Margaret Brouwer, the composer, is a professor emeritus at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she headed the composition department from 1996 to 2008.
Composition History
The album's title work, Shattered, reflects composer Margaret Brouwer's musical journey through the first decade of the twenty-first century, moving through shifts of emotions and energy levels.
Compositional Technique
The Quintet for Clarinet in A and String Quartet by Margaret Brouwer explores new compositional techniques, layering a twelve-tone harmonic plan with tonal sonorities and Middle Eastern influences.
Performer Biography
The Blue Streak Ensemble was formed in 2011 by composer Margaret Brouwer, comprising young musicians who are graduates of the Cleveland Institute of Music.
Composition History
Lonely Lake was composed by Margaret Brouwer in 2008, reflecting a sense of hope for the future and inspired by a remote lake in Canada.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Margaret Brouwer's music is critically acclaimed for its lyricism, musical imagery, and emotional power.
Composition History
The Clarinet Quintet and the song 'Whom do you call angel now?' express composer Margaret Brouwer's anger and frustration over the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.
