Composers

Olly Wilson

1937 - 2018

About

Olly Wilson (1937-2018) is the recipient of numerous awards for his creative work as a composer including awards from the Guggenheim, Koussevitzky, Rockefeller, Fromm and Lila Wallace Foundations; the National Endowment for the Arts and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and and the Creative Work Fund of San Francisco. His works have been commissioned and /or performed by the Boston, Chicago, New York Philharmonic, Moscow Philharmonic, Cleveland and San Francisco symphonies as well as many others in the United States and abroad. In 1995 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters and served as Vice President for Music from 2003 to 2006. He has also published scholarly articles on African and African American music and conducted numerous concerts of contemporary music. After teaching at Florida A&M  University and the Oberlin Conservatory, he joined the the University of California, Berkeley faculty in 1970. At Berkeley he served as Assistant Chancellor for International Affairs from 1986 to 1990, Chair of the Department of Music from 1993 to 1997 and was holder of the Jerry and Evelyn Hemmings Chambers Distinguished Chair in Music from 1995-1998. He is currently Professor of Music Emeritus.

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Works by Olly Wilson

Title Collection Voice Type Range Poet
There is a Need Soprano C4 - Bb5 William Brown
Wry Fragments (I) Voice Bb3 - E4 James Cunningham
Wry Fragments (II) Voice E3 - D4 James Cunningham
Wry Fragments (III) Voice D3 - F4 James Cunningham
Wry Fragments (IV) Voice F#3 - F4 James Cunningham
Title Published Size Solo with Ensemble Duration Range Level Orchestration
A City Called Heaven Yes Chamber Orchestra 20+ Professional fl-cl-vln-vla-perc-pno
Akwan Yes Full Orchestra Piano, Electric Piano 10-20 Professional 2233 / 4331 / 4perc / str, amp str(4vn, 2va, 2vc)
Episodes for Orchestra Yes Full Orchestra 10-20 Professional 3(pic,afl).2+ca.2+bcl.2 / 4.3(pictpt).3.1 / timp.3perc / pf.hp / str
Expansions III Yes Full Orchestra 10-20 Professional 3322 / 4331 / 3perc / hp.pf / str
Hold On: Symphony no. 3 Yes Full Orchestra 20+ Professional 2+pic+afl.2+ca.2+bcl.2 / 4.3(pictpt).3.1 / timp.3perc / pf.hp / str
Houston Fanfare Yes Full Orchestra Under 5 Professional 3222 / 4331 / timp.4perc / hp.pf / str
Lumina Yes Full Orchestra 10-20 Professional 3222 / 4330 / timp.2perc / hp.pf / str
Shango Memory Yes Full Orchestra 5-10 Professional 3333 / 4331 / 4perc / hp.pf / str
Sinfonia Yes Full Orchestra 20+ Professional 4(pic:2bfl).333 / 4331 / timp.4perc / hp.pf / str
Spiritsong Yes Full Orchestra Soprano 20+ Professional 2223 / 4331 / 6perc / amp pf.hp / str / SATB
Viola Concerto Yes Full Orchestra Viola 20+ Professional 2+pic.2(ca).2.2 / 4.3.3.1 / timp.2perc / pf.hp / str
Voices Yes Full Orchestra 10-20 Professional 2(pic).333 / 4331 / timp.4perc / pf / str
Composer Title Work Instrumentation Level Number of Movements Accompanied Size Duration Range
Olly Wilson Echoes Bb Clarinet | Two Channel Electronic Tape 1 No Solo