Karel Husa (born August 7, 1921, Prague, Czechoslavakia – died December 14, 2016, Apex, North Carolina, USA) was a Czech-born American classical composer and conductor, winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize and 1993 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition. In 1954 he moved to the United States and became an American citizen in 1959.
ALBUMS
Karel Husa / Bohuslav Martinů, Anna Paulová
Music For Clarinet
2023, CD, Album, Supraphon, 
,
, Modern
Karel Husa, Prague Symphony Orchestra*
Karel Husa Prague Symphony Orchestra
2021, 2xFile, MP3, Album, RE, RM, 320, Supraphon, 
,
, Contemporary
Phillip Koplow, Karel Husa, Krzysztof Penderecki, Bohuslav Martinů
For The Peace Of Cities: Works For Orchestra
2019, CD, Comp, Ravello Records, 
,
, Modern/Contemporary
Kristina Fialová, Igor Ardašev, Martinů*, Feld*, Kalabis*, Husa*
Czech Viola Sonatas
2017, CD, Album, Supraphon, ,
, Modern
Karel Husa, North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon*
Karel Husa
2012, 2xCD, Comp, GIA (2),
Maslanka*, Ellerby*, Husa*, Goto*, Milburn*, Sierra*, North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon*
Ciphers
2012, CD, GIA WindWorks,
Turrin*, McTee*, Husa*, Salfelder*, Hause*, Colgrass*, North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon*
Encryptions
2012, CD, GIA WindWorks
Karel Husa
Music Of Life (Orchestral Masterworks)
2011, CD, Album, Ablaze Records, ,
, Contemporary
Ewazen*, Cichy*, Husa*, Maslanka*, Philharmonia À Vent Wind Orchestra*, John Boyd
Celestial Dancers
2010, CD, Klavier Records
Schuman* • Reed* • Husa* • Nelhýbel* • Rutgers Wind Ensemble • William Berz
Fanfares And Overtures
2009, CD, Album, Naxos
Karel Husa - Syracuse University Symphony Orchestra*, John Daniel (15), Rob Parton
Trumpet Concertos
2006, CD, Album, Mark Masters, ,
, Modern/Contemporary
Karel Husa
Two Sonnets From Michelangelo, The Trojan Women
2004, CD, Album, RE, First Edition Music
Karel Husa - Quintet Of The Americas
Recollections
2004, CD, Album, New World Records
Karel Husa
Karel Husa
2002, CD, Comp, RE, First Edition Music, ,
, Contemporary
Karel Husa, The Ithaca College Wind Ensemble*, Rodney Winther
Apotheosis Of This Earth • Music Of Karel Husa
2002
Karel Husa
Pragensia
2001, CD, Comp, Clarton
Philharmonia À Vent, John Boyd (4) • Frederick Fennell / Bach* • Wagner* • Miaskovsky* • Brahms* • Debussy* • Husa*
Masterworks For Wind Band
2000, CD, Album, ELF (5)
The Martinů Piano Quartet*, Martinů*, Kalabis*, Husa*
Piano Quartets
2000, CD, Album, ArcoDiva,
New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble, Frank L. Battisti, Bernard Rands, John Harbison, William Kraft, Karel Husa
Works For Wind Ensemble
1999, CD, Album, Albany Records, ,
, Contemporary
Bowling Green Philharmonia, Emily Freeman Brown, Don Freund, Chris Theofanidis*, Movses Pogossian, Samuel Adler, Jeffrey Ryan (2), Myra Merritt, Karel Husa, Marilyn Shrude
New Music From Bowling Green
1999, CD, Album, Albany Records
Lawrence Gwozdz, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic*, Kirk Trevor, Steffen Hass , Works By Carl Anton Wirth, Karel Husa, William Grant Still, Warren Benson, John C. Worley
An American Concerto Tribute To Sigurd Raschèr
1999, CD, Album, Albany Records
Karel Husa
Chamber Music
1998, CD, Album, Panton
Karel Husa - Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Des Solistes De Paris
The Trojan Women
1998, CD, Album, Phoenix (7),
Temple University Wind Symphony, Arthur D. Chodoroff, Karel Husa
Temple University Wind Symphony - Chodoroff, Conductor
1997, CD, Album, Albany Records
Karel Husa, Ezra Laderman, Mel Powell, The Colorado Quartet*
Untitled
1997
Pavel Bořkovec, Miloslav Kabeláč, Jan F. Fischer, Jan Hanuš, Karel Husa, Jindřich Feld
Přitomnost - Česká Hudba 20, Stoleti = Contemporary Czech Music
1996, CD, Gramofonové Závody, 
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, Modern/Neo-Romantic
Husa*, Weiss*, Penderecki*, Perron*, Van de Vate*
Music From Six Continents: 1993 Series
1994, CD, Album, Vienna Modern Masters
Lawrence Gwozdz - Henry Cowell, Karel Husa, John David Lamb, Armand Russell, William Grant Still, Carl Anton Wirth, John C. Worley - Michael Reimer (2), Lois Leventhal, David Evenson
An American Tribute To Sigurd Rascher
1994, CD, Album, Crystal Records (5)
Karel Husa – Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Barry Kolman
Music For Prague 1968 • Reflections (Symphony No. 2) • Fresque
1994, CD, ,
, Contemporary/Modern
Westwood Wind Quintet With Lisa Bergman, Richard Pressley - Ingolf Dahl, Karel Husa, Jerzy Sapieyevski, Louis Moyse
Untitled
1993, CD, Crystal Records (5), ,
, Modern/Contemporary
The Louisville Orchestra, Lawrence Leighton Smith* - Witold Lutoslawski / Karel Husa / Paul Creston
Fanfare For Louisville / Apotheosis Of This Earth / Monodrama / Invocation And Dance
1991, CD, First Edition Records
Karel Husa - The Fine Arts Quartet / The Long Island Chamber Ensemble*, Lawrence Sobol
String Quartets Nos. 2 And 3 / Evocations De Slovaquie
1990, CD, Album, Phoenix (7), ,
, Modern/Chamber Music/String Ensemble
Werner Torkanowsky / Karel Husa - The New England Piano Quartette
Piano Quartet / Variations For Violin, Viola, Violoncello And Piano
1986, LP, Orion, ,
, Contemporary
Franz Joseph Haydn* / Karel Husa - The Verdehr Trio*
Three Trios (Hoboken IV) / Sonata A Tre For Violin, Clarinet, And Piano
1986, LP, Album, Crystal Records (5)
The Alard String Quartet - Karel Husa / Priaulx Rainier
String Quartets (String Quartet No. 1 / Quartet For Strings)
1983, LP, Leonarda Productions, ,
, Modern
Karel Husa - The Louisville Orchestra, Akira Endo
The Trojan Women
1981, LP, First Edition Records, First Edition Records, First Edition Records
David Pelton, Stephen Martorella, Husa*, Webern*, Dallapiccola*, Vaughan Williams*
Songs By Husa, Webern, Dallapiccola And Vaughan Williams
1980, LP, Redwood Records (2),
Karel Husa - Michigan State University Wind Symphony & The Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Stanley DeRusha
The Compositions Of Karel Husa
1979, LP, Golden Crest Records, Inc.
The Long Island Chamber Ensemble Of New York, Lawrence Sobol - Husa* / Dahl* / Diamond*
Sonata No. 2 For Piano / Sonata Da Camera For Clarinet & Piano / Vocalises For Soprano & Viola
1978, LP, Grenadilla Records
Karel Husa / Pamela Layman - Elmar Oliveira, David Oei
Sonata For Violin & Piano / Gravitation I
1978, LP, Album, Grenadilla Records, ,
, Contemporary
Herbert Haufrecht, Walter Mourant, Karel Husa
Brass Etcetera
1978
Samuel Barber, Arthur Berger (2), Elliott Carter, Luciano Berio, Irving Fine, Lukas Foss, Mario Davidovsky, Jacob Druckman, Gunther Schuller & Karel Husa - The Dorian Quintet*
The Avant Garde Woodwind Quintet In The U.S.A.
1977, 3xLP + Box, VoxBox, ,
, Modern/Contemporary/Experimental
Alan Hovhaness / Karel Husa - The Long Island Chamber Ensemble Of New York, Lawrence Sobol
Firdausi For Clarinet, Harp & Percussion, Op. 252 / Evocations De Slovaquie For Clarinet, Viola & Cello
1976
Hovhaness* / Husa* / Straight*
Triptych / Mosaïques / Development
1975, Vinyl, ,
, Contemporary/Modern
Karel Husa, The University Of Michigan Symphony Band
Apotheosis Of This Earth: Music For Prague 1968
1974, LP, Golden Crest
Karel Husa / Matthias Bamert - The Louisville Orchestra, Jorge Mester
Two Sonnets From Michelangelo / "Septuria Lunaris"
1972, LP, Album, Com, First Edition Records
Krzysztof Penderecki / Gene Gutché* / Karel Husa - The Louisville Orchestra, Jorge Mester
De Natura Sonoris No. 2 / Genghis Khan, Op. 37 / Music For Prague 1968
1972, ,
, Contemporary/Orchestra
Karel Husa - Fine Arts Quartet*
Karel Husa Quartets (Nos. 2 And 3)
1971
Hector Berlioz - Cornell Symphony Orchestra, Cornell Brass Ensembles, Cornell University Chorus, Cornell University Glee Club, Karel Husa
La Grande Messe Des Morts
1966, 2xLP, Cornell University, ,
, Romantic/Religious
Johannes Brahms, Orchestre Des Cento Soli, Karel Husa
Symphonie N°1 En Ut Mineur Opus 68
1957
Bela Bartok* / Devy Erlih, Orchestre Des Cento Soli Sous La Direction De Karel Husa
Le Mandarin Merveilleux / Première Et Deuxième Rhapsodies Pour Violon Et Orchestre
1956, 
,
, Modern
Karel Husa, Ingolf Dahl, Tim Timmons With The Ithaca Concert Band*
Tim Timmons Saxophone With The Ithaca Concert Band
LP, Album, Quad, Golden Crest
Brahms* / Orchestre Des Cento Soli Direction: Karel Husa / Orchestre Symphonique Du Gürzenich De Cologne* Direction: Günter Wand
Les Quatre Symphonies (Intégrale)
Box + 4xLP, Comp, Musidisc
Karel Husa / Michael Mauldin / John Donald Robb*
Four Little Pieces / Petroglyph / Elegy
LP, Album, Opus One
Karel Husa
Symphony No. 1 For Orchestra
LP, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
Karel Husa
Symphony No 1 • Serenade • Landscapes • Mosaïques
CD, Comp, RE, RM, RP, Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
Arkansas State University Wind Ensemble, Thomas J. O'Neal, Karel Husa, Theron Waddle
CBDNA 1998
CD, Mark Records
Karel Husa
A Portrait Of Karel Husa
CD, Albany Records
Karel Husa · Robert Palmer (6) - Orchestra de los Solistas de Paris* dirigida por Karel Husa
Fantasias Para Orquesta / Musica Conmemorativa
APPEARANCES +
Edna Michell, Yehudi Menuhin
The Compassion Project
2018, 2xCD, Album, Innova Recordings, ,
, Modern/Contemporary
Matthew Nelson
Meditations And Tributes
2017, CD, Album, Soundset Recordings
Tasha Warren
Black Lines
2017, CD, Album, Centaur Records
Nagoya Academic Winds, Mamoru Nakata
Toccata Feroce
2016, CD, Album, Brain Music, 
Koninklijke Harmonie Sainte Cécile Eijsden, Jan Cober
Hommage Aux Brillants
2016, CD, World Wind Music, 
The United States Navy Band*, Captain Brian O. Walden*, Dennis Zeisler, Charles Peltz, MUCS Laura Grantier*
Sixty-Eighth Annual Midwest Clinic 2014
2014, 2xCD, Mark Records
Václav Blahunek, Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
Festivo!
2013, CD, Album, Denon, Columbia
OK Percussion Duo
Let
2012, CD, Album, Dig, Cimbal Classic, ,
, Contemporary
The University Of Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry F. Junkin*
Starry Crown
2012, CD, Longhorn Music (2)
North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon*
Genesis
2011, CD, GIA WindWorks, GIA WindWorks, ,
, Modern
Western Brass Quintet
Games for Brass: New Music for Brass Quintet
2010, CD, Album, Summit Education, Summit Records (3)
North Texas Wind Symphony, Cincinnati Wind Symphony, Eugene Corporon / U.S. Marine Band, Jason K. Fettig, Leonard Slatkin
Teaching Music Through Performance In Band - Volume 1 Grade 6
2010, 4xCD, Album, GIA (2),
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band*, Colonel Michael J. Colburn*
2009 WASBE
2009, CD, Mark Records,
Various
Norwegian Wind Band Championships 2008 (Norgesmesterskapet For Janitsjarkorps 2008)
2008, 2xCD, Doyen, 
Koninklijke Harmonie Sainte Cécile Eijsden, Jan Cober
Les Rouges Triomphants
2008, CD, Album, World Wind Music,
The University of Florida Wind Symphony, David A. Waybright, Archie G. Birkner IV
Raise The Roof!
2008, CD, Mark Masters
Frederick Speck, University Of Louisville Wind Ensemble
WASBE 2007 Killarney Ireland
2007, CD, Album, Mark Records
Missouri State University Wind Ensemble, Belva Worthen Prather
Wind Ensemble 2005-2006 - Live At CBDNA
2006, CD, Not On Label (Missouri State University Wind Ensemble Self-released)
Vandercook College Of Music Symphonic Band
2005 The Fifty-Ninth Annual Midwest Clinic
2006, CD, Mark Records,
Frederick L. Hemke
The American Saxophonist
2006, CD, Album, Comp, EnF Records,
Various
Norwegian Wind Band Championships 2004 (Norgesmesterskapet For Janitsjarkorps 2004)
2004, 2xCD, Doyen, ,
, Contemporary
The Fine Arts Quartet
The Fine Arts Quartet At WFMT: Unreleased Recordings Of Broadcast performances, 1967-73
2004, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, Music & Arts
Various
Norwegian Wind Band Championships 2002 (Norgesmesterskapet For Janitsjarkorps 2002)
2002, 2xCD, Doyen, ,
, Modern/Contemporary
North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon*
Recollections
2002, CD, Klavier Records
John Sampen / Marilyn Shrude
Visions In Metaphor
2001, CD, Album, Albany Records
Harvey Pittel, The University Of Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin
Harvey Pittel With The University Of Texas Wind Ensemble
2001, CD, Mark Masters
Banda Sinfónica La Artística, Buñol*, Henrie Adams
La Artística Live
2001, 2xCD, World Wind Music
Schwäbisches Jugendblasorchester*
Dreikönigskonzert 2000
2000, CD, RK Musikproduktion
University Of Illinois Symphonic Band, Harry Begian
In Concert With The University Of Illinois Symphonic Band: The Begian Years - Vol. XI
2000
"The President's Own" United States Marine Band*
The Bicentennial Collection (Celebrating The 200th Anniverary Of "The President's Own" United States Marine Band)
1998, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Not On Label (United States Marine Band Self-released), ,
, Military/Classical/Marches
Various
Norwegian Wind Band Championships 1997 (Norgesmesterskapet For Janitsjarkorps 1997)
1997, 2xCD, Doyen
Dama Dama
Dama Dama 3: Údolí Lidí / Valley Of Men
1997, CD, Album, Wolf Records (4), ,
, Contemporary
Cincinnati Wind Symphony, Mallory Thompson
Prevailing Winds
1997, CD, Summit Records (3)
Due Boemi Di Praga
Music Contrasts 1
1997, CD, NSS-Records, Music Contrasts
The United States Navy Band*, Lt. Commander John R. Pastin*
1996 Midwest Clinic
1997, CD, Mark Records,
Various
WASBE Concerts 1997 (The 8th WASBE Conference, Schladming, Austria)
1997, 10xCD, Amos (2), Amos (2), 
Texas All-State Concert Band, John Whitwell / Texas All-State Symphonic Band, H. Robert Reynolds
1997 Texas Music Educators Association All-State Bands
1997, CD, Album, Mark Records,
Indiana State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Symphonic Moments
1996, CD, Album, Brain (3)
Prague Percussion Project
Percussion Plus
1995, CD, Album, Rotag, ,
, Contemporary
Czech Army Central Band*
Symphonic Works
1995, CD, Clarton,
The Verdehr Trio*
The Making of a Medium, Vol. 4
1995, CD, Album, Crystal Records (5)
The Baylor University Wind Ensemble*, Michael Haithcock
Celebrating
1995, CD, Mark Records
Slatkin*, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
The Slatkin Years
1995, 6xCD, Comp, Dlx, Ltd + Box, Comp, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, ,
, Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Contemporary/Impressionist
University Of Illinois Symphonic Band, James F. Keene
In Concert With The University Of Illinois Symphonic Band Recording #129
1995
Various
Highlights WMC 1985
1993, 2xCD, Album, Mirasound, Mirasound
Various
NM For Janitsjar ‘93
1993, CD, Not On Label
Various
Live From Ithaca College: The Centennial Premieres
1992, 2xCD, Album, Not On Label, ,
, Classical/Contemporary
The University Of Florida Symphonic Band & Wind Ensemble Conducted By David A. Waybright
New Music For Winds Collage - Live
1992, CD, Album, Mark Records, ,
, Marches
Chicago Symphony Winds, Moscow Philharmonic Winds And Percussion
Music For Winds And Percussion - A Tale Of Two Cities
1992, CD, Album, Sheffield Lab,
The Louisville Orchestra
Apotheosis Of This Earth/Monodrama, Ballet For Orchestra
1991, LP, Album, First Edition Records
Concert Band Vooruit*
Concert Band Vooruit
1991, CD, EUROSOUND DIGITAL, EUROSOUND DIGITAL
Various
Treffpunkt Trier (1. Deutsches Bundesmusikfest 1989)
1989, 5xCass, Chr + Box, BDBV - Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Blas- Und Volksmusikverbände, 
,
, Brass Band
Eastman Wind Ensemble, Donald Hunsberger, Wynton Marsalis
Husa, Copland, Vaughan Williams, Hindemith
1989
Various
Direct From The Masters (Sheffield Lab Dat Demo)
1988, DAT, Promo, Sheffield Lab,
Baylor University Wind Ensemble, Michael Haithcock
Baylor University Wind Ensemble
1987, LP, Album, Mark Records
The University Of Michigan Symphony Band, William D. Revelli
The Revelli Years With The University Of Michigan Symphony Band, Volume Four
1981, 6xLP, Golden Crest,
Various
Washington, D.C. - Eastern Division Music Educators National Conference - February 21, 1977
1977, 2xLP, Album, Vogt Quality Recordings, 
,
, Classical
Robert Black (7), Patricia Black
Concert Repertoire For Saxophone
1976, LP, Brewster Records (2),
Montana All-State Orchestra*, Montana All-State Chorus*, Montana All-State Band*
The 1976 Bicentennial All-State Gala Concert
1976, 2xLP, Album, Not On Label,
California State University, Chico Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Spring Concert 1976
1976, 2xLP, United Sound (3)
Iowa Brass Quintet
Sounding Brass
1976, LP, University Of Iowa Press
Western Illinois University Wind Ensemble, Christopher Izzo
The Beaded Leaf
1976, LP, Album, Wak, Mark Records
The San Diego State University Wind Ensemble*
The San Diego State University Wind Ensemble '74'
1975, LP, Album, Custom Fidelity
Mars Hill College Band, Raymond Babelay*
1974
1974, LP, United Sound Recorders
The Rascher Saxophone Ensemble
The Rascher Saxophone Ensemble
1974, LP, Album, Coronet Recording Company
The Augustana Concert Band
1974 Concert Season
1974, 2xLP, Gat, Not On Label,
Béla Bartók
Il Mandarino Meraviglioso
1974
National Intercollegiate Band
ΚΚΨ / ΤΒΣ National Intercollegiate Band: Recorded In Concert, '73
1973, LP, United Sound (3),
Ithaca Brass Quintet
The Ithaca Brass Quintet
1973, LP, Album, Quad, Golden Crest Records, Inc.
The Augustana Concert Band
1973 Concert Season
1973, 2xLP, Gat, Fredlo,
The Augustana College Concert Band
15th Annual Augustana College Concert Band Festival, 1972
1972, LP, Album, Mark Custom Recording Service
Purdue University Symphony Band
Purdue University Symphony Band 1972, Vol. II
1972, LP, Purdue University,
Frederick Hemke*, Milton Granger
The American Saxophone
1971, LP, Album, Brewster Records (2)
University Of Illinois Symphonic Band
University of Illinois Symphonic Band
1971, LP, Album, She, Crest (8)
Gene Thrailkill, Ohio University Symphonic Band
Ohio University Symphonic Band
1970, LP, Mark Records
St. Olaf Band
The St. Olaf Band 1970
1970, LP, Album, Mono, Sid, Not On Label
Various
Band Program 36
LP, Educational Record Reference Library, Educational Record Reference Library
De Concertband Vooruit (Harelbeke)*
Het Geheim
LP, Album, Eurosound
Concertband Vooruit*
Delegation
LP, Album, Eurosound, 
Wartburg College Band, Dr. Robert E. Lee*
1974 Winter Concert
LP, Mark Records,
Philippe Savoy, Juan David Molano
Bleu de Ciel
CD, Terra Firma (2)
Frederick Schoettler, Theresa Dye
Billy The Kid, Danzon Cubano, Eight Czech Duets, Fantasia Concertante
LP, Orion
Various, University Of Northern Colorado Wind Ensemble, Eugene Corporon
Reflections
3xLP, Soundmark (2)
Various
WASBE Concerts, 1995 (The 7th WASBE Conference, Hamamatsu, Japan)
10xCD + Box, Kosei,
University Of Illinois Symphonic Band, Harry Begian
In Concert With The University Of Illinois Symphonic Band - Record #80
LP, Album, Mark Records,
University Of Illinois Symphonic Band, Harry Begian
In Concert With The University Of Illinois Symphonic Band - Record #106
LP, Album, Mark Records,
James Madison University Wind Symphony, J. Patrick Rooney
Wind Symphony
CD, Album, James Madison University
The Rascher Saxophone Ensemble
The Rascher Saxophone Ensemble
CD, Album, Coronet Recording Company
Various
The A E A Exemplar
LP, Whi, Audio Engineering Associates
Irvin Venyš, Martin Kasík
Moving Clarinet
2009, CD, Album, ArcoDiva, ,
, Modern/Contemporary
International Celebrity Trumpet Ensemble, Paul Archibald
Proclamation
2006, CD, Album, Brass Classics,
Various
Choral Expressions: A Music Sampler from G.Schirmer / AMP & The Music Sales Group
2005, CD, Comp, Promo, G. Schirmer Inc.,
Edna Michell
Compassion
2001, CD, Comp, Angel Records, ,
, Contemporary
Harry Kinross White, Todd Sisley
Spectrum Saxofonis
2000, CD, Album, Musicaphon
Chor Und Orchester Des Max-Slevogt-Gymnasiums Landau/Pfalz, Chor Des Leibnitz-Gymnasiums Neustadt/Wstr.
Max-Slevogt-Gymnasium Landau/Pfalz
1984, LP, Not On Label,
Bartók*
Forever Classics
1999, CD, Comp, Unofficial, Diamond Records (5)