Joel Eric Suben

Biography

Joel Eric Suben (1946-2023) was active as orchestral conductor, chiefly in Europe. He appeared on 70+ commercial CD recordings. Frequently invited by Polish Radio to make archival recordings of Polish-born composers' works, incl. Karol Rathaus and Jerzy Fitelberg. He held many posts through his career, including Music Dir., Peninsula Symph (VA) 1981-87; Music Dir. Center Chamb. Orch. (NJ), 1986-88; Music Advisor, Wellesley Philharmonic (MA), 1993-97; and Finalist, 1976 Hans Haring Cond. Competition of Austrian Radio. As composer, he won first prize in 1967 nationwide composition contest of Amer. Guild of Organists, first prize in 1986 Music Teachers Nat. Assoc. composers' competition, first prize in 1986 WSCMS nationwide composers' contest (NYU), first prize in 1986 Bucks County (PA) Symphony composition contest. His degrees included Eastman School of Music (B.Mus cum laude, composition with S. Adler), Brandeis Univ. (M.F.A., Ph.D., comp. with S. Shifrin, A. Berger, M. Boykan), Mozarteum Salzburg (conducting with Otmar Suitner), Vienna Conservatory (cond. with Witold Rowicki), Curtis Institute (cond. masterclass with S. Celibidache), and private conducting study with Jacques-Louis Monod (NYC) 1973-1977. He was a Fulbright Fellow in Poland 1977-78, with composition studies with H.M. Gorecki.

ACE Publications

56 title(s)
Composer Title SCORING/INSTRUMENTATION Year
Joel Eric Suben WINTER LOVE mix chor, pf 4 hands, or orch.
Joel Eric Suben WHERE ALL THE WATERS MEET guitar
Joel Eric Suben Variations on a Theme by James Pierpont Orchestra
3(2+afl, 3+picc)3(3=EH)3(2+Eb, 3=bcl)3(3=cbsn) - 433(3=btbn)1 - timp, 2 perc, cel, harp - strings
Joel Eric Suben Two Songs on Poems of Beth Levin Mezzo-Soprano and Guitar
Joel Eric Suben TWO REVERIES from 'Under Milk Wood' orch(fl/pic-1-cl/bcl- 1,1-1-1-0,pf(or hpschd),glock,hp,vln,vla,vcl
Joel Eric Suben Two Choral Settings (Gilbert & Sullivan) Treble Voices SSAA a cappella
Joel Eric Suben Two Biblical Songs high voice and guitar
Joel Eric Suben TRAUME AUF DICHTERHOHE hn and (large) str. orch.
Joel Eric Suben THREE SONGS from The Lamp and the Bell - by Edna St Vincent Millay sop, pf
Joel Eric Suben Three Impromptus solo piano
Joel Eric Suben THREE IMAGES - reduction cello, piano
Joel Eric Suben THREE IMAGES for cello and orchestra
Solo Cello, 2 Fl (2. also P., also Alt. Fl.), 2 Ob (2. also EH), 2 Cl (2. also Picc. Cl.), Bass Cl, 2 Bn, ContrBn, 3 Hn, 3 Tpt, 2 Tbn (2. = Bass Tbn), Tuba, 2 Perc., Mandolin (I. & II. only), Hrp, Str. (min. 8,6,6,4,3). Perc. instr: Bells (Glockensp),
Joel Eric Suben THREE ADRIENNE RICH CHORAL SONGS SATB Chorus
Joel Eric Suben Tempora Psalmorum SSAA Chorus A Capella
Joel Eric Suben SYMPHONY IN OLD STYLE pic-2-2/pic cl-2-2, 2-3-1-1, timp,perc(1), str
Joel Eric Suben String Quartet String Quartet
Joel Eric Suben SONG BOOK treble voices (SSAA) a cappella
Joel Eric Suben SONATINA for Piano
Joel Eric Suben Seven Songs on Poems of Adrienne Rich Soprano and Piano
Joel Eric Suben SEVEN DAYS
Mezzo-Soprano, piano
Joel Eric Suben SERENADE alfl,ehn,bcl,hn
Joel Eric Suben Rhapsody No. 5 for Violin and Orchestra - piano reduction Violin and piano
Joel Eric Suben PARTITA vln
Joel Eric Suben On the Prut River Chorus SATB a cappella
Joel Eric Suben OCHILA LA-EL hg vc, vln

Additional Works

I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Unto the Hills (chorus SSA and Pf)(1973) 2 min., Murbo Music (International Music Publ.)

Schumann Suite no. 1 (chamber orch.) (1982) 5 min., E.F. Kalmus (perf. set for sale)

Irving Fine, Alice Suite no. 2 for chorus SATB & Pf, arr. for chor. SATB and orchestra (1999), 9 min., Boosey & Hawkes rental