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education
Fellow in Composition, Tanglewood Music Center 1986
Doctoral work in composition (Lancaster University) 1980
BA (Hons), Lancaster University, England 1979
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residencies
Composer-in-Residence, New England Philharmonic 2002–2005
Composer-in-Residence, FleetBoston Celebrity Series Emerging Artists 1999–2001
NuClassix Residency 1990–1993
Composer-in-Residence, Interdisciplinary Program, Bemidji State University 1992
Gulbenkian International Choregraphic Summer School 1978
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awards and fellowships
Massachusetts Cultural Council Finalist Award 2011
American Composers Forum, St. Paul 1992
American Music Center Margaret Jory Fairbanks, New York 1991
National Orchestral Association, New York 1991
Omaha Symphony Guild New Music Contest 1990
Tanglewood Prize for Composition 1986
Koussevitsky Fellowship, Tanglewood 1986
Richmond International Festival of New Music 1989
Kucyna International Composition Competition 1985
Huddersfield Festival Young Composers Competition 1980
BBC Young Composers Forum, Manchester 1978
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commissions
Fabrication 6: Pretext Ludovico Ensemble 2011
Near and Far / Rhonda Rider 2011
Ode to Clothes / David Kravitz 2010
Fabrication 17: Stunt / The Zodiac Trio
2010
MJ / Michael Norsworthy 2010
My Papa's Waltz / WordSong 2010
Natural selection / The Cantata Songers 2009
A Dream Deferred / WordSong 2009
Trunkles / The Gramercy Trio 2009
Leif / Boston Musica Viva 2008
Two Fabrications / American Composers Forum 2008
No Exit Guerilla Opera 2007
Thick / The Hemenway Strings 2005
Forgot / Boston Musica Viva 2005
An Other I / New England Philharmonic 2004
Uncertainty is Beautiful / Boston Modern Orchestral Project 2004
Hex / New England Philharmonic 2003
Bubble / US Mexico Fund for Culture 2003
Kreutzette / Michael Lewin and Irena Muresanu 2003
G Major / New England Philharmonic 2003
Vanishing Cream / Boston Musica Viva 2002
Goback Goback / Collage New Music 2002
What I Can't Kick / The Boston Conservatory Chamber Players 2002
The Bridge / City of Boston 2002
Get a Transfer / Boston Gay Mens’ Chorus 2001
Six Songs on Poems of Margaret Atwood / Lynn Torgove 2000
Urban Affair / FleetBoston Celebrity Series 2000
Nightlife / Arlington Arts Lottery 2000
Barely Without Wings a Drink for the Birds in my Head / Concord Community Music School 2000
I Am You / Franklin Pearce College 1999
Dark Mother / BankBoston Celebrity Series 1999
World Wheel / The Cantata Singers 1999
The Reckless Heart / BankBoston Celebrity Series 1998
This That / New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble1998
Wild Geese / Stephanie Perrin 1998
Actaeon / Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra 1997
Haunted / The Cantata Singers Chamber Vocal Series 1997
String Quartet No.3 / Chamber Music America 1996
Rhinestones, Pinecomes, Telephones / The Rivers Music School 1996
I Heard my Lover Knocking / Jubal’s Lyre 1996
American Folk Songs Book 2 / MIT Chorus 1996
Bulldancer / Boston Ballet 1995
Sh'ma / Brookline Chorus 1995
The Burning Babe / Marsh Chapel Chorus 1995
Boy Mad / Paul Guttry 1995
Freshwater / Boston University Opera Institute 1994
Oboe Sonata / Charlyn Bethel & Guy Urban1992
Wetherby Nocturne / The Barlow Endowment for Music 1991
Meditation upon 'Canticles' / Marsh Chapel Chorus 1990
Over the River / Boston University Tanglewood institute Vocal Program 1988
Return to a Place / Sanford Sylvan & David Breitman 1988
Twistification / Scottish National Orchestra 1988
Suite / Charles Villarrubbia 1987
Head Down Legs Up / Welsh Arts Council 1985
Stop Sliding / West Midlands Arts Council 1981
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teaching
Chair of Composition, Theory, and Music History, The Boston Conservatory since 2001
Composition Seminar & Private Lessons, Walnut Hill School for the Arts 1999–2001
Composition Seminars, Boston University Tanglewood Institute 1989-1991
Composition, The City University, London 1984-1987
Analysis & Theory, Preston Polytechnic 1980-1981
Ear Training, Lancaster University 1979-1980
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administration
Chair of Composition, Theory, and Music History. The Boston Conservatory 2001– present
Communications Director, American Composers Forum 1992–1994
Program Manager, Ashmont Hill Chamber Music 1992
Program Manager, NuClassix 1989–1991
Design Assistant, MacNab Design, London 1981–1984
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copying and arranging
Accentuate the Positive arranged for CD Times Three Swings
Copyist for Novellos, Faber, Schott, Stainer & Bell, Universal Edition1978-1987
Graphic realization of electronic sections of Harrison Birtwistle's The Mask of Orpheus, IRCAM
Chief Copyist for Oliver Knussen's Higglety Pigglety Pop! , Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Vocal scores for Sydney Opera House, Australia & Kassel Opera House, Germany
Orchestrations and arrangements for the Royal Ballet, Sadlers Wells and Boston Ballet
Editor Dance for Burgess by Edgard Varèse for its world premiere by the London Sinfonietta
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