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Here's where you will find special events, announcements and other news items about the UNCSA School of Music's Composition Department.
The UNC School of the Arts is co-hosting a festival this fall focusing on the happy confluence of Composition, Percussion and Piano. Guests include composers Martin Bresnick, Viet Cuong and Jennifer Higdon, along with two percussion/piano ensembles: the Icarus Quartet and the Vesna Duo
Composer Jared Miller joins the renowned faculty of the UNCSA School of Music
Whether he is composing, playing guitar or singing - or all three at once - Aron Stornaiuolo brings a refined ear for colorful harmonies and geometric melodies to his work.
K. C. "Chris" Pyle composes music informed by a wide range of influences, from Gustav Mahler to Balinese Gamelan to Appalachian musical cultures.
Whether it's traditional art song, avant-garde electronics, folk music or punk rock, Ash Paris-Carter is a composer-performer who slides easily among genres.
Through his orchestral scores, vocal music and chamber work, Gustav Knudson always strives to depict natural scenes, evoke vivid emotions and strike a chord with the listener.
