William Doppman

Working from his home in Gig Harbor, WA, William Doppmann is finishing the score for Sessions With Dr. Cyclops, MC, a work for clarinet, violin, piano, and percussion. Commissioned by Second City Chamber Series (SCCS) of Tacoma, Sessions is scheduled to premiere January 12, 2007. This performance is in conjunction with a residency co-sponsored by SCCS and the SAI Tacoma Alumnae Chapter. Included in the residency will be performances of several other compositions by members of the chapter. Other Doppmann works recently completed include the piano solo Pennies. Spring Songs, a song cycle for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, percussion, and piano, was recently released with the 21st Century Consort and Lucy Shelton (Innova CD). Transitions To The Twenthieth Century, a CD featuring music by Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Liszt and Bartók, was released in June 2006 with help from a generous grant by the Mosaic Foundation (Ann Arbor). Doppmann is a member of ASCAP (recipient of Special Awards since 1987), AMC (recipient of 2003Composers Assistance Grant) and Phi Kappa Lambda. Other honors include the University of Michigan’s Alumni Award; a Guggenheim fellowship; two NEA chamber music consortium commissions, and winner of the Naumburg, Michaels, and Leventritt International competitions. You are invited to visit www.DiversInk.com.

Further Information

• 2004-2005 American Composers Update
• 1998-1999 American Composers Update