News: 2010

December 11, 2010

BGSU Composition Competition Finalist

By Chris

My orchestral piece Shifts was selected as one of three finalists for the Bowling Green State University 44th Annual Competition in Music Composition. Congratulations to the winner Chin Ting Chan whose trio will be performed on the 2011 New Music Festival!

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September 7, 2010

AME 2009 Composition Competition

By Chris

The resonance after… has been honored as the winner of the American Modern Ensemble’s Fifth Annual Composition Competition. AME is a new music ensemble based in New York City and directed by composer Robert Paterson. As part of the award, I will receive a cash prize, a performance on AME’s upcoming Pieces of Eight concert, and an archival recording!

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June 17, 2010

SCI/ASCAP Commission Competition Regional Finalist

By Chris

The resonance after… has been selected as one of two finalists for Region V East in the 2010 SCI/ASCAP Commission Competition. The piece now moves on to the national level among 18 total scores competing for a $1500 commission and a $1000 commission.

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May 4, 2010

Accent10 Summer Festival

By Chris

I’ve been accepted to the Accent10 summer music festival held at the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. I will have daily composition seminars and private lessons with composer Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, and the resonance after… has been chosen for performance on their new music concert!

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March 31, 2010

Music10 Composition Competition Finalist

By Chris

I am one of 16 finalists for the Music10 summer festival’s Composition Competition.

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March 2, 2010

Midwest Graduate Music Consortium New Music Concert

By Chris

The resonance after… has been selected for performance at the Midwest Graduate Music Consortium 2010 Conference at the University of Chicago. The University of Chicago New Music Ensemble will perform the piece under the direction of Barbara Schubert on Saturday, April 17 as part of the new music concert at 7:30pm.

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March 1, 2010

ICMC 60×60

By Chris

Splinter has been chosen for performance at the 2010 International Computer Music Conference’s 360 Degrees of 60×60. My one minute piece will be on one of six concerts containing 60 works that are one minute or less. The conference takes place in June at Stony Brook University in New York.

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February 18, 2010

Honorable Mention: MMTA Composer Commissioning Program

By Chris

I received an honorable mention in the 2010 Michigan Music Teachers Association Composer Commissioning Program! The winners were Eric Guinivan from USC, who received first prize, and Steve Snowden from UT Austin, who received second prize.

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February 5, 2010

MGMC 2010 Finalist

By Chris

The Midwest Graduate Music Consortium has selected the resonance after… as a finalist for programming consideration on their new music concert at the conference in April on the campus of the University of Chicago. I will know their final decision within a few weeks.

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January 15, 2010

New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival

By Chris

I will be traveling to New York City in late March to attend the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival and present The Spark of Opposites.

The festival has been kind enough to provide performers for some of the pieces, and I am extremely excited that cellist Madeleine Shapiro will be performing my piece!

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