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Craig
Fitzpatrick holds a Bachelor of Music degree in composition
from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, where he studied
composition with Stephen Heinemann, and he obtained his
Masters in Music Composition in 2003 from the University
of Illinois in Champaign. While in Champaign, he studied
composition under Stephen Taylor and Rick Taube and also
served as a teaching assistant, instructing undergraduate
theory and ear-training courses. Craig has also had the
opportunity to work closely with Jack Stamp, David Maslanka,
and David Holsinger.
In 2001,
Craig won the Creative Division of the Bradley University
Research and Creative Achievement Exhibition with his piece
Subliminal Designs, a composition designed using music notation
through alternative visual representations. Craig was also
a finalist in the ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer
Awards in 2001 and 2003. In 2005, he was chosen as a participant
in the National Band Association's Young Composer Mentor
Project sponsored by Bands of America.
Craig
also maintains an extensive private brass studio, teaching
trumpet, french horn, trombone, euphonium, and tuba lessons
to students of all ages. His students regularly attend the
IMEA district and state festivals in the orchestral, jazz,
and band divisions. During the 2005-06 school year, Craig
served as assistant director of bands at Washington Community
High School. During this time, the Washington High School
Symphonic winds were selected to compete at the 2006 Illinois
Superstate Concert Band Festival for the first time. Craig
resides in Morton, Illinois with his wife, Katrina.
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