Norman Weston received his undergraduate and master's degrees in music composition from Indiana University and his doctorate from Northwestern University and has studied with Frederick Fox, M. William Karlins and John Eaton among others. He has received a number of commissions and awards, and his music is performed widely. As a pianist, Mr. Weston is known for his performances of contemporary music and has premiered dozens of works, many of which have been written for him. Mr. Weston has been on the faculty of  Saddleback College since 1989.

List of Works

Chamber Music:

• Three Pieces for Viola Alone  (1981-2) Hear an excerpt
• Skyscraper  (1988), for saxophone quartet
• Winner, Padrone-Kantscheidt Award for Composition
• JenBen (1989),for french horn and Viola
• Baguette Music  (1991), for two pianos
• Sonata for Flute and Piano  (2000) Hear an excerpt
• Published by Puna Music
• Concertino for Piano, Winds and Percussion (2001)
• Piano Sonata (2001)
• Sonata for Piano, Four Hands(2002)

Choral Music:

• Mass (1998), for unaccompanied voices Hear an excerpt
• Ave Maria  (1998), for unaccompanied voices

Orchestral Music:

• Peripeteia (1985) Hear an excerpt
• Winner, ASCAP Grant for Young Composers
• Winner, Chicago Civic Orchestra Composers' Competition
• Semifinalist, Chicago Orchestra Composers' Competition

• Sinfonietta (2001), for String Orchestra

Contact Information

Phone: (949) 582-4770

E-mail: nweston@saddleback.edu

Links:

• Music 11
• Music 20
• Music 24
• Music 15