The Delaware Symphony Orchestra has named the latest recipient of its A.I. Dupont Award.
Chris Theofanidis, a faculty member at the Yale School of Music, is considered to be one of the more prominent living American composers.
He’s also taught at the Peabody Conservatory and The Juilliard School.
The composer writes for a variety of musical genres, from orchestral and chamber music to opera and ballet.
His work, "Rainbow Body," is one of the most performed orchestral works of the past fifteen years, and has been programmed by over 120 orchestras internationally.
Theofanidis will accept the award at the DSO’s Classics Series concerts in April. The program will include the composer’s Dreamtime Ancestors, a 3-movement, 17 minute tone poem for orchestra.
The Delaware Symphony instituted the award in 1985 to honor Alfred I. duPont. The philanthropist is credited with founding the DSO. The award carries a cash prize and recognizes a distinguished living American composer or conductor who has made a significant contribution to contemporary classical music.
This piece is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
