Nancy Laird Chance

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Name Nancy Chance

Education Bryn Mawr College, Columbia University

Nancy Laird Chance (born 19 March 1931) is an American pianist and composer. She studied at Bryn Mawr College from 1949–50 and Columbia University from 1959-67 with Vladimir Ussachevsky, Otto Luening and Chou Wen-chung.

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After completing her studies, Chance worked as a piano teacher, composer and arts administrator. She received the ASCAP/Nissim prize for orchestral composition in 1981 for Liturgy and in 1984 for Odysseus. She also received two awards from the NEA, and fellowships from the MacDowell Colony and Sundance Film for composition in 1988.

Works

Selected works include:

Liturgy, for orchestra, 1979

Odysseus, suite for orchestra, 1983

Planasthai, for orchestra, 1991

Darksong, for chamber ensemble, 1972

Edensong, for chamber ensemble, 1973

Daysongs, for chamber ensemble, 1974

Ritual Sounds, for chamber ensemble, 1975

Ceremonial, for chamber ensemble, 1976

Declamation and Song, for chamber ensemble, 1977

Duos II, oboe, English horn, 1978

Duos III, violin, violincello, 1980

Exultation and Lament, sax, timpany, 1980

Solemnities, 1981

Woodwind Quintet, 1983

Rhapsodia, 1984

String Quartet, no.1, 1984–5

Elegy, string orchestra, 1986

Heat and Silence, 1989

Domine, Dominus, motet, double chorus unaccompanied, 1964

Odysseus, chorus and orchestra, 1981–3

In Paradisium, 1986–7, chorus and chamber ensemble, 1987

Pie Jesu, Libera me, Hosanna and Benedictus, chorus and chamber ensemble, 1990

3 Rilke Songs, Soprano, flute, English horn, violincello, 1966

Duos I, Soprano, flute, 1975

Say the Good Words, violin, synth, 1989

Last Images, film, 1988

Her music has been recorded and issued on CD by Opus One.

References

Nancy Laird Chance Wikipedia

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