Composer: NANCY VAN de VATE

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The American/Austrian composer Nancy Van de Vate has now composed more than 130 works in virtually all forms. Born in New Jersey, the composer now lives permanently in Austria and holds dual citizenships. Her music is performed all over the world, she has received many commissions and awards and many of her works have been recorded. She founded the International League of Women Composers in 1975. With 26 orchestral and orchestral-choral works recorded to date, Van de Vate is one of the most recorded living composers of orchestral music in the world.
The chamber works on this recording span a period of almost forty years, from 1963 to 2001, and were composed in various parts of the United States (Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, Hawaii) and in Ireland and Austria.