Joseph Turrin Biography (1947-)

Born January 4, 1947, in Clifton, NJ; son of Aristide Turrin and Margaret Domonkos. Addresses: Office: 303 Harding Ave., Clifton, NJ 07011.; Agent:William Kollock, Conductors International, 95 Cedar Rd., Ringwood, NJ 07456.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

composer, music director, actor

Birth Details

January 4, 1947

Clifton, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Television Work
• Music director for Verna--USO Girl (also see below), WNET-TV.
• Credits; Television Appearances
• Appeared in Verna--USO Girl (also see below), WNET-TV.
• Recordings
• Composer for the recordings Prologue, Caprice, and Escapade, all for Merlin Records; Caprice (for trumpet and piano), for CrystalRecords; The Steadfast TinSoldier, Little Elephant's Birthday, The Seasons, The Run Away Circus, and The Presidents, for Kid Stuff Records;March and Choral, Caprice, and Elegy, for Brassworks Records;Structures and March and Choral, for Augustana Records; and Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra. The film scores for Weeds, Tough Guys Don't Dance, and Nightmare on Elm Street III were released byVarese Saraband.
• Credits; Film Scores
• Little Darlings, Paramount, 1978.
• Sadie Thompson, Kino International, 1985.
• Nightmare on Elm Street III, New Line Cinema, 1986.
• Weeds, DEG, 1987.
• Tough Guys Don't Dance, Cannon Films, 1987.
• A New Life, Paramount, 1988.
• Also provided the score for The Guest, 1968.
• Credits; Composer For Television
• Composer for television program Verna--USO Girl, WNET-TV.
• Credits; Other
• Composer of Symphony in Two Movements, 1970; Elegy for Trumpetand String Orchestra, 1974; Bagatelle for Orchestra, 1978; the orchestral work The Steadfast Tin Soldier, 1981; Festival March (for wind ensemble), 1983; Serenade for Band, 1984; the ensemble piece Prologue (for narrator and brass band), 1985; the ensemble piece Caprice (for solo coronet and brass band), 1985; Concerto for Violin andOrchestra, 1985; Concertino for Tuba and Band, 1985; Suite forOrchestra, 1986; the ensemble piece Escapade (for solo piccolo trumpet and brass band), 1986; the ensemble piece Nocturne and Dance, 1987; the ensemble piece Trilogy (for brass band), 1988; the orchestral work A New Life Overture, 1988; Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, 1988; and Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, 1992. Composer of thevocal works His Lachrimae (for voice and piano), 1965; The Grey Squirrel (for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), 1965; Mother Goose Suite (for solo soprano, soprano, alto, tenor, and bass, and piano), 1966; Songs of Protest (song cycle for soprano and piano), 1969; Away Delights (for voice and piano), 1970; A Slant of Light (for voice and piano), 1970; Genesis (for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), 1971; The Seasons (for soprano, narrator, wind quintet, and piano), 1978; The Twelve Haiku Songs (song cycle for soprano and piano), 1979; Two RussianLove Songs (for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, clarinet, and cello), 1979; Three American Folk Songs (for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), 1980; Credo (for men's chorus), 1983; Psalm 98 (for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), 1984; Psalm 121 (for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), 1984; and Invocation (for chorus and band), 1993. Composer of chamber music, including Theme and Variations (for string quartet), 1966; Two Pieces for Clarinet and Cello, 1967; Aria (for piccolo trumpet and chamber group), 1971; Trio Breve (for flute, clarinet, and bassoon), 1975; Festival Fanfare (for eight trumpets), 1976; Walden Trio (for flute, cello, and piano), 1978; Suite (for woodwind quartet), 1979; Little Elephant's Birthday (for narrator, wind quartet, and piano), 1979; Structures (for large brass choir), 1981; Brass Quintet, 1982; Wedding Prelude (for organ, harp, trumpet, French horn, and flute), 1983; and Sadie Thompson Suite (for eighteen instruments), 1986. Composer of the operas Feathertop (libretto by Bernard Stambler), 1976; and Frankie (story and libretto by George Abbott), 1988; the ballet Rain, 1988; and the stage works Love Games, 1980, and TheBarricade, 1986.