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Felice received his PhD from the University of Minnesota in 1998.Felice has studied composition under Dominick Argento, Judith Lang Zaimont, Luiz Gonzalez, James Day, Michael Schelle, and Daniel Breedon. He describes himself as “an eclectic composer who writes with a postmodern mischievousness: pieces can be comedic\/ironic, simple\/complex, or humble\/reverent.”[2]He is member of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States, the American Composers Forum, the American Music Center, The Society of Composers Inc., and the Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers.[3]Activities and collaborations[edit]Performances and commissions[edit]Felice’s music has been performed in the U.S., Brazil, Argentina, Japan, Greece, Italy, the United Kingdom, Russia, Austria, the Philippines, the Czech Republic, and Hungary.Commissions have come with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Omaha Symphony, the Indiana Arts Commission, The Indiana Repertory Theatre, Butler University, Dance Kaleidoscope, the Butler University Arts Festival, Music Teachers National Association, the Wyoming State Arts Board, the Indianapolis Youth Symphony, Kappa Kappa Psi\/Tau Beta Sigma, any many private sources. He also serves as an adjudicator and judge for a variety of composition contests each year, throughout the United States, as well as lecturing around the Midwest on new music.[4]Felice directs the annual Electronic Music Festival, which has taken place at Butler University since 2002.[5] Many of his electronic compositions were recorded on Sidewalk Music: Electronic and Electro-Acoustic Music.[6]Philosophy[edit]Felice compares composing music to cooking, another of his passions. He says that both involve problem-solving. “It’s how you put the ingredients together. Are they going to work?” Of the creative process, Felice says, “Everyone who writes, everyone who composes really is involved with some creation. We echo a little bit of what God did in the very beginning.”[7]Felice inspires his students to be creative and explore their boundaries. He “inspires student composers at Butler University every day to follow through with unique music composition concepts.”[8] “Felice’s philosophy lends itself nicely to his career as a music educator. Rejecting the Romantic notion of artistic genius, he asserts that, for him, composing is more about form and craft than inspiration and epiphany.”[9]Composer-in-residence[edit]Felice has served as composer-in-residence with the Symphony of Southeast Texas and Eastern Wyoming College.Dance music[edit]Felice has been commissioned twice to write pieces for Dance Kaleidoscope. “Earthworks” (2005) is a suite of electronic music, choreographed by David Hochoy, and performed as part of The Four Elements.[10] “It is a piece that is rich in texture and sonorities and was actually a challenge to choreograph to when I first heard it. It contains some beautifully evocative sections where the combinations of electronic and classical instruments provide a powerful backdrop for the dancers as they create many different landscapes and scenarios.”[11] “Of Rivals and Lovers: Ten Lines from a Poet’s Past” was written for Dance Kaleidoscope’s Remembrance of Things Past performance in 2012.[12]Another commission was by the Butler University Department of Dance for a ballet entitled The Willow Maiden, which premiered in 2003. Originally, his ballet was to tell the story of Beren and L\u00fathien, from J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.[13] After permission from the Tolkien Estate could not be obtained, Ellen Denham wrote a new story, with new mythological elements, to some of Felice’s existing music, and The Willow Maiden was successfully premiered in April, 2003.Compositions[edit]Orchestral[edit]Time and Motion (2014)[14]Third Suite from The Willow Maiden (2004)Entrata! (2002), co-written with Michael SchelleThe Willow Maiden (2002), balletThree Dances from Romeo & Juliet (1999), chamber orchestraConcerto Grosso for Homemade Instruments (1997), for orchestra and homemade instrumentsCrack the Whip! (1992)Pre-Sleep Mental Dances (1992), soprano and orchestraAdagio (1988)Ain\u00falindal\u00eb (1985), symphonic poemNocturne (1985), cello and chamber orchestraSymphonic band \/ wind ensemble[edit]Power Plays (2013)Revolution Calling (2013), brass, percussion, and four-channel fixed media[15]Three Fanfares (2007)Fanfare and Dances from the Court of the Woodland King (2004)Sleight of Band (2000)Passage (1997)Antics (Pagliacciata) (1996)Mixed chamber ensembles[edit]Exquisite Corpse (fragment) (2010), three unspecified soloistsle cadaver exquis boira le vin nouveau (2010), three unspecified soloists and pianoMichael Schelle, ein Portr\u00e4t (2010), speaker, two percussionists, and pianoMorning becomes…. (2009), clarinet and celloyou drive ME nervous…. (2009), flute, horn in F, violin, bass, and percussionCharismata (2007), clarinet, alto saxophone, cello, percussionPasta Concerns: Three Lead Sheets (2006), flexible instrumentationarcana (2003), flute\/alto flute, violin, cello, pianoChoral[edit]James Whitcomb Riley Triptych (2014), SSAATTBBNearly Madrigals (2012), SATBVoice of the Mountains (2012), SATB and pianoHeiligenstadt, Oct. 6, 1802 (2011), SSAATTBBA Pocket Breviary (2011), SSAATTBB and organBitterroot Homecoming (2006), SATBThe Word Made Flesh (2004), a round in four or more parts…in the Melting (2002), SSAATB and clarinetFour Christmas Tableaux (2000), SATB and concert bandCritical Mass (1995-1998), concert massCanticle of Mary (1994), soprano solo and SATBMy Daughter (1993), SSA and english hornThree Autumn Portraits (1990), SATBWhat is Beauty But a Breath? (1984), SATBVocal solo and duo[edit]If Ever Two Were One (2008), high voice and string quartetLetters to Derrick (1995), song cycle for medium voice and pianoPre-Sleep Mental Dances (1992), song cycle for high voice and piano or orchestraFour Songs of Jennifer Haines (1989), song cycle for medium voice and pianoKeyboard[edit]Shichi mata ha (2010), piano soloEcholocator (2009, rev. 2010), piano soloawakenings (winter) (2008), piano solo for either the left or right hand alonethree pieces from banff (2006), piano solo[16]Rapping Papers (2002), piano soloPreludes (1998), piano soloOdds and Entities (1992\u2013present), piano soloPiano Sonata No. 1 (1991)[17]Scherzophrenia (1984), piano soloWoodwind solo\/ensemble[edit]The Empty Sky (2011), oboe soloWalkin’ by Myself (2011), bassoon soloJumping the Shark (2005), clarinet and wind ensembleThe Wedding at Cana (2004), two flutes“…and so the hole was dug” (2001), bassoon and stereo recorded mediumFifteen Pieces About Kim Ellis (1999), clarinet solo with mezzo soprano and percussion obbligatoCatechism, Criticism, and Wit (1993), saxophone and an unspecified number of performersPlayground of the Winds (1993), woodwind quintet“…a chasing after the wind” (1992), alto flute and pianoBrass solo\/ensemble[edit]Honk! (2014), horn and pianoWaiting for Gounod (2004), euphonium and nine string instrumentsPhantoms (1984), trombone\/piano duetTroll’s March (1983), brass quintetString solo\/ensemble[edit]Five Whimsies for Non-Grownups (2010), string quartetSeven by Three (2009), three e-bowed electric guitarsReflection on a Hymn of Thanksgiving (2004), two violinsTwo by Four (2004), three violins and violaBRACE YOURSELF LIKE A MAN (2001), solo violin and recorded mediumWere You Angry with the Rivers (2001), solo double bassString Quartet No. 4 (1993)Quarks (1991), solo violinString Quartet No. 3 (1988)String Quartet No. 2 (1986)Simple Suite (1984), cello soloString Quartet No. 1 (1984)Percussion[edit]Chalk Circle Reel (2009), marimba solonow I know in part (2007), violin, cello, and marimbaRoad to Damascus (2006), one player on marimba and assorted percussionBasta! (1996), marimba soloUp the Creek! (1992), an unspecified amount of performers and a floor that creaksElectronic[edit]…of glass (2009)Earthworks (2005)Postlude: Past the Purge Tents (2001)Prelude: Purge the Past Tense (2001)Psychotica: Six Etudes for the Very, Very Nervous (2001)Retrogressions (I, II, III) (2001)Sidewalk Music (2001)[18]Reflections from The Night Attic (1999)When Two or More Are Gathered (2001)Incidental music[edit]Of Lovers and Rivals (Ten Lines from a Poet’s Past) (also known as Remembrance of Things Past) (2012), fixed mediaThe Caucasian Chalk Circle (2009), six songs for mezzo soprano, two baritones, marimba, and percussionThe Lamentations Project (2007), treble women’s chorus and recorded mediumThe Turn of the Screw (2003), solo piano with electronic processing, sound effects, and recorded mediumMetamorphosis (2001), clarinet\/bass clarinet, violin\/guitar, cello, keyboards, percussionRomeo & Juliet (1999), chamber orchestra, three percussionists, two harps, piano\/celeste, and stringsReferences[edit]^ “Dr Frank Felice – Butler University”. Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2013-05-15.^ “Home”. frank-felice.com.^ “Home”. frank-felice.com.^ “Dr Frank Felice – Butler University”. Archived from the original on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2013-05-15.^ Indianapolis Star, Dec. 18, 2012^ MTV Artist Listing^ Interview for WFYI Arts television program. Dec. 5, 2011^ “Frank Felice Shares Eclectic Tastes with University of Indianapolis: Free Music!” by Katelyn Coyne, Oct. 27, 2009^ NUVO. “Butler professor Frank Felice talks shop,” Mar. 24, 2009^ “Four Play.” Indianapolis Monthly 28.9 (2005): 53.^ “October 3, 2011” Archived November 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, David Hochoy, Dance Kaleidoscope, 2011^ YouTube video of Dance Kaleidoscope^ “The Willow Maiden – A Longtime Tolkien Enthusiast’s Fantasy Ballet Production”, an interview with Ellen Denham on The One Ring website^ https:\/\/thebutlercollegian.com\/?p=18094 , Review from the Butler Collegian^ “The Winds of ‘Revolution’ sweep into Butler”, Indianapolis Star. April 25, 2013^ Ravello Records – RR7806^ ““Contemporary Music Review”. Valliere, Eric. San Francisco Classical Voice. May 7, 2002″. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2013.^ Capstone Records, CPS-8707External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/frank-felice-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Frank Felice – Wikipedia"}}]}]