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Joanne Metcalf
Joanne Metcalf (born 1958) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. Best known for her choral music, she has worked closely with the Hilliard Ensemble and Singer Pur, among other
Joanne Metcalf (born 1958) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. Best known for her choral music, she has worked closely with the Hilliard Ensemble and Singer Pur, among other vocal ensembles. Life and career Joanne Metcalf was born in 1958 and studied music composition (BA, 1982) at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She was awarded first prize for the 1993 Search for New Music award from the International Alliance for Women in Music. While studying at Duke University with Stephen Jaffe and Scott Lindroth (MM, 1993), she met Dutch composer Louis Andriessen, then a guest at Duke. Inspired by “whatever it was that made Andriessen’s music so fresh and energizing”, Metcalf later studied with him for at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague through a Fulbright scholarship. Recordings References Citations :Primary :Secondary Sources * * * External links * *
- Era
- 21st Century
- Lived
- 1958–present
- From
- United States
- Born in
- Los Angeles
- Known as
- composer