COMPOSER SABRINA PENA YOUNG | MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | FILM | CLASSICAL | OPERA

Meet George Walker, the first black composer to win the Pulitzer Prize in Music. He won the prize in 1996. He is interviewed here in 2012, just a couple of months shy of his 90th birthday. He reflects on his long career. His 2 sons, Ian and Gregory are also interviewed. His most famous piece of music, the elegaic early "Lyric for Strings," and a recent work commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, are featured. Walker has lived in Montclair, New Jersey for many years and taught music at Rutgers University in Newark.

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What's Your Take On Morning Edition 's Theme? "Morning Edition is calling on listeners to create their own versions of the theme. Pick your genre: rock, hip-hop, R&B, country, even EDM. You can create a new arrangement of one of our themes or remix one. Regular Morning Edition listeners have heard the familiar theme song composed by BJ Leiderman every weekday morning since the show's first broadcast in 1979. Over the years, we've had variations of that theme recorded, some of which you hear on the air, like the music for our "returns," those 30-second news bites that air every hour on the half-hour." READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE:  http://www.npr.org/2016/04/26/467352425/whats-your-take-on-morning-editions-theme?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=morningedition&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160426 Related articles What's Your Take On Morning Edition's Theme? Juana Summers Joins CNN Po...

USF Young Composers Program SUMMER REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Tuesday June 7, 2016 INFORMATION:  http://music.arts.usf.edu/content/templates/?a=4675&z=159 REGISTER NOW:   http://goo.gl/forms/UhN0fSbivz Course Coordinator: Tyler Kline Contact:  gtkline@mail.usf.edu High School Students!  Do you have a passion for composing original music? If so, check out the new  Young Composers Program  (YCP) at USF. This program will give you the opportunity to compose for a variety of instruments under the guidance of the YCP instructor Tyler Kline (MM) and USF Composition Professors Paul Reller and Baljinder Sekhon. Hear your original music performed live in the state-of-the-art Barness Recital Hall at the USF School of Music. USF YCP Program _______________________________________________________________ COURSE OVERVIEW The USF Composition Program seeks to fill the need for advanced high school students in the Tampa Bay area to learn the craft, s...

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BAU Institute funded fellowship in Music Composition at the Camargo Foundation in Cassis, France. Web site:  http://www.bauinstitute.org/ index.php?page=cassis-france Expiration of Opportunity:  Tue, 2016-03-15 Entry Fee:  43.00 Currency:  U.S. Dollar (USD) Apply now!  March 15th , deadline! Residency dates for BAU/Camargo:  August 1-22, 2016 To Apply for BAU Camargo: https://bauinstitute. submittable.com/submit For more information: http://www.bauinstitute.org BAU AT CAMARGO ARTS RESIDENCY AWARD CASSIS, FRANCE In 2014 BAU Institute launched a new arts residency hosted by the Camargo Foundation in Cassis, France. The Residency provides BAU Institute funded Fellowships for the realization of projects in the arts. There is no cost to attend. Creative practioners demonstrating a serious commitment to their practice and a desire to work independently within an international community are welcome to apply. ...