JOHN ALLEMEIER
John Allemeier received his Ph.D. in Composition from the University of Iowa, his Master of Music in Composition from Northwestern University and his Bachelor of Music in Performance from Augustana College. John has studied in Europe at the 41st and 42nd Internationalen Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt, Germany and the 6th International Composition Course in Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic.
John Allemeier's music has been programmed on such international venues as Russia-America: Music of the XXI Century - Moscow Conservatory, the Seoul International Computer Music Festival and the 7th Brazilian Symposium on Computer Music, on national conferences of the Society of Composers and the Society for Electro Acoustic Music in the United States, and at regional conferences of the College Music Society and the Society of Composers. His music has been recognized by the Ibla Foundation European International Competition for Composers and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers with honorable mention in the ASCAP Foundation/Rudolf Nissim Composers Competition and ASCAP Standard Awards. He has received supporting grants from Marshall University and the University of Iowa Fine Arts Council.
His music is published by Carl Fischer Music Publishers, C. Alan Publications, M. Baker Publications and European American Music.
John Allemeier currently teaches composition and music theory at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
King’s Cross (2006)
King’s Cross takes its name from the London Underground tube stop were 26 people were killed in a terror attack on July 7, 2005. There are two contrasting ideas that are the foundation of the piece. The first idea is slow and consists of modal melodic material over pedal tones in the piano. An ascending chromatic line is used as a countermelody to the modal melody. The second idea is faster and more rhythmic. In this faster music, the chromatic line is an important feature but is now inverted. The transition between the two ideas uses combines characteristics of both ideas. Sustained pitches are interrupted with melodic flourishes that foreshadow the melody and tempo of the upcoming section. The slow melody of the first second laments the victims of the kind of violence experienced in New York, Washington, Madrid and London.
Downloads:
Kings's Cross: Violin Part (pdf)
Contact information:
John Allemeier
allemeier@hotmail.com
