Hubert Howe is an important contemporary composer of computer music. The works featured on this album are Inharmonic Fantasies Nos. 3, 4, 5, and 8, and Harmonic Fantasies Nos 3 and 4. Hubert Howe was educated at Princeton University, where he studied with J. K. Randall, Godfrey Winham and Milton Babbitt, and from which he received the A.B., M.F.A. and Ph.D. degrees. He was one of the first researchers in computer music, and became Professor of Music and Director of the Electronic Music studios at Queens College of the City University of New York. He also taught at the Juilliard School for 20 years. In 1988-89 he held the Endowed Chair in Music at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. From 1989 to 1998, 2001 to 2002, and Fall 2007, he was Director of Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College of the City University of New York. He has been a member of the American Composers Alliance since 1974 and has served as President from 2002 to 2011. He is a member of the New York Composers Circle and has served as Executive Director since 2013. In 2009, he founded the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, and he continues as Director. Recordings of his computer music (Overtone Music, CPS-8678, Filtered Music, CPS-8719, and Temperamental Music and Created Sounds, CPS- 8771) have been released by Capstone Records, and Clusters has been released by Ravello Records.

Tracklist:

Inharmonic Fantasy No. 3
Inharmonic Fantasy No. 2
Harmonic Fantasy No. 3
Inharmonic Fantasy No. 4
Harmonic Fantasy No. 4
Inharmonic Fantasy No. 5
Inharmonic Fantasy No. 8

UPC: 044747375922
Label: Centaur
Release Date: 4.17.20
Format: CD

Howe - Harmonic & Inharmonic Fantasie (CD)