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| George T. Lam, Composition
 Please note: George has left the "Music" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date. - Contact Info:
Typical Courses Taught:
- Education:
| MA | Duke University | 2007 |
| MMus | Peabody Conservatory of Music / Johns Hopkins | 2005 |
| BMus | Boston University School of Music | 2003 |
- Specialties:
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Composition
- Research Interests:
I am interested in how theater and music-theater can be used to "document" everyday life, in a similar way to documentary films and oral history recordings, and what it means to represent and engage with reality through the artifice of theater.
Current projects:
- The Persistence Of Smoke (2011)
opera in one act libretto by John Justice
- Areas of Interest:
- Music and Theater
Documentary Theater and Film Stephen Sondheim John Adams
- Keywords:
- Operas • Musicals • Documentary • Drama • Theater
Awards, Honors, and Distinctions
- Evan V. Frankel Fellowship, Duke University, 2010-11
- Selected Commissions
- The Gestures Of Farewell, for narrator and orchestra, 2010, Hong Kong Sinfonietta
- The Queen's Gramophone, for orchestra, 2009, Hong Kong Sinfonietta
- Words Become Unlatched, seven madrigals for chamber chorus, 2008, Volti
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