About
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, James Primosch studied at Cleveland State University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University.
Primosch received many prestigious grants and awards, including a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Guggenheim Fellowship. His song cycle Holy the Firm was composed for and premiered by Dawn Upshaw, and he served on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania from 1988 until his passing in 2021.
For more information about Primosch, please visit his website, listed to the right.
–Christie Finn
Related Information
Songs
"..that passeth all understanding"
James Primosch
Denise Levertov
Song Collection: Holy the Firm
Bedtime
James Primosch
Denise Levertov
Cinder
James Primosch
Susan Stewart
Song Collection: Holy the Firm
Deathbeds
James Primosch
Annie Dillard
Song Collection: Holy the Firm
Every Day is a God
James Primosch
Annie Dillard
Song Collection: Holy the Firm
Holy the Firm
Song CollectionJames Primosch
Songs for Adam
Song CollectionJames Primosch
Recordings
Vocalisms
(John Harbison, James Primosch and Ned Rorem)
2018
The Tempest: 17th & 20th Century Settings
(James Primosch)
2008