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Kevin Matthew Puts / p ʊ t s / [1] (born January 3, 1972) is an American composer, best known for his opera The Hours and for winning a Pulitzer Prize in 2012 for his first opera Silent Night [2] and a Grammy Award in 2023 for his concerto Contact.
"Silent Night" (German: "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht") is a popular Christmas carol, composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria. [1] It was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2011. [ 2 ]
Wynton Marsalis – trumpet, narrator, arranger; Kathleen Battle – vocals; Jon Hendricks – vocals; Wessell Anderson – alto saxophone; Todd Williams – clarinet, soprano, saxophone, tenor saxophone
for flute, clarinet, horn, African and oriental percussion instruments (2 players) and harp Chamber music: 31: 1956: Summer Music for Wind Quintet: for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon Chamber music: 1960s: Chorale for Washington Cathedral: for brass and timpani Chamber music: 38a: 1961: Canzone: for flute or violin, and piano
Silent Night is an opera by composer Kevin Puts and librettist Mark Campbell. As Silent Night: Opera in Two Acts the work had its world premiere at the Ordway Theater , Saint Paul, Minnesota, on November 12, 2011 under the directorship and dramaturgy of Eric Simonson .
Franz Xaver Gruber (25 November 1787 – 7 June 1863) was an Austrian primary school teacher, church organist and composer in the village of Arnsdorf, who is best known for composing the music to "Stille Nacht" ("Silent Night").
The Temptations' Christmas Card is a 1970 Christmas album by The Temptations for the Gordy label.The album was released on October 30, 1970. It's also the group's first holiday release, it features each Temptation leading on various popular Christmas standards and original Christmas songs.
Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin is a 1954 album by Buddy DeFranco, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson trio, of songs composed by George Gershwin. [1] ...