Clare Shore (born 1954) is an American composer, music educator mezzo-soprano, and conductor.
Clare Shore studied composition with Annette LeSiege, voice with Donald Hoirup, and oboe and saxophone with Davidson Burgess, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University in 1976. She continued her studies in composition with Charles Eakin and Cecil Effinger, and voice with Louis Cunningham, graduating with a Master of Music degree in 1977 from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She studied with David Diamond, Vincent Persichetti, Roger Sessions, and later with Gunther Schuller and earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Composition from the Juilliard School in 1984.
In addition to her work as a composer, Shore has taught music at The Juilliard School, Fordham University, Manhattan School of Music, the University of Virginia, George Mason University and Palm Beach Atlantic University. Her compositions have been performed internationally. She resides in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Honors and awards
Irving Berlin Fellowship in Memory of Jerome KernAlexandre Gretchaninov Memorial AwardGrant to Young Composers 1983ASCAP Standard Awards since 1982Composers Assistance Grants from the American Music CenterMacDowell Colony FellowshipAtlantic Center for the Arts fellowshipArtist-in-Education Grant from the Virginia Commission for the ArtsContemporary Record Society grantComposer Fellowship from the National Endowment for the ArtsShore composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choral performance and solo voice. Selected works include:
Concerto for Bassoon and String Orchestra, 1985Intermezzo, 1984Angels from the Sand for Violin, Guitar and Horn in F, 1993Brass Quintet, 1985Canonic Polemic for Clarinet, 'Cello and Piano, 1985Cool Spring Meditations for Guitar, 1987Cycle de Vie for Bassoon and String Quartet, 1989Four Dickinson Songs for Soprano and Woodwind Quintet, 1982Game Piece #1 for Brass QuintetJuly Remembrances for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra, 1981Les Soeurs for Flute and BassoonMaya's Song for Mezzo-soprano, Synth. & Perc. (text by Maya Angelou) 1988Nightwatch for Woodwind Quintet, 1983Oatlands Sketches for Organ, 1986Prelude and Variations for Piano, 1981Queen Esther for Bb Clarinet, Narrator and DancerRebecca's Gift for Violin, 'Cello and PianoRondo for Bells (4 octave set) 1977Rules for Solo Melody InstrumentWoodwind Quintet, 1978Shore's works are recorded on the CRS, Owl Recordings, and Opus One labels. Selected recordings include:
The Prism Orchestra Audio CD (January 1, 1990) Owl Recording, Inc., ASIN: B0000WVWX2Nocturnos De La Ventana/July Remembrances Audio CD (April 16, 1995) Owl Recordings, Inc. ASIN: B000009JOUNightwatch, Opus OneOatlands Sketches
