John Griffin
FINALIST OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN COMPOSITION 2011
Composer's Biography
John Griffin is an instructor of music at Western Michigan University and a free-lance pianist in the Kalamazoo, Michigan area. Griffin earned his Ph.D. in music composition from the University of Iowa, where he studied with David Gompper. He received his BM and MM in music from Western Michigan University. While at WMU, he studied piano with Lori Sims and composition with Richard Adams, C. Curtis-Smith, and Robert Ricci. As a pianist, he has performed with the new music ensembles Opus 21 and Birds on a Wire, and currently serves as the accompanist for the Kalamazoo Singers choral group. His compositions have been featured at the Imagine 2 Electroacoustic Music Festival, the Electroacoustic Juke Joint, the UAHuntsville New Music Festival, and the Boston New Music Initiative Concert Series, as well as multiple conferences of the Society of Composers, Inc. and the College Music Society. In 2009, his piece for solo violin Counterrevolution was performed at the CMS International Conference in Zagreb, Croatia. His flute and piano piece Shards was selected for performance at the upcoming CMS International Conference in South Korea in July of 2011. Recent commissions include the choral work When Music Sounds, premiered by the Kalamazoo Singers, and a new composition for Birds on a Wire. More information can be found at www.johncgriffin.com.
Finalist Work: Expert Level
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