What composer Theodore Wiprud does best is capture the soul of 21st-century America.”
—Classical Music Sentinel
Theodore Wiprud: A Short Bio
Born 1958, Washington, D.C. Resides in New York City.
Recent orchestral works include two violin concerti, the first (for Ittai Shapira) reflecting on Hurricane Katrina’s impact on musicians of the Mississippi Delta, and the second (for Elissa Cassini) responding to the climate crisis. His Piri Concerto (2023) for Korean gugak soloist gamin was commissioned and premiered by the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. His Wind of Many Voices (2018) meditates on the landscapes, people, and history of South Dakota, and his Sinfonietta (2016) is inspired by the Persian poet Hafez.
His catalog of chamber works includes percussion quartets, string quartets, and an innovative series of works incorporating Korean traditional instruments with strings, including Mudang, Nonghyun, and Chimera. Mysteria (2021), for percussion with string quartet, was commissioned by Chamber Music America for Ian David Rosenbaum and the Borromeo String Quartet. His piano catalogue includes the suite Sargent’s Women (2017) and the Well-Tempered Quarantine (2021), preludes and fugues composed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
