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“’Divinum Mysterium’ by
the prodigiously gifted young American composer Daniel Kellogg must
be counted among the most immediately arresting new piece I’ve heard
in years. Such is the richness and fertility of Kellogg’s
imagination that one listens breathlessly, delightedly, to every
passing inspiration. Kellogg’s prismatic colors, propulsive,
exhilarating rhythms and unerring sense of musical narrative (I
couldn’t find a wasted note) give his work a vigor and freshness
that is already his own. ‘Divinum Mysterium’ received a happy,
whooping ovation: I left the theater already missing its company.”
“Daniel Kellogg’s ‘and
the dust shall sing like a bird’ proved a gravely dramatic work.
There is lyricism here, and wistful longing.”
“’Divinum Mysterium’ is
an outstanding work by a strikingly gifted composer. Its movements
are by turns fragile, explosive, cool, propulsive and brutal. Its
expressive range is broad, its colors fascinating, its drama
gripping. Remember the name.”
“Kellogg’s music gives
off a palpable energy, and it is superbly crafted and controlled.”
“Kellogg has an ear for
shimmering colors and pungent harmony, who boldly alternates
pulverizing outbursts with primordial ruminations.”
Awards 2006, 2005, 2003, 2001, and 1998 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards 2003 Charles Ives Fellowship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters 2003 ASCAP Rudolf Nissim Award 2002 Harvey Gaul Competition winner (Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble) 2000 William Schuman Prize of BMI 1997 Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Commissions from the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble orchestral de Paris, Soli Deo Gloria, the Curtis Institute, eight blackbird, the Fairfield County Chorale, cellist Fred Sherry and the Kaufman Cultural Center, Meet the Composer, the University of Connecticut, the Yale School of Music, and the Ying Quartet.
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