Michael Daugherty
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Michael Kevin Daugherty (born April 28, 1954) is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American composer, pianist, and teacher. He is influenced by popular culture, Romanticism, and Postmodernism. Daugherty's notable works include his Superman comic book-inspired Metropolis Symphony for Orchestra (1988–93), Dead Elvis for Solo Bassoon and Chamber Ensemble (1993), Jackie O (1997), Niagara Falls for Symphonic Band (1997), UFO for Solo Percussion and Orchestra (1999) and for Symphonic Band (2000), Bells for Stokowski from Philadelphia Stories for Orchestra (2001) and for Symphonic Band (2002), Fire and Blood for Solo Violin and Orchestra (2003) inspired by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Time Machine for Three Conductors and Orchestra (2003), Ghost Ranch for Orchestra (2005), Deus ex Machina for Piano and Orchestra (2007), Labyrinth of Love for Soprano and Chamber Winds (2012), American Gothic for Orchestra (2013), and Tales of Hemingway for Cello and Orchestra (2015). Daugherty has been described by The Times (London) as "a master icon maker" with a "maverick imagination, fearless structural sense and meticulous ear."
Currently, Daugherty is Professor of Composition at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michael Daugherty's music is published by Peermusic Classical, Boosey & Hawkes, and since 2010, Michael Daugherty Music/Bill Holab Music.
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- Carmina Burana: O Fortuna (From "Excalibur") - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- 3 Film Scores for String Orchestra: No. 3, Face of Another: Waltz - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Chichester Psalms: I. Psalm 108:2, Urah, hanevel, v'chinor! - Psalm 100, Hariu l'Adonai kol haarets - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578 "Little Fugue" (Transcr. L. Stokowski) - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" (Featured in "Elizabeth") - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Short Ride in a Fast Machine - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Pavane and Gigue (Arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra) - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- 6 Romances, Op. 73, TH 109: No. 6, Again, as Before, Alone "Solitude" (Transcr. L. Stokowski) - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Prelude - - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- String Quartet in F Major, Op. 3, No. 5, Hob. III:17, "Serenade": II. Andante cantabile (arr. L. Stokowski for orchestra) [Attrib. To Hoffstetter] - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Symphony No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 28, "Irish": II. Allegro molto vivace - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Air - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Pastoral Symphony, "Pifa" (Arr. L. Stokowski) - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- New England Triptych: III. Chester - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Dies Natalis, Op. 8: V. The Salutation - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Dance Symphony: II. Andante moderato "Dance of the Girl Who Moves As If in a Dream" - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: When I Am Laid in Earth "Dido's Lament" (Transcr. L. Stokowski) - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Ride of the Valkyries (Transcr. L. Stokowski) - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Symphony No. 5: I. — - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Sinfonietta: I. Allegro con brio - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Symphony No. 3: I. — - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Elegy - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Meditation V: In green pastures - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Symphony No. 2: II. Tranquillo - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, Op. 90: III. Allegro non troppo - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 15: III. Intermezzo. Allegro giusto - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Morning Song, "Maytime in Sussex" - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Grand Canyon Suite: I Sunrise - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Violin Concertino, Op. 42: I. Allegretto cantabile - - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
- Route 66 - The Essential Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Michael Daugherty
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