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Research Interests for Amy C. Scurria

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).

Keywords:
scurria, composer, woman, opera, orchestra, choral, choir, orchestral, contemporary, female
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

Recent Publications   (search)
  1. Amy Scurria, What the Soul Remembers (2009), Adamo Press [html[abs]
  2. Amy Scurria, Esperanza Rising (2009), Adamo Press [html[abs]
  3. Amy Scurria, La Loba (2008), Adamo Press [html[abs]
  4. Amy Scurria, Tiamat (2008), Adamo Press [html[abs]
  5. Amy Scurria, Something Borrowed, Something Blue (2008), Adamo Press [html[abs]

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