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 ancillary
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new york city based composer
performer howard elmer: break ground symphonist incorporating
tonal rhythmic style culled from vernacular & digital domains:
seminal sources from which ideas germinate/emanate, and poise
him to join the pantheon of remarkable 21st century musical minds
performances in the us
and europe, composer performing in seattle and new york city
born in seattle: 1963
instruments: hand drums/percussion,
keyboards
scored media such as independent
films, listed in the film composers guide (2nd ed., lone eagle)
education
ma: music composition,
new york university, 1993
ba: music, university of
washington, seattle, 1988
ba: composition, university
of washington, 1988
coursework: university
of california extension's film music program
awards & commissions
commission: north river
music series: full length concert featuring howard elmer and
uplift soul choir, supported in part by various organizations:
meet the composer, aaron copland fund for music, virgil thompson
foundation & ny state council on the arts
commission: rosen publishing,
for the book: 'blues: its birth & growth'
various scholarships, honorable
mentions
teachers
composition: kenneth benschoof,
william bergsma, marc consoli, stuart dempster (formative), robert kechley, diane
thome, paul tufts
pan & neo african drumming:
john amira, dean badarou, jim buck, 'papa' ladji camara, djoniba,
sammy figeuroa, milford graves, fan fan damas louis, david pleasant,
juma santos, & guy warren, jr.
south indian rhythm: glen
'rusty' gillette
fieldwork, influences
& research
algroithmic & process
derived frameworks
drumming & rhythm:
pan & neo african urban drumming & neo urban drum culture,
south indian rhythm, taiko (japanese) drumming, western rhythm,
minimalism, programming
composers: glen branca
& steve reich
recorded interviews: simha
arom (world renowned french musicologist and specialist in african
music, directuer au cnr), steve reich, juma santos
bands / groups
contemparary/new music,
jazz, rock/pop, & semi/improvisatory
production and boards
program side board member
- nyu composer's forum
production side board member
- independent composers association (los angeles)
opus i stage manager (seattle)
uw noon concert series
producer, curator and stage manager
radio, television &
film broadcast & credit
radio representative on
kcmu, kxlu.
positions
operations geek/manager
for business with 2 contiguous state geographical region
management information
systems director for new york city law firm
inventory analyst with
the archives of bertelsmann music group (bmg/rca)
technical assistant in
the music research division of the performing arts library at
lincoln center
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