Russell Steinberg—Concert and Film Music: Bio/Cat
Composer, Conductor, Performer, and Lecturer
Ph.D. in Music from Harvard University
M.M. from the New England Conservatory
B.A. from UCLA
Russell Steinberg studied composition most notably with Leon Kirchner, Arthur Berger, Elaine Barkin, and Kenneth Klauss. Recent awards and commissions include a Gold Medal Jury’s Choice at the Park City Film Music Festival, the California Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT), world music ensemble MANY AXES, Los Angeles Philharmonic violinist Mitchell Newman, the Jewish Center for Culture and Creativity, the Music Conservatory of Westchester, NY, and the Daniel Pearl Foundation. The Daniel Pearl Foundation commission, Stories From My Favorite Planet, was recently featured on “Global Village,” the KPFK radio program hosted by John Schneider and KCSN “Arts and Roots Forum” hosted by Martin Perlich. The Westchester Symphony in New York and the Hopkins Symphony in Baltimore jointly commissioned his first symphony CityStrains. Steinberg’s music has been performed in the United States and abroad, including concerts in Los Angeles, Park City, Aspen, Colorado Springs, Boston, New York, Baltimore, Connecticut, San Francisco, New Jersey, Vermont, Germany, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Israel. His awards include ASCAP PLUS, ASCAP Young Composers Grant, Composers Inc. and NACUSA prizes, MacDowell and Aspen Fellowships, and First Prize in the New World String Quartet competition.
Steinberg's film scores include the short dramatic film SOMETHING TRUE directed by Thor Gold, which won the Gold Medal Juries Choice award at the Park City Film Music Festival. He also recently scored the feature length drama SWEET LOVE AND DEADLY directed by Paul Clinco, and has scored numerous documentaries, including THE LAST WINDOW, directed by John Bishop.
Steinberg is active in music education. He is the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Youth Orchestra, a group that includes students from over 60 schools in the LA area. He has recently been a Lecturer in music theory on the UCLA Faculty. He is a popular speaker for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Upbeat Live pre-concert events and also lectures regularly for the La Jolla Music Society SummerFest. He has written two books that pioneer a new approach to music listening called AudioMaps®—AudioMaps® To The Beethoven Symphonies, volumes 1 and 2.
Available recordings of Steinberg's music include Stories From My Favorite Planet, produced by the Daniel Pearl Foundation (available at www.danielpearl.org), Flute Sonata recorded by Michelle Stanley and produced by Centaur Records, and Desert Stars, a recording of Steinberg’s music for piano and classical guitar.
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Composition Catalogue
Orchestra
| Genre | Title | Instrumentation | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchestra | Symphony #1 "CityStrains" | Winds 3, 3 Perc. | 18 min. |
| Orchestra | Symphony #2 "What is a Jew?" | 3 Narrators and Orchestra (Winds 2) | 45 min. |
| Orchestra | Fanfare for Orchestra | Winds in 2 | 5 min. |
| Orchestra | Sabbath Fantasy #1 | Winds in 2 | 15 min. |
| Orchestra | Sabbath Fantasy #2 | Winds in 2 | 12 min. |
| Orchestra | Ruby Overture | Winds in 2 | 3 min. |
| Orchestra | Lights On! A Hanukkah Celebration | Winds in 2 | 24 min. |
| Orchestra | Arabesque | Winds in 2, no perc. | 4 min. |
| Orchestra | Vienna for Youth Orchestra | Winds in 2 | 4 min. |
| Orchestra | 405:8AM for Youth Orchestra | Winds in 2 | 6 min. |
Chorus
| Chorus | Contrary States (William Blake) | SATB and Children's Chorus, Fl. Ob. Pno. | 18 min. |
| Chorus | Lirkod (To Dance) | SATB, Pno. | 4 min. |
| Chorus | Lirkod (To Dance) Chamber vers. | SATB, 2 vln, 2 vc, pno | 4 min. |
Large Chamber
| Nonet | Ruby Overture | 2 Fl, Ob, 2 Cl, 2 Vln, 2 Pno. | 3 min. |
| Octet | Song in Dark Times | fl, ob, cl, b. cl, vl, vla, vc, pno. | 4 min. |
| Octet | Song in Dark Times | vc solo, fl, 2 cl, vl, vc, db, pno. | 4 min. |
| Septet | Strange Attractors | string quartet and world music trio (2 winds, 1 perc) | 36 min. |
| Sextet | War Piece | fl, tpt, string quartet | 15 min. |
| Sextet | Subterranean Dance | fl, cl, vl, pno, perc (marimba, vibraphone) | 8 min. |
| Sextet | Ocean Scherzos | Piano and Woodwind Quintet/td> | 25 min. |
| Sextet | City Strains | fl, cl, vl, vc, pno, perc. | 25 min. |
Quartets and Trios
| Quartet | String Quartet #1 | 2vl, vla, vc | 10 min. |
| Quartet | Mulholland Fantasies | vl, vla, vc, pno | 25 min. |
| Quartet | Clarinet Quartet | fl or vl, cl, vc, pno | 25 min. |
| Quartet | Woodwind Quartet | fl, ob, cl, bsn | 7 min. |
| Quartet | Change of Heart (txt Wordsworth) | baritone, vc, harp, organ | 15 min. |
| Trio | Stories From My Favorite Planet (Daniel Pearl Tribute) | vl, pno, narrator | 45 min. |
| Trio | Rings of Saturn | fl, vl, pno | 10 min. |
| Trio | Trio for Clarinet, Cello, Piano | cl, vc, pno | 9 min. |
| Trio | Fanfares for 3Trumpets | 3 tpt | 8 min. |
| Trio | Furnace Creek Nocturne | 2 winds, 1 perc (for cedar flute, howler, shofar, waterphone, dijeridu, udu, chimes | 6 min. |
| Trio | Piano Trio #1 | vl, vc, pno | 25 min. |
| Trio | President's Dinner Trio | vl, vc, pno | 6 min. |
Duos
| Duo | Flute Sonata | fl, pno | 13 min. |
| Duo | Six Duos for Violins | 2 vl | 15 min. |
| Duo | Maitri | vl, pno left-hand | 7 min. |
| Duo | Fantasy for Flute and Piano | fl, pno | 9 min. |
| Duo | Rhapsody for Violin and Piano | vl, pno | 9 min. |
| Duo | Sonata for Violin and Piano | vl, pno | 10 min. |
| Duo | Song for Dark Times | vc, pno | 4 min. |
| Duo | Songs of Wind | soprano, pno | 14 min. |
Solo Piano
| Solo | Sequoia Sonata | pno | 15 min. |
| Solo | Periods of Luminance | pno | 17 min. |
| Solo | Desert Stars | pno | 15 min. |
| Solo | Small Rain | pno | 11 min. |
| Solo | Four Floating Preludes | pno | 8 min. |
| Solo | Four Pieces for Piano | pno | 11 min. |
| Solo | Arabesque | pno | 4 min. |
| Solo | Joy in Sea | pno | 3 min. |
| Solo | Five Finger Pieces | pno | 8 min. |
| Solo | Amazing Grace Variations | pno | 12 min. |
| Solo | America Variation | pno | 2 min. |
| Solo | Atonal Variations | pno | 12 min. |
| Solo | Sonic Sonnets | pno | 5 min. |
| Solo | Dichroisms (Spatterings) | pno | 7 min. |
| Solo | The Difference | pno | 5 min. |
Solo Guitar
| Solo | Five Preludes for Guitar | guitar | 15 min. |
| Solo | Maui Slack Key Preludes | guitar | 8 min. |
| Solo | Guitar Memorials: From Center, Last Waltz | guitar | 6 min. |
Solo Various
| Solo | Cello Tropes | cello | 12 min. |
| Solo | Organ-Aum | organ | 7 min. |
| Solo | White Crane Study | violin | 9 min. |
FILM MUSIC CREDITS
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Feature Films
SWEET LOVE AND DEADLY (thriller) Director: Paul Clinco
FATAL CHARM Director: Fritz Kiersch
(psychological drama starring Christopher Atkins)
Short Films
SOMETHING TRUE (dramatic short) Director: Thor Gold
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT (comedy short) Producer: UCLA Extension
STOLEN GLANCES half-hour psychodrama Director: Jason Kinchen
MIGRATION SONGS (dance performance art film) Director: Norah Zuniga-Shaw
Documentary Films
PAPER FLOWERS Producer/Director: John Bishop Media Generation
THE LAST WINDOW Producer/Director: John Bishop Media Generation
THE ART OF PRESERVING HISTORY (Aired on PBS) Producer/Director: John Bishop Media Generation
BECOMING GLORYA KAUFMAN Director: John Bishop
(Film celebrating UCLA World Arts and Cultures Department and the new Glorya Kaufman building)CHARLES CHAPMAN Director: David Slaughter
(Film on Oil/real estate magnate who founded Chapman College)
DRESSAGE FREESTYLE (competitive sport routine/video)
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