Villanelle (2002/04)

Deon Nielsen Price (b. 1934) — Villanelle (2002/04) for organ

American composer Deon Nielsen Price (b. 1934) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and was educated at Brigham Young University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Southern California. Her teachers included Leslie Bassett and Samuel Adler. Price has composed more than 200 works for instrumental and vocal soloists, chamber ensembles, concert band, orchestra, concertos, choir, and choir with orchestra, and film. She has been commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Musical Composition, Mu Phi Epsilon, Alaska State Council on the Arts, Metro Chamber Orchestra, Malachim Films, Meet the Composer, as well as individual artists. As an advocate for new music and living composers, Price served on the board of directors and as president of both the International Alliance for Women in Music and the National Association of Composer, USA. As educator, she taught theory and composition, piano, collaborative piano, and music history at the California State University at Northridge; the University of California at Santa Barbara; the University of Southern California; several community colleges; and the Crossroads School of Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica.

Published by Culver Crest Publications in “Chorales for Organ” (https://culvercrest.com)