b. 1949
Christopher Berg
Composer Christopher Berg has set the poetry of several American poets in his songs, including Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Frank O'Hara, Gertrude Stein, and Walt Whitman.
Photo: Christopher Berg, publicity photo
About
Born in Detroit, Christopher Berg studied piano at Manhattan School of Music and is largely self-taught as a composer.
Berg’s most well-known compositions are his twelve Songs on Poems by Frank O’Hara, composed from 1985-88. He has been the recipient of grants from Meet the Composer, American Music Center, The National Endowment for the Arts, the Martha Baird Rockefeller Fund for Music, and has been a Yaddo fellow.
–Christie Finn (compiled from online sources)
Related Information
Art Song Preservation Society of New York
artsongpreservationsocietyny.org/christopher-berg.htmlNaomi O'Connell
naomioconnell.com/conversation/chris-bergDatabase of Recorded American Music
dramonline.org/albums/christopher-berg-un-americain-a-paris/notesSongs
Aria (To a Lady)2006 · Lincoln LettersChristopher BergAbraham LincolnDon’t Let That Horse–1996Christopher BergLawrence FerlinghettiFrom Calamus1997Christopher BergWalt WhitmanLincoln Letters2006Christopher BergAbraham LincolnMeditation on the Divine Will2006 · Lincoln LettersChristopher BergAbraham LincolnSoap2006 · Lincoln LettersChristopher BergAbraham LincolnSongs on Poems of Frank O’Hara1988Christopher BergFrank O’HaraTo the Parents of Elmer E. Ellsworth (1837-1861)2006 · Lincoln LettersChristopher BergAbraham LincolnWhiskers2006 · Lincoln LettersChristopher BergAbraham Lincoln
Records
2013
The Three-Paneled Mirror
Christopher Berg, Tom Cipullo, Richard Pearson Thomas
Sheet Music