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Student composers express musical dreams through song

Student composers express musical dreams through song

by Suhani Gupta and Young Min November 22, 2024

With the many different elements of songwriting, creating a song may seem like a daunting task. The average popular song contains instrumentation, a vocal line and lyrics, all three of which take significant...

Award-winning composer and musician David Amram answers questions from the audience at last Friday's Speaker Series performance. Amram shared wisdom from his life's work as a jazz and classical musician, telling anecdotes along the way.

Award-winning composer David Amram imparts wisdom, music at Speaker Series performance

by Kathy Fang and Jin Tuan November 12, 2019

Award-winning composer David Amram wrapped up his week's visit at the upper school as this year's artist in residence with his performance at this year’s Speaker Series event in the Patil Theater last...

Composer David Amram, who will be visiting the upper school as this year's artist in residence. His visit begins tomorrow and will last throughout the week, and he will host a number of workshops, lectures and talks for students to learn more about music and art.

Composer David Amram to visit upper school next week as artist in residence

by Kathy Fang and Jin Tuan November 3, 2019

Award-winning composer David Amram will travel to the upper school next week as this year’s artist in residence, bringing a series of music workshops, lectures and performances. A lifelong musician,...

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