Fromm Visiting Professorships and Scholars

The following composers have been appointed Fromm Visiting Professors or Scholars. The Professorship was initiated in 1985.

2024

Wadada Leo Smith

Seminar: Fromm Seminar

2022

David Sanford

Seminar: Fromm Seminar

2019

Meredith Monk

Seminar: Interdisciplinary Composition

Due to COVID-19, performances were not possible

2017

George Lewis

Seminar: Networks of Experimental Music and Sound

Concert: March 3, 2017

Mnemosis (2011) with Talea Ensemble

2014

Michael Pisaro

Seminar: Experimental Music: Theory and Practice

Concert: November 13, 2014

Concentric Rings in Magnetic Levitation (2011) with Jason Brogan, electronics, objects; Joe Panzner, sine tones, mixing; Michael Pisaro, piano; Greg Stuart, percussion

2012

Roger Reynolds

Concert: December 6, 2012

Passage (a set of multimedia presentations)

Seasons Cycle II with members of Alarm Will Sound, Alan Pierson, conductor, and Susan Narucki, soprano

2010

John Luther Adams

Seminar: Music and the Physical World

Concert: April 1, 2011

The Immeasurable Space of Tones with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, Tim Weiss, conductor

2008

Helmut Lachenmann

Concert: April 9, 2008

String Quartet No. 3, “Grido” (2001), Parker String Quartet

Allegro sostenuto (1986/88) with Michael Norsworthy, clarinet, Stephen Olsen, piano, David Russell, cello

2007

Gunther Schuller

Concert: March 23, 2007

Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Gil Rose, conductor

Densities (1962) 

Concerto Da Camera (1971) 

2006

Magnus Lindberg

Concert: April 15, 2006

UR, Piano JubileesSteamboat Bill Jr., Quintet for clarinet and strings

Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor

With Randall Hodgkinson, Michael Norsworthy, David Russell, Gabriela Diaz, Alexei Gonzalez, Robert Caplin, William Fedkenheuer, Jonathan Vinocour

2004

Judith Weir

Concert: April 18, 2004

Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble, Scott Wheeler, conductor. U.S. premiere of Tiger Under the Table.

1997

Andrew Imbrie

1994

Betsy Jolas

Concert: December 7, 1994

Piano Trio, Tranche for solo harp, Quoth the Raven for solo clarinet, and Songs.

1991

Gunther Schuller

1988

1985

Milton Babbitt

Peter Maxwell Davies

Concert: March 15, 1985

League ISCM