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ANDREA CLEARFIELD - COMPOSER
<br /> ADDRESS: 400 South Sydenham Street
<br /> Philadelphia,PA 19146
<br /> TELEPHONE: 215 893 0127 EMAIL: aclearfield @gmail.com WEBSITE:www.andreaclearfield.com
<br /> EDUCATION
<br /> Temple University,Philadelphia D.M.A-Music Composition 1996-2000
<br /> First composer recipient of the prestigious Presidential Fellowship
<br /> Honored as a distinguised alum.Two-time winner of the Award for
<br /> Excellence in Composition
<br /> Dissertation:Women of Valor,hour Iong cantata for soloists and orchestra
<br /> Philadelphia College of the Performing Arts M.M.-Piano Performance 1982-1984
<br /> Muhlenberg College,Allentown,PA B.A.-Music 1979-1982
<br /> Awarded Summa Cum Laude,Phi Beta Kappa Honors
<br /> Orchestration studies with Jonathan Kramer(1999-2004),Composition studies with George Tsontakis(1989-1993)
<br /> ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
<br /> The University of the Arts-music faculty,Adjunct Assistant Professor 1984-2011
<br /> Courses taught: applied music composition,interdisciplinary performance collaboration,music history
<br /> OTHER PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
<br /> Guest lecturer(partial listing):Dartmouth College,The University of Pennsylvania,Indiana University,Temple
<br /> University,Swarthmore College,West Chester University,Bryn Mawr College,Haverford College,LaSalle
<br /> University,Muhlenberg College,UT at Austin,College of William and Mary,University of Chicago
<br /> RELACHE Ensemble -Pianist 1998-present
<br /> Founder/Host/Producer-Philadelphia SALON Concert Series 1986-present
<br /> Adjudicator for arts councils,fellowships and competitions throughout the U.S.including the Meet the Composer, New
<br /> Music USA,Aaron Copland Fund,Ohio Arts Council,Mid Atlantic Arts Council,Maryland Arts Council,Millay
<br /> Foundation,Ragdale Foundation,Leeway Foundation,Virginia Center for the Creative Arts,Loeb Performing Arts Fund,
<br /> Delaware Concerto Competition,Musical Fund Society,International Horn Society,Philadelphia Cultural Fund and the
<br /> American Composers Forum
<br /> RECENT WORKS(partial listing)
<br /> When I am Woman(2013)-treble chorus and piano
<br /> Commissioned by the Pennsylvania Girlchoir in honor of their 10 Year Anniversary to poetry by Sonia Sanchez
<br /> This Arc Towards Justice(2013)-soprano,alto saxophone,piano
<br /> Commissioned by Susquehanna University for their Martin Luther King Day celebration,2014
<br /> Sagitta(2013)-flute and guitar
<br /> Commissioned by the Diller-Quaille School of Music in NYC for the Are Duo
<br /> The Kiss(2013)-treble chorus,cello and piano
<br /> Commissioned by the Grand Rapids Women's Chorus
<br /> Califia(2013)-electronic score
<br /> Commissioned by Group Motion Dance Company in collaboration with visual artist Quintan Wikswo
<br /> Tse Go La(2012)-Cantata for double chorus,chamber orchestra and electronics
<br /> Commissioned by the Mendelssohn Club and the Pennsylvania Girlchoir
<br /> Schwarzer Tod(2011)-electronic score
<br /> Commissioned by Group Motion Dance Company in collaboration with visual artist Quintan Wikswo
<br /> Les Fenetres(2011)-Cantata for soloists,chorus and orchestra
<br /> Commissioned by:Singing City,Jeffrey Brillhart,Artistic Director,Premiere at PIFA Festival Phila.April,2011
<br /> Kawa Ma Gyur(2010)-chamber ensemble and electronics
<br /> Commissioned by:Network for New Music,Linda Reichart,Artistic Director,Premiered November,2011,The
<br /> Ethical Society
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