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