Jack Curtis Dubowsky is an American composer and author who has composed music for film, chorus, and concert performance. His music has been performed by the San Francisco Choral Artists, the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco,[1] Elevate Ensemble,[2] and others.
Dubowsky is a 2023-24 Professional Artist Fellow of the Arts Council for Long Beach.[3] He has received grants from American Composers Forum (2009),[4] Meet the Composer (1998), the Zellerbach Family Fund (1997), and the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library (1997), and a "Special Recognition of a Score" jury award from the Fire Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (2002) for his work on the film Under One Roof.[5] Dubowsky works through his music house, De Stijl Music.
He has a BA in Communication from UCLA and a Master of Music degree in Composition from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Books
editDiscography
edit- Diazepam Nights (1989)
- Helot Revolt (1992)
- Robbie D - The Fertile Boy (1993) - (guitar)
- That Man: Peter Berlin OST (2005)
- Rock Haven OST (2007)
- Redwoods OST (2009)
- I Always Said Yes OST (2013)
- Steven Arnold: Heavenly Bodies OST (2019)
- Bolsa Chica Calm (2022)
- Halloween Horror (2022)
- Log Off Now (2023)
Concert Works
editReferences
edit- ^ “'Halloween in the Castro': It's still a party in this S.F. opera” by Maureen Bogues, San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 22, 2009
- ^ “Stravinsky Sets the Stage for Elevate Ensemble,” Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle Sep 27, 2016
- ^ “Arts Council for Long Beach presents Professional Artists Fellowship exhibit this weekend” Long Beach Press Telegram, Willie Plaschke, October 12, 2023
- ^ “Jack Curtis Dubowsky Ensemble at Meridian Gallery” JMWC
- ^ Official Bio Archived 2008-06-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ “C.V. Chamber Orchestra to premiere new music” East Bay Times, August 23, 2008
- ^ Reverberate Hills, by Patrick Vaz, September 30, 2008
- ^ “History as Opera: Halloween in the Castro,” by Drew Bourn PhD, MLIS, Using San Francisco History, October 20, 2009
- ^ “For Harvey Milk, all world's his stage” By Steven Winn, SFGate, June 21, 2013
- ^ “Harvey Milk: A Cantata's World Premiere” by Jason Victor Serinus, San Francisco Classical Voice, June 6, 2012
- ^ MacLachlan, Heather (2020). Singing Out: GALA Choruses and Social Change. (University of Michigan Press: Ann Arbor.) p.140
External links
edit- Jack Curtis Dubowsky - Arts Council for Long Beach
- De Stijl Music - composer's web site
- JW Pepper - Musical Publications
- Sheet Music Plus - Musical Publications
- Theodore Front Musical Literature - Musical Publications
- Worldcat - Publications, library holdings
- The Daily Film Music Blog - Interview, Jan 22, 2010