Amy 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), the Vermont Youth Orchestra, Shepherd College in WV, 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. 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."
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- Education:
MMus Peabody Conservatory of Music 1998 BMus Rice University 1995
- Specialties:
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Composition
Keyboard
- Research Interests: Women's Studies, Opera, Nadia Boulanger
Current projects: Solo piano work, Multi-media project, Commission for the Fort Wayne Philharmonic for full orchestra
- 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