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Alice Shields

voc, key, syn, *1943 US, Manhattan
Singer / Composer of Classical and Electronic

Alice Shields (born Alice F. Shields, Manhattan, New York, February 18, 1943) is an American composer. She is a respected electronic composer particularly known for her work in opera. In an interview with Peter Shea in 2013, she talked about her early training, about her work as an opera singer (and how it connected to her work as a composer), her training in bharatanayam modes, and her work in the psychology of music.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Keyboards
  • Synthesizer
Genres
  • Classical
  • Electronic
Popular Tracks   
Study for Voice and Tape on Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center 1961-1973 by Various Artists
The Transformation Of Ani on Pioneers Of Electronic Music by Vladimir Ussachevsky, Otto Luening, Alice Shields, Bülent Arel & Pril Smiley
Dance Piece No.3 on Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center 1961-1973 by Various Artists
Apocalypse: Sacrifice on Alice Shields: Apocalypse, An Electronic Opera by Alice Shields, Jim Matus & Michael Willson
Vegetable Karma on Shenandoah by Alice Shields
Apocalypse: Apocalypse Song on Alice Shields: Apocalypse, An Electronic Opera by Alice Shields, Jim Matus & Michael Willson
Apocalypse: Truth on Alice Shields: Apocalypse, An Electronic Opera by Alice Shields, Jim Matus & Michael Willson
Shenandoah on Shenandoah by Alice Shields
Apocalypse: Final Question – Aeon on Alice Shields: Apocalypse, An Electronic Opera by Alice Shields, Jim Matus & Michael Willson
Apocalypse: Dismemberment and Eating on Alice Shields: Apocalypse, An Electronic Opera by Alice Shields, Jim Matus & Michael Willson

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Shenandoah - Three Electronic WorksAlice Shields2004Album
Restless SpiritsDora Ohrenstein / Thomas Adès • Francis Poulenc • Henry Purcell • William Bolcom • Alice Shields • Lee Hoiby2001Album
Apocalypse - An Electronic OperaAlice Shields1993Album
"...The Serpent-snapping Eye" / Variations On A Theme By Davidovsky / CoyoteRoger Reynolds / Arthur Kreiger / Alice Shields1984Album
13J.D. Robb / Jack Behrens / David Gilbert / Alice Shields1976Album
L'Amour De Moy / Trois Chansons De Noël / Six Songs From Poems Of Pablo Neruda / EliàFrank Martin / Alice Shields / Gerasimos Tsandoulas - Johana ArnoldAlbum
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