Eotvos was one of six composers selected from an international pool of 200 applicants to participate in two weeks of Open Discussions, Preview Concerts, and World Premiere Concerts of their work in Hong Kong. Artistic Director and internationally-renowned composer, conductor, and pianist, Bright Sheng, will be joined by Distinguished Guest Artist, renowned cellist, and Rostropovich International… Read more »
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Matthew Peterson (MM, ’08) receives ASCAP Foundation Nissim Prize for Hyperborea
The ASCAP Foundation President, Paul Williams, announced on January 13, 2014 that Matthew Peterson has been named recipient of the 34th annual ASCAP Foundation Rudolf Nissim Prize. The Prize was awarded for “Hyperborea,” an 11-minute work for orchestra. Selected from nearly 270 entries, the Nissim Prize honors the memory of Dr. Rudolf Nissim and his dedication… Read more »
Embrace the Wind: Chamber Music for the Native American Flute CD Released
A new CD has been released that features Jacobs faculty members James J. Pellerite (flute), Dominick DiOrio(conductor) and David Canfield (composer), as well as many students from the Jacobs School of Music. The CD is entitled, “Embrace the Wind: Chamber Music for the Native American Flute.” Amazon Review: “Captivated by the sound of the native American flute, virtuoso flutist James… Read more »
Texu Kim selected for the Mizzou International Composers Festival
Texu Kim (DM Composition) has been selected as one of the resident composers in Mizzou International Composers Festival 2014. He will receive lessons from Beat Furrer and Nico Muhly, as well as a premiere performance and a professional recording (with the ensemble Alarm Will Sound) of a new work. http://composersfestival.missouri.edu
Update from Nicole DiPaolo
Nicole DiPaolo (DM minor) is currently sailing the high seas as the pianist of the Duo del Mare aboard various Holland America cruise ships; nevertheless, she has remained actively involved in her compositional pursuits. Shortly after embarking on a pedagogical composition project for beginning piano students, Nicole was named a Studio Composer-in-Residence at the Joy… Read more »
Sink named winner of the 2013 Kuttner Quartet Competition
Phillip Sink’s “Lake Effect” has been named the winner of the 2013 Kuttner Quartet Composition Competition. His work will be included in their 2014 spring recital.
Ryan Chase wins Harvard Fromm Commission
Composer Ryan Chase has been awarded a 2013 Fromm Commission from the Harvard Fromm Music Foundation. The $12,000 commission will go towards the composition of a new work for the ensemble Lunatics at Large based on texts by Geoffrey Chaucer. Previous recipients of the Fromm Commission include such prominent composers as Luciano Berio, Elliott Carter,… Read more »
Update from Kenji Kuriyama
Kenji Kuriyama’s Redemption for flute, cello, and piano was selected as the winner of the 2013 Nina Elizabeth Nilssen Scholarship Fund award. http://ninasfund.org/scholarship-recipients/
Don Freund named IMTA Teacher of the Year
This individual is described as a “total musician.”That musicianship is expressed in a variety of ways. This very talented pianist’s performances have been described as “top notch.” This person’s playing displays finely developed technique and keen stylistic understanding in performances in a broad range of styles—from very early music through Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier to music… Read more »
Adrienne Elisha awarded a Rockefeller Foundation composer residency
Alumna Adrienne Elisha (MM, 88) was awarded a Rockefeller Foundation composer residency to the Bellagio Center, Bellagio, Italy during the month of May, 2013. Elisha holds degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where she studied composition with John Eaton, Donald Erb, Bernhard Heiden, Juan Orrego-Salas, and Leonard Bernstein. While at Indiana she… Read more »