“Exciting, amusing, disturbing, beautiful, and always fascinating…” ~Washington Post
Freund has composed works ranging from solo, chamber, and orchestral music to pieces involving live performances with electronic instruments, music for dance, and large theatre works. An internationally recognized composer, he is also active as a pianist, conductor, and lecturer. His works are published by Lauren Keiser Music, Boosey and Hawkes, E. C. Schirmer, Seesaw, and Vivace Press.
Don Freund documentary: A composer’s life and thoughts
Celebrated Australian composer Brenton Broadstock created this multi-faceted documentary portrait the life and philosophies of one his teachers and friends, American composer and Indiana University professor Don Freund.
Abridged Biographies
Bio — 50 words
Don Freund is an internationally recognized composer with works ranging from solo, chamber, and orchestral music to pieces involving live performances with electronics, music for dance, and large theatre works. Freund is Professor of Composition at IU’s Jacobs School of Music. Website: DonFreund.com
Bio – 100 words
Don Freund has been described as “ a composer thoughtful in approach and imaginative in style” (The Washington Post), whose music is “exciting, amusing, disturbing, beautiful, and always fascinating” (Music and Musicians, London). He is an internationally recognized composer with works ranging from solo, chamber, and orchestral music to pieces involving live performances with electronic instruments, music for dance, and large theatre works. Freund is Professor of Composition at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Up-to-date news on works and performances, and videos, audio files and pdf scores of over a hundred of Freund’s compositions can be found online at DonFreund.com.
Bio – 200 words
Don Freund has been described as “ a composer thoughtful in approach and imaginative in style” (The Washington Post), whose music is “exciting, amusing, disturbing, beautiful, and always fascinating” (Music and Musicians, London). He is an internationally recognized composer with works ranging from solo, chamber, and orchestral music to pieces involving live performances with electronic instruments, music for dance, and large theatre works, and is recipient of numerous awards and commissions including two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Guggenheim fellowship. Freund has served as guest composer at a vast array of universities and music festivals, and presented master classes throughout Europe, Australia, Asia and South America. Freund is also active as a pianist, conductor, and lecturer. As a festival coordinator, he has programmed over a thousand new American works, and he has been conductor or pianist in the performance of over two hundred new pieces. A Professor of Composition at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music since 1992, his students from 50 years of teaching continue to win an impressive array of awards and recognitions. Up-to-date news on works and performances, and videos, audio files and pdf scores of over a hundred of Freund’s compositions can be found online at DonFreund.com.
Bio – 1000 characters with spaces
Don Freund’s music has been described “exciting, amusing, disturbing, beautiful, and always fascinating.” Internationally recognized for works ranging from solo to large theatre works, Freund is recipient of numerous awards and commissions including grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Guggenheim fellowship. He has served as guest composer at many universities and music festivals, and presented master classes throughout Europe, Australia, Asia, Africa and South America. Don is also active as a pianist, conductor, and lecturer. As a festival coordinator, he has programmed over a thousand new American works, and he has been conductor or pianist in the performance of over two hundred new pieces. A Professor of Composition at the Indiana University Jacobs School since 1992, his students from 50 years of teaching continue to win an impressive array of awards and recognitions. Up-to-date news and videos, audio files and pdf scores of Freund’s compositions can be found online at DonFreund.com.
Bio – 1000 characters (not counting spaces)
Don Freund’s music has been described “exciting, amusing, disturbing, beautiful, and always fascinating” (Music and Musicians, London). Internationally recognized for works ranging from solo to large theatre works, Freund is recipient of numerous awards and commissions including two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Guggenheim fellowship. Freund has served as guest composer at many universities and music festivals, and presented master classes throughout Europe, Australia, Asia, Africa and South America. Don is also active as a pianist, conductor, and lecturer. As a festival coordinator, he has programmed over a thousand new American works, and he has been conductor or pianist in the performance of over two hundred new pieces. A Professor of Composition at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music since 1992, his students from 50 years of teaching continue to win an impressive array of awards and recognitions. Up-to-date news on works and performances, and videos, audio files and pdf scores of over a hundred of Freund’s compositions can be found online at DonFreund.com.
Bio – 250 words
Don Freund has been described as “ a composer thoughtful in approach and imaginative in style” (The Washington Post), whose music is “exciting, amusing, disturbing, beautiful, and always fascinating” (Music and Musicians, London). He is an internationally recognized composer with works ranging from solo, chamber, and orchestral music to pieces involving live performances with electronic instruments, music for dance, and large theatre works. Many of Freund’s works are available on commercial CD. The recipient of numerous awards and commissions including two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Guggenheim Fellowship, he has served as guest composer at a vast array of universities and music festivals, and presented master classes throughout Europe, Australia, Asia, Africa and South America. Freund is also active as a pianist, conductor, and lecturer. As a festival coordinator, he has programmed over a thousand new American works; he has been conductor or pianist in the performance of some two hundred new pieces, usually in collaboration with the composer. A Professor of Composition at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music since 1992, teaching composition continues to be a major component of Freund’s career. His students from 50 years of teaching continue to win an impressive array of awards and recognitions. Freund’s piano concert repertoire extends from new music to complete performances of Bach’s WTC and his own pianistic realizations of Machaut. He has performed his Earthdance Concerto with numerous university wind ensembles. Up-to-date news on works and performances, and videos, audio files and pdf scores of over a hundred of Freund’s compositions can be found online at DonFreund.com.