MONICA LYNN
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ARTIST'S STATEMENT With a lifelong passion for music composition and a deeply held belief in the power of music to enhance mutual understanding between differing cultures, my training and career as a composer is focused on exploring the music of other cultures while continually discovering and refining the individuality of my emerging voice. My music has been performed throughout the United States with recent premieres in South Korea, China, Serbia, Italy and France. EDUCATION University of California - Santa Cruz September 2006-present Doctor of Musical Arts Candidate, Composition/World Music University of Missouri - Kansas City May 2006 Master of Music Candidate, Composition University of Texas at Austin May 2002 Bachelor of Music, Theory PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTORS DMA Composition: David Cope, Karlton Hester, David Evan Jones, Hi Kyung Kim, Paul Nauert, Peter Elsea MM Composition: James Mobberley, Paul Rudy, Chen Yi, Zhou Long BM Theory: Stefan Kostka, David Neumeyer, Forrest Pierce MASTER CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS 2008-09: Sofia Gubaidulina, Michel Merlet, Narcis Bonet, Philip Lasser, Roy Howat 2007-08: Chan Eung-Park, Ben Carson, Dan Becker, Belinda Reynolds 2006-07: Chou Wen-Chung, Geonyong Lee, Stefano Scodanibbio, Franklin Cox, Nikolay Kolev, Francois Rose 2005-06: John Hilliard, Zu-chiang Wu 2004-05: Yehudi Wyner, Tania Leon 2003-04: Mario Davidovsky, Jaoa Pedro Oliveira CONFERENCES AND MUSIC FESTIVALS Dec. 3-6, 2009: UCSC/ISIM Festival and Conference, University of California; Santa Cruz, CA Jun. 25-28, 2009: Zimfest 2009, University of Colorado; Boulder, CO Mar. 8-15, 2009: 9th Annual Woman Composers Festival, University of Harford; Hartford, CT Feb. 20-21, 2009: NACUSA Texas Chapter Annual Conference; Stephen F. Austin State University; Nacogdoches, TX Aug. 15-16, 2008: New Music Forum, 6th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music, San Francisco Community Music Center; San Francisco, CA Aug. 1-10, 2008: Festival MusicAlp, studio of Michel Merlet, Courchevel Academie Internationale de Musique; Courcheval, FRANCE Jul. 1-31, 2008: European American Musical Alliance Summer 2008 Composition Program, studio of Michel Merlet, Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris; Paris, FRANCE Jul. 15-25, 2008: SoundScape Composition and Performance Exchange, Instituto Superiore di Studi Musicali Franco Vittadini; Pavia, ITALY Apr. 12-29, 2008: April in Santa Cruz Festival of New Music, University of California; Santa Cruz, CA Apr. 18-22, 2008: Beijing International Congress on Women in Music, China Conservatory of Music; Beijing, CHINA Apr. 12, 2008: Rocky Mountain/Pacific Northwest SuperRegional Conference of The College Music Society, University of Montana; Missoula, MT Aug. 24-26, 2007: Zimfest 2007, South Puget Sound College; Olympia, WA June 16-23, 2007: Festival for Korean Gayageum and Western Instruments, Ewha Womens University; Seoul, SOUTH KOREA Apr. 14-29, 2007: April in Santa Cruz Festival of New Music, University of California; Santa Cruz, CA Dec. 18-31, 2006: Pamushana kuZimbabwe Marimba and Mbira Immersion Program; Zimbabwe, AFRICA August 1-7, 2006: The Walden School Teacher Training Level II, The Dublin School; Dublin, NH July 10-16, 2005: The Walden School Teacher Training Level I, Keene State College; Keene, NH June 18-21, 2004: Walden Music Educators Forum, Santa Clara University; Santa Clara, CA July 5-31, 2002: Les Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne, Certificat de langue et civilisation françaises (Niveau Intermédiaire); Paris, FRANCE HONORS AND AWARDS 2009-10: UCSC Grant; ASCAP Award 2008-09: European American Musical Alliance, Lindsay and Brian Shea Fellowship; Brevard Institute Scholarship Award; selected composer, South Oxford Six, Summer in Sombor, SERBIA; Finalist, College Music Society Pacific Central/Pacific Southern SuperRegional Conference; Finalist, California Summer Music, San Francisco, CA; UCSC Grant; ASCAP Award 2007-08: UCSC Graduate Student Association Scholarship Award; UCSC Doctoral Tuition and Fee Fellowship 2006-07: UCSC Chancellor’s Doctoral Fellowship Award, UCSC Doctoral Tuition and Fee Fellowship, UCSC Porter Graduate Arts Research Grant, UMKC Student Government Association Scholarship Award 2005-06: George D. Martin III Scholarship Award, Mary Margaret Miller Graduate Assistance Endowment Fund Award, Presidents General Assembly of Greater Kansas City Award, Virginia French Mackie Award, The Walden School Scholarship Award 2004-05: Jarene Stanford Graduate Achievement Fellowship, Nancy Kassebaum Baker Graduate Achievement Fellowship, UMKC Chancellor’s Fellowship Award, The Walden School Scholarship Award 2003-04: William L. and Caroline M. French Graduate Achievement Fellowship, UMKC Chancellor’s Fellowship Award POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP 2009-10: President, National Association of Composers USA - San Francisco; Administrative Associate, UCSC/ISIM Festival and Conference 2008-09: President, National Association of Composers USA - San Francisco 2007-08: President and Founder, UCSC Composers Guild; Orchestra Assistant, University of California - Santa Cruz; Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of California - Santa Cruz; SCI Representative for UCSC 2006-07: Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of California - Santa Cruz 2004-05: President, UMKC Composers Guild 2003-04: Vice President, UMKC Composers Guild; Chairman, UMKC Composers Guild Publicity Committee; Adjudicator, Missouri Reflections Composition Competition PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Composers Forum, American Music Center, American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Center for Promotion of Contemporary Composers, Chamber Music America, College Music Society, International Alliance of Women in Music, National Association of Composers USA, Society of Composers Inc., Sonic Arts Network, UCSC Composers Guild, UMKC Composers Guild INTERNATIONAL PREMIERES AND PERFORMANCES November 24, 2008 Cultural Center of Panchevo; Panchevo, SERBIA Mirror Images, for solo piano Sylvia Silenced, for solo piano November 21, 2008 17th International Review of Composers Composers’ Association of Serbia Kolarac Hall; Belgrade, SERBIA Soliloquy, for solo clarinet September 11, 2008 Centro Veneto Donne in Musica, La poesia incontra la musica Teatro La Fenice; Venice, ITALY Sylvia, for flute and marimba July 28, 2008 European American Music Alliance L'Ecole Normale de Musique; Paris, FRANCE Rejuvenancient, for chamber ensemble July 24, 2008 SoundScape Composition and Performance Exchange Instituto Superiore di Studi Musicali Franco Vittadini; Pavia, ITALY Sylvia, for flute and marimba Apr. 19, 2008 2008 Beijing International Congress The China Conservatory of Music; Beijing, CHINA Han-ji, for Korean gayageum June 19, 2007 Festival for Korean Gayageum and Western Instruments Ewha Women's University; Seoul, SOUTH KOREA Han-ji, for Korean gayageum PREMIERES AND PERFORMANCES, USA Apr. 26, 2009 The National Association of Composers, USA Foothills Presbyterian Church; San Jose, CA Ye Xiang Gu, for solo guzheng Mar. 13, 2009 Christ and St. Stephens Church New York, NY The Words Under the Words, for a cappella chorus Mar. 11, 2009 Women Composers Festival Hartford, CT Mar. 6, 2009 The National Association of Composers, USA Palo Alto Arts Center; Palo Alto, CA Le synchronisme, for solo harp Feb. 20, 2009 National Association of Composers, USA Stephen F. Austin University; Nacogdoches, TX Sylvia Silenced, for marimba duo Nov. 8, 2008 75th Anniversary Concert, National Association of Composers, USA Composers Performance Ensemble Palo Alto Arts Center; Palo Alto, CA Sylvia, for flute and piano Aug. 15, 2008 New Music Forum, 6th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music San Francisco Community Music Center; San Francisco, CA After Words, for solo flute May 17, 2008 Doctoral Recital Music Composition and World Music University of California; Santa Cruz, CA Apr. 23, 2008 April in Santa Cruz University of California; Santa Cruz, CA Rejuvenancient, for chamber ensemble Apr. 12, 2008 The College Music Society Composer's Concert Rocky Mountain/Pacific Northwest SuperRegional Conference University of Montana; Missoula, MT Mirror Images, for solo piano Nov. 10, 2007 National Association of Composers, USA Composers Performance Ensemble Palo Alto Arts Center; Palo Alto, CA Sylvia Silenced, for solo piano Nov. 4, 2007 Monterey County Composers Forum Concert First United Methodist Church; Salinas, CA After Words, for solo flute Nov. 2, 2007 Composers Guild Concert University of California; Santa Cruz, CA Child, for solo marimba Sept. 19, 2007 New York Miniaturist Ensemble Brooklyn Center for Contemporary Music; Brooklyn, NY Soliloquy, miniature for solo clarinet June 11, 2007 UCSC Composers' Workshop University of California; Santa Cruz, CA Balloons, for solo marimba May 4, 2007 Fridays at 4 University of California; Santa Cruz, CA Metal Raindrops, electronic Chaos, electronic Soliloquy, for solo clarinet After Words, for solo flute April 22, 2007 April in Santa Cruz University of California; Santa Cruz, CA Han-ji, for Korean gayageum March 19, 2007 UCSC Composers' Workshop University of California; Santa Cruz, CA Soliloquy, for solo clarinet RECENT WORKS Unole Dayai, for chamber ensemble Le synchronisme, pour l’harpe en solo The Words Under the Words, for SATB a cappella chorus Taiheiyo, for Japanese koto Mirror Images, for string quartet Sylvia, for flute and piano Anabatic, for chamber orchestra Rejuvenancient, for chamber ensemble Ye Xiang Gu, for Chinese gu-zheng and Western percussion Sylvia, for flute and marimba Half-moon Rising, for percussion quartet Han-ji, for Korean gayageum Breaking Symmetry, for wind ensemble Sylvia Silenced, for marimba duo Symmetry, for chamber orchestra Escaping Constraint, for percussion quartet Balloons, for solo marimba Soliloquy, for solo clarinet Crosstalk, duet for flute and clarinet After Words, for solo flute Sylvia Silenced, for piano solo Metal Raindrops, electronic Chaos, electronic Submerged, electronic |
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