Michael Jeffrey Shapiro is an American

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, and author. He was born in

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, and studied at

Columbia College, Columbia University Columbia College is the oldest undergraduate college of Columbia University, a private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest instit ...

, the

Mannes College of Music The Mannes School of Music (), originally called the David Mannes Music School and later the Mannes Music School, Mannes College of Music, the Chatham Square Music School, and Mannes College: The New School for Music, is a Music school, music con ...

and the

Juilliard School The Juilliard School ( ) is a Private university, private performing arts music school, conservatory in New York City. Founded by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art in 1905, the school later added dance and drama programs and became ...

. He has worked with musicians and performers including

Teresa Stratas Teresa Stratas (born May 26, 1938) is a Canadian operatic soprano and actress of Greeks, Greek descent. She is especially well known for her award-winning recording of Alban Berg's ''Lulu (opera), Lulu''. She is formally retired. Early life an ...

Janos Starker Janos or János may refer to: People * János, male Hungarian given name, a variant of John * James Janos (born 1951), legal birth name of Jesse Ventura Places * Janos Municipality, a municipality of Chihuahua ** Janos, Chihuahua, town in Mexic ...

Tim Fain Tim Fain is an American violinist and composer, best known for his performances in the feature film soundtracks to ''Black Swan, 12 Years a Slave, and Moonlight,'' and his work with American composer Philip Glass. Early life and education A na ...

, Matthew Kraemer,

Marin Alsop Marin Alsop (; born October 16, 1956) is an American conductor. She is the first woman to win the Koussevitzky Prize for conducting and the first conductor to be awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. She is music director laureate of the Baltimor ...

Sergiu Comissiona Sergiu Comissiona (Hebrew: סרג'ו קומיסיונה; June 16, 1928 – March 5, 2005) was a Romanian- Israeli- American conductor and violinist. Biography Early life Born in Bucharest, Romania in a Jewish family, he began violin studies at ...

, Jerry Junkin,

John Corigliano John Paul Corigliano (born February 16, 1938) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. With over 100 compositions, he has won accolades including a Pulitzer Prize, five Grammy Awards, Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition, and a ...

Neil W. Levin Neil W. Levin is a Professor Emeritus of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, Jewish Theological Seminary, and since 1993 has served as the Artistic Director of the Milken Archive of Jewish Music. Levin has studied the music of the Jewis ...

Kim Cattrall Kim Victoria Cattrall (; born 21 August 1956) is a British, Canadian, and American actress. She is known for her portrayal of Samantha Jones on HBO's ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominati ...

, Miah Persson,

Clamma Dale Clamma Churita Dale (born 1948) is an American operatic soprano. She portrayed "Bess" in the highly successful 1976 Houston Grand Opera production of ''Porgy and Bess''. The show was transferred from Houston to Broadway and Dale was awarded a ...

Katherine Ciesinski Katherine Ciesinski (born October 13, 1950) is an American mezzo-soprano, stage director, and voice professor. Ciesinski was born to Delaware Sports Hall of Famer Roman Ciesinski and Katherine Hansen Ciesinski. She is the sister of opera singe ...

Jerome Rose Jerome Rose is an American pianist and educator. He has served on the faculty of the Mannes School of Music and has given masterclasses. Career Rose made his concert debut at the age of 15 with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. He was a ...

Tomer Zvulun Tomer Zvulun (; born in 1976 in Israel) is an Israeli stage director. Since 2013 he is the General and Artistic Director of Atlanta Opera. Life and career Zvulun was born in Israel. He was a medic during his military service in the Israeli a ...

Adam Abeshouse Adam Abeshouse (June 5, 1961 – October 10, 2024) was an American recording engineer, music producer, and classical violinist trained at the Manhattan School of Music. He won three Grammy Awards and was nominated twice more. He was also nominate ...

Lara Downes Lara Downes is an American classical pianist and cultural activist who has made the popularization of classical music by women and black Americans one of her causes. She was selected as the Classical Woman of the Year for 2022 by a poll of listener ...

Hila Plitmann Hila Plitmann (; born August 9, 1973) is an Israeli-American two-time Grammy Award-winning operatic soprano, songwriter, and actress specializing in the performance of new works. Career Education *Juilliard School of Music: Bachelor of Mus ...

Sangeeta Kaur Sangeeta Kaur is a Grammy Award winning Vietnamese-American classical/crossover, new age vocalist, composer, performing artist, and producer. In 2022, she received a Grammy Award for ''Best Classical Solo Vocal Album'' for ''Mythologies'', making ...

Grant Gershon Grant Gershon (born November 10, 1960) is a Grammy Award winning American conductor and pianist. He is Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, formerly Resident Conductor of the Los Angeles Opera, member of the Board of Councillors fo ...

, and

Anita Darian Anita Darian (April 26, 1927 – February 1, 2015) was an American singer and actress who had an extensive career from the 1950s to the 2010s. She was born Anita Margaret Esgandarian in Detroit, Michigan, of Armenian descent. She was a 1945 gradu ...

. He has conducted, composed for or worked with organizations including the

Houston Symphony Orchestra The Houston Symphony is an American orchestra based in Houston, Texas. The orchestra is resident at the Jesse H. Jones Hall for the Performing Arts. History The first concert of what was to become the Houston Symphony took place on June 21, 1 ...

, the

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust, dedicated to the documentation, study, and interpretation of the Holocaust. Opened in 1993, the museum explores the Holocaust through p ...

, the

American Jewish Committee The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is a civil rights group and Jewish advocacy group established on November 11, 1906. It is one of the oldest Jewish advocacy organizations and, according to ''The New York Times'', is "widely regarded as the wi ...

, the Hawthorne String Quartet, the

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London, England. The RPO was established by Thomas Beecham in 1946. In its early days, the orchestra secured profitable recording contracts and important engagemen ...

, the

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is a British orchestra based in Birmingham, England. It is the resident orchestra at Symphony Hall, Birmingham in Birmingham, which has been its principal performance venue since 1991. Its adminis ...

, the

BBC National Orchestra of Wales The BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) () is a Welsh symphony orchestra and one of the BBC's five professional radio orchestras. The BBC NOW is the only professional symphony orchestra organisation in Wales, occupying a dual role as both ...

, the

Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra (ICO) is a nonprofit chamber orchestra headquartered at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2019-2020 it will celebrate its 35th season. History The orchestra was founded by musicologist David Urness ...

, the

Los Angeles Opera The Los Angeles Opera, originally called the Los Angeles Music Center Opera, is an American opera company in Los Angeles, California. It is the fourth-largest opera company in the United States. The company's home base is the Dorothy Chandler P ...

, the

Atlanta Opera The Atlanta Opera is an opera company located in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Founded in 1979, it produces mainstage opera productions and arts education programs for Metropolitan Atlanta and the Southeast. In 2007, The Atlanta Opera moved int ...

, the

Theater Trier The Theater Trier is the municipal theatre of Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, offering opera and musical, dance and drama. The company dates back to 1802. The current house was completed in 1964, and needs renovation. The director since 2018 is . Sin ...

, the

Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi is an Italy, Italian symphony orchestra founded in 1993 thanks to the visionary foresight of Vladimir Delman, Marcello Abbado, and Luigi Corbani. The orchestra is based in Milan, at the Auditorium di Mi ...

, the

United States Navy Band The United States Navy Band, based at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., has served as the official musical organization of the U.S. Navy since 1925. The U.S. Navy Band serves the ceremonial needs at the seat of U.S. government, pe ...

, the

West Point Band The West Point Band (also known as the U.S. Military Academy Band or USMA Band) is the U.S. Army's oldest active-duty band and the oldest unit at the United States Military Academy. An act of Congress (Military Peace Establishment Act) issued o ...

, the

Royal Canadian Air Force Band The Royal Canadian Air Force Band (RCAF Band) () is a 35-member military band which represents the Royal Canadian Air Force in the Canadian Armed Forces. Currently located at Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg, the RCAF Band provides musical accompan ...

, the

Dallas Winds The Dallas Winds (also known as the Dallas Wind Symphony or DWS) is a professional concert band based in Dallas, Texas. The Dallas Winds was founded in 1985 by Kim Campbell and Southern Methodist University music professor Howard Dunn. It was o ...

, the

Los Angeles Master Chorale The Los Angeles Master Chorale is a professional Choir, chorus in Los Angeles, California, and one of the resident companies of both The Music Center and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1964 by Roger Wagner to be one ...

, the

Virginia Symphony Orchestra The Virginia Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is an American orchestra administratively based in Norfolk. The VSO performs concerts in various venues in Virginia, including: * Chrysler Hall, Norfolk * The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia ...

. Shapiro was for sixteen years the music director and conductor of the Chappaqua Orchestra and has written a score for the 1931 film ''

Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a Sapience, sapient Frankenstein's monster, crea ...

,'' which is in four versions for chamber orchestra, large orchestra, wind ensemble, and opera.In 2024, he was nominated as a conductor for a

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...

for "Mythologies II" for "Best Classical Compendium." Shapiro was music consultant to the

and has produced and performed in concerts by Jewish composers who had fled

The Holocaust The Holocaust (), known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as the (), was the genocide of History of the Jews in Europe, European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy ...

or had been murdered during it, and musicians imprisoned in

Theresienstadt Ghetto Theresienstadt Ghetto was established by the SS during World War II in the fortress town of Terezín, in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia ( German-occupied Czechoslovakia). Theresienstadt served as a waystation to the extermination c ...

. His

oratorio An oratorio () is a musical composition with dramatic or narrative text for choir, soloists and orchestra or other ensemble. Similar to opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an instrumental ensemble, various distinguisha ...

, ''VOICES'', is a setting of poetry and songs of Sephardic victims of the Holocaust and was premiered at Central Synagogue, New York City by Deborah Simpkin King conducting Ember Choral Arts and the American Modern Ensemble. Two movements of the oratorio were later performed by

and the

at the

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Simi Valley Simi Valley (; Chumash: ''Shimiyi'') is a city in the valley of the same name in southeastern Ventura County, California, United States. It is from Downtown Los Angeles, making it part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. Simi Valley borders Th ...

, California. His writing includes the book ''The Jewish 100'', and research into

klezmer Klezmer ( or ) is an instrumental musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Central and Eastern Europe. The essential elements of the tradition include dance tunes, ritual melodies, and virtuosic improvisations played for listening; these wou ...

music and into music in the plays of William Shakespeare. In 1984, Tim Page, writing in ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

'', described Shapiro as

Selected work

Opera

*''The Love of Don Perlimplin and Belisa in the Garden'', libretto by Michael Shapiro based on the play by

Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a g ...

- a one-act opera written in 1984 *''Frankenstein-The Movie Opera'', soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass, and chamber orchestra (text the Latin Requiem Mass)(premiered at the

) *''The Slave, based on the novel by

Isaac Bashevis Singer Isaac Bashevis Singer (; 1903 – July 24, 1991) was a Poland, Polish-born Jews, Jewish novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, essayist, and translator in the United States. Some of his works were adapted for the theater. He wrote and publish ...

, libretto by Hannah McDermott (aria Let Me Live recorded by Miah Persson and the

)

Film scores

documentary *''Distant Relatives'' -

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*''Frankenstein-The Movie Score'' - four versions for fifteen player ensemble, full orchestra, wind ensemble, choral and operatic forces

Symphonies

*Symphony

Pomes Penyeach ''Pomes Penyeach'' is a collection of thirteen short poems written by James Joyce published in 1927. It was the second collection he published after ''Chamber Music''. Overview ''Pomes Penyeach'' was written over a 20-year period, from 1904 to 1 ...

based on the poems of

James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (born James Augusta Joyce; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influentia ...

*Second Symphony, recorded by the

Orchestra

*''A

Declaration of Independence A declaration of independence is an assertion by a polity in a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another state or failed state, or are breaka ...

, July 4, 1776'' for narrator and orchestra *''Lyric'' Variations for chamber orchestra *''like the roaring sea'' for orchestra *''Dublin Songs'' for soprano and orchestra *''Frankenstein''-The Overture, recorded by the

*''Frankenstein-The Movie Score'' (two orchestral versions - chamber ensemble (15 players) and full orchestra) *''The Headless Horseman'' for narrator and orchestra *''Perlimplinito'', Opera Sweet, a lace paper valentine for orchestra, recorded by the

*''Widorama!'' for orchestra, recorded by the

*''Roller Coaster'' for orchestra, recorded by the

*''The Babbling Orchestra'' for piccolo solo,narrator and orchestra, recorded by Diva Goodfriend-Koven, piccolo, Elliott Forrest, librettist and narrator, The Chappaqua Orchestra *"Zoomies!" for orchestra

Band

*''Roller Coaster'' for band *''Widorama!'' for band premiered by the

conducted by Jerry Junkin *''Frankenstein-The Overture'' for wind ensemble *''Frankenstein-The Movie Score'' for wind ensemble *''Bamboula'' for band *''A Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776'' for narrator and band *''Ol' Mississippi Sings the Blues'' for band, dedicated to Blind Mississippi Morris *''In Every One'' for band *''American Interludes'' for band *''Tending'' for band (arranged by Michael Markowski), optional narration based on a poem by

Cotton Mather Cotton Mather (; February 12, 1663 – February 13, 1728) was a Puritan clergyman and author in colonial New England, who wrote extensively on theological, historical, and scientific subjects. After being educated at Harvard College, he join ...

*"Zoomies!" for band

Concerti

*Sinfonia Concertante for violin, violoncello, and orchestra *Concerto for guitar and strings *Concerto for harp and strings *Archangel Concerto for piano and orchestra, recorded by Steven Beck, pianist,

*At the Shore of the Sea, Concerto for violin and orchestra *In the Light of the Sun, Concerto for flute and orchestra, recorded by Stathis Karapanos, flautist,

*The World to Come, Concerto for violoncello and orchestra

Chamber

*String Quartet (''Yiddish''), recorded by Argus Quartet *Piano Quintet, recorded by Argus Quartet and Steven Beck, piano *Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano *Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano, recorded by

, violin, and Steven Beck, piano *Sonata for Clarinet and Piano *Sextet for Piano and Winds *''Shir'' for Flute and Piano *''Yiddishkeit'' for Clarinet and Piano (alt. Violin and Piano or Cello and Piano) *''Musical Chairs'' for brass quintet (French Horn, two trumpets, trombone) *''American Realists'' for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano *''Watching the Students Grow'' for two Flutes and Piano

Solo Instrumental

*''Eliahu Hanavi'' Variations - for solo violoncello, recorded by Sato Knudsen (

Boston Symphony Orchestra The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston. It is the second-oldest of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five (orchestras), Big Five". Founded by Henry Lee Higginson in ...

) *''Peace'' Variations- for solo violin, recorded by

*Kaddish-Berakhot-Nigun - for solo flute

Piano

*Five Preludes *''Mysteries'' *Sonata No. 1 *Sonata No. 2 *Bitter(sweet) Waltzes, recorded by Steven Beck *Passages, recorded by Steven Beck **Creation **Babel **In the Wilderness **Hannah **A Light **Ruth **Naso **The Deluge **Hineni! (Here I Stand!) *American Interludes, dedicated to

**Calming **Tending **In Every One

Choral

*Three Psalms (SSAA a capella) *Psalm 137 (SATB and organ) *Three

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

Madrigals (SATB a capella) *''There is that in me'' (

Walt Whitman Walter Whitman Jr. (; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, and journalist; he also wrote two novels. He is considered one of the most influential poets in American literature and world literature. Whitman incor ...

) (SATB and ensemble) *Spanish Medieval Lyrics (SSATB a capella) *''Voices'' based on Sephardic poetry of the Holocaust (soprano or tenor soloist, SATB, and chamber ensemble), oratorio in eight movements, recorded by Daniel Mutlu, Ember Choral Arts, American Modern Ensemble, Deborah Simpkin King *''In Paradisum'' (SATBariB and ensemble) *''Cultivo una rosa blanca'' (

Jose Marti Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. Given name Mishnaic and Talmudic periods * Jose ben Abin * Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean * Jose ben Hala ...

) (SATB and piano)

Song cycles

* Canciones, poetry by

, recorded by

Ariadne Greif In Greek mythology, Ariadne (; ; ) was a Cretan princess, the daughter of Minos, King Minos of Cretan, Crete. There are variations of Ariadne's myth, but she is known for helping Theseus escape from the Minotaur and being abandoned by him on t ...

*Dublin Songs, poetry by James Joyce, recorded by Ariadne Greif in the piano version and Miah Persson, the

, in the orchestral version *Songs for American Poets, poetry by Walt Whitman, Teton Sioux,

Carl Sandburg Carl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, biographer, journalist, and editor. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry and one for his biography of Abraham Lincoln. During his lifetime, Sandburg w ...

*Wordsworth Songs, poetry by

William Wordsworth William Wordsworth (7 April 177023 April 1850) was an English Romantic poetry, Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romanticism, Romantic Age in English literature with their joint publication ''Lyrical Balla ...

*Erotic Songs, poetry by

Erica Jong Erica Jong (née Mann; born March 26, 1942) is an American novelist, satirist, and poet known particularly for her 1973 novel ''Fear of Flying''. The book became famously controversial for its attitudes towards female sexuality and figured pro ...

and

Denise Levertov Priscilla Denise Levertov (24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) was a British-born naturalised American poet. She was heavily influenced by the Black Mountain poets and by the political context of the Vietnam War, which she explored in her p ...

*''A Child's Garden'', poetry by

Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll ...

(from ''

A Child's Garden of Verses ''A Child's Garden of Verses'' is an 1885 volume of 64 poems for children by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It has been reprinted many times, often in illustrated versions, and is considered to be one of the most influential child ...

'') *''Whitman Songs'', poetry by Walt Whitman

Recordings

Recordings include: *''Eliahu Hanavi Variations'' - Sato Knudsen ('cello) (

Naxos Records Naxos comprises numerous companies, divisions, imprints, and labels specializing in classical music but also audiobooks and other genres. The premier label is Naxos Records, which focuses on classical music. Naxos Musical Group encompasses about ...

, Milken Archive of Jewish American Music) *''Variation - Peace Variations'' - Tim Fain (violin) and ''Eliahu Hanavi Variations'' - Sato Knudsen ('cello) (Paumanok Records) *''Second Symphony'',

, Michael Shapiro, conductor (Paumanok Records) *''Overture to Frankenstein-The Movie Score'',

, Michael Shapiro, conductor (Paumanok Records) *''Second Sonata for Violin and Piano'', Tim Fain (violin) and Steven Beck (piano) (Paumanok Records) *''Archangel Concerto for Piano and Orchestra'', Steven Beck (piano),

, Michael Shapiro, conductor (Paumanok Records) *''Roller Coaster'',

, Michael Shapiro, conductor (Paumanok Records) * Perlimplinito, Opera Sweet, A Lace Paper Valentine for orchestra,

, Michael Shapiro, conductor (Paumanok Records) *''Widorama!'',

, Michael Shapiro, conductor (Paumanok Records) *''Michael's Songbook, Vol. I'', Ariadne Greif, soprano, Michael Shapiro, piano (recordings of Canciones and Dublin Songs) (Paumanok Records) *''Passages, American Interludes, and Bitter(Sweet) Waltzes'', Steven Beck, piano (Paumanok Records) *''Voices'', Daniel Mutlu, tenor, Ember Choral Arts, American Modern Ensemble, Deborah Simpkin King, conductor (Paumanok Records) *''Yiddish Quartet and Piano Quintet'', Argus Quartet and Steven Beck, piano (Paumanok Records) *''In the Light of the Sun'', Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, Stathis Karapanos, flautist,

, Michael Shapiro, conductor (Paumanok Records) *''Dublin Songs'', poetry by

, and "Let Me Live", aria from the opera ''The Slave'', based on the novel by

, libretto by Hannah McDermott, Miah Persson, soprano,

, Michael Shapiro, conductor (Paumanok Records)

References

External links

Milken Archive: Michael Shapiro

Universal Edition: Werke von Michael Shapiro
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Selected work

Opera

Film scores

Symphonies

Orchestra

Band

Concerti

Chamber

Solo Instrumental

Piano

Choral

Song cycles

Recordings

References

Further reading

External links