Nancy van de Vate
Latest Albums
- Michelle Vought, Andres Alzate Gaviria, Jolene McCleland, Zerotin Academic Choir, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Christopher Hollingsworth, Steven Scheschareg, Robert Wagner, Konstantinos klironomos, Alexander Kaimbacher, Petr Vronský, Timothy Schmidt
- Olga Szwajgier, Leonard Andrzej Mroz, Polish Radio Chorus Kraków, Daniel Olbrychski, Polish Radio and Television Orchestra, Szymon Kawalla, Zygmunt Jankowski
- Szymon Kawalla, Christine Marstrand, Ule Stovring-Larsen, Silesian University Choir, Makiko Hirashima, Chorus Soranus, Lotte Hovman, Koszalin State Philharmonic Orchestra, Joanna Kawalla, Halina Gorniewicz-Urbas, Knud Vad
- Sulie Girardi, Amy Barber, Elke Eckerstorfer, Barbara Schuch, Claudia Franner, Nancy van de Vate, Vojtech Dyk, Ars Brunensis Chorus, Josef Krenmair, Toshiyuki Shimada, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Werner Hackl, Charles Moulton, Reinwald Kranner
- Clinton Desmond, Karyl Carlson, Illinois State University Chamber Orchestra, Timothy Schmidt, Christopher Hollingsworth, Michelle Vought
- Marek Olbrzymek, Evelyn Petros, Michael Polscer, Martha Jane Howe, Toshiyuki Shimada, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Steven Scheschareg, Linda Healy-Steck, Josef Krenmair, Dominic Natoli
- Toshiyuki Shimada, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Adriana Antalova, Yale Symphony Orchestra, Janacek Opera Choir, soloists
- Marek Olbrzymek, Milan Vlček, Adriana Hlavsova, Ars Brunensis Chorus, Tomáš Badura, Zoltán Korda, Jiří Klecker, Andrea Kotulanova, Toshiyuki Shimada, Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
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.