Join us for a series of presentations by our members — Free and open to the public!
Social Time: ~7:15PM (PST)
Presentation Time: 7:30-9:00PM
In this December presentation, composers Adrienne Albert and Texu Kim will share insights on composing for orchestra. Attendees are invited to ask questions of their own! Since time is limited, we will attempt to limit questions and discussions accordingly.
Award-winning composer Adrienne Albert (ASCAP) has had her chamber, choral, vocal, orchestral and wind band works performed throughout the United States and across the globe. Before beginning composing her own music in the 1990s, Albert enjoyed a long career as a singer working with composers including Igor Stravinsky, Leonard Bernstein, Philip Glass, Gunther Schuller among others, Adrienne’s own music has been supported by noteworthy arts organizations including the National Endowment for the Arts, American Composers Forum, Meet The Composer/Rockefeller Foundation, Subito Awards, Mu Phi Epsilon Fraternity, MPE Foundation, ACME, and ASCAP. Recent commissions include works for The Cornell University Chorus, Harvard-Westlake School, Holyoke Civic Symphony, Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation, Palisades Virtuosi, Zinkali Trio, Pennsylvania Academy of Music, Chamber Music Palisades, Pacific Serenades as well as private individuals. A graduate of UCLA, Albert studied composition privately with Stephen Mosko, and orchestration with Albert Harris. Her music has been recorded on MSR, Naxos, Navona, Centaur, Little Piper, Albany, and ABC Records and is published by Kenter Canyon Music (ASCAP). Her music can also be found through Falls House Press, FluteWorld, Theodore Front Musical Literature, and Trevco-Varner Music
Korean-born American composer Texu Kim writes music inspired by everyday experiences. music about modern (south) Korea reflecting its multicultural nature. Texu’s works have been performed by the New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Opera Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Oregon Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, New World Symphony, National Orchestra of Korea, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble Modern, Alarm Will Sound, Ensemble Intercontemporain, among many others. Winner of the 2021 Barlow Prize, his music has earned honors and awards from Civitella Ranieri Foundation and Copland House. Currently teaching at San Diego State University as an associate professor, Texu served as the Composer-in-Residence of the Korean National Symphony Orchestra and the Artist-of-the-Year at the Busan Philharmonic Orchestra.