George T. Lam, Composition

Please note: George has left the "Music" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.

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Web Page:	http://www.gtlam.com

Typical Courses Taught:

• Music 106, New Music Ensemble

Education:

MA	Duke University	2007
MMus	Peabody Conservatory of Music / Johns Hopkins	2005
BMus	Boston University School of Music	2003

Specialties:

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

1. The Gestures Of Farewell, for narrator and orchestra, 2010, Hong Kong Sinfonietta    
2. The Queen's Gramophone, for orchestra, 2009, Hong Kong Sinfonietta    
3. Words Become Unlatched, seven madrigals for chamber chorus, 2008, Volti