20:
153:
and released a CD, "The New
Standards," which is composed of interpretations of a diverse collection of songwriters with Poling on grand piano, Munson on stand-up bass, and Steve Roehm on vibraphone.
102:
and started the band The
Suburbs with his friend Beej Chaney and new acquaintances Bruce Allen, Michael Halliday and Hugo Klaers. The Suburbs got their first recording contract with
175:, was released. It featured founding members Poling, Klaers, and Chaney, plus new bandmates Steve Brantseg and Steve Price, and guest vocalists like Janey Winterbauer and Aby Wolf.
218:
in St Paul. "Glensheen" was winner of an Ivey Award for
Overall Excellence and continues to play to sold-out houses. There are hopes for a tour or a transfer to Off Broadway.
229:: A People's History (1994) won an Emmy Award, the TPT-produced documentary on his musical "Glensheen" also garnered a regional Emmy. In 2008, he also composed the score to
75:
Chan Poling has written and performed music in a variety of musical genres, including dance, theater, film, and rock. He founded, and continues to perform in the band
594:
382:
171:
campaign to fund a new
Suburbs album. The campaign was fervently supported by The Suburbs fan base. On November 19, 2013, the band’s first album in 27 years,
602:
215:
691:
161:
676:
160:
include several scores and songs for the
Theatre de la Jeune Lune. He has also contributed songs to the musical "Heaven", created with
671:
481:
334:
192:
183:
Poling's music credits include works for television, film and theater. His theater pieces include award-winning work for the
567:
349:
274:. Until her death on September 17, 2011, they lived in Minnesota on a small farm where they raised miniature horses.
666:
55:
551:
231:
122:. The Suburbs were voted among the "100 Most Influential Minnesota Musical Entities of the Twentieth Century" by
248:
222:
98:
After returning to
Minneapolis after attending CalArts, Poling consulted with his friend Chris Osgood of
449:
51:
474:
47:
410:
130:
79:. He has been influenced by jazz, music for the theater, punk and new wave pop music, film music,
435:
133:'s Children Of Paradise, and the other a record of off-kilter pop songs; "Calling All Stars" for
686:
383:"'Glensheen' is a witty and fast-paced musical in its opening at History Theatre in St. Paul"
99:
681:
467:
396:
8:
191:
commissioned Poling to write music for a new work "Heaven" developed under the aegis of
490:
353:
76:
39:
330:
290:
211:
138:
134:
103:
314:
543:
150:
119:
107:
277:
He resides now in Saint Paul, Minnesota with his partner Patty
Radford-Henderson.
559:
267:
196:
157:
115:
621:
271:
236:
188:
111:
660:
366:
Suburban sprawl: Musical adventurer Chan Poling makes his first solo pop CD,
326:
84:
436:"Homegazing: You can have Chan Poling's Prior Lake hobby farm for $ 525,000"
214:
and her nurse at the eponymous mansion in Duluth, Minnesota), opened at the
629:
368:
200:
123:
92:
168:
142:
88:
80:
59:
129:
In the 1990s Poling made two solo albums: one a record of his score for
575:
286:
226:
184:
172:
207:
146:
43:
535:
295:
195:
in St. Paul, Minnesota. as well as "A Night In
Olympus" book by
58:
from 1975 to 1977 under the tutelage of his mentor the composer
459:
30:(born October 3, 1957) is an American musician and composer.
19:
203:, and "Lord Gordon Gordon" both also written with Hatcher.
187:-winning French/American troupe Theatre de la Jeune Lune.
397:"Could 'Glensheen' the musical be Minnesota's 'Chicago'?"
235:, a documentary film about the life of his father-in-law
595:
Ladies and
Gentlemen, The Suburbs Have Left The Building
54:, went on to study composition and performance at the
50:
164:
and continues to develop new works with Mr. Hatcher.
263:Poling had three children with ex-wife Terri Paul.
46:with his family in 1961. He studied composition at
270:, daughter of former United States Vice President
658:
603:Chemistry Set: Songs of the Suburbs 1977–1987
475:
350:The New Standards; The Unusual, With a Twist
33:
482:
468:
16:American musician and composer (born 1957)
167:In the spring of 2013 Poling initiated a
38:Chandler Hall Poling was born in 1957 in
18:
659:
463:
345:
343:
692:21st-century American male musicians
568:Viva! Suburbs! Live at First Avenue
450:"Eleanor Mondale Poling Dies at 51"
13:
340:
83:, musician, director and composer
14:
703:
677:Musicians from Evanston, Illinois
280:
258:
106:and went on to record music for
56:California Institute of the Arts
672:21st-century American composers
489:
232:Fritz: The Walter Mondale Story
442:
428:
403:
389:
375:
360:
319:
308:
178:
156:Mr. Poling's contributions to
1:
301:
255:illustrated by Lucy Michell.
249:University of Minnesota Press
223:Twin Cities Public Television
124:The Minneapolis Star Tribune
7:
329:, St. Martin's Press 1997,
247:Poling has a book from the
210:(about the 1977 murders of
28:Chandler Hall "Chan" Poling
10:
708:
519:Blaine John "Beej" Chaney
242:
640:
613:
586:
527:
497:
65:
48:MacPhail Center for Music
131:Theatre de la Jeune Lune
87:, and composers such as
70:
34:Early life and education
667:American male composers
415:University of MN Press
24:
296:Chan Poling's Website
206:In 2015, the musical
100:The Suicide Commandos
22:
452:. 17 September 2011.
411:"Jack and the Ghost"
266:In 2005, he married
253:Jack & the Ghost
137:. In 2005 he formed
372:, January 27, 2002.
325:Post Punk Diary by
354:The New York Times
221:His score for the
193:The Ordway Theater
40:Evanston, Illinois
25:
654:
653:
509:Michael Halliday
357:, April 30, 2006.
335:978-0-312-16968-8
212:Elisabeth Congdon
139:The New Standards
135:Manifesto Records
104:Twin/Tone Records
699:
647:"Music For Boys"
544:Credit in Heaven
484:
477:
470:
461:
460:
454:
453:
446:
440:
439:
432:
426:
425:
423:
421:
407:
401:
400:
393:
387:
386:
379:
373:
364:
358:
347:
338:
323:
317:
312:
151:Trip Shakespeare
120:Restless Records
108:PolyGram Records
52:The Blake School
707:
706:
702:
701:
700:
698:
697:
696:
657:
656:
655:
650:
636:
609:
582:
552:Love Is The Law
523:
493:
488:
458:
457:
448:
447:
443:
434:
433:
429:
419:
417:
409:
408:
404:
399:. 22 July 2016.
395:
394:
390:
381:
380:
376:
365:
361:
348:
341:
324:
320:
313:
309:
304:
283:
268:Eleanor Mondale
261:
245:
216:History Theatre
197:Jeffrey Hatcher
181:
158:musical theater
116:Universal Music
112:A&M Records
73:
68:
36:
17:
12:
11:
5:
705:
695:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
652:
651:
649:
648:
644:
642:
638:
637:
635:
634:
626:
622:The Suburbs EP
617:
615:
611:
610:
608:
607:
599:
590:
588:
584:
583:
581:
580:
572:
564:
556:
548:
540:
531:
529:
525:
524:
522:
521:
516:
511:
506:
498:
495:
494:
487:
486:
479:
472:
464:
456:
455:
441:
427:
402:
388:
374:
359:
339:
318:
306:
305:
303:
300:
299:
298:
293:
282:
281:External links
279:
272:Walter Mondale
260:
257:
244:
241:
237:Walter Mondale
189:Kevin McCollum
180:
177:
72:
69:
67:
64:
42:. He moved to
35:
32:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
704:
693:
690:
688:
687:Living people
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
664:
662:
646:
645:
643:
639:
632:
631:
627:
624:
623:
619:
618:
616:
612:
605:
604:
600:
597:
596:
592:
591:
589:
585:
578:
577:
573:
570:
569:
565:
562:
561:
557:
554:
553:
549:
546:
545:
541:
538:
537:
533:
532:
530:
528:Studio albums
526:
520:
517:
515:
512:
510:
507:
505:
504:
500:
499:
496:
492:
485:
480:
478:
473:
471:
466:
465:
462:
451:
445:
437:
431:
416:
412:
406:
398:
392:
384:
378:
371:
370:
363:
356:
355:
351:
346:
344:
336:
332:
328:
327:George Gimarc
322:
316:
315:All Music Bio
311:
307:
297:
294:
292:
288:
285:
284:
278:
275:
273:
269:
264:
259:Personal life
256:
254:
250:
240:
238:
234:
233:
228:
224:
219:
217:
213:
209:
204:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
176:
174:
170:
165:
163:
159:
154:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
132:
127:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
101:
96:
94:
90:
86:
85:Meredith Monk
82:
78:
63:
61:
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
31:
29:
21:
630:Dream Hog EP
628:
620:
601:
593:
587:Compilations
574:
566:
558:
550:
542:
534:
518:
514:Hugo Klaers
513:
508:
502:
501:
444:
430:
418:. Retrieved
414:
405:
391:
377:
369:Star Tribune
367:
362:
352:
321:
310:
276:
265:
262:
252:
246:
230:
225:documentary
220:
205:
201:Bill Corbett
182:
166:
155:
128:
97:
93:Philip Glass
74:
37:
27:
26:
682:1957 births
503:Chan Poling
491:The Suburbs
287:Chan Poling
179:Composition
169:Kickstarter
143:John Munson
89:Terry Riley
81:Harold Budd
77:The Suburbs
60:Harold Budd
23:Chan Poling
661:Categories
576:Si Sauvage
302:References
227:Iron Range
185:Tony Award
173:Si Sauvage
162:Joe Chvala
420:13 August
208:Glensheen
147:Semisonic
44:Minnesota
536:In Combo
560:Suburbs
251:called
243:Writing
633:(1982)
625:(1978)
606:(2003)
598:(1992)
579:(2013)
571:(1994)
563:(1986)
555:(1984)
547:(1981)
539:(1980)
333:
66:Career
641:Songs
141:with
71:Music
422:2019
331:ISBN
291:IMDb
199:and
149:and
91:and
614:EPs
289:at
145:of
663::
413:.
342:^
239:.
126:.
118:,
114:,
110:,
95:.
62:.
483:e
476:t
469:v
438:.
424:.
385:.
337:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
