Nancy van de Vate
Latest Albums
- Konstantinos klironomos, Christopher Hollingsworth, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Wagner, Jolene McCleland, Timothy Schmidt, Steven Scheschareg, Michelle Vought, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Petr Vronský, Alexander Kaimbacher, Zerotin Academic Choir
- Polish Radio and Television Orchestra, Polish Radio Chorus Kraków, Zygmunt Jankowski, Leonard Andrzej Mroz, Daniel Olbrychski, Szymon Kawalla, Olga Szwajgier
- Christine Marstrand, Ule Stovring-Larsen, Joanna Kawalla, Szymon Kawalla, Chorus Soranus, Lotte Hovman, Koszalin State Philharmonic Orchestra, Silesian University Choir, Knud Vad, Makiko Hirashima, Halina Gorniewicz-Urbas
- Nancy van de Vate, Reinwald Kranner, Amy Barber, Josef Krenmair, Sulie Girardi, Toshiyuki Shimada, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Werner Hackl, Ars Brunensis Chorus, Vojtech Dyk, Charles Moulton, Barbara Schuch, Claudia Franner, Elke Eckerstorfer
- Timothy Schmidt, Michelle Vought, Illinois State University Chamber Orchestra, Clinton Desmond, Christopher Hollingsworth, Karyl Carlson
- Evelyn Petros, Steven Scheschareg, Linda Healy-Steck, Martha Jane Howe, Dominic Natoli, Josef Krenmair, Toshiyuki Shimada, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Marek Olbrzymek, Michael Polscer
- Janacek Opera Choir, soloists, Adriana Antalova, Yale Symphony Orchestra, Toshiyuki Shimada, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
- Toshiyuki Shimada, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Marek Olbrzymek, Zoltán Korda, Jiří Klecker, Ars Brunensis Chorus, Milan Vlček, Adriana Hlavsova, Andrea Kotulanova, Tomáš Badura
Biography
Composer Nancy Van de Vate was a prolific figure who lived and worked for much of her life in Austria. She was best known for her work in larger forms, such as opera and orchestral music. Van de Vate and her second husband Clyde A. Smith founded the Vienna Modern Masters record label. Her Adagio for orchestra was performed in 1958. She sometimes used the pseudonyms Helen Huntley and William Huntley. Van de Vate wrote music in various genres, but she gravitated toward larger forms. She composed seven operas, including the antiwar All Quiet on the Western Front. Van de Vate was a prolific composer of orchestral music, and she also wrote string chamber music, choral music, and a few works for keyboard. Van de Vate garnered several Pulitzer Prize nominations. She died in Vienna on July 29, 2023.