Birth name Matthew Barnson Years active 1998-present | Occupation(s) Composer Name Matthew Barnson Labels Tzadik Albums Sibyl Tones | |
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Born July 6, 1979 (age 45) ( 1979-07-06 ) Awards Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada Similar People JACK Quartet, John Zorn, Martin Bresnick, Arditti Quartet | ||
Contemporary chamber players a matthew barnson portrait
Matthew Barnson (born 1979) is an American composer.
Contents
- Contemporary chamber players a matthew barnson portrait
- PREMIERES Concert 2016 Tyger Tyger II 2nd AttemptBarnson
- Biography
- Works
- Discography
- References
PREMIERES! Concert 2016 - "Tyger, Tyger II" (2nd Attempt)(Barnson)
Biography
Barnson is a native of Utah and obtained his undergraduate degree from the Eastman School of Music. He pursued graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University. Barnson is the youngest recipient of a Barlow Commission from the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications. He was awarded a 2009 Charles Ives Prize. He is currently an assistant professor of composition at Stony Brook University.
Works
Barnson's works have been performed by the following individuals / groups:
- Arditti String Quartet
- Curtis Symphony Orchestra
- The New York Virtuoso Singers
- Members of Alarm Will Sound
- Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
- Soprano Nicole Cabell
- Countertenor Ian Howell
- Academy Manson Ensemble, with conductor Simon Bainbridge