Haubiel, Charles Trowbridge, 1892-1978

Commissioned by Fabien Sevitzky. Composed 1965. First performance Warren Auditorium, Downey, California, 21 February 1970, Louis S. Palange conductor. Dedicated to Fabien Sevitzky.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

Originally composed for solo piano, 1939. Expanded orchestral version 1943; first performance under the title Mississippi Story, Los Angeles, 24 April 1959, Highland Park Symphony Orchestra, William Van Den Burg conductor. The program note concerns the American Civil War and Reconstruction.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

Composed originally for piano. Orchestration completed 1936.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

Originally composed for piano 1916; orchestrated 1930. First performance Los Angeles, 31 January 1936, Los Angeles Federal Symphony Orchestra of the WPA, Modest Altschuler conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

Originally written for solo violin and piano, 1919; orchestral version, 1968. First performance Wilshire Ebell Theater, Los Angeles, 9 June 1970, West Side Symphony Orchestra, Bogidar Avramov conductor, Michael Foxman soloist. Dedicated to Julius Schulman.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

"Portraits" was first composed for piano, 1919; orchestrated 1934. The orchestral version won an award in the Swift & Co. Symphony Prize Competition, 1935, under the title "Tre ritratti characteristici." First performance Chicago 12 December 1935, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Frederick Stock, conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

Composed 1937.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

Originally, this Triptych and the Suite Passecaille (see callno.: 2690) were one work, then split into two separate works.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

Originally composed for piano 1937; this orchestration 1939.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

Composed 1928 under the title Karma. Revised 1970 and retitled. First performance of original version, 1929, recorded by Columbia Records, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, the composer conducting. This work won first place in the American Zone of the Schubert Centennial Prize sponsored by Columbia Records.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

Originally composed for organ; transcribed for orchestra 1934. First performance New York, 6 May 1938, Greenwich Symphony Orchestra of the WPA, Eugene Plotnikoff conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

Composed originally for piano. Orchestration completed 1936.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

Originally composed for piano, 1917; orchestrated 1923. Won honorable mention in the Paderewski Fund Prize Competition, 1934.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

Composed originally for piano. Orchestration completed 1936. This movement also performed separately as Passacaglia in A minor (The Plane Beyond). First performance under this title New York, 18 December 1938, New York Philharmonic Symphony Society, the composer conducting. Composer later changed the title of this movment of suite to Heights Beyond.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

Charles Trowbridge Haubiel was born in Delta, Ohio, in 1892 and died in Los Angeles in 1978. His career encompassed activity as a teacher, composer, pianist, conductor, lecturer, and publisher. After completing his education in this country and in Europe, Haubiel was invited to join the faculty of the Institute of Musical Art of New York (the Julliard Foundation) in 1920 and that of New York University in 1923. In 1935 he founded the Composer's Press to promote the work of American composers. He served as president of that organization until 1966 at which time it was taken over by the Southern Music Company.

Haubiel's output as a composer includes 3 operas, 20 symphonic works, and many solo, choral, and chamber compositions. A number of his works have won him recognition and awards. Written in a neo-Romantic style, his music is distinguished by its fine craftsmanship. The honorary Doctor of Music degree was conferred upon him by Southwestern Conservatory.