Robert Aldridge is an American composer, professor, and current professor of composition at the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. He has written over sixty works for orchestra, opera, musical theater, dance, and various chamber ensembles that have been performed in the United States, Europe, and Japan.[1] He is widely known for his opera Elmer Gantry which was completed in 2007.
| Works | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Work | Instrumentation | Premier Performer |
| 1983 | Combo Platter | Marimolin | |
| 1984 | Summerdance | chamber ensemble | Beth Soll Dance Company |
| 1986 | Fanfare and March | marching band | Blackstone High School |
| Concerto for Violin and Percussion | percussion ensemble | New England Conservatory | |
| 1987 | Threedance | violin, marimba, and tablas | Marimolin |
| Parable of the Blind | chamber ensemble | The American Dance Festival | |
| Ghosts | string quartet | Boston Composer's String Quartet | |
| 1988 | From my little Island | marimba | Nancy Zeltsman |
| 1989 | Quartet for an Outdoor Festival | chamber ensemble | Lincoln-Center-Out-of-Doors |
| 1992 | The Concord Trio | clarinet, horn, and piano | Concord Community Music School |
| 1993 | Three Folksongs | clarinet and string quartet | Pacific Serenades |
| 1996 | String Quartet no. 2 | The Kucharsky Quartet | |
| 1997 | Larger Than Life | musical | developed by Manhattan Theatre Club |
| 1998 | Music from 'The Third Person' | Betty Buckley (with Herschel Garfein) | |
| Ecstatic Overture | orchestra | Norwalk Symphony & Boston Civic Orchestra | |
| Concerto for Violin and Orchestra | Topeka Symphony | ||
| 1999 | Celebration Overture | orchestra | The Gulf Coast Symphony |
| SoundMovesBlues | SoundMoves | ||
| 2000 | A Prayer, for a Music | Oregon Festival Chorale | |
| 2001 | Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano | The Gramercy Trio | |
| The Third Person | musical | The York Theatre Company | |
| 2002 | War Stories | concert band | Monclair State University Concert Band |
| 2003 | Leda and the Swan | orchestra | The New Jersey Symphony |
| 2004 | Clarinet Concerto | LA Chamber Orchestra | |
| 2007 | Elmer Gantry | opera | Nashville Opera |
| 2010 | Parables | oratorio | Topeka Symphony Orchestra |