andДЇrom his early days as a percussionist and timpanist for the Detroit Symphony,Д«enson was captivated by the variety of sounds percussion instruments can produce and Lyrics of Louise Bogan, for mezzo soprano and flute), along with Shadow Wind Swenson, Earle Birney, Octavio Paz, and perhaps most memorably, Louise Bogan (Five Poetry of many recognized poets including Tennessee Williams, Kenneth Patchen, May His fondness for contemporary poetry led him to write a largeД«ody of solo vocal music, much of it for voices with instruments. The Passing Bell (1974) and Symphony II-Lost Songs (1983), Benson createdД¬ompositions for band and wind ensemble that are masterworks in the repertoire andДЄcclaimed as вЂњamong the most important of this centuryвЂќ (United States Marine Band,Д«icentennial Collection). With such striking works as The Leaves Are Falling (1964), The Solitary Dancer (1966),

Innovative and expressive music for wind ensemble and his finely wrought song cycles. The distinguished composer Warren Benson (1924-2005) is best known for his Gordon Stout, Kirsten Hampton (Warren BensonвЂ™sДaughter), and Robin Engelman were key sources in the collection of data that was usedДЎ953 вЂ“ 1964 (continued at IC on composition faculty until 1967) The majority of the information obtainedД¬ame from past concert programs from the Ithaca College School of Music archives, History of Ithaca CollegeвЂ™s percussion studio. The Ithaca School of Music Percussion Studio Portfolio is a comprehensive Percussion premiere), Ford Hall, Ithaca College Ithaca, NY. Cover photo: The Ithaca College Percussion Ensemble Terry Hulick, director.ДЄpril 1965 Percussion Ensemble concert (George Andrix, Concert for

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