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Lauren Bernofsky


Piano
Solo / Ensemble
String Orchestra
Concert Band

 

Hailed by Lukas Foss as "a master composer," Lauren Bernofsky has written over eighty works, including solo, chamber, and choral music, as well as larger-scale works for orchestra, film, and ballet. With performances spanning the world, her music has been described as "fantastic," "delightful," "evocative and witty," "brilliant," and destined to "become standard repertoire."

She holds a master's degree in composition from the New England Conservatory and a doctorate in composition from Boston University, and she has taught as a professor at the Peabody Institute.

Bernofsky has received numerous grants from institutions including The National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts, The American Music Center, and The American Composers Forum. She has been honored with a Longfellow Chorus Award of Distinction and an Excellence in Composition Award from the Brass Chamber Music Forum. Her compositions have been commissioned by The Del Mar Trio, The Holyoke Civic Symphony, The Litchfield County Children's Choir, The South Shore Conservatory, Sinfonia Calcania of Boston, and The Harford Ballet.

Her Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra has been featured in the journal of the International Trumpet Guild and was the subject of a doctoral dissertation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her string quartet Anacostia Journal was featured on the PBS program "NOW with Bill Moyers." As the winning entry of the Dalai Lama Composition Contest, Bernofsky's choral work Prayer of Shantideva was premiered in the presence of the Dalai Lama of Tibet, who was said to be "enchanted" with the music.

Lauren Bernofsky strives to capture the unique expressive potential of each instrument, an approach that has made her work popular with musicians looking for new works to showcase their abilities. Her philosophy of composition is simple: music should be a joy both to play and to hear.

Her music has been performed across the United States as well as in England, Wales, Canada, Germany, Norway, Iceland, Spain, New Zealand, and Australia. She is published by The FJH Music Company, Frank E. Warren Music Service, Dorn Publications, Hal Leonard, Grand Mesa, Alfred, and Boosey & Hawkes.

For additional information and audio samples, please visit www.laurenbernofsky.com.

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Music for Piano

Australia Suite


Music for Solo / Ensemble

Grade 2


Fanfare

Grade 3


Musica Solaris

Grade 5


Suite for Brass Quintet


Music for String Orchestra

Grade 1


The Cuckoo Clock

Double Trouble

House of Untold Horrors
(For Narrator and String Orchestra)

Regal Procession

Twilight Reverie  

Grade 2


Fantasy on "Oh Chanukah"

Medieval Scenes
We Wish You a Klezmer Christmas  

Grade 3


Cockles and Mussels

Heart of Fire   
A Minor Case of the Birthday Blues The Red Iguana Rhumba


Music for Concert Band

Grade 2


Cloud Nine

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