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Alyssa Weinberg 1720 Lombard St. Apt 305 Philadelphia, PA 19146 Phone: 631-889-9643 E-Mail: [email protected]

Education

Curtis Institute of Music Artist Diploma, expected May 2016

! Studied with David Ludwig

! Current student of Jennifer Higdon

! Masterclasses with Krzysztof Penderecki and Steven Mackey

Manhattan School of Music M.M. Composition, Aug 2011- May 2013

! Studied with Richard Danielpour

Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University B.M. Composition/Theory, Aug 2006- May 2010

! Studied Composition with Stan Link, Michael Slayton, Michael Rose, Michael Kurek

! Horn studies with Leslie Norton

! Teaching Assistant for Music Theory classes

Music Festivals

American Conservatory: Fontainebleau, France July 2012

! Studied with Allain Gaussin and Francois Paris

! Masterclass with Phillippe Leroux

Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival August 2009 and 2013

! Young Composer in Residence

! Masterclass with Steven Stucky

Atlantic Music Festival July 2009


! Masterclasses with Richard Danielpour and George Tsontakis

Marianne Ploger’s Musicianship Intensives May 2009

! Participant in a week-long intensive study of musicianship and aural skills

New York Summer Music Festival 2006-2008

! Teaching assistant for the Composition Program

! Studied with Vivian Fung, David Ludwig, Efstratios Minakakis and Daniel Ott

Hartwick Summer Music Festival 2005


Commissions

! Music From Angel Fire – 2015 – New Work TBD

! The Barnes Foundation – 2014/15 “Parallels” for the Aizuri String Quartet

! FringeArts and the Pennsylvania Ballet – 2014 – “What I learned about outerspace” for ensemble39

! One Book One Philadelphia – 2014 – “Prayer” for solo cello

! Austin Larson and the Curtis Institute of Music – 2014 – “Night Music” for horn and piano

! Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival – 2013 – “Contemplations” for Ricardo Morales, clarinet; Philip Setzer, violin; Shai Wosner, piano

Selected Performances

! “What I learned about Outerspace” – Premiered by ensemble39 and the Pennsylvania Ballet, presented by FringeArts – September 2014

! “moro lasso” – string quartet – Performed by the Dover Quartet – Field Concert Hall and the American Philosophical Society - April 2014

! “in somnis” – for violin and orchestra – Anastasia Agapova, violin; Curtis Symphony Orchestra – March 2014

! “Prayer” – Gabriel Cabezas, cello – Presented by Live Connection at World Café Live – February 2014

! “Prayer” – Timotheos Petrin, cello – Premiered at the Free Library of Philadelphia for the One Book One Philadelphia opening event – February 2014

! “Contemplations” – Ricardo Morales, clarinet; Philip Setzer, violin; Shai Wosner, piano – Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival – August 2013

! “Four Stanzas” – performed by Panic Duo, presented by New Lens Concert Series – performances at California State University - Sacramento, Salon 97 (San Francisco), California State University – Los Angeles, and Thayer Hall, Colburn School of Music- April – May 2013

! “Reign of Logic” – MSM Composers Orchestra – Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music – February 2013

! “Anthem” – Vanderbilt University Wind Ensemble; Dr. Thomas Verrier, conductor – Ingram Hall – 2010

! “Night Images” – performed by Contemporaneous at Bard College and various NYC venues - 2010

! “Piano Trio” – recorded by Soovin Kim, violin; Alisa Weilerstein, cello; Jeewon Park, piano – Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival – August 2009

Other Activities

! Co-founder and co-artistic director of Duende, an interdisciplinary ensemble for experimental music and dance, www.duendelive.com - 2014-Present

! Co-founder and director of Festival Daniou, chamber music in Brittany, France. 2013-14

! Curtis Artist Teacher for the Young Artist Summer Program at the Curtis Institute, taught composition and theory for students ages 14-20. 2014

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