American composer and pianist
Joseph Thalken is an American composer and pianist.[ 1]
Biography
Joseph Thalken was raised in Southern California and was mentored early on by Lynn Murray , Margaret and Karl Kohn . He was supported by the Young Musicians Foundation and went on to study piano with Robert Weirich at Northwestern University .[ 2]
He has composed music for theater, including Was , Harold & Maude , Fall of ‘94 , Borrowed Dust and Inventions for Piano . He has also composed music for ballet, choir, chamber ensemble, orchestra and wind ensemble.[ 3]
He has served as a music director or arranger for notable Broadway performers, including Julie Andrews , Liza Minnelli , Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters , Renée Fleming , Rebecca Luker, Marin Mazzie, Liz Callaway , Sierra Boggess, Catherine Malfitano, Elizabeth Futral, Kristin Chenoweth , Polly Bergen, Michael Crawford, Howard McGillin , Brian Stokes Mitchell, Nathan Gunn and Rodney Gilfry, among others.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
In 2017, Thalken was commissioned by Bruce Wood Dance to write Chasing Home, which was premiered at Moody Performance Hall , recorded by the Dallas Chamber Symphony , and released on Albany Records .[ 7] [ 8]
Recordings
References
^ "Joseph Thalken" . San Francisco Symphony . Retrieved August 28, 2024 .^ "Joseph Thalken - Classical Music Composers" . Retrieved 2024-08-28 .^ "Liz Callaway & Joseph Thalken: From Broadway to Hollywood" . Harmony In The Woods . Retrieved 2024-08-28 .^ "Joseph Thalken" . Chris Isaacson Presents . Retrieved 2024-08-28 .^ Harvey, Alec (2023-09-14). "Playing for Patti: Music director Joseph Thalken on LuPone's (and his) upcoming Auburn show and his work with Rebecca Luker" . byalecharvey.com . Retrieved 2024-08-29 . ^ BWW, Team. "Joseph Thalken: Credits, Bio, News & More | Broadway World" . www.broadwayworld.com . Retrieved 2024-08-29 . ^ "Creating a work about refugees, Bruce Wood dancer aims for the heart" . Dallas News . 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2024-08-29 .^ a b "New CDs: Fabio Luisi conducts Nielsen; Richard McKay leads the Dallas Chamber Symphony" . Dallas News . 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-08-29 .^ "Søndergård, Thomas, (born 4 Oct. 1969), Principal Conductor, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, since 2012; Music Director, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, from Sept. 2018 (Principal Guest Conductor, 2012–Sept. 2018)" , Who's Who , Oxford University Press, 2013-12-01, doi :10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.258364 , retrieved 2024-08-28 ^ "Chasing Home" . Albany Records . Retrieved 2024-08-28 . 