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Field-Of-Study: Music Composition
Ladislav Kubik
Born in Prague, Ladislav Kubík received all of his formal education in music from that city’s renowned Academy of Music. After finishing his master’s programs there (M.M. in composition, 1970; M.M. in music theory,1972), he served as an assistant professor at the Prague Conservatory (1973-76) before returning to the Prague Academy of Music, where he
Mari Kimura
Mari Kimura is at the forefront of violinists who are extending the technical and expressive capabilities of the instrument. As a performer, composer, and researcher, she has opened up new sonic worlds for the violin. Notably, she has mastered the production of pitches that sound up to an octave below the violin’s lowest string without
Jin Hi Kim
Follow this link to view a video of Jin Hi Kim’s solo performance of komungo and electric komungo.
Mark Kilstofte
Mark Kilstofte is celebrated for his exquisitely structured and remarkably versatile compositions. In his review for the San Francisco Chronicle of the world premiere of Recurring Dreams: Variations for Orchestra, Joshua Kosman raved that Kilstofte had created “an exciting and beautiful score, full of rhythmic vitality and sonic invention. . . . When the piece
Joel Harrison
Guitarist, composer, and vocalist Joel Harrison has one of the most unpredictable, fascinating discographies in contemporary music. He has developed a singular, lyrical voice through immersion in jazz, modern classical, world traditions, and American roots music. His rejection of stylistic boundaries has led him to freely wander wherever inspiration is found, from inner city blues
Miguel Zenón
Saxophonist and composer Miguel Zenón has consistently earned high praise for his innovative marriage of Afro-Caribbean and Latin American Jazz forms; he has repeatedly topped the DownBeat Critics’ Poll in the Rising Star Alto Sax category, garnered numerous nominations from the Jazz Journalist Association for Best New Jazz Artist, and was named in 2005 to
Thomas Oboe Lee
Thomas Oboe Lee was born in China in 1945. He lived in São Paulo, Brazil, for six years before coming to the United States in 1966. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.A. in music, he went on to study music composition with William Thomas McKinley, George Russell, and Gunther Schuller at
Paul Desenne
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, on December 7, 1959, to a French father and American mother, Paul Desenne began composition studies at the age of 14 under Greek composer Iannis Ioannidis. As a cellist, he became a founding member of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra in 1977. He moved to Paris, turning down the opportunity to
Fernando Benadon
Fernando Benadon studied jazz at Berklee (BM 1996) and composition at UC Berkeley (PhD 2004). His music has been praised by the New York Times as “engagingly forward,” “a perfect curtain-raiser [of] ear-grabbing invention.” He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the League of Composers/ISCM composition prize, Copland House’s Aaron Copland Award, UC Berkeley’s
