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Jason K. Eckardt
Associate Professor
Music, Conservatory of
Location: 402 Whitehead Hall
Phone: 718.951.5000 x2598
Fax: 718.951.4502
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Jason Eckardt played guitar in jazz and metal bands until, upon first hearing the music of Webern, he immediately devoted himself to composition. Since then, his music has been influenced by his interests in perceptual complexity, psychological and physical dimensions of performance, and self-organizing processes in the natural world. He has been recognized through commissions and awards from Carnegie Hall, Tanglewood, the Guggenheim, Rockefeller, Koussevitzky and Fromm foundations, the Guggenheim Museum, Chamber Music America, the ISCM, Deutschen Musikrat, and percussionist Evelyn Glennie. Eckardt's music has been performed at major festivals and recorded on the CRI, Helicon, Metier, Capstone, Albany, New Focus and Mode labels. An active promoter of new music, Eckardt is a co-founder and the executive director of Ensemble 21, the contemporary music group. His music is published by Carl Fischer.
Education:
D.M.A., Columbia University - 1998 (Music Composition)
M.A., Columbia University - 1994 (Music Composition)
B.A., Berklee College of Music - 1992 (Music Composition)
Areas of Expertise:
Composition, post-tonal theory and analysis, extended instrumental and vocal techniques, music cognition and perception.
Books and Publications
"Broadening Knowledge: An Interview with Ursula Oppens." American Music Review 38.1, Fall. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2008
"L'élaboration de surface d'ensembles de classes de hauteurs par l'utilisation de paramèters autres que ceux des hauters." Musique-Sciences. Paris: IRCAM. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2008
"Sweet Creature." Hand Drums: An Annotated Anthology. Ed. Michael Lipsey. Calabrese Brothers Music. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2008
"Process and Timbral Transformation in 16." ARCANA II: Musicians on Music. Ed. John Zorn. Hips Road/Tzadik. (Books and Publications: Edited Book) 2007
"Devenir." L'Etincelle/IRCAM 1, November. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2006
"Musikhøst Set Udefra." Dansk Musik Tidsskrif 3. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2005
"Surface Elaboration of Pitch-Class Sets Using Nonpitched Musical Dimensions." Perspectives of New Music 43.1. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005
"Listening and Composing." Current Musicology 67 & 68. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2002
"Review of An Introduction to the Music of Milton Babbitt by Andrew Mead." Current Musicology 63. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2000
Creative Work
"A way [tracing]" performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble, New Music on the Point Festival, Leicester, VT, June 4. 2013
"A way [tracing]," performed by Mariel Roberts. The Firehouse, Brooklyn, N.Y., March 1. 2013
"Paths of Resistance," "A way [tracing]," "Multiplicities," "to be held...," performed by Ensemble Moto Perpetuo. TEMP Space, New York, Feb. 22. 2013
"Stromkarl" performed by Miranda Cuckson and Blair McMillen, Italian Academy at Columbia University, New York, NY, May 8. 2013
"The Distance (This)," performed by Tony Arnold and NOVA Chamber Music Ensemble. Garner Hall, Salt Lake City, Jan. 22. 2013
"Transience" performed by Jonathan Singer, Elebash Hall, New York, NY, May 16. 2013
"A way [tracing]," performed by NOVA. Gardner Hall. Salt Lake City, Jan. 22. 2012
"Aperture," performed by Bonne Action. Oberlin Conservatory. Oberlin, Ohio, Oct. 30. 2012
"Aperture," performed by Ensemble Linea, Musica Festival. Strasbourg, France, Sept. 27. 2012
"Echoes' White Veil," performed by Jason Hardink. Moore Musical Arts Center, Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green, Ohio, April 9. 2012
"Rendition," performed by Bonne Action. Clemson State University. Clemson, S.C., March 28. 2012
"Rendition," performed by Bonne Action. Furman University. Greenville, S.C., March 29. 2012
"Rendition," performed by Bonne Action. North Carolina School for the Arts. Greenville, N.C., March 27. 2012
"Renga," performed by Third Coast Percussion. Kennedy Center. Washington, D.C., Aug. 7. Also live webcast. 2012
"Renga," performed by Third Coast Percussion. Museum of Modern Art. New York, Aug. 9. 2012
"Still," performed by Geoffrey Diebel. Open Arts Space. Stuttgart, Germany, June 29. 2012
"Subject," performed by the JACK Quartet. Festival of New American Music. Sacramento, Calif., Nov. 3. 2012
"Subject," performed by the JACK Quartet. New Music at ECU Festival. Eastern Carolina University. Greenville, N.C., March 16. 2012
"Subject," performed by the JACK Quartet. Warhol Museum. Pittsburgh, Feb. 25. 2012
"Tangled Loops," performed by Joshua Hyde. Fondation des Etats-Unis. Paris, Feb. 15. 2012
"to be held...," performed by Stephanie Griffin. Electroacoustic Festival. Brooklyn College. Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 6. 2012
"to be held...," performed by Wendy Richman. Eastman School of Music. Rochester, N.Y., May 7. 2012
"to be held...," performed by Wendy Richman. Guggenheim Museum. New York, April 22-23. 2012
Commission for "Party Pieces" from Forum Zeitgenössischer Musik Leipzig. 2012
Commission for "Renga" project for percussion quartet from Third Coast Percussion. 2012
"A Fractured Silence," recorded by the Prism Saxophone Quartet, released on Innova CD 800. 2011
"A way [tracing]" and "Aperture," performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble. The Kitchen. New York, Oct. 21. 2011
"Cuts," performed by pianist Ursula Oppens. Tanglewood. Lenox, Mass., Aug. 7. 2011
"Rendition," performed by Bonne Action. Oberlin Conservatory. Oberlin, Ohio, Oct. 20. 2011
"Rendition," performed by Bonne Action. University of Buffalo. Buffalo, N.Y., Nov. 15. 2011
"Rendition," performed by Callithumpian Consort. New England Conservatory, Boston, Dec. 19. 2011
"Rendition," performed by the Signal Ensemble. Tanglewood. Lenox, Mass., Aug. 4. 2011
"Riddle," performed by the Huber/Thomet duo. Musikpodium der Stadt Zürich, Swtizerland. April 18. 2011
"Subject," performed by the JACK Quartet. Miller Theatre. New York, Oct. 16. 2011
"Subject," performed by the JACK Quartet. Stanford University. Palo Alto, Calif., Oct. 19. 2011
"Subject," performed by the JACK Quartet. University of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa, Oct. 30. 2011
"Tongues," performed by Tony Arnold and Ensemble Dal Niente. Mayne Stage, Chicago, May 10. 2011
"Trespass," performed by Ensemble Moto Perpetuo. DiMenna Center. New York, Dec. 4. 2011
Undersong CD released on Mode records. 2011
"16" performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble. Darmstadt Festival. Darmstadt, Germany, July 24. 2010
"16," performed by Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble. Oberlin, Ohio, March 12. 2010
"16," performed by Talea. Roger Smith Penthouse. New York, April 25. 2010
"16," performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble. Le Poisson Rouge. New York, June 29. 2010
"A Glimpse Retraced," performed by Jason Hardink and the Nova Chamber Players. Gardner Hall. Salt Lake City, Feb. 21. 2010
"A way [tracing]," performed by cellist Fred Sherry. Century Club. New York, Dec. 29. 2010
"Echoes' White Veil," performed by Taka Kigawa, Le Poisson Rouge, New York, Aug. 23. 2010
"Equilibrium" performed by Fabienne Seveillac and Kobe Van Cauwenberghe. Darmstadt Festival. Darmstadt, Germany, July 29. 2010
"Multiplicites," performed by Mobtown Modern. Contemporary Museum. Baltimore, March 17. 2010
"Rendition" performed by Ensemble Dal Niente. Darmstadt Festival. Darmstadt, Germany, July 29. 2010
"Rendition," performed by Alejandro Acierto and Augustus Arnone. Roulette. New York, April 26. 2010
"Riddle," performed by Benjamin Binder, Boston University, Boston, Oct. 26. 2010
"Riddle," performed by Huber/Thomet duo. Alte Kirche. Boswil, Switzerland, Dec. 5. 2010
"Riddle," performed by Huber/Thomet duo. Dampfzentrale. Bern, Swtizerland, Dec. 1. 2010
"Riddle," performed by Huber/Thomet duo. Gare du Nord. Basel, Switizerland, Dec. 2. 2010
"Sweet Creature," performed by Joe Fee. Lefrak Concert Hall. Queens, N.Y., April 29. 2010
"Tangled Loops," performed by members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. MusicNOW. Chicago, Dec. 13. 2010
"Tangled Loops," performed by The Kenners. Oberlin Conservatory. Oberlin, Ohio, Nov. 23. 2010
"Tangled Loops," performed by The Kenners. San Diego, Jan. 8. 2010
"Echoes' White Veil," performance by Marilyn Nonken. Musica Nova Festival. Helsinki, Feb. 10. 2009
"Equilibrium," performed by The Tank. New York, Oct. 22. 2009
"Equilibrium," performed by Tony Arnold. The Tank. New York, Feb. 25. 2009
"Paths of Resistance," performed by Paul Bowman. Transylvanian Guitar Festival. Cluj, Romania. Aug. 18. 2009
"Rendition," performed by Dal Niente. Chicago, Oct. 2. 2009
"Rendition," performed by Jean Kopperud. Merkin Hall. New York, Feb. 23. 2009
"Rendition," performed by Jean Kopperud. University of Buffalo. Buffalo, N.Y., Feb. 12. 2009
"Rendition," performed by Jean Kopperud. University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Feb. 10. 2009
"Rendition," performed by Jean Kopperud. University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, Jan. 17. 2009
"Tangled Loops," performed by Benjamin Carey. Conservatoire de Bordeaux. Bordeaux, France, May 20. 2009
"Tangled Loops," performed by The Kenners. Contempuls Festival. Prague, Nov. 11. 2009
"Tango Clandestino," performed by Augustus Arnone. Catholic University. Washington, D.C., April 15. 2009
"Testing Against," performed by Ensemble Alternance. Centro Candiani. Venice, Italy, Nov. 29. 2009
CD release of Tangled Loops by Nathan Nabb and Winston Choi. Amp 12. 2009
Commission by Benjamin Binder for a new piano work based on "Sphinxes" from Schumann's Carnaval. 2009
Portrait Concert. Ensemble Alternance, Salle Cortot. Paris, March 10. 2009
Release of "Aliento" CD on New Focus Recordings, includes the composition "16," performed by Claire Chase and the International Contemporary Ensemble. 2009
Undersong cycle, performed by ICE. Musica Nova Festival. Helsinki, Feb. 8. 2009
"16," performed by ICE. Northwestern University. Evanston, Ill., Nov. 20. 2008
"A Glimpse Retraced," performed by Fear No Music. The Old Church. Portland, Ore., April 20. 2008
"After Serra," performed by Ensemble Lontano. Festival of New American Music. The Warehouse. London, Oct. 10. 2008
"Aperture," performed by Talea. The Stone. New York, April 16. 2008
"Echoes' White Veil." SUNY Stony Brook. Stony Brook, N.Y., March 24. 2008
"Rendition," performed by Jean Kopperud. Brigham Young University. Provo, Utah, Nov. 11. 2008
"Rendition," performed by Jean Kopperud. Festival of New American Music. Sacramento, Calif., Nov. 8. 2008
"Rendition," performed by Jean Kopperud. University of California - San Diego. Nov. 13. 2008
"Rendition," performed by Jean Kopperud. University of Utah. Salt Lake City, Nov. 10. 2008
"Still" (baritone saxophone). Commissioned by the New York State Music Fund and Meet the Composer. First performance: Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, New York (Taimur Sullivan), March 15. 2008
"Still," performed by Mobtown Modern. Contemporary Museum. Baltimore, Dec. 15. 2008
"Still," performed by Taimur Sullivan. Hallwells Arts Center. Buffalo, N.Y., March 15. 2008
"Still," performed by Taimur Sullivan. SUNY Purchase. Purchase, N.Y., March 24. 2008
"Still," performed by Taimur Sullivan. Symphony Space. New York, March 19. 2008
"Tangled Loops," performed by Joel Diegert. Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green, Ohio, April 8. 2008
"Tangled Loops," performed by The Kenners. Hungarian Cultural Center. New York, April 19. 2008
"Tangled Loops," performed by Tsuyoshi Honjo. Longy School of Music. Cambridge, Mass., April 21. 2008
"Tangled Loops," performed by Tsuyoshi Honjo. Longy School of Music. Cambridge, Mass., June 5. 2008
"Tango Clandestino," performed by Amy Dissanayake. Symphony Space. New York, Jan. 31. 2008
"The Distance (This)" for soprano and 10 instrumentalists. commissioned by Miller Theatre, Columbia University. Premiere to take place at Miller Theatre, New York, Tony Arnold Soprano, Ensemble 21, James Baker, conductor, Nov. 20. 2008
Undersong cycle, performed by Ensemble 21. Miller Theatre. New York, Nov. 20. 2008
"16," performed by ICE, Tenri Institute. New York, Oct. 14. 2007
"16," performed by International Contemporary Ensemble, International Festival of New Music. Morelia, Mexico, June 11. 2007
"After Serra," performed by Dal Niente. DePaul University. Chicago, Jan. 19. 2007
"Aperture" (chamber ensemble). Commissioned by the Tanglewood Music Center. First performance: Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Music Festival. Lenox, Mass. (New Fromm Players), July 29. 2007
"Dithyramb," performed by Tony Arnold, soprano, The Stone. New York, Oct. 2. 2007
"Excelsior ab Intra," performed by Notaroitous. St. Paul's Cathedral. Boston, Nov. 18. 2007
"Flux," performed by C2. Open Fist. Los Angeles, March 22. 2007
"Flux," performed by C2. Smith Hall, University of Illinois, Urbana. Jan. 17. 2007
"Flux," performed by C2. University of San Diego. March 21. 2007
"Sweet Creature." Brandeis University. Waltham, Mass., Nov. 28. 2007
"Tangled Loops," performed by Taimur Sullivan. NASA Conference. Greenboro, N.C., March 30. 2007
"Tangled Loops," performed by The Kenners. Kerrytown Concert House. Ann Arbor, Mich., Oct. 30. 2007
"Tangled Loops," performed by The Kenners. Philadelphia, Nov. 1. 2007
"Tangled Loops," performed by The Kenners. Tenri Institute. New York, Nov. 3. 2007
"Tangled Loops," performed by The Kenners. University of California - San Diego. Nov. 6. 2007
"Tongues," performed by Stephanie Aston/UCSD Players/Nicholas DeMaison, University of California - San Diego. La Jolla, Calif., May 19. 2007
Counterstream Radio, portrait feature. Dec. 23. 2007
WNYC American Music Festival feature. May 31. 2007
"Sweet Creature" (bodhran solo). Commissioned by Michael Lipsey. First performance: Juilliard School, New York (Michael Lipsey), July 19. Recording on "So Long, Thanks" (Capstone CPS-8773). 2006
"Trespass" (piano and twelve instrumentalists). Commissioned by the Oberlin Conservatory. First performance: Oberlin, Ohio (Marilyn Nonken/Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble/Timothy Weiss), April 21, 2006. 2005
"16" (amplified flute and string trio). Commissioned by the Brannen-Cooper Fund. First performance: Pickman Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Auros Group for New Music), May 1, 2004. 2003
Reul na Coille (concerto for percussion and orchestra). Commissioned by Evelyn Glennie. 2002
"Performance" (mezzo-soprano and piano). Commissioned by Works & Process at the Guggenheim Museum. First performance: Guggenheim Museum, New York (Group for Contemporary Music), June 2, 2002. 2001
"Tongues" (soprano and five instrumentalists). Commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation. First performance: Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia (Deborah Kayser/Ensemble Libra/Mark Knoop), Aug. 14. 2001
"After Serra" (chamber ensemble). Commissioned by the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University. First performance: The Warehouse, London (Ensemble Expose/Roger Redgate), April 5. Recording on "Out of Chaos" (Mode 137). 2000
"A Glimpse Retraced" (piano and four instrumentalists). Commissioned by Carnegie Hall. First performance: Weill Hall, New York (Marilyn Nonken/Ensemble 21), April 12. Recording on "Out of Chaos" (Mode 137). 1999
"Transience" (marimba solo). Commissioned by Makoto Nakura. First performance: Suntory Hall, Tokyo (Makoto Nakura), Nov. 4. Recording on "Ritual Protocol" (Kleos KL-5116). 1999
"Polarities" (chamber ensemble). Recording on "Out of Chaos" (Mode 137). 1998
"Echoes' White Veil" (piano solo). Commissioned by Marilyn Nonken. First performance: Miller Theatre, New York (Marilyn Nonken), Nov. 21. Recording on "American Spiritual" (CRI 877). 1996
"Tangled Loops" (soprano saxophone and piano). Commissioned by Taimur Sullivan. First performance: ThreeTwo Festival, New York (Taimur Sullivan / Marilyn Nonken), Oct. 19. Recording on "Out of Chaos" (Mode 137). 1996
"Multiplicities" (flute solo). First performance: Miller Theatre, New York (Patti Monson), April 9. Recording on "Multiplicities" (Metier MSV CD92063). 1993
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Tow Professorship, Brooklyn College, CUNY. (Awards and Honors) 2013
Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University Recording Grant. (Grants and Fellowships) 2012
PSC-CUNY Research Award. (Grants and Fellowships) 2012
Award for Excellence in Creative Achievement, Brooklyn College. (Awards and Honors) 2011
Guggenheim Museum, New York. Commission for new work for viola, voice and electronics. (Grants and Fellowships) 2011
Koussevitzky Music Foundation, Library of Congress, commission for new work for piano and strings. (Grants and Fellowships) 2011
PSC-CUNY Research Award. (Grants and Fellowships) 2011
Alice M. Ditson Fund at Columbia University grant for the recording of "Undersong" on Mode Records, performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010
Commission from Chamber Music America for a string quartet for the JACK Quartet. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010
New Faculty Fund at Brooklyn College grant for the recording of "Undersong" on Mode Records, performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010
Appointed to faculty of the CUNY Graduate Center. (Awards and Honors) 2009
Tow Faculty Travel Fellowship, CUNY. (Grants and Fellowships) 2009
Commission for new composition, Fromm Foundation, Harvard University. Cambridge, Mass. (Grants and Fellowships) 2008
CUNY New Faculty Fund Award. (Awards and Honors) 2008
Composition Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. (Grants and Fellowships) 2004
Bellagio Fellow, Rockefeller Foundation. (Grants and Fellowships) 2003
Recording grant, Aaron Copland Fund. (Grants and Fellowships) 2002
Recording grant, New York State Council on the Arts. (Grants and Fellowships) 2002
Morton Gould Prize, ASCAP. (Awards and Honors) 2001
National Composition Prize, League/ISCM. (Awards and Honors) 1997
Symposium NRW Prize, Stadt Wesel, Deutschen Musikrat. (Awards and Honors) 1997
Andrew Mellon Presidential Fellowship, Columbia University. (Grants and Fellowships) 1994
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"Metastatic Processes in Recent Compositions." Oberlin Conservatory. Oberlin, Ohio. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
"Metastatic Processes in Recent Compositions." Sacramento State University. Sacramento, Calif. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
Colloquium. CUNY Graduate Center. New York, Feb. 28. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
Colloquium. Eastern Carolina University. Greenville, N.C. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
Colloquium. University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, Feb. 24. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
Masterclass and colloquium. Carnegie Melon University. Pittsburgh, Feb. 24. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
Masterclass. Manhattan School of Music. New York, Jan. 19. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
Masterclasses. Oberlin Conservatory. Oberlin, Ohio, Oct. 29. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
"Harmonic Organization and Rhythmic Elaboration in '16.'" Manhattan School of Music. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2010
"Process and Transformation in '16.'" Brigham Young University. Provo, Utah. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2010
"Perceptual Segmentation Strategies for Compostion." CUNY Graduate Center. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009
"Perceptual Segmentation Strategies for Compostion." Queens College (CUNY). (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009
"Harmonic and Textural Considerations in the Undersong Cycle." Peabody Conservatory. Baltimore. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008
"Confrontation and Collaboration." William Kapell International Piano Competition. Baltimore. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
"Process and Transformation." Department of Music, Harvard University. Cambridge, Mass. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
Professional Leadership
Judge, Macht Orchestral Competition, Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2013
Member, Fulbright Foundation screening panel. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2012
Member, Fulbright Fellowship selection panel. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2011
Appointed to board of directors, Talea Ensemble. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2010
Member, dissertation committee, Columbia University. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2010
Panel member, Fulbright Foundation music selection committee. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2010
Board member, Dal Niente Ensemble. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2008
Dissertation committee member, Columbia University. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2008
President and executive director, Ensemble 21, contemporary music performance group. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2007
Other Professional Activities
Composer-in-Residence, New Music on the Point Festival, Leicester, VT. 2013
