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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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