[cmc-users] Composition Study at U. Minnesota

[Douglas Geers]

Dear composers,

I'm writing to encourage all interested students to apply to the 
graduate program in music composition at the University of Minnesota, 
Minneapolis.

We have much to offer emerging composers, including:  
* A composition faculty with international reputations and diverse 
interests who are passionately committed to teaching. 
* Excellent faculty in music theory, musicology, ethnomusicology, jazz, 
conducting, conducting, performance, and music education, to help fill in 
your other interests
* A wide variety of course offerings and performance ensembles
* Special programs in association with the Minnesota Orchestra and their 
composer-in-residence, Aaron Jay Kernis
* Readings and concert performances of student works by the University 
Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and choral groups
* The School of Music's close partnerships with the St. Paul Chamber 
Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra
* Our new, annual Contemporary Composers festival, co-presented with the 
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
* Our annual Spark Festival of Electronic Music and Art
* Professional development programs, such as our work with local NPR radio 
stations
* State of the art electronic music facilities and cutting edge classes
* A strong sense of community and cooperation among the students and 
faculty
* The UM student Composers' Alliance, providing added community and 
concert opportunities
* Many visiting composers annually, for performances, lectures, and master 
classes
* Integration with the UM Arts Quarter to create collaborative multimedia 
works
* TA positions and scholarships available (this year, nearly all of our 
graduate student composers have some form of scholarship and/or TA 
position)
* A roster of illustrious alumni including Wayne Peterson, Maria 
Schneider, Libby Larsen, and Stephen Paulus 
* All of the resources of a large and diverse University with the intimacy 
of a single-building School of Music
* Location in Minneapolis, a rich and diverse city with exciting music, 
theater, arts, sports, and other cultural offerings

For more information, interested students may email our admissions office 
at mus-adm at umn.edu or me, Doug Geers, at geers001 at umn.edu.

Related links:
UMN School of Music: www.music.umn.edu
School of Music application information: 
http://www.music.umn.edu/graduate/index.php
STRUM electronic music studios: http://www.strum.umn.edu/
Spark Festival: http://www.spark.cla.umn.edu/
Contemporary Composers Festival: http://www.contemporarycomposers.umn.edu/
Student Composers' Alliance: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~compose/main.html
UMN Arts Quarter: http://artsquarter.umn.edu/


-- 
Douglas Geers
Composer and Computer Musician
Assistant Professor of Composition
Director, Electronic Music Studios
University of Minnesota, USA
www.dgeers.com