About

The music of Canadian-American composer Karim Al-Zand (b.1970) has been called “strong and startlingly lovely” (Boston Globe). His compositions are wide-ranging, from settings of classical Arabic poetry to scores for dance and pieces for young audiences. His works explore connections between music and other arts, and draw inspiration from diverse sources such as 19th century graphic art, fables of the world, folksong and jazz.

Research topics

• Art
• Art history
• Humanities
• History
• Visual arts

Selected publications

• JASON MOODY Violin MASTER'S RECITAL Thursday, March 2, 2006 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall

  2006-03-02

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• STEPHANIE NUSSBAUM Violin SENIOR RECITAL Tuesday, November 14, 2006 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall

  2006-11-14

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• Improvisation as Continually Juggled Priorities: Julian “CANNONBALL” Adderley's “STRAIGHT, No Chaser”

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  Research Article| October 01 2005 Improvisation as Continually Juggled Priorities: Julian “CANNONBALL” Adderley's “STRAIGHT, No Chaser” Karim Al-Zand Karim Al-Zand Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Music Theory (2005) 49 (2): 209–239. https://doi.org/10.1215/00222909-007 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Karim Al-Zand; Improvisation as Continually Juggled Priorities: Julian “CANNONBALL” Adderley's “STRAIGHT, No Chaser”. Journal of Music Theory 1 October 2005; 49 (2): 209–239. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00222909-007 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsJournal of Music Theory Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. © 2008 by Yale University2008 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

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• PAUL BUSSELBERG Baritone DOCTORAL RECITAL Monday, April 4, 2005 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall

  2005-04-04

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• A concert of works by guest composer DAVID COLSON and by KARIM AL-ZAND WILLIAM BOLCOM ANTHONY BRANDT RICHARD LAVENDA Thursday, December 2, 2004 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall

  2004-12-02

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• FACULTY RECITAL THE WEBSTER TRIO Plus! Wednesday, March 17, 2004 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall

  2004-03-17

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• FACULTY AND GUEST ARTIST RECITAL KAREN RITSCHER, viola Monday, March 15, 2004 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall

  2004-03-15

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• A concert of works by guest composer DAVID CRUMB and by CHEN YI KARIM AL-ZAND PIERRE JALBERT KURT STALLMANN Thursday, February 20, 2003 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall

  2003-02-20

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• FACULTY AND GUEST ARTIST LECTURE-RECITAL Moonlight on the Ganges: Interpreting the Exotic in Early American Popular Song KARIM AL-ZAND THOMAS E. JENKINS Wednesday, October 24, 2001 8:00 p.m. Lillian H. Duncan Recital Hall

  2001-10-24

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Frequent coauthors

• Benjamin Kamins

  4 shared

• R. Belcher

  3 shared

• Tereza Stanislav

  3 shared

• Maureen R. Nelson

  3 shared

• Robert H. Brophy

  Hospital for Special Surgery

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• Leone Buyse

  3 shared

• William Bolcom

  2 shared

• Michael Webster

  2 shared

Awards & honors

• Sackler Composition Prize
• ArtSong Prize
• Louisville Orchestra Competition Prize
• Arts and Letters Award in Music from the American Academy of…