Sean Shepherd Explained

Sean Shepherd
Birth Date:1979
Birth Place:Reno, Nevada, U.S.
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Sean Shepherd is an American composer based in New York City and Chicago.[3] His work has been performed by major orchestras, ensembles, and performers across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Performances include those with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and New World Symphony Orchestra, at festivals including the Aldeburgh Festival, Heidelberger Frühling, La Jolla Music Festival, Lucerne Festival, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and Tanglewood, and with leading European ensembles including Ensemble Intercontemporain, the Scharoun Ensemble Berlin, the Asko/Schönberg Ensemble and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group.

Early life and education

Shepherd was born in 1979 in Reno, Nevada. He performed his undergraduate work at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University Bloomington, where he studied under David Dzubay and American composer Claude Baker. His graduate work was completed at the Juilliard School, where he studied with American composer Robert Beaser, followed by doctoral studies under Puerto Rican Composer Roberto Sierra and American Composer Steven Stucky at Cornell University.

Career

In 2012, Shepherd was named the Kravis Emerging Composer of the New York Philharmonic.[4] Shepherd's "Blue Blazes" premiered with National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Christoph Eschenbach in 2013.[5]

In 2021, Shepherd's work was featured at the Tanglewood Music Festival[6] and at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival.[7] His work was deemed a "season highlight" when performed at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in 2021.[8]

Shepherd served as a finalist judge in the 2021 Broadcast Music, Inc.'s 69th Annual Student Composer Awards.[9]

He is currently a visiting assistant professor of composition at the University of Chicago.[10]

In 2023, Shepherd was awarded the 2024 Charles Ives Living Award, which includes a 2 year stipend allowing a composer to focus solely on creating new works.[11]

Works

Orchestral

Ensemble and Chamber Without Voices

Ensemble and Chamber With Voices

Instrumental

Chamber Orchestra

Choral

Piano

Solo Instrument and Orchestra

Notes and References

  1. News: Composer Sean Shepherd wins $200,000 Charles Ives Living Award. January 1, 2022. The University of Chicago.
  2. News: About. January 1, 2022. Sean Shepherd.
  3. Web site: Rising Stars, Russian Masterpieces & Pinch-Hitters . Nyffeler . Jann . March 2, 2017 . Democrat & Chronicle . January 14, 2022 .
  4. Web site: Young, Ecstatic and on the Cusp . Oestreich . James R. . July 10, 2013 . The New York Times . January 14, 2022 .
  5. News: Christoph Eschenbach and National Symphony Orchestra Are Having Fun . Midgette . Anne . June 1, 2012 . The Washington Post . January 14, 2022 .
  6. Web site: Preview: Tanglewood's 2021 Festival of Contemporary Music . Edwards . David Noel . July 22, 2021 . The Berkshire Edge . January 14, 2022 .
  7. Web site: One Summer, Two Worlds of Chamber Music . Tiarks . Mark . July 16, 2021 . Pasatiempo . January 14, 2022 .
  8. Web site: Cabrillo Festival Persists in Presenting Newest of New Music . Gereben . Janos . March 2, 2021 . San Francisco Classical Voice . January 14, 2022 .
  9. Web site: BMI Celebrates the 69th Annual Student Composer Awards . Rabinowitz . Chloe . June 14, 2021 . Broadway World . January 14, 2022 .
  10. Web site: Sean Shepherd Music Department . January 12, 2023 . music.uchicago.edu.
  11. Web site: Composer Sean Shepherd Wins $200,000 Charles Ives Living Award. June 12, 2024 . theviolinchannel.com.
  12. Web site: Sean Shepherd: Biography . January 28, 2023 . www.boosey.com.

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