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From February 12-16, aspiring composers and video game enthusiasts gathered for a unique opportunity to learn about scoring for video games from the legendary Clint Bajakian. Over the course of these hands-on workshops, Bajakian shared his wealth of knowledge, covering everything from creative scoring techniques to adaptive music design and project workflow. Bajakian’s career in…
Sky Macklay (M.M. in Music Composition, 2012) has been awarded with a 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship. Upon completion, she will be joining the composition faculty at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, at John Hopkins University. “She is one of the most prominent composers of her generation,” said Mahir Cetiz, Assistant Professor of Composition and Music Theory…
Smitt Music Composition Award This award is given in memory of Johannes Smith, Professor of Composition at the University of Memphis. It recognizes outstanding composition students. Jerry Lee Lewis Endowed Scholarship This award is given to an outstanding student enrolled in jazz studies pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree. …
Date and Time: April 27th @ 4 PM CST Zoom link: https://memphis.zoom.us/j/81382933925?pwd=ZmRvNnk2WGhhcWpDWXppc3gwN244QT09 Tolga Yayalar was born in 1973 in Istanbul and started music in high school by playing electric guitar in rock and jazz bands. After finishing high school, he studied Berklee College of Music in Boston. He has majored in jazz composition, studying mainly…
April 13th @ 4 PM CST Zoom link: https://memphis.zoom.us/j/86481050019?pwd=d3pmUUI5WGlmZkVPcE41eGFQU1FBZz09 Japanese-American composer, conductor, and clarinetist Yoshiaki Onishi received his doctorate in music composition from Columbia University in 2015 and is currently the Postdoctoral Fellow in Music Composition at the University of Missouri, serving as Assistant Conductor for the Mizzou New Music Ensemble. As a composer, he is interested…