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AboutAs a young person, Andrew Lewinter divided his attention between composition and the French horn, studying composition at Juilliard in the pre-college division, and horn with William VerMeulen, Dale Clevenger, and David Jolley. He attended Northwestern University School of Music, but left after his sophomore year to pursue a career as an orchestral horn player, playing with the Florida Orchestra in Tampa, Florida (1986-88) and Principal Horn with both the Florida Philharmonic (1988-2001) and the Santa Fe Opera (1994-97). He won the top prize at the Prague Spring International Solo Competition in 1992.
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In 2016, Andrew began again to compose music. His works include:
- Sonata for Horn and Piano (2017) (premiered by Lydia VanDreel and Sandy Holder in Tacoma, Washington in 2018 and recorded by James Wilson and Catherine Ciscon in 2019 )
- Nonet (2018) (premiered at the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival in 2018 and recorded by members of the Brno Philharmonic on Ablaze Records)
- Sonata for Tuba (or Bass Trombone) and Piano (2018) (written for and premiered by Michael Grose and Andrew Pham at the University of Oregon in 2019). (Subsequently Orchestrated as Concerto for Tuba or Bass Trombone and Piano)
- Waltz for Flute and Cello (2019) (included on flutist Dieter Flury’s solo album, “Modern Works for Flute” on Navona Records)
- String Quartet (2019)
- Woodwind Quintet (2019) (recording by the New London Chamber Ensemble to be released on Navona Records in 2022)
- Because I Could not Stop for Death (2020) (to be recorded by mezzo soprano Megan Ihnen, and released on Navona Records in 2022)
- Trio for Oboe, Horn, and Piano (2020) (recorded by John Dee, oboe, Bernhard David Scully (horn), and Casey Robards (piano) at the University of Illinois in 2021
- Quartet for Trumpet, Horn, Trombone and Piano (2020)
- Quintet for Oboe and Strings (2021) (Written for oboist John Dee)
- Four Miniatures for Horn and Violin (2021) (Written for hornist David Jolley)