Ames, Roger William 2.dec.1944- USA NY, Cooperstown
studied at Crane School of Music in Potsdam NY, Hartt College of Music in Hartford Connecticut and the American University in Washington DC, studied composition with Samuel Barber, Carlisle Floyd, Robert Washburn, Lloyd Ultan and Ezra Laderman, 1967-1972 music director in New York State school systems, 1975-1978 artistic director of Masterworks Chorus and 1975-1976 of the Washington Madrigal Singers

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[] Thanksgiving mass. Choir. 1974
[] Amistad. Opera. 1978
[] Mass for All Saints. Oratorio. 1978
[] Amarantha. Opera in six scenes. Dusseldorf 3may1984
libretto Roger Ames and Timothy Nolen, based on the short story How beautiful with shoes by Wilbur Daniel Steele

[] In memoriam, Warsaw 1943. Music drama for the concert hall. Oratorio. Cantor, soprano, lyric tenor, baritone, choir of 120 and orchestra. 1997
libretto Bernard Kaplan
[] 1 - The Jewish soul
[] 2 - Who is the Jew
[] 3 - Rachel and Joshua in love
[] 4 - Raus, Juden, Raus
[] 5 - Yellow star
[] 6 - The trains
[] 7 - Forever moon
[] 8 - Goodbye
[] 9 - 42 days in Warsaw
[] 10 - Courage
[] 11 - The Shoah of the should have been
[] 12 - Mourner's kaddish
[] Martin Guerre. Music theatre piece in two acts. 2007
libretto Laura Harrington

[] The greatest generation. Oratorio. Ordway Concert Hall, St. Paul may2018
with Elizabeth Bassine and Dan Kehde

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