Occupation(s) Composer Name Sean Friar Website www.seanfriar.com | Years active 2000-present Instruments Pianist Role Composer | |
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Genres Contemporary classical, Avant-garde music, Experimental Awards Rome Prize in Musical Composition Labels New Amsterdam Records, Innova Recordings | ||
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Sean Friar (born 1985 in Los Angeles, California) is an American composer and pianist. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
Contents
- Playing it unsafe composer journeys sean friar part 1
- Playing it unsafe composer journeys sean friar part 3 handing off the junk
- Biography
- Concert Works
- Awards
- Recordings
- References
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Biography
Sean Friar was born and raised in Los Angeles. He studied Music Composition and Psychology at UCLA where he graduated in 2007. He continued his studies at Princeton University, where he received an M.F.A. and Ph.D. in Composition. His primary teachers were Paul Chihara, Paul Lansky, Steven Mackey, and Dmitri Tymoczko.
Friar has been commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Ensemble Modern, New World Symphony, Alarm Will Sound, American Composers Orchestra, NOW Ensemble, the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, Present Music, and the Scharoun Ensemble of the Berlin Philharmonic. Other performers of his music include So Percussion, Ensemble Klang, Crash Ensemble, Psappha New Music Ensemble, Alter Ego (Musikensemble), Ensemble Argento, and many others.
Friar is the recipient of the 2011 Rome Prize in Music Composition. He is on the Music Composition faculty at the USC Thornton School of Music.
Concert Works
Friar's music is known for its propulsive energy, adventurous orchestration, and sense of humor.
Large Ensemble
Solo Music
Chamber Music
Electronic