Personal Biography:

www.presser.com/composer/Kraft-William

Awards:

American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Prize (1984)

Guggenheim Fellowship (1967)

Compositions for Winds:

Concertino No. 1 (2010/1983) for Solo Timpani, Wind Ensemble and Piano

Vintage Renaissance and Beyond (2005) for Wind Symphony, Piano, Harp Strings

The Wrath of Other Winds (1996/1986) for Wind Ensemble

Concerto for Percussion and Chamber Ensemble (1993) for Solo Percussion, Flute/Piccolo, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Piano, Violin, and Cello

Brazen (1992) for Brass, Timpani and Organ

Dialogues and Entertainments for Soprano and Winds (1980) for Soprano and Winds

Concerto for Four Percussion Soloists and Wind Ensemble

Encounters XII: Concertino  for Percussion and Woodwind Quintet

Nonet for Brass and Percussion