Soós András

October 3, 1954

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András Soós graduated from the Liszt Acade my of Music in Budapest, first, as a double bassist, then in 1977 as a music education teacher, then finally with joint majors in music education and choral conducting in 1980. Since 1976, he has been a soloist and choir member of Schola Hungarica. Between 1980 and 1982, he was conductor of the Budapest String Orches tra. From 1980 until 1990, he was a member and conductor of the 180 Group (180‑as Csoport) – an ensemble which specializes in contemporary music. He undertook a DLA in church music (the title of his doctoral thesis was Composing Techniques in Guillaume Dufay: Missa Sancti Jacobi). His professors were Imre Földes, Tibor Szabó, László Dobszay, István Párkai, András Kórodi, and Ervin Lukács. Outside of his regular classes, his personal and artistic world view was shaped by such influential masters as György Kurtág, Albert Simon, Zoltán Jeney, and László Vidovszky. In 1992, he established the Contemporary Music Workshop and would organize a number of concerts every year at nontraditional venues such as museums and churches. As a composer, he has been active on the Hungarian contemporary classical music scene since 1980. His major works consist largely of contemporary church music works, vocal, choral, and instrumental pieces. Since 1992, he has been an associate professor at the Church Music Department of the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. His main subjects are focused on church music repertoire and conducting; he is also the conductor of the department’s choir. He is a member of the Hungarian Society of Church Music and the Hungarian Composers’ Union.

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ORCHESTRAL WORKS Passacaglia – Inter valles (1998), str. orch. Pub: KZM Hangköz-lépések/Interval Steps (2005), str. orch. Etűdök vonószenekarra, I. füzet/Etudes for String Orchestra, Vol. 1 (2009) Négy siratóének/Four Mourning Songs (2010), str. orch. Etűdök vonószenekarra, II. füzet/Etudes for String Orchestra, Vol. 2 (2016), str. orch. ENSEMBLE A Duet (1985), S, T, chbr. ens. SR: SLPX 12799 Choralpraeludium (1985), pno., optional chbr. ens. Pitch Control, No. 1 (1986), perc., chbr. ens. Pitch Control, No. 2 (1987), str. orch., pno., perc., tape Valse triste (1990), chbr. ens. Pub: KZM Három Bach-kánon/Three Bach-Canons, No. 1 (1991), chbr. ens. Inter Modulationes (2003), chbr. ens. Elfelejtett melódiák/Forgotten Melodies, No. 3 (2008), chbr. ens. Passé compose, No. 1–5 (2014), chbr. ens. CHAMBER WORKS Glasmusik, No. 1 (1982), 5 glasses Glasmusik, No. 2 (1982), 5 bowls Hang-Szín-Játék/Timbre Game (1981), 9 melody instr. Csengőjáték/Bell Game, No. 1–2 – Hommage à Benjámin Rajeczky (1986/2001), 85/100 bells Open Dialogue (Version, No. 1) (1986), 2 pno./2 cimb. Melody Control (1986, rev. 1995), perc., 3 melody instr. Tizenkét dühös ember/Twelve Angry Men (1990), 12 perc. Open Dialogue (Version, No. 2) (1993), pno., computer Hét közjáték/Seven Interludes (1993), 3 perc. Harangszó/Sounds of Bells (1993), 3 perc. Két kánon-rejtvény/Two Canon-Riddles (1994), str. quartet Introitus, No. 1 (1994), 4 perc. Háromszólamú Intenciók/Three-Part Intentions (1997), 2 rec./2 cl./2 fl. Pub: EMB Felezési idők/Halving Times (1997), 5 bells Hangszeres propriumok/Instrumental Propers (1998), fl., vlc., cimb., org. Pub: KZM In memoriam A. S. (1999), fl., ob., cl., bs., 2 vl., vla., vlc. SR/Pub: KZM Három postludium/Three Postludes (2000), 2vl., vla., vlc. In medio umbrae mortis (2000), 4 unspec. instr. Rejtvény-kvartett/Riddle Quartet (2000), str. quartet Versetti (2000), fl., ob., cl., bs. Elfelejtett melódiák/Forgotten Melodies, No. 3 (2000), 2 melody instr., pno./ cimb. Cu-cu (2001), 3 unspec. winds Verba mea (Ps. 5.) (2002), 3 unspec. instr. SR: BMC CD 090 Etűdök két gordonkára/Etudes for Two Cellos (2002) Pub: KZM Elfelejtett melódiák/Forgotten Melodies, No. 2 – “Lamento” (2003), vl., cimb. Pub: KZM Hangok könyve (1.)/Book of Sounds (Vol. 1) (2003), 2 vl., vla., 2 vlc., db./str. orch. SR: KZM CD 01 Pub: KZM Open Dialogue (Version, No. 3) (2004), vl., vlc., prep. pno. Pub: KZM Propria (2005), str. Sequence (2005), 2 tr. Elfelejtett melódiák/Forgotten Melodies, No. 4 (2006), 4 unspec. instr. Hangok könyve, No. 2/Book of Sounds, No. 2 (2007), 2 vl., vla., 2 vlc., db./str. orch. SR: KZM CD 01 Pub: KZM A békakirály indulója/The March of the King of Frogs (2007), 2 tr., trb. Pub: EMB Rond’eau (2008), 4 mar. Társas játékok (I)/Board Games, Vol. 1 (2009), 2 vlc./2 str. instr. Öt tétel Bali Jánosnak/Five Movements for János Bali (2013), 1/2/3 rec. Interludiumok/Interludes (2018), perc. Szólók ad lib. kísérettel/Solos with Accompaniment ad lib. (2018), 1/2 instr. Társas játékok (II)/Board Games, Vol. 2 (2018), 2 vlc./2 str. instr. Tréfás szúnyog-kánon/A Funny Mosquito-Canon (2019), vlc., pno. CHORAL WORKS Gloria (1986), SATB, chbr. ens., pno., perc. Ave Maria (1986), SATB SR: HCD 31770 Pub: Reneszánsz Zenei Alapítvány Pater noster, No. 1 (1987), 6 voices/SATB Verbum caro (1989), children’s chr., str. orch., 2 org., perc. Processio (Anti-Phona) (1992), 56 singers Egy régi dal/An Old Tune (1992), unison chr. Lib: Attila József Pater noster, No. 2 (1992), children’s chr., SATB, org., perc., chbr. ens. Alleluja, No. 2 (1994), female voices/female chr. Kyrie (1995), female/SATB chr. Pub: Reneszánsz Zenei Alapítvány Magnificat sexti toni (1995), SATB Pub: Reneszánsz Zenei Alapítvány Missa de Feria (Kyrie, Agnus) (1995/1998), S, A, T, B voices/SATB Lauda anima mea Dominum (1996), 3 voices Iste confessor (1997), SATB Pub: Reneszánsz Zenei Alapítvány Hét himnusz/Seven Hymns (1999), SATB/equal voices SR: Fonó Recording FA-066-2 Pub: Reneszánsz Zenei Alapítvány (Nos. 1, 7) Hatszólamú olvasmány/Six-Part Reading (2000), 6 solo voices Missa in festo St. Joh. Bapt. (2004), voices/SATB Mária-ének/Maria’s Song (2005), SATB VOCAL WORKS Három dal/Three Songs (1978), S, pno. Lib: Attila József Tizenkét dal/Twelve Songs (1989–1991), S, pno./cimb. Lib: Dezső Tandori Ave maris stella (1997), S, 3/6 instr. Pillantás a múló időre/A Glance at the Passing of Time (2001), solo voice SOLO WORKS Alleluja, No. 1 (1983), B fl. Pub: Mérték Elfelejtett melódiák, No. 1/Forgotten Melodies, No. 1 (1983), pno./cimb. SR: BMC PCD 030 Pub: KZM Sequentia ‘Lauda Sion’ (1994), vlc. Choralvariationen, No. 1 – ‘O Traurigkeit’ (1997), unspec. solo instr. Choralvariationen, No. 2 – ‘Ach Gott und Herr’ (1997), unspec. solo instr. Translatio Mortis – Hommage à Zoltán Jeney ’50 (2003), pno. Fingerfertigkeitübungen, No. 1 (2009), pno. Quaerite et invenietis (2016), org. Nolite quarere (2017), org. Fingerferigkeitübungen, No. 2 (2018), vlc. Lucis Creator optime – variációk/Variations (2018), org. Korál szóló hegedűre/Choral for Solo Violin (2018) Psalm 2 (2018), solo instr. Gyász-korálok V. I. emlékére/Mourning Chorales in memoriam V. I. (2019), solo instr. Psalm 6 (2019), solo instr. Tu es Petrus (2020), org. ELECTROACOUSTIC WORKS Toccata (1993), computer SR: KZM CD 01 Egy beállítás képei/The Pictures of a Setting (1993), computer Differences (1994), 6 fl., computer In memoria tua (1995), computer Korál/Choral (1996), computer Hangáradat/Flood of Sounds (2003), computer SR: KZM CD 01 Születésnapomra/For My Birthday (2004), vlc., CD INCIDENTAL MUSIC Perpetuum mobile (1992), Zenélő szobor (instralláció)/Musical sculpture (Installation) PEDAGOGICAL WORKS Gyermekjátékok/Children’s Games (2005), children’s str. orch. SR: EMB CD 80143 (Nos. 3, 5) Pub: EMB Könnyű kétszólamú karácsonyi korálkánonok/Easy Two-part Christmas Chorale-Canons (2016), 2-part chr. Pub: Magyar Egyházzenei Társaság TRANSCRIPTIONS Christmas Music, children’s str. orch. Pub: EMB Beethoven, Ludwig van: 13 Easy Pieces, children’s str. orch. Pub: EMB Haydn, Joseph: 14 Easy Pieces, children’s str. orch. Pub: EMB European Children’s Songs, No. 1, children’s str. orch. SR: EMB CD 80143 (Nos. 7, 9) Pub: EMB European Children’s Songs, No. 2, children’s str. orch. SR: EMB CD 80143 (Nos. 4, 7) Pub: EMB Händel, Georg Friedrich: 15 Easy Pieces, children’s str. orch. Pub: EMB Corelli, Arcangelo: Concerti grossi, Op. 6 – Excerpts, youth str. orch. Pub: EMB Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: 16 Easy Pieces, children’s str. orch. Pub: EMB Telemann, Georg Philipp: 16 Easy Pieces, youth str. orch. Pub: EMB Renaissance Music (Nos. 1–4, 10, 13, 14, 19–21), children’s str. orch. Pub: EMB Baroque Music (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9–11, 14–17), children’s str. orch. Pub: EMB Classical Music (Nos. 2–6, 11, 13, 14), children’s str. orch. Pub: EMB Trios for Violins, 3 vl. Pub: EMB Piano Trios, vl., vlc., pno. Pub: EMB Schumann, Robert: Dances and Album Leaves, vlc., pno. Pub: KZM Liszt, Ferenc: Dances and Character Pieces, vlc., pno. Pub: KZM Trios for Flute, Cello, and Piano, fl., vlc., pno. Pub: EMB Bach, Johann Sebastian: Christmas Chorales, str. quartet/str. orch. Pub: KZM —: Christmas Songs, No. 1, str. quartet/str. orch. Pub: KZM Easy Two-Part Christmas Choral-Canons (2016), 2-part chr. Pub: Magyar Egyházzenei Társaság A vonós kamarazene Mikrokozmosza I–IV/The Microcosm of String Ensemble Music, No. 1–4 [work in progress, in preparation], str. Pub: EMB

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