Keeril Makan

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Keeril Makan (* 1972 in New Jersey ) is an American composer and music teacher.

The son of South African-Indian and Russian-Jewish immigrants studied composition at Oberlin College after completing his violin training . He continued his composition studies at the University of California, Berkeley . He also studied for a year as a Fulbright scholar at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and as a recipient of the George Ladd Prix de Paris at the University of California for two years in Paris. He teaches as a professor of music at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology .

Makan received u. a. Commissions from the ensemble for new music Bang on a Can All-Stars , the American Composers Orchestra , the Harvard Musical Association and Carnegie Hall . His works have been performed by ensembles and musicians such as the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center , the International Contemporary Ensemble , the Scharoun Ensemble Berlin , the Argento Chamber Ensemble , the Nouvel Ensemble Moderne , the Sonar Quartet , the Del Sol Quartet , the Ensemble Nuova Consonanza , performed by the New Juilliard Ensemble , percussionist David Shively , guitarist Seth Josel, and pianists Bruce Levingston and Ivan Ilić .

In addition to prizes from the American Academy of Arts and Letters , the Fromm Foundation , the Gerbode Foundation , the Hewlett Foundation , Meet the Composer , the Aaron Copland House , the Utah Arts Festival and the ASCAP , Makan received the Luciano Berio Rome Prize of the American Academy in 2008 Rome . Under the title In Sound , a CD with works by Makan was released by the Kronos Quartet and the Paul Dresher Ensemble , and another with recordings by the Either / Or ensemble , the California EAR Unit and the soprano Laurie Rubin was released under the title Target .

Works

  • Cut for string quartet, 1998
  • Broken Thoughts for MIDI piano and electronics, 1998
  • 2 for violin and percussion, 1999
  • Shards for 13 players, 1999
  • Solace for two pianos, 1999
  • Break for clarinet, trumpet, trombone, piano and double bass, 2000
  • bleed through for bass clarinet, percussion, electric guitar, piano, cello and double bass, 2001
  • Braid , piano quartet, 2002
  • tear , string quartet, 2002
  • Zones d'accord for cello and dancers, 2002
  • Threads for bass clarinet, electric guitar, violin, electronic keyboard, electronic glockenspiel, and electronic drums, 2003
  • The Noise between Thoughts , string quartet, 2003
  • Target for soprano, clarinet, percussion, violin and cello, text by Jena Osman , 2004
  • Static Rising for percussion and string quartet, 2005
  • Voice within Voice for baritone saxophone and bass clarinet, 2005
  • Violent Momentum for clarinet, viola, percussion and dancer, 2005
  • Husk for flute, oboe and harp, 2006
  • Still for violin, viola and chamber orchestra, 2006
  • Gather for percussion trio, 2007
  • Washed by Fire , string quartet, 2007
  • Afterglow for piano, 2007
  • Mu for violin, 2007
  • Resonance Alloy for percussion, 2008
  • Mercury Songbirds for alto flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin and cello, 2008
  • Three Surreal Shorts for piano, 2008
  • Dream Lightly for electric guitar and orchestra, 2008

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personal data
SURNAME Makan, Keeril
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH New Jersey