GregoryJ. Hutter

Contact: Dr. Gregory J. Hutter DePaul University School of Music 804 W. Belden #311 Chicago, IL 60614 (773) 325-4377 Email: ghutter1@depaul.edu

Gregory Hutter holds degrees from Western Michigan University (BM), the University of Michigan (MM) and Northwestern University (DM). Prior to his current appointment at DePaul University, Dr. Hutter has served on the music faculties of Northwestern University and Concordia University at River Forest (IL). His compositions have been performed by the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Republic), the Kiev Philharmonic Orchestra (Ukraine), the Minnesota Orchestra, the Society for New Music (Syracuse), Musica Moderna (Poland), the Cassatt Quartet, the Musica Nova Consort (Tel Aviv) the Pinotage Ensemble, pianist Winston Choi and many other ensembles and individual performers. Conductors including Arthur Weisberg, Robert Ian Winstin, Andreas Herm Baumgartner, Toshiyuki Smimada, and Mischa Santora have conducted his orchestra music. His music has been presented at many leading contemporary music festivals and societal organizations throughout North America and Europe, including the Festival Musica Moderna (Lodz, Poland), several Society of Composers, Inc. (SCI) national and regional conferences, June in Buffalo, the Florida State University Biennial Contemporary Music Festival, Electronic Music Midwest, the Florida Annual Electro-Acoustic Music Festival (University of Florida), the Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) National Conference, the American New Arts Festival (Akron), the North American Music Festival (Boca Raton) and the Vienna Modern Masters Eighth and Tenth International Festivals of New Music for Orchestra and Chorus. Hutter has been the recipient of the Renée B. Fisher Composer Award and Commission, the William T. Faricy Award for Creative Music (Northwestern University), in addition to receiving awards from the Center for Creative Arts (Austin Peay State University), the Ladislav Kubik International Prize in Composition, the Chicago Union League Civic and Arts Foundation, the American Composers Forum/Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute, Britten-on-the-Bay, the Society of Composers, Inc., and ASCAP. Hutter has been the recipient of fellowships and grants from the Meet the Composer Foundation, the American Music Center, the MacDowell Colony, the Illinois Arts Council, and Northwestern University. Compositions by Hutter appear on CD on the Capstone and ERM Media labels. His many distinguished teachers have included Ramon Zupko, C. Curtis-Smith, Michael Daugherty, William Bolcom, Evan Chambers, M. William Karlins, Alan Stout, and Marta Ptaszynska.

SELECTED RECENT PERFORMANCES: "THE MELANCHOLY RAGS" (2000) for Piano Solo. 11/27/00 Evanston, IL.: Northwestern University: Stephanie Ho, Piano. "TOCCATA" (2000) for Flute and Mallets. 12/07/00 Lodz, Poland: Festival Musica Moderna: Jonna Janczyk, Flute; Marek Fedor, Percussion. (Premier Performance). "IN THE FAR FIELDS" (1998-2000) for Flute, Viola and Harp. 03/02/01 Bloomington, Ind.: Society of Composers, Inc. 3rd National Student Conference at Indiana University: Eve Freidman, Flute; Aaron Westman, Viola; Nadia Pessoa, Harp. "TOCCATA" (2000) for Flute and Mallets. 03/30/01 Chicago, IL: Midwest Graduate Music Consortium’s Fifth Annual Meeting at The University of Chicago: Molly Alicia Barth, Flute; Phillip Patti, Percussion. (U.S. Premier). "THREE PIECES" (1998) for Clarinet and Piano. 03/31/01 Syracuse, NY: Society of Composers, Inc. 35th National Conference in Conjunction with the Syracuse Society for New Music at the Everson Museum of Art: William Nichols, Clarinet; John Spradling, Piano. (Premier Performance). "THREE PIECES" (1998) for Clarinet and Piano. 04/02/01 Clarkesville, TN: Austin Peay State University’s Dimensions New Music Series: Stephen Clark, Clarinet; Jeffrey Wood, Piano. "SECOND STRING QUARTET" (1999-2000). 06/07/01 Buffalo, NY: June in Buffalo Festival: Cassatt String Quartet. "TOCCATA" (2000) for Flute and Mallets. 06/14/01 Cincinnati, OH: Music 2001 Festival, Cincinnati College-Conservatory: Heather Verbeck, flute; Jon Stroop, Percussion. "THE MELANCHOLY RAGS" (2000) for Piano Solo. 10/19/01 Chicago, IL: Union League Club of Chicago, “Meet the Winners” Ceremony: Winston Choi, Piano. "TRIO" (2001) for Violin, Clarinet and Piano. 02/21/02 Evanston, IL: Pick Staiger Concert Hall, Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble. Northwestern University. "SKYSCRAPERS" (2001) for Orchestra. 04/13/02 Boca Raton, FL: North American Music Festival, Lynn University Philharmonic Orchestra, Arthur Weisberg, conductor. "FANTASY PIECES" (2001) for Piano Solo. 04/18/02 Akron, OH: Society of Composers, Inc. 36th National Conference/American New Arts Festival, Winston Choi, Piano. "COLOR FIELDS II" (2002) for 2-Channel CD Playback. 12/06/02 Romeoville, IL: Electronic Music Midwest Festival. Lewis University. "IN THE FAR FIELDS" (1998-2000) for Flute, Viola and Harp. 02/22/03 Glencoe, IL: Chicago Botanic Gardens “Sounds of Paradise” Winter Concert Series. Pinotage Ensemble: Janice MacDonald, Flute; Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff, Viola; Alison Attar, Harp. "THE MELANCHOLY RAGS" (1999-2000) for Piano. 03/07/03 St. Paul, MN: Society of Composers Inc. Region V Conference. Macalester College. Chloe Kiritz, Piano. "COLOR FIELDS II" (2002) for 2-Channel CD Playback. 03/14/03 Tempe, AZ: Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) National Conference. Arizona State University. "COLOR FIELDS II" (2002) for 2-Channel CD Playback. 04/05/03 Gainesville, FL: 12th Annual Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival. University of Florida. "FANTASY PIECES" (2001) for Piano. 05/23/03 Chicago, IL: New Music DePaul: United Sounds of America Festival. DePaul University. Winston Choi, Piano. "SKYSCRAPERS" (2001) for Orchestra. 06/21 Olomouc, Czech Republic: Eighth International Festival of New Music for Orchestra. Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra, Toshiyuki Shimada, Conductor. "THE MELANCHOLY RAGS" (1999-2000) for Piano. 01/25/04 South Bend, IN: Indiana University at South Bend (faculty recital). Gabriel Ian Gould, Piano. "ELECTRIC TRACTION" (2002) for Orchestra. 05/01-04/2004 Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Orchestra Reading Sessions and Composer Institute. Minnesota Orchestra; Mischa Santora,conductor. "CONVERGENCE" (2002) for Oboe and Piano. 02/04/2005 Tallahassee, FL: Florida State University Biennial Festival of New Music. Eric Ohlsson, Piano; Deloise Lima, Piano. "THREE PIECES" (1998) for Clarinet and Piano. 02/012/05 Tel Aviv, Israel: Musica Nova Consort. "THREE PIECES" (1998) for Clarinet and Piano. 03/28/05 Kearney, NB: University of Nebraska at Kearney. New Music Festival IV. Jan Harriott, Clarinet; TBA, Piano. "ELECTRIC TRACTION" (2002) for Orchestra. 06/13-14/05 Olomouc, Czech Republic: Vienna Modern 10th International Festival of New Music for Orchestra and Chorus. Moravian Philharmonic;Andreas Herm Baumgartner, conductor. "STILL LIFE"(2002) for Oboe and Strings. 06/13-14/05 Olomouc, Czech Republic: Vienna Modern 10th International Festival of New Music for Orchestra and Chorus. Moravian Philharmonic;Andreas Herm Baumgartner, conductor