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Lance Hulme | |
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| Born | May 31, 1960 |
| Origin | Dubuque, Iowa |
| Genres | Contemporary classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer and professor |
| Instrument | Piano |
Lance Hulme (born 1960, Dubuque, Iowa) is an American composer, arranger, and music educator. He currently serves as an associate professor of music at North Carolina Central University.[1]
His music has been performed internationally and has received many awards, including Grand Prize in the International Witold Lutoslawski Composition Competition, the ASCAP/Rudolf Nissim Prize, and Grand Prize in the International Trumpet Guild Composition Competition.[2]
In addition to his musical compositions, he is the author of two undergraduate music theory textbooks, Basic Training in Music Skills: Manual for Music Theory (2020) and Basic Training in Music Skills Analysis Workbook (2021), which were released by the Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.[3][4]
Biography
[edit]Hulmes was born in Dubuque, Iowa, and primarily raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[5] Having begun piano lessons when he was seven, Hulme was already composing by the time he was in high school.[6]
He went on to complete his undergraduate degree at the University of Minnesota, studying with composers Dominick Argento and Paul Fetler and performing regularly as a jazz musician.[7]
Hulme obtained graduate degrees in music from both the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester and Yale University. He also studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.[1]
After this time, he went to Vienna on a grant from the Fulbright Program and then spent 17 years in Europe working as a freelance musician, composer/arranger, and transcriber. During that time, he co-directed and performed in the chamber music group “Ensemble Surprise." He returned to the United States in 2003 and joined the faculty of North Carolina Central University in 2010.[1]
Music
[edit]Hulme has been described as a chameleon for his ability to pull elements from disparate genres into the modern classical tradition.[2]
While his work has been featured on various collections, Hulme released his first full compact-disk album called Flame Dance in 2008 through Albany Records.[8] His second album, Leaps & Bounds, was released in a two-compact-disc set via the Métier label of the Divine Arts Recording Group.[9]
Hulmes's compositions are published by Donemus and performed in the U.S., Europe, Asia and South America.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "NCCU - Lance Hulme". Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ a b c "Lance Hulme - Donemus". Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Basic Training in Music Skills: Manual for Music Theory". Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Basic Training in Music Skills Analysis Workbook". Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Curry, William Henry (21 February 2023). "Transmuting Tragedy: Lance Hulme's Threnody for the Victims of September 11, 2001". Durham Symphony website. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ Lawton, Mark (20 May 2025). "Adding to the Pile: New Music Draws from Disparate Sources". NCCU website. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ Moore, Tom (10 April 2010). "Lance Hulme: An interview by Tom Moore". Opera Today website. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Flame Dance". Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Leaps & Bounds". Retrieved 18 June 2025.