Amy C. Scurria, Composition
Having had her first commission in 1994, Ms Scurria has since been commissioned by such groups as the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Minnesota Orchestra (co-commission), LongLeaf Opera, the Vermont Youth Orchestra, Shepherd College in WV, Sigma Alpha Iota, SHE (an a cappella women's choir in NYC dedicated to raising money for NYC charities through music), and the Bryn Mawr (PA) Presbyterian Church, as well as others. Her works have been performed by all of the above organizations including the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, the Haddonfield Symphony, the Bridgeport Symphony, the Hewlett-Packard Symphony and numerous choirs and performers around the world. Amy Scurria is one of the youngest composers published by Theodore Presser Company. (Her music is also now published by Adamo Press.) Her music has been heard throughout the United States, Brazil (heard by audiences of over 10,000), France, and various cathedrals in England, Portugal, Spain, and most recently Japan. Her honors and awards have included seven consecutive ASCAP Plus Awards, the 1998 Winner of the Haddonfield Young Composers' Competition and 1991 Winner of the Northern Virginia Composition Competition. Her music has been aired on WCVT, Burlington, VT, WPRB, Princeton, NJ, and Kohlrobi Classics, 90.7 FM, CA. Internet features have included New Music Box, Piano Lane, and Classical Net Review. Ms Scurria is affiliated with ASCAP, Theodore Presser Company, Adamo Press, CPCC, American Composers Forum, and NACUSA. Ms. Scurria believes that "Music is a powerful and unusual language that, when spoken well, can reach the deepest part of the human spirit."
| Office Location: | Office #046 |
| Office Phone: | (919) 741-9476 |
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| Web Pages: | http://www.music.duke.edu http://www.amyscurria.com |
- Education:
MMus Peabody Conservatory of Music 1998 BMus Rice University 1995
- Specialties:
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Composition
Keyboard
- Research Interests: Women's Studies, Opera, Stravinsky, Debussy
My intention is to work towards creating an opera as my dissertation. I am currently working with LongLeaf Opera who have commissioned a 20 minute chamber opera to be composed and performed in 2009. I am also working towards a Women's Studies Certificate and intend to extend my knowledge of past and present women in music (in particular, women composers).
Current projects:
- Multi-media project, Commission for the Fort Wayne Philharmonic for full orchestra, Commission for LongLeaf Opera, Work for Alarm Will Sound
- Areas of Interest:
- Opera
Women Composers
Orchestral composing
Orchestration
- Keywords:
- scurria • composer • woman • opera • orchestra • choral • choir • orchestral • contemporary • female
- Recent Publications
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- Selected Commissions
- Philadelphia Orchestra and Minnesota Orchestra, 2002, Philadelphia, PA and Minneapolis, MN [htm]
- Private Commission at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, 2005, Bryn Mawr, PA
- Youth Pro Musica, March 30, 2003, Boston, MA [forum.aspx]
- Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, 2003, Bryn Mawr, PA
- Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, 2002, Bryn Mawr, PA
- Vermont Youth Orchestra, May, 2002, The Elley-Long Music Center, Colchester, VT
- Private Commission, 2001, Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Bryn Mawr, PA
- SHE Choir, 2001, New York, NY
- Shepherd College Concert Choir, 2001, Shepherd College, WV
- Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, 1999, Brazil
- Private Commission, 1994, Houston, TX