Howard Sandroff

Howard Sandroff
Born(1949-10-28)October 28, 1949
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Occupation(s)Composer, Professor
WorksList of works


Howard Sandroff (born October 28, 1949, in Chicago, Illinois[1]) is an American composer, sound artist, sculptor,[2] and music educator.[3]

Sandroff studied at the Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His composition instructors included Robert Lombardo and Ben Johnston. He has received composition and research fellowships and the National Endowment for the Arts, the University of Chicago and the Yamaha Music Foundation.[4] He founded, directed and conducted Chicago's New Art Ensemble.[5] In 2016, Sandroff retired from the University of Chicago[6] where he was Director of the Computer Music Studio and Senior Lecturer in Music.[7][8] He is also a professor emeritus of Audio Arts & Acoustics at Columbia College Chicago.[9]

In June 1996, Pierre Boulez invited Sandroff to attend the dedication of the new IRCAM facility at the Centre Georges Pompidou. His composition Tephillah, for clarinet and computer, was performed at the dedication by Alain Damiens, clarinetist with the Ensemble Intercontemporain.[10] Sandroff has collaborated with clarinetist John Bruce Yeh, performing Boulez's 1985 work for clarinet and electronics, Dialogue de l'ombre double.[11]

Among Sandroff's compositions are works for solo instruments,[12] chamber music ensembles,[13] and orchestra,[14] often incorporating live or recorded electronic music. His works have been performed throughout the world in concerts and festivals such as New Music America, Aspen Music Festival, New Music Chicago,[10] the International Computer Music Conference,[15] the Smithsonian Institution, and the World Saxophone Congress.[16]

  1. ^ "Howard Sandroff". The Classical Composers Database. Musicalics. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Howard Sandroff". Mutual Art. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "Howard Sandroff". Vox Novus. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Synopsis of work and Biography of composer: Howard Sandroff". Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  5. ^ Wolf, Robert (May 9, 1986). "Composer Artfully Mixes A Symphony Of Electronic Sound". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  6. ^ "Howard Sandroff". Humanities Day. University of Chicago. October 19, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  7. ^ Tobiska, Julia (October 18, 2012). "Alumnus and composer Ben Sutherland is nostalgic for The Reg". Tout de Suite: University of Chicago Department of Music blog. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  8. ^ "Computer Music Studio". University of Chicago Department of Music. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  9. ^ "Departments » Audio Arts & Acoustics". Directory. Columbia College Chicago. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  10. ^ a b Diedrich, Norah (March 25, 2014). "Howard Sandroff Presents a Multisensory Lecture, The Obsessive Image". Evanson Art Center. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  11. ^ "Double Dialogue". University of Chicago. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  12. ^ "Howard Sandroff: Works for Soloists". University of Chicago. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  13. ^ "Howard Sandroff: Works for Ensembles". University of Chicago. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  14. ^ "Howard Sandroff: Works for Orchestra". University of Chicago. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  15. ^ Kim-Boyle, David. "International Computer Music Conference 2003: Boundaryless Music". Computer Music Journal. 28 (2).
  16. ^ "Tephillah – Howard Sandroff – arr. Geoff Deibel". Geoffrey Deibel. May 15, 2009. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2014.