Julia Schwartz was born in Columbus, Ohio, USA in 1963. She received early musical training from her parents, both professional musicians. After graduating from the Oberlin College Conservatory with a bachelor's degree in voice she continued her studies in voice and music theory in Munich and Zurich. Her compositional activity includes writing instrumental and vocal chamber music. She also develops, composes and realizes electronic collages for concert performance and experimental theater. She produced and conducted her verbatim theater piece, Freedom Papers, in 2019 in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. Julia completed two Certificates of Advanced Studes in Choral Conducting between 2014 and 2016 and five CAS in Orchestral Conducting between 2016 and 2021, both at the Zurich University of the Arts. She is director of the Neuwerkchor in Constance, Germany, of Ars Vocalis Winterthur in Switzerland and of the Chorellen, also in Constance.
Fonte dell'immagine del profilo: Arthur Häberli
Elenco delle opere
Wein-Walzer
Strumentazione: Chor oder Vokalquartett a cappella SATB
Testo: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Novalis, Friedrich Rückert, Friedrich Theodor von Vischer
Durata: 9' 00" Manuscritto
Whispers of Heavenly Death (1993-1994)
5 Gedichte
Strumentazione: für hohe Stimme und Klavier
Testo: Walt Whitman
Durata: 11' 00" Manuscritto
Psalmen 9 & 33 (1994)
Strumentazione: für gemischten Chor a cappella
Durata: 3' 10" Manuscritto
Die Nacht (1994-1995)
4 Gedichte
Strumentazione: für hohe oder tiefe Stimme und Klavier
Testo: Rainer Maria Rilke
(please contact the composer for an unpublished recording)
Instrumentation: for high or low voice and piano
Durata: 9' 00" Manuscritto
Psalm 13 (1994/2007)
Strumentazione: für Sopran, Mezzosopran, Violine und Orgel (oder Klavier)
Durata: 4' 00" Manuscritto
Zwei Reflexionen (1995)
Strumentazione: für Sopran und Violoncello
Testo: Rainer Maria Rilke
Durata: 10' 00" Manuscritto
Sonate für Violine & Klavier (1996)
(please contact the composer for an unpublished recording)
Durata: 10' 00" Manuscritto
The Ruins of the Heart (1996)
Strumentazione: für Mezzosopran, Oboe und Schlagzeug (Marimba, Becken, Tamtam, kleine Trommel)