Nick Strimple: composer, conductor, scholar, author of the critically acclaimed book 'Choral Music in the Twentieth Century' and faculty member at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music.


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BIO CATALOGUE EVENTS REVIEWS AVAILABILITY CONTACT PRESS AUDIO/VIDEO HOME	Hailed by the LA Weekly as a musician “whose praise is too seldom sung,” Nick Strimple is not only a respected Holocaust music expert, but an imaginative and prolific composer, conductor and scholar. A recipient of the 2016 Exemplary Leadership in Christian Music Award from Baylor University, his latest book, Choral Music in the Nineteenth Century, is available now. His own compositions as well as recordings made under his baton may be heard on the Naxos, Music & Arts, and 4-Tay labels. Strimple’s constant drive for vocal perfection and clarity may be heard in numerous choral and orchestral concerts under his direction given each year. In his pursuit of understanding and tolerance, Strimple is a sought-after Holocaust music scholar, giving guest lectures at Yale University, Oxford University, the University of Miami and Wellesley College among others. Working with both private and government organizations, he regularly presents and performs Holocaust music education programs throughout the United States and Europe. . . Read more about Nick Strimple on the Bio page Nick Strimple (right) received the prestigious German-American Friendship Award from Consul General Hans Jörg Neumann during a gala celebration at Adat Ari El in Los Angeles, CA on 9 December 2016. Strimple's recent book, Choral Music in the Nineteenth Century, has won praise from the American Choral Review, London Times Literary Supplement, and others. Paul Salamunovich wrote, "Through a scholarly yet accessible writing style, Nick Strimple has illuminated 19th century choral repertoire for all levels of choral musicians. An outstanding guide with a vast knowledge of choral works and composers, Nick leads us effortlessly through the terrain of the richest and most gratifying choral music of the Romantic era. It's a must have for anyone in choral music." . . . Read more about Nick Strimple's work. Nick Strimple during a lecture/concert with London Voices for the Pure Land Foundation in London, 4 May 2017. Nick Strimple (right) conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, London Voices and soloists (left to right: Timothy Gonzales, Kelley O'Connor and Rod Gilfry) during the recording of his Christmas Cantatas in London, 2008. (© PICTURE PARTNERSHIP)	NEWS 2016 Nick Strimple was awarded the German-American Friendship Medal from the Federal Republic of Germany on 9 December 2016 Strimple received Baylor University Center for Christian Music Studies' Exemplary Leadership in Christian Music Award at Baylor’s annual Alleluia Conference. 2015 Strimple was in-residence at Cambridge University Queens' College, and was a Visiting Scholar/Clinician at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Jewish Resistance Against the Nazis earns the "Read Award" from the Jewish Book Council, and awards from Choice Magazine (Outstanding Academic Titles, 2014) and the Association of American University Presses (2015 University Press Books for Public and Secondary School Libraries). August 2014 - Israel Strimple lectured in Israel at the International Viktor Ullman Conference. 2013 Strimple conducted the Choral Society of Southern California, the Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale, the YMF Debut Orchestra, and Cantor Ira Bigeleisen in a Milken Archive of Jewish Music recording of Maurice Rauch's Oib nit noch hecher. January 2013 - Baylor University Strimple received the *Distinguished Alumni Award* from Baylor University. July 2012 - Berlin The President of Germany was among the dignitaries present as Strimple shared the Berliner Dom podium with Domkantor Tobias Brommann in a festive interfaith concert featuring the Berliner Dom choir and soloists from the Cantors Assembly. February 2012 - Reno Strimple led the opening night Interfaith Convocation at the Western Division Conference of the ACDA in Reno, Nevada. BOOK HIGHLIGHTS *Choral Music in the 20th Century* "Full of insight, analysis, and informed opinion. Strimple has done us a huge service with this consolidation of the last century's choral literature." [Timothy Sharpe, Choral Journal, October 2003] *Choral Music in the 19th Century* "Strimple's writing is clear, lively and often opinionated." [William Weinert, American Choral Review, Spring 2009] Order at Amazon.com *Jewish Resistance Against the Nazis* In his chapter, Strimple surveys the importance of music as a vehicle for resistance. Order at Catholic University Press *The Cambridge Companion to Choral Music* Nick Strimple contributed the chapter on choral music in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. *Liszt: A Chorus of Voices* The chapter on Liszt's choral music is an interview with Nick Strimple. Dvořák in America 1892 - 1895 Strimple contributed the chapter on Dvořák's Te Deum and American Flag cantata.
		ON-LINE INTERVIEWS Visit Artistshousemusic.org to hear Strimple discuss his career, choral music, holocaust music, writing, recording and church music on the Artists House Music video channel.
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NICK STRIMPLE Composer - Conductor - Scholar - Author
Nick Strimple recording with the London Symphony Orchestra in London, 2008. (© PICTURE PARTNERSHIP)