— The Dallas Morning News
“Ingeniously scored…an almost unbearable poignancy”
— The Boston Globe
“Elegant and attractive, it inhabits a slightly clouded tonal world”
— New Music Connoisseur
The music of Howard Frazin has been commissioned and performed by many leading ensembles including A Far Cry, Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston, Boston Classical Orchestra, Claremont Trio, Florestan Recital Project, Lorelei Ensemble, Lydian String Quartet, and Triple Helix, and programed at festivals including Tanglewood, Aspen, Banff, Rockport, Monadnock, Bowdoin, Kneisel Hall, and Yellow Barn. His music is published by Edition Peters and recorded on Ravello Records and MSR Classics.
As a music educator for more than 30 years, he has held composition faculty positions at the New England Conservatory, the Longy School of Music, and Northeastern University, where he has taught composers in graduate, undergraduate, and preparatory programs. He teaches in both lesson and seminar settings and maintains a private composition studio in the Boston area.
Biography TeachingListen
Some Thoughts on Good and Evil
for Piano Trio
The Jester, the Artist, and the Little Lion
for Alto Saxophone, Cello, and Piano
Rondo
for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano
The Voice of Isaac
Oratorio for Chorus, Soloists, and Chamber Orchestra
In the Forests of the Night
Overture for Chamber Orchestra