Music Department Faculty
Lynn Glassock
Professor
Office: 1111 Kenan Music Building
Email: lynng@email.unc.edu
Phone: 919-966-4637
Mr. Glassock has received several awards for his compositions including winner of the Southwestern States composition contest in l973; winner of the Festival of New American Music sponsored by California State University, Sacramento in l987; and the Percussive Arts Society first place awards in 1994 for Five Songs for Voice and Marimba; 1997 for No Exit; 1998 for Between the Lines; 2000 for Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble; and in 2004 for Wired. His compositions have been performed at numerous universities in the U.S. while international performances include Alcoi, Spain; Prague, Czech Republic; Brussels Conservatory, Belgium; Amsterdam Conservatory, Netherlands; Rotterdam Conservatory, Netherlands; and Senzoku, Japan. He has also had performances at the Percussive Arts Society International Conventions including New Orleans, LA in 1992; Atlanta, Georgia in 1994 Phoenix, Arizona in 1995; Nashville, Tennessee in 1996; Anaheim, California in 1997; Orlando, Florida in 1998; Dallas, Texas in 2000; Columbus, Ohio in 2002; Nashville, Tennessee in 2004; and Austin, Texas in 2006. He received a Faculty Fellowship Award for the spring of 1992 to write a piece for solo marimba. The result was a four movement work entitled Altered Echoes which was subsequently performed in the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York by concert marimbist Michael Burritt. His music is published by Southern Music Company; Meredith Music Publications; Kendor Music; C. Alan Publications, Inc.; Marimba Productions, Inc.; Innovative Percussion Publications; Permus Publications; and Ludwig Music.
Selected Publications :
Lydeka, (for solo marimba), Marimba Productions, Inc., l988
Mixtures, (percussion duet), Ludwig Music, l990
Reflections, (vibraphone solo), Studio 4 Productions, 1992
Altered Echoes, (for solo marimba), Marimba Productions, Inc., l993
Connected Forces, (for percussion ensemble, 12 players), Southern Music Company, 1993
One O'Clock Samba, (for percussion ensemble, 8 players), Southern Music Company, 1993
Layers, (for percussion ensemble, 8 players), Southern Music Company, 1994
Cross Currents, (for percussion ensemble, 9 players), Southern Music Company, 1994
Five Pieces for Voice and Marimba, C. Alan Publications, 1994
Consortium, (for percussion ensemble, 10 players), C. Alan Publications, 1995
Street Talk, (for percussion ensemble, 10 players), Marimba Productions, Pub. 1995
Passage, (for percussion ensemble, 6 players), Innovative Percussion Publications, 1995
Off Axis, (for marimba soloist and percussion ensemble, 4 players), C. Alan Publications, 1996
Factions, (for percussion ensemble, 10 Players), C. Alan Publications, 1996
Teamwork, (for percussion ensemble, 7 players), C. Alan Publications, 1996
Different Voices, (for solo percussion), C. Alan Publications, 1997
No Exit, (for percussion ensemble, 8 players), Southern Music Company, 1998
Between the Lines, (for percussion ensemble, 5 players), Meredith Music Publications, 1998
Dragoon, (for percussion ensemble, 8 players), C. Alan Publications, 1999
Concerto for Percussion and Wind Ensemble, Studio 4 Productions, 2000
Three Of a Kind, (percussion trio), Kendor Music, Inc., Pub. 2003
Time Mixer, (percussion trio), Kendor Music, Inc., Pub. 2004
Wired, (for percussion quartet), Meredith Music Publications, 2004
Shared Spaces, (for 2 horns and 2 percussion), C. Alan Publications, 2006
Three Days in May, (for flute and percussion), C. Alan Publications, 2006
Shifting Light, for flute and percussion, ca. 11 minutes, C.
Alan Publications, commissioned by Kerry Walker (professor of flute at
Western Connecticut State University), and Dave Smith (professor of
percussion at Western Connecticut State University), 2007
Reconcilable Differences,
for marimba soloist and percussion trio, ca. 10 minutes, C. Alan
Publications, commissioned by Eric Hollenbeck (assistant professor at
Colorado State University), 2008
Mallets for Drummers, Meredith Music Publications, (48-page method book with a CD recording), 2008
Mozart for Marimba, Kendor Music, Inc., (25-page, 13 arrangements) 2009
Twisted Proverbs,
percussion ensemble composition for 10 players, 12 minutes, C. Alan
Publications, Commissioned by the Empire State Youth Orchestra, Inc.
2009
Recent CD Recording:
Percussionist for Aeon, by Penka Kouneva, on the CD "To Sun, To Feast Et To Converse", Troy 172, Spring 1995
Factions, recorded by the UNC Percussion Ensemble for the UNC Music Department CD "Hark the Sound!", Spring 1996
Five Songs for Voice and Marimba, recorded by Sharon Munden and Mark Ford on the CD "Polaris", ECPM-104, Fall 1996
Layers, recorded by the EIU Percussion Ensemble, Johnny Lee Lane, conductor, on the Eastern Illinois University Symphonic Wind Ensemble CD, 2684-MCD, Fall 1998
Off Axis, recorded by Mark Ford on the CD entitled "Motion Beyond", AUR CD 3088, 2001
Shared Spaces, recorded by Leslie Norton, Lynn Beck, Christopher Norton and John Beck, on the CD "Shared Spaces," fall 2004
Shifting Light, recorded by David Smith, percussion and Kerry Walker, flute, on the CD entitled "Dual Excursions," spring 2005
Three Days in May, (for flute and percussion), performed by the Armstrong Duo (Eleanor Armstrong and Dan Armstrong) on the CD entitled "Creative Mix," 2006