Composers
Jeraldine S. Herbison
1941 -About
Jeraldine S. Herbison (b. 1941) was born in Richmond, Virginia. She received her B.S. from Virginia State College in 1963. She also studied at the University of Michigan at Interlochen, where she was awarded full scholarships in 1973 and 1979. Her composition teachers included Tom Clark, George Wilson, Undine Moore. She is a retired teacher of orchestral music in the secondary schools of Virginia and Maryland. A violinist, she has performed with several college and community orchestras. Her compositions include many instrumental chamber works, orchestra pieces, and vocal works. Several of her cello works have been performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D. C. Her Cello Concerto No. 1 was commissioned and performed by the Afro-American Chamber Music Society. “Saltarello” is from Five Short Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 30.
Related Information
Brass Music of Black Composers: A Bibliography, http://www.hildegard.com/composer_detail.php?id=86)
Works by Jeraldine S. Herbison
Title | Published | Size | Solo with Ensemble | Duration Range | Level | Orchestration |
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Ain’t I a Woman, Narrative for Voice and Orchestra | Yes | Full Orchestra | Narrator | 10-20 | Professional | 2222-4221-timp-perc-st |
Chorale and Invention | Yes | String Orchestra | 5-10 | Professional | str | |
Concertino for Viola and Orchestra | Yes | Full Orchestra | Viola | 10-20 | Professional | 2222-4221-timp-perc-str |
Concerto No. 1 for Cello and Orchestra | Yes | Full Orchestra | Cello | 20+ | Professional | 2222-4221-timp-perc-str |
Junket | Yes | String Orchestra | Under 5 | Professional | Pf-str | |
Memories of Old Bethlehem | Yes | Full Orchestra | 20+ | Professional | 2222-4221-timp-perc-str | |
Memories of Old Bethlehem #2 | Yes | Full Orchestra | 10-20 | Professional | 2222-4221-timp-perc-str | |
Promenade for Chamber Orchestra | Yes | Chamber | 5-10 | Professional | 1011-1000-timp-str | |
Serenade No. 1 | Yes | String Orchestra | Under 5 | Professional | str | |
Serenade No. 2 | Yes | String Orchestra | Under 5 | Professional | str | |
Serenade No. 3 | Yes | String Orchestra | Under 5 | Professional | str | |
Serenade No. 4 | Yes | String Orchestra | 5-10 | Professional | str | |
Suite no. 1 in C major | Yes | String Orchestra | 5-10 | Professional | str | |
Suite no. 2 in F major | Yes | String Orchestra | 5-10 | Professional | str | |
Suite no. 3 | Yes | Chamber | opt. narrator | 10-20 | Professional | 1100-0000-str |
Symphony no. 1 | Yes | Full Orchestra | 20+ | Professional | 2222-4221-timp-perc-str | |
The Good King | Yes | Full Orchestra | 5-10 | Professional | 2222-4221-timp-perc-str | |
Theme Pieces for Winter | Yes | String Orchestra | 5-10 | Professional | str | |
Variations for String Orchestra | Yes | String Orchestra | 5-10 | Professional | str |
Composer | Title | Work | Instrumentation | Level | Number of Movements | Accompanied | Size | Duration Range |
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Jeraldine S. Herbison | GROOVIN' | String Quartet | 1 | No | Quartet | |||
Jeraldine S. Herbison | Prelude and Rondo | Piano | 2 | No | Solo | |||
Jeraldine S. Herbison | Serenade for String Quartet | String Quartet | 1 | No | Quartet |