Compositor
Vida
Bruce Adolphe has composed music for Itzhak Perlman, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Beaux Arts Trio, Sylvia McNair, the Caramoor Festival and many other renowned musicians and organizations.
As actor, pianist, composer and scriptwriter, his sold-out, innovative "Meet the Music!" family concerts at Lincoln Center have earned him a national reputation as a leading figure in the field of music education and audience development.
A prolific author, Adolphe's books include "The Mind's Ear: Exercises for improving the Musical Imagination", "What to listen for in the World" and "Of Mozart, Parrots and Cherry Blossoms in the Wind: A Composer Explores Mysteries of the Musical Mind".Ranging from comic opera commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera Guild, and "Marita and her Heart's Desire", recorded by Itzhak Perlman and The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, to "Ta Whoop!" for kids and orchestra performed by the Cleveland Orchestra, Adolphe's pioneering music for kids and families is being played throughout the country.
Recent presenters have included SummerFest in La Jolla in California, the Appalachian Festival in North Carolina, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, "Bravo!" Colorado Festival, the North Country Chamber Players and the Bread and Puppet Theater of Vermont, Chamber Music Northwest in Oregon, and Public Television's "MetroArts" among numerous others.
Adolphe's music is also frequently performed abroad in Germany, England, Japan, the Netherlands, Ireland and Italy.
Renowned for combining comedy and musical scholarship, Adolphe is a frequent speaker at many of the country's premier concert series and festivals, music schools and education conferences.
He has been the lecturer of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 1992. Adolphe has appeared on nationally televised Live from Lincoln Center broadcasts, and is often a guest on National Public Radio