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Equally distinguished as conductor, composer, and pianist, Rudolph Alexis Palmer, obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian, French at Bucknell University (1973); his Bachelor of Science degree in Composition from Mannes College of Music (1975); his Master of Music degree from Juilliard School of Music
(1977); and his DMA in Composition from Juilliard (1982).
Rudolph Palmer was Director of the Great Neck Choral Society (1983-1984); Orchestra Director at Horace Mann School (1986-1993); Associate Conductor of Amor Artis Chamber Choir, Fairfield County Chorale; Conductor of North Jersey Music Educators Orchestra. He is also regular conductor of the Bronx Choral Society Brewer Chamber Orchestra, Palmer Chamber Orchestra, Palmer Singers. He has conducted rarely performerd operas as Christoph Willibald Gluck's `Il Parnaso confuso, La Corona; George Frideric Handel's Deidamia HWV 42, Faramondo HWV 39, Hymen HWV 41, Mucius Scaevola HWV 13; Alessandro Scarlatti's Ishmail.
Since 1982, Rudolph Palmer has served on the faculty of the Mannes College of Music, teaching Conducting Composition, Arranging and Orchestration (currently at the New School's Mannes School of Music). He currently lives in New York City.
Compositions: Contrasts for 4 bassoons; O Magnum Mysterium; Commissions: Songs of Reflection; The Vision of Herod; The Immortal Shield; Orchestration of Leonard Bernstein's Touches; Numerous other works for chamber groups, chorus and orchestra, including 2 string quartets, 1 symphony, Dance-Music (a ballet), orchestral overtures and several dramatic cantatas.
Recordings: Accompanist: Lieder by women composers (Leonarda); The Unknown Dvorak (Erasmus); Conductor: Baroque Cantatas of Versailles (Erasmus), The Romantic Handel (Leonarda), G.F. Handel's Imeneo, Georg Philipp Telemann's Pimpione, G.F. Handel's Berenice, G.F. Handel's Siroe, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's La Serva Padrone, G.F. Handel's Joshua, G.F. Handel's Muzio, A. Scarlatti's Ishmail, F. Joseph Haydn's La Canterina, G.F. Handel's Arias, with various artists; Chorus Master: J.S. Bach's St. John Passion (BWV 245), G.F. Handel's Alexander Balus.
Hobbies: Theatre, Concerts, Baseball (New York Yankess); Travel; Wine Collector. |
