BIOGRAPHY
Ted was born in Denver, Colorado in 1935. His father Luther was a hard working man who gave 40 years of loyal service to a dairy in Denver. Ted's mother Geneva was also a hard worker who had several jobs throughout her life. They had three sons, Ted, Don and Ed. Ted met Roberta Randolph and they began corresponding when Ted was in the Navy for four years just after high school. When Ted finished his service, he and Roberta were married and started their lives in Boulder, Colorado. Soon after, Kurt and Kerry, their two sons were born. At the same time, he was studying and earned his Bachelor Degree in Piano Performance from the University of Colorado. Ted's journey towards his PhD in Music spanned nearly 12 years as he and Roberta raised a family, worked, and went to college at the same time. They eventually moved to Arizona where Ted began his first teaching job at Arizona State University. After completing his Masters at ASU, Ted enrolled at the University of Arizona and began working on his PhD in Composition. While Ted was pursuing music, Roberta became a nurse and worked her way into senior leadership at the health department in Arizona. They remained in Arizona until 1975 when the family moved to Tulsa after Ted accepted a position at the University of Tulsa. You can learn more about his career below.
THEODORE "TED" HANSEN
Ted's wife Roberta lives in their home of 28 years in Greenville, Texas. She is an accomplished pianist herself and still teaches piano to young kids. Their son Kerry, who once was a drummer, also lives in Greenville and works for a theater. Their son Kurt is married and lives in St. Louis and runs a large technology firm. Kurt was once an accomplished trumpet player, and he has also studied the piano, voice and guitar. Ted's brother Don, who was a remarkable saxophone player and business man, sadly passed away from cancer just after retiring. His death had a profound impact on Ted, who in 2002, recorded his Tribute Album of Don's favorite jazz standards. The album is dedicated to Don. Ted's other brother Ed is still alive and lives in California with his wife and daughter. Ed was once a baseball player and he eventually became involved with several churches in leadership positions. He's much like Ted in that he is funny, warm, caring and passionate about life.
Interesting Facts you may not have known about Ted:
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- He loved to camp when his boys were young and they often went on fishing trips to northern Arizona
- He supported his family while working on his PhD by becoming one the top Encyclopedia salesmen in the country
- His favorite dog as an adult was an English Bulldog named Sabrina. He bought her for Roberta on Mother's Day
- He always wanted to open a jazz club in some beach getaway, even though he never found the time to do so
- He never embraced religion but ironically was in love with churches and studied their architecture with a passion
- He served for 4 years in the Navy on the U.S.S. Wasp - an aircraft carrier. He was a master electrician
- His musical tastes were primarily classical and jazz, but he also wrote a number of pop songs
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PERSONAL HISTORY
MILITARY SERVICE:
United States Navy 1953 to 1957, Honorable Discharge.
EDUCATION:
B. Mus. University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 1964
Major-Piano Performance. Composition with Cecil Effinger and George Crumb.
M. Mus. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 1967
Major-Composition. Composition with Ronald LoPresti and Grant Fletcher.
D.M.A. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 1974
Major-Composition. Composition with Robert McBride.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Head, Music Department; Texas A&M University 8/90 to 8/94
Professor of Music, Texas A&M University 8/94 to 2018
Dean, St. Louis Conservatory of Music; 8/85 to 7/90.
Director, School of Music, University of Tulsa; 8/82 to 7/85.
Associate Professor of Music, University of Tulsa, 9/75 to 8/82.
Chairman, Interdisciplinary Humanities Program, Arizona State University, 9/70 to 9/72
Assistant Professor of Music 9/67 to 9/75.
COURSES TAUGHT:
Architecture/Music/Philosophy
(A capstone course for senior students as part of the University Studies Program at Texas A&M University)
16th and 18th century counterpoint
Form & Analysis
Orchestration
Composition (undergraduate and graduate) Acoustics
Advanced Analytical Techniques
Seminars on 20th Century Music
Seminars on the music of Prokofiev
Seminars on the music of Vaughan Williams
The history of Jazz
Arranging for Jazz Ensembles
Jazz Improvisation
Interdisciplinary Humanities (Arizona State University)
Freshmen & Sophomore Music Theory/Ear Training
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TRAVEL EXPERIENCE:
Ted and Roberta traveled extensively to numerous Architectural sites which he would discuss in the Architecture/Music/Philosophy capstone course that he taught. These travels included: England, France, Whales, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Scotland, Portugal, Morocco, Egypt, Italy, Jordon, Israel, Turkey, Greece, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Panama, Russia, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Canada, Estonia, and all of the United States.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)
The American Federation of Musicians
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia
PUBLICATIONS JOURNALS:
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Nimrod, volume 21, No. 1 Fall/Winter 1976
University of Tulsa
Notes on the Suite for Brass Quintet, pages 10 & 11.
PUBLICATIONS BOOKS:
Twentieth Century Harmonic & Melodic Aural Perception
ISBN 0-8191-2517-2
University Press of America, Inc. 1982
Washington, D.C. 20036
AWARDS:
Outstanding Music Student, 1963, University of Colorado
The Paul W. Barrus Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award.
The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Standard
Panel Award. 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003,
2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2015
Honorary resolution by The State of Texas House of Representatives on September 24, 2003
to Dr. Ted Hansen in recognition of his achievements as a composer.
Texas A & M Commerce Nominee for The Minnie Stephens Piper 2005
Foundation Award in recognition of excellence in teaching.
Texas A&M Regents Professor on 12-4-08.
RECORDINGS:
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Symphony #1- University of Tulsa Orchestra. 1978
Mirrors for Violin and Viola. June 1999
CD Recording on Musicians Showcase Recordings
Mark Miller-violin, Ute Miller-viola
Tribute- Solo Jazz Piano CD. February 2002 (Dedicated to my late brother,
Don Hansen. Produced by my son, Kurt Hansen on Dogwood Records)
PUBLICATIONS COMPOSITIONS:
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The number of compositions and arrangements completed by Ted during his career are so numerous that we have chosen to only list a sampling of his work. In time, we may add more to the following list, so check back periodically.
Seesaw Music Corporation (a division of Subito Music Corp.)
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Three Movements for Orchestra
1975
Collage (2fl., oboe, cl., Vibes)
1975
String Quartet #1
1975
Cavatina for Flugelhorn & Piano
1975
Nocturne for Clarinet & Piano
1975
Suite for Viola & Piano
1975
Configuration for Flute & Piano
1975
Aria for Trombone & Piano
1975
Toccata for Winds
1975
Symphony # 1
1976
Configuration for Trumpet & Piano
1976
Suite for Brass Quintet
1976
Contrasts for Woodwind Quintet
1976
Coloration in Brass (Quintet)
1976
Montage for Violin & Piano
1977
Elegy for Saxophone & Piano
1978
Four Sketches for Piano
1979
Elegy for Organ
1979
Configuration for Piano
1980
Contrasts for English Horn & Strings
1982
Elegy (Organ, Chorus, Brass)
1983
Contrasts for Alto Saxophone & Strings
1984
Piano Sonata
1985
Collaboration for Clarinet & Piano
1991
Montage for Trombone & Piano
1993
Elegy for Tuba & Piano
1995
Kaleidoscope for Alto Flute & Vibes
1995
Aria for Oboe & Piano
1996
Mirrors for Violin & Viola
1997
Millennium Two (Symphony in one movement)
1999
Reflections for Violin, Viola, & Cello
2000
Prisms for Cello and Piano
2001
Contours for Violin and Piano
2003
Cantilena for Violin, Viola, and Piano
2005
Canticle for Clarinet, Violin, and Viola
2006
In Praise of Science (SATB Chorale)
2007
Triforia (Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon)
2008
String Quartet #2
2008
Canto (solo bassoon)
2009
Soliloquy (solo clarinet)
2009
Duologue for Trumpet and Piano
2013
Dorn Publications Inc
Chanson For Alto Saxophone & Piano
2003
Crystals For Violin, Cello, & Piano
2003
Five Easy Pieces for Piano
2003
Polygons (Saxophone Quintet)
2009
Hexagons (Saxophone Sextet)
2011
Cantilena for Solo Alto Saxophone
2012
Aria for E-flat Soprano Clarinet
2014
Arisoso for Sopranino Saxophone
2014
Elegy for Bass Clarinet
2015
Aria for Cimbasso & Piano
2016
Triglyphs (Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone)
2017
SELECTED PERFORMANCES:
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May 1971, Three Movements for Orchestra
Phoenix Symphony Orchestra
May 1973, Suite for Viola & Piano
May 1973, Coloration in Brass
May 1973, Contrasts for Woodwind Quintet
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Dec. 1975, Configuration for Flute & Piano
Jan Dailey, Faculty Recital U. Tulsa
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Jan. 1976, Contrasts for Woodwind Quintet
Tulsa Philharmonic Quintet
Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, OK
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May 1976, Suite for Brass Quintet
Faculty Brass Quintet, U. Tulsa
May 1976, Coloration in Brass
Sequoia Brass Quintet, San Francisco, CA
Nov. 1976, Contrasts for Woodwind Quintet
Arizona State University Faculty Quintet
J.F.K. Center for The Performing Arts
Apr. 1977, Montage for Violin and Piano
Mary Findley, Violinist O.R.U. Tulsa, OK
May 1982, Contrasts for English Horn & Strings
Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra Thomas Stacy, Soloist
Principal, New York Philharmonic
Apr. 1982, Elegy for Organ, Chorus and Brass
University of Tulsa Chorale
Aug. 1982, Contrasts for English Horn & Strings
Channel 11 Television, Tulsa
Feb. 1984, Contrasts for English Horn & Strings
Oklahoma City
Feb. 1984, Contrasts for Alto Saxophone & Strings
North American Saxophone Alliance
Regional Convention, Kansas City
Dwight Dailey, Soloist
May 1984, Configuration for Piano
Carnegie Hall, New York City
Robert Barr, Pianist
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Apr. 1986, Suite for Viola & Piano
Singleton Chapel, St. Louis
Walter Kuessner, Violist
Aug. 1986, Montage for Violin & Piano
Johannesen International Festival
Victoria, Canada
Marsha Curtis, Violinist
May 1987, Piano Sonata (World Premiere)
Abraham Goodman House, New York City
Natan Brand, Pianist
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Sept. 1988, Piano Sonata
St. Louis Conservatory of Music
Natan Brand, Pianist
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Nov. 1990, Nocturne For Clarinet & Piano
Nov. 1990, Configuration for Flute & Piano
Nov. 1990, Elegy for Organ
Nov. 1990, Cavatina for Flugelhorn & Piano
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1990, Configuration for Piano & Collage
Faculty Recital Texas A&M
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Mar. 1991, Aria for Trombone & Piano
Jimmy Clark, Trombone; Ted Hansen, Piano
Faculty Recital, Texas A&M University
Feb. 1992, Collaboration for Clarinet & Piano
James Deaton, Clarinet; Ted Hansen, Piano
Faculty Recital, Texas A&M University
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Mar. 1995, Elegy for Saxophone & Piano
North American Saxophone Alliance Convention
Denton, Texas; Roy Allen, Soloist
Mar. 1996, Kaleidoscope for Alto Flute & Vibraphone
Graduate Recital, Robert Poulin, Vibes
Texas A&M University
Apr. 1997, Suite for Viola & Piano
Montage for Violin & Piano
Mark Miller, Violin; Ute Miller, Viola (Duo Renard)
Ted Hansen, Piano
Texas A&M University
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Dec. 1997, Mirrors for Violin & Viola
Duo Renard; Texas A&M University
Mar. 1998, Mirrors for Violin & Viola
Dallas Lake Chamber Music Society
Aug. 1998, Mirrors for Violin & Viola
Hittfeld, Germany Duo Renard
Feb. 2000, Millennium Two (World Premiere)
North East Texas Symphony Orchestra
Apr. 2000, Reflections for Violin, Viola, and Cello
Mark Miller, Violin; Ute Miller, Viola; Gayane
Manasjan, Cello. (World Premiere)
July 2000, Reflections for Violin, Viola, and Cello
Chamber Music in The Pines Festival
Sept 2001, Prisms for Cello and Piano
Gayane Manasjan, Cello; Larissa Cherkasov, Piano
(World Premiere in Dallas at The Lake Chamber Music Society)
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Mar. 2002, Chanson For Alto Saxophone and Piano
Roy Allen, Alto Saxophone; Wesley Beal, piano.
National Saxophone Alliance Convention, Denton, Tx.
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Apr. 2002, Cavatina For Flugelhorn and Piano
Tracy Gilmer, Flugelhorn
Mississippi State University
Aug. 2002, Prisms For Cello and Piano
Gayane Manasjan, Cello; Vicki Seldon, Piano
Killington Summer Music Festival; Killington,Vermont.
Sept. 2002, Aria For Trombone and Piano
Jimmy Clark, Trombone; Laura Maxwell, Piano
TAMU Music School Recital
Feb. 2003, Prisms for Cello and Piano
Gayane Manasjan, Cello; Vicki Seldon, Piano
Prairie View A&M University, Houston, Texas
April 2003, Contours for Violin and Piano
Mark Miller, Violin; Fenia Chang, Piano
University of Texas at Arlington
World Premiere
May 2003, Contours for Violin and Piano
Mark Miller, Violin; Fenia Chang, Piano
Texas A&M University-Commerce
June 2003, Piano Sonata
Slovenia, Europe
Apr. 2004, Configuration for Flute and Piano
Jennifer Wheeler, Flute; Laura Maxell, Piano
Texas A&M University, Commerce
Oct. 2004, Mirrors for Violin & Viola
Mark and Ute Miller
University of Texas at Arlington
Oct. 2004, Mirrors for Violin & Viola
Mark and Ute Miller
Texas A&M University, Commerce
March 2005, Crystals for Violin, Cello, & Piano
Eugene Cherkasov,Violin; Gayane Manasjan, Cello
Larissa Cherkasov, Piano
(World Premiere- Lake Chamber Series-Dallas)
March 2005, Cantilena for Violin, Viola, & Piano
Mark Miller, Violin; Ute Miller, Viola
Steven Harlos, Piano.
March 2005, Cantilena for Violin, Viola, & Piano
Mesquite Arts Center, Mesquite, Texas.
Mark Miller, Violin; Ute Miller, Viola;
Steven Harlos, Piano
August 2005, Reflections for Violin, Viola, and Cello
Killington Music Festival, Vermont
Swang Lin, Violin ; David Hermann, viola
Gayane Manasjan, Cello.
Spring 2005, Piano Sonata
Seoul, Korea
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Sept. 2005, Elegy for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Brookhaven College, Dallas
Roy Allen, soloist
Sept. 2005, Montage for Trombone and Piano
Jimmy Clark, Trombone; Laura Maxwell, Piano.
Faculty Recital, Texas A&M-Commerce
Oct. 2005, Elegy for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Texas Tech University
Roy Allen, soloist
Nov. 2005, Elegy for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Baylor University
Roy Allen, soloist
April 2006, In Praise of Science (Text and Music)
Texas A&M-Commerce Chorale
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April 2006, Canticle for Violin, Viola, and Clarinet
World Premiere at Texas A&M-Commerce and in Dallas.
Color of Sound Chamber Music Series
Mark Miller, Violin; Ute Miller, Viola; Mary Druhan, Clarinet.
June 2006, Canticle for Violin, Viola, and Clarinet
National Clarinet Symposium
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Mary Druhan, Clarinet; Mark Miller, Violin: Ute Miller,
Viola
April 2007, Kaleidoscope for Alto Flute & Vibraphone
Texas A&M Commerece, Graduate Recital
Angela Rhodes, Alto Flute
Kyle Treadwell, Vibraphone
August 2007, Triforia for Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon
World Premiere, Conservatory of Music San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jocelyn Goranson, Flute
Mary Druhan, Clarinet
Todd Goranson, Bassoon
October 2007, Collaboration for Clarinet and Piano
Texas A&M - Commerce Faculty Recital
Mary Druhan, Clarinet
Luis Sanchez, Piano
October 2007, Aria for Trombone and Piano
Texas A&M- Commerce Faculty Recital
Jimmy Clark, Trombone
Laura Maxwell, Piano
February 2008, Elegy for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Todd Goranson, Saxophone
Laura Maxwell, Piano
April 2008, Triforia (Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon)
United States Premiere
Mary Druhan, Clarinet
Jocelyn Goranson, Flute
Todd Goranson, Bassoon
July 2008, Contrasts for Woodwind Quintet, and Triforia
International Double Reed Society Convention in Salt Lake City
April 2008, String Quartet #2
Texas A& M – Commerce
Mark Miller, Violin
Sarah Carmichael, Violin
Ute Miller, Viola
Deborah Brooks, Cello
October 2008, Declamation (Trombone and Piano)
Texas A&M Commerce
Jimmy Clark, Trombone; Laura Maxwell,Piano
April 2009, Soliloquy (Solo Clarinet)
Dr. Mary Druhan, Clarinet- Regents Convocation
Texas A&M Commerce
July 2009, Canto (Solo Bassoon)
International Bassoon Convention in Sweden
Dr. Todd Goranson, Bassoon
December 2009, Time Passes By (Piano Solo) Ted Hansen, Piano
Commissioned work for dedication at The Hunt County
Regional Healthcare Hospital on December 6, 2009
March 2010, Montage for Trombone and Piano
Eastern Trombone Convention
Fort Myers, Virginia
Jimmy Clark, Trombone
Bob Boguslaw, Piano.
April 2010, Cavatina for Flugelhorn and Piano
Laura Chandler, Flugelhorn
Andrew Miller, Piano
Christopher Newport Univ. Virginia
April 2010, 2012, Hexagons for Saxophone Sextet
Dr. Todd Goranson and Colleagues
Texas A&M Commerce
January 2013, Cantilena for solo alto saxophone
International Saxophone Symposium
George Mason University, Fairfax,VA.
Dr. Todd Goranson
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February 2013, String Quartet # One
Mount Vernon Music, Mount Vernon, TX.
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Liberty Hall, Tyler, TX
Texas A&M University, Commerce, TX
Mark Miller, Violin- Ute Miller, Viola
Elizabeth Elsner, Violin- Oliver Schlaffer, Cello
October 2013, Duologue for Trumpet and Piano
Dr. Daniel Kelly, Trumpet
Ms. Libby Vanatta, Piano
March 2014, Cantilena for Alto Saxophone
North American Saxophone Alliance Convention
University of Illinois
Dr. Todd Goranson, Saxophone
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April 10, 2014, Elegy for Chorus, Brass, and Organ
Texas A&M-Commerce
Chorale, Brass, Organ
August 7, 2014, Aria for E-flat Clarinet
Dr. Mary Alice Druhan, Clarinet
Louisiana State University
September 2014, Elegy for Tuba and Piano
Dr. Jeff Baker, Tuba
Mrs. Libby Vanata, Piano
Texas A& M-Commerce
January 2016, Aria for Cimbasso and Piano
Dr. Jeff Baker, Cimbasso (Univ.North Texas)
February 2016, Elegy for Bass Clarinet
Timothy Bagert
October 2016, Configuration for Flute and Piano
Andrew Camp, Flute
Libby Vanatta, Piano
POPULAR MUSIC COMPOSITIONS:
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Keystone Music Publications
(Music by Ted Hansen; Lyrics by Bobbie Hansen)
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The Summers Gone
Rain May Come Tomorrow
Christmas Is For Love
Looks Like It Will Be One Of Those Days
I Laugh Away The Pain
It’s Got To Be A Losing Game
Take Time To Listen
Somebody Cured The Blues Last Night
Love Is Someone New
She’ll Say Goodbye
Memories of Yesterday
Just Thought I’d Drop By
Love You So
Some Sunday In June
What Can You Do To Get Me There
Alright, Hello
I’ll Meet You There
Far Into The Night
First The Good News
And So You’ll Never Know
Looks Like The Real Thing
Tears
So Near And Yet So Far
The Joy Of Christmas