Ruth Shaw Wylie (24 June 1916 – 30 January 1989) was a U.S.-born composer and music educator. She described herself as “a fairly typical Midwestern composer,” pursuing musical and aesthetic excellence but not attracting much national attention: “All good and worthy creative acts do not take place in New York City ,” she wrote in 1962, “although most good and worthy rewards for creative acts do emanate from there; and if we can’t all be on hand to reap these enticing rewards we can take solace in the fact that we are performing good deeds elsewhere.” She was among the many twentieth-century American composers whose work contributed to the recognition of American “serious” music as a distinct genre.
20-580: Ruth Shaw may refer to: Ruth Shaw Wylie (1916–1989), United States-born composer and music educator Ruth Faison Shaw (1888–1969), American artist and educator Ruth Shaw (politician) (born 1920s), British politician Ruth Geyer Shaw (born 1953), evolutionary biologist and former editor of the monthly scientific journal Evolution Ruth G. Shaw (born 1948), former CEO of Duke Energy Ruth Shaw ( Prisoner ) , character from Australian TV series Prisoner , played by Mary Murphy Ruth Shaw, character from
40-810: A limited extent, what in all of these trends I find to be aesthetically sound and creatively honest.” Examples include Involution (1967) for orchestra; Psychogram for piano (1968); The Long Look Home (1975), a multimedia work for orchestra with poetry and slides (1975); Incubus for flute, clarinet, percussion, and cello ensemble (1973); Views from Beyond , suite for orchestra (1978); Music for Three Sisters for flute, clarinet and piano (1981); Seven Scenes from Arthur Rackham for two flutes, oboe, viola, cello, piano and percussion (1983); Flights of Fancy (1984), commissioned by Doriot Anthony Dwyer ; and Concerto for Flute and Strings (1986). Wylie's papers, which consist of working drafts, master sheets, and performance scores of nearly all her compositions, are housed in
60-553: A nurturing landscape, by creating an institutionalized residential art colony in the area. In 1904, Edward MacDowell began to show signs of an illness that ended his composing and teaching career. He died in 1908. In 1907, Marian MacDowell deeded their farm to the Edward MacDowell Association and founded the MacDowell Colony. The first guests arrived that year: sisters Helen Farnsworth Mears ,
80-515: A sculptor, and Mary Mears , a writer. Mears wrote about her time on site for The Craftsman in July 1909. MacDowell began by inviting applicants personally, but by the 1920s had consigned the admission process to a committee. Marian and friends raised funds and found support from industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie , former U.S. President Grover Cleveland , financier J. P. Morgan , other prominent people, as well as many others across
100-518: A studio at MacDowell in memory of her teacher Regina Watson . It was renovated in 1993 and became McDowell's first barrier-free studio that was accessible to everyone. By 1918, 31 of Isabelle Sprague Smith 's students funded the creation of the Isabelle D. Sprague Smith studio. Through the years more separate studios were built. The program continues in 32 studios scattered over 450 acres (1.8 km ) of land. On March 13, 2020, MacDowell shut in
120-668: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ruth Shaw Wylie Ruth Shaw Wylie was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in Detroit , Michigan , where she received her undergraduate degree and a master's degree in music composition at Wayne State University (WSU). In 1939 she entered the doctoral program in music composition at the Eastman School of Music where she studied with Bernard Rogers and Howard Hanson . She
140-779: The MacDowell Colony (1954 and 1956). She composed The Long Look Home for the Michigan Chamber Orchestra for a Bicentennial Celebration commission from the Michigan Council for the Arts. Wylie published articles on music in the Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism , in the Detroit journal Criticism , and elsewhere. Wylie composed about 60 titles. Her earlier works—from the 1940s into
160-437: The MacDowell Colony ; and Sonata for Flute and Piano (1959). Her later works, almost entirely instrumental, are noticeably freer in their construction in accordance with avant-garde ideas of the 1960s and 1970s. Wylie explained in 1985, “I try to study and evaluate all the new musical trends as they arise— twelve-tone , electronic , aleatory , computer , tonal modifications, microtones —whatever. Then I may use, at least to
180-568: The University Library at California State University, Northridge . MacDowell Colony 42°53′24″N 71°57′18″W / 42.89000°N 71.95500°W / 42.89000; -71.95500 MacDowell is an artist's residency program in Peterborough, New Hampshire . The program was founded in 1907 by composer Edward MacDowell and his wife, pianist and philanthropist Marian MacDowell . Prior to July 2020, it
200-601: The 1949 Western Down Dakota Way , played by Dale Evans See also [ edit ] Ruth L. Saw (1901–1986), British philosopher and aestheticist [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruth_Shaw&oldid=970836968 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
220-433: The 1960s—include sonatas, symphonies, string quartets, and didactic pieces for piano; in these works she develops her own interpretation of American neoclassicism. Examples are Five Madrigals from William Blake (1950); Concerto Grosso for string orchestra and seven solo woodwinds (1952); String Quartet No. 3 (1954), completed during a Huntington Hartford Foundation residency; Sonata for Viola and Piano (1954), completed at
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#1732780881727240-472: The country. MacDowell said the most consistent support came from women's clubs and professional music sororities (see, for example, the MacDowell Club of New York). At the age of 50, MacDowell began lecturing to women's groups to raise funds, resumed her performing career, and became a noted interpreter of her husband's work. Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge organized an effort in 1916 to build and name
260-598: The face of the COVID-19 outbreak and sent artists and fellows home. It was the first time the site had shut since the 1938 New England hurricane . MacDowell reopened its doors in October of 2020. Every year, MacDowell presents the Edward MacDowell Medal to an artist who has made a significant cultural contribution. Residency at MacDowell is not a requirement. Medal Day is one of the rare occasions when
280-559: The first woman to hold the position. In 1896, pianist Marian MacDowell bought Hillcrest Farm in Peterborough, New Hampshire, as a summer residence for herself and her husband, composer Edward MacDowell . She had always been careful to give him a quiet room for his work. They found that the New Hampshire landscape enhanced his work of composing music. The couple formulated a plan to provide an interdisciplinary experience in
300-657: The music department. In the early 1960s she founded, directed, and performed with the WSU Improvisation Chamber Ensemble; she continued to count her work with group improvisation as among her most significant contributions. She received a number of awards, including "Friends of Harvey Gaul" and the ASCAP Standard Award. Wylie was a resident fellow at the Huntington Hartford Foundation (1953–54) and at
320-457: The organization for a "payment in lieu of taxes". A lawyer for the town argued that "the Colony certainly benefits its artists-in-residence, but that doesn't strike us as being the general public." The then-Board of Directors paid the bill, then successfully challenged the charge. A 2007 Superior Court opinion found that the MacDowell Colony, by promoting the arts, was a charitable institution,
340-606: The organization for almost 25 years. Over the years, an estimated 9,000 artists have been supported in residence with nearly 16,000 fellowships, including the winners of at least 102 Pulitzer Prizes , 33 National Book Awards , 31 Tony Awards , 34 MacArthur Fellowships , 18 Grammys , 9 Oscars , 969 Guggenheim Fellowships , and 122 Rome Prizes . The artists' residency program has accepted visual and interdisciplinary artists, architects, filmmakers, composers, playwrights, poets, and writers, both well-known and unknown. Since January 2020, Nell Painter has served as chair of MacDowell,
360-429: The site is open to the public. The ceremony includes a keynote speech, after which the artists open their studios to visitors. MacDowell, a non-profit organization , enjoys the status of a charity , entitling it to exemption from local property taxes , among other things. However, in 2005, the town of Peterborough's selectmen (local-government executives) decided to challenge MacDowell's charitable status and billed
380-813: Was awarded the PhD in 1943 and took a position teaching at the University of Missouri where she stayed until 1949. In the summer of 1947 she studied with Arthur Honegger , Samuel Barber , and Aaron Copland at the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood . She returned to Detroit to teach at WSU where she remained for twenty years, retiring from teaching as Professor Emerita in 1969. She moved to Salt Lake City, Utah , and then to Estes Park, Colorado in 1973, and continued composing. At WSU Wylie taught music theory and composition and served as head of composition; during one year she served as interim chair of
400-402: Was known as the MacDowell Colony or "The Colony", but its board of directors shortened the name to remove "terminology with oppressive overtones". After Edward MacDowell died in 1908, Marian MacDowell established the artists' residency program through a nonprofit association in honor of her husband, raising funds to transform her farm into a quiet retreat for creative artists to work. She led
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