Michael H. Weinstein

Who is Michael H. Weinstein?

Michael H. Weinstein is a Swiss composer active in America.

Weinstein has written music for all major genres of art music—with the exception of opera—though he is primarily known for his works for wind ensemble. His style melds the lightness of Mozart with the rhythmic complexity of Stravinsky, and, while his music is fundamentally tonal, he employ's twelve tone techniques to create tension and ambiguity.

Weinstein's music has been performed throughout America, Europe and Russia. His Concerto for Wind Ensemble was recorded by Eugene Corporon and the Cincinnati Wind Ensemble for the Klavier label. He has received numerous commissions including the Chamber Symphony the Serenade for Twelve Instruments, The Roman Odes and Two Elegies among others.

Reviewing the premiere of Weinstein’s Concerto for Horn, Anthony Tommasini described Weinsteins’s music: “The harmonic language is tonal; the style is neoclassical in the tradition of Copland, with a sometimes fractured phrase structure that suggests Stravinsky. The textures and interweavings of contrapuntal lines are clear and unmysterious. . .the score is capably crafted and the audience was taken with it.