Name Cristina Spinei Role Composer | Education Juilliard School | |
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Cristina Spinei (born February 29, 1984) is an American composer.
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Biography
Cristina Spinei was born in Connecticut and graduated with bachelor's and master's degrees from the Juilliard School where she studied with Christopher Rouse. She has been called “one of the most talented young composers in America” by Grammy award-winning composer/conductor José Serebrier. Spinei is recipient of the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism Grant for Composition, the Composer Assistance Award from the American Music Center, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts composition grant, the New York State Council on the Arts composition grant, and the Composition Award from the Arts Recognition and Talent Search.
Spinei's ballets and other compositions have been performed throughout the United States and internationally.
She is co-founder of Blind Ear Music, a New York-based group that combines new music with cutting-edge technology. Blind Ear has been featured at the World Technology Awards and on YouTube's weekly "Spotlight on Music" section. Blind Ear was cited as "the future of music" in an interview for BBC's World Today.
Works
Cristina Spinei composes for orchestra, chamber ensemble, ballet, film, voice and solo instruments. She has also composed electronic music. Selected works include: