William Susman and Bill Zuber

His first major work and earliest recognition was for Pentateuch for soprano, three choral groups and divisi orchestra, which caught the attention of Earle Brown at the BMI awards in 1985. At Brown's recommendation, he received a commission from the Fromm Music Foundation. For his Fromm commission he composed Trailing Vortices (1986) for chamber orchestra which had performances at the Aspen Music festival as well as the Alicante and Gaudeamus music festivals both conducted by Ernest Bour. Trailing Vortices was inspired by photographs found in An Album of Fluid Motion by Milton Van Dyke. He then applied the acoustical concepts of Shepard tones and the studies of Jean Claude Risset to create an "aural translation" of trailing vortices.

Contents 1 Music 2 Influences 3 Awards 4 Works 4.1 Orchestra 4.2 Chamber ensemble 4.3 Wind quintet 4.4 Brass quintet 4.5 Vocal/Choral 4.6 Percussion 4.7 String quartet 4.8 Piano Trio 4.9 Piano 4.10 Solo and duo 4.11 Electronic 4.12 Film music 5 Discography 6 Radio archives online 7 References 8 External links

Music

His music integrates diverse influences spanning the western classical and jazz tradition to science and numerology. Rhythm plays a strong role in his compositions through musical devices such as the Afro-Cuban montuño, medieval hocket and isorhythm. The New York Times has described his music as ".. vivid, turbulent, rich-textured..." and The Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange said his album Music for Moving Pictures is "A flawless gem...of rare beauty and consummate aesthetic discretion".

In addition to performances of his music in the U.S. and Europe, his compositions have been featured on radio such as New Sounds on WNYC, Echoes on NPR and Concertzender

He founded the record label Belarca for the ensemble OCTET with distribution by Naxos of America. Its mission is to record and widely disseminate contemporary music by living composers who push artistic boundaries. Scatter My Ashes released by Belarca was the album debut for Octet Ensemble. Influences

His earliest orchestral works such as Openings, Pentateuch and Trailing Vortices pay tribute and demonstrate an affinity to the explorations of Iannis Xenakis and György Ligeti. His interest in algorithmic composition can be attributed also to his composition teacher Herbert Brun at the University of Illinois and John Chowning at Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA). His early use of microtonal composition was influenced by another University of Illinois teacher Ben Johnston as well as Xenakis.

Other influences that make their appearance early on include numerology in works such as Pentateuch and the Fibonacci number series in Twisted Figures and Uprising. He also studied piano with Pauline Lindsey (a student of Artur Schnabel), Steve Behr (pianist with Louis Armstrong) and Alan Swain. Awards ASCAP Foundation Young Composer Award for Trailing Vortices ASCAP Foundation Raymond Hubbell Award for Movement for Orchestra BMI Student Composer Award for Pentateuch Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard for Trailing Vortices Gaudeamus International Musicweek for Trailing Vortices Pare Lorentz Award - International Documentary Association for Oil on Ice KUCYNA/ALEA III International Composers Competition for Twisted Figures Percussive Arts Society for Exchanges Tribeca Film Festival Best Documentary Short for Native New Yorker Works Orchestra Snow Lion of Peace (2009) Zydeco Madness: To the Forgotten of Huricaine Katrina (2006) Angels of Light (1991) Uprising (1989) Trailing Vortices (1986) Pentateuch (1984) Openings (1982) Movement for Orchestra (1980) Chamber ensemble Seven Scenes for Four Flutes (2011) Camille (2010) Clouds and Flames (2010) Native New Yorker (2005) Three Different Keyboards (2001) The Starry Dynamo (1994) Exposé (1989) Twisted Figures (1987) Streamlines (1984) For Three Trombones (1983) Wind quintet Six Minutes Thirty Seconds (1995) Brass quintet The Heavens Above (1998) Vocal/Choral Salaam Alaykum, Shalom Alaychem (2011) SATB Eternal Light (2010) SATB Scatter My Ashes (2009) Living These Seasons (2009) SATB & piano Moving in to an Empty Space (1992) Interlude (1984) Two Songs (1983) Elie (1983) SATB Three Songs (1981) Percussion Material Rhythms for percussion quartet (2010) Amores Montuños for flute & marimba (2008) Marimba Montuño for Joseph Gramley (2002) Floating Falling for cello and timpani (1987) Exchanges for percussion soloist and winds (1982) String quartet Zydeco Madness (2006) Patterns of Change (1997) Up to the Sky (1988) Streams (1984) Piano Trio

Clouds and Flames (2010) Piano Quiet Rhythms - Book IV (2013) A set of 22 piano pieces Quiet Rhythms - Book III (2012) A set of 22 piano pieces Quiet Rhythms - Book II (2010) A set of 22 piano pieces Quiet Rhythms - Book I (2010) A set of 22 piano pieces Piano Montuño (2004) Uprising (1988) Solo and duo Zydeco Madness for accordion (2005) Duo Montuño for clarinet & piano (2004) Duo Montuño for alto sax & piano (2004) Duo Montuño for viola and piano (2004) Motions of Return for flute & piano (1996) For Cello (1984) Halilah for viola (1983) Nnyl for trombone (1983) Turbulence for flute (1983) Violin Study (1983) Electronic Waves for piano and computer-generated sound (version with notated piano part) (1982) Waves for Any number of improvisers and computer-generated sound (1982) Film music People of the Graphic Novel (2012) Joann Sfar Draws from Memory (2012) When Medicine Got It Wrong (2009) Balancing Acts: A Jewish Theater in the Soviet Union (2008) Making the Man (2007) Fate of the Lhapa (2007) Native New Yorker (2005) Oil on Ice (2004) Asphyxiating Uma (2002) Deep Under the Ice (2000) aka NASA Explores Under the Ice Daydream Believer (1998) Alaska's Arctic Wildlife (1997) Indonesia (1996) The Philippines (1996) Southern Africa Safari (1995) Discovering the Amazon and the Andes (1994) The Elephant Seals of Ano Nuevo (1994) Exploring Tropical Australia (1993) Discography Scatter My Ashes Camille, Scatter My Ashes, Piano Concerto and, Moving In To An Empty Space performed by OCTET ensemble Music for Moving Pictures Three film scores performed by Joan Jeanrenaud, Mira Stroika and William Susman Fate of the Lhapa Film score performed by Joan Jeanrenaud, Tsering Wangmo and William Susman Global Percussion Marimba Montuño included on Joseph Gramley's solo percussion album. Oil on Ice Film score performed by Joan Jeanrenaud, Adeline Peter Raboff and William Susman Radio archives online Psychosounds - New Sounds, Broadcast on WNYC, 93.9 FM/820 AM, New York, 12 October 2010 Small Ensembles, Patterned-Based Music - New Sounds, Broadcast on WNYC, 93.9 FM/820 AM, New York, 29 September 2010 Tibetan Buddhist-Based Film Scores - New Sounds, Broadcast on WNYC, 93.9 FM/820 AM, New York, 15 November 2009 Psychosounds - New Sounds, Broadcast on WNYC, 93.9 FM/820 AM, New York, 16 July 2009 Small Ensembles, Patterned-Based Music - New Sounds, Broadcast on WNYC, 93.9 FM/820 AM, New York, 7 July 2009 Tibetan Buddhist-Based Film Scores - New Sounds, Broadcast on WNYC, 93.9 FM/820 AM, New York, 13 November 2007 Archive listings - Concertzender, numerous broadcasts spanning 2003 - 2014.

Bill Zuber and William Susman

Contents 1 Playing career 1.1 Indians 1.2 Senators and Yankees 1.3 Boston Red Sox 2 Life after baseball 3 References 4 External links

Playing career Indians

Zuber made his professional debut in 1932, and joined the Zanesville Greys of the Middle Atlantic League, a minor league team in the Indians' organization, in 1933. After several more seasons in the minor leagues, Zuber spent most of the 1936 season playing for the Greys, finishing with a 17–8 record and over 200 strikeouts. He made his Major League debut on September 16, 1936 with the Cleveland Indians. In his first game against the Boston Red Sox, he pitched five innings and earned a win in the six-inning affair which was shortened due to rain. After starting a second game and finishing the season with one win and one loss, he spent the 1937 season playing for the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association. He rejoined the Indians during the 1938 and 1939 seasons, and was used as a relief pitcher. In the two seasons, he posted a 2–3 record and finished 16 games. He finished the 1940 season with a 1–1 record, and on April 21, 1941, the Washington Senators purchased his contract from the Indians. Senators and Yankees

Zuber spent two seasons with the Senators, starting seven games and finishing 19 both seasons. He was classified 4-F by the military, and as a result was able to remain with the team during World War II. In 1942, he won a career high nine games. On January 29, 1943, Zuber was traded to the Yankees with cash for Jerry Priddy and Milo Candini. The 1943 New York Yankees went on to win the world series, with Zuber finishing the season with an 8–4 record over 20 games, which included 13 starts and 7 complete games. He did not pitch in the 1943 World Series. He remained an occasional starter the following two seasons, winning five games in both seasons and earning a 3.19 earned run average in 1945. Although he only posted a 5–11 record for the season, the Yankees were shutout 14 times during the season, seven when Zuber was pitching, a club record. Boston Red Sox

At the start of the 1946 New York Yankees season, Zuber pitched three games and had an ERA of over 12 before he was purchased by the Boston Red Sox on June 18. He went on to post a 5–1 record and a career-low 2.54 ERA during the 1946 Boston Red Sox season. On September 21, Zuber won a game against the Senators, which gave the Red Sox their 100th victory of the season. Zuber pitched in game four of the 1946 World Series, pitching two innings and allowing one run in a 12–3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. After pitching 20 games during the 1947 season, Zuber returned to the minor leagues for a season, pitching for the Louisville Colonels in 1948, before retiring. Life after baseball

After retirement, Zuber started a restaurant in Homestead, Iowa of the Amana Colonies in 1949. Zuber died in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on November 2, 1982.
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