Musical composition

BNP Paribas Exane Grows Global Team with Five Senior US Analyst Appointments

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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Sam has been with BNP Paribas Exane for eight years, and previously based in London where he was the Sector Head for Telecom Research.

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  • Sam has been with BNP Paribas Exane for eight years, and previously based in London where he was the Sector Head for Telecom Research.
  • Prior to joining BNP Paribas Exane in 2015, he spent five years at Sanford Bernstein on the European telecom research team.
  • Today’s appointments deliver on this ambition and are also another step in building out our BNP Paribas Exane US Research.
  • In 2021 BNP Paribas acquired 100 percent of Exane following a successful 17-year partnership and in November 2022, BNP Paribas launched BNP Paribas Exane in the US.

Nontraditional choral work wins Grawemeyer music prize

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Monday, December 4, 2023
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Serbian-American composer Aleksandra Vrebalov (VREH'-bah-lawv) has won the 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition for "Missa Supratext," a nontraditional choral work for string quartet and girls' chorus.

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  • LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Serbian-American composer Aleksandra Vrebalov (VREH'-bah-lawv) has won the 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition for "Missa Supratext," a nontraditional choral work for string quartet and girls' chorus.
  • "Vrebalov's music transports and envelops the listener," said Matthew Ertz, music award director.
  • "Her winning piece emphasizes the universality of human expression through music, bypassing a single language, style or tradition.
  • She blends together diverse harmonies, rhythms, styles and improvisations, conveying her devotion to music and to the uniqueness of all things."

Nontraditional choral work wins Grawemeyer music prize

Retrieved on: 
Monday, December 4, 2023
Woman, City University, Organization, Psychology, Language, American Academy, Culture, Religion, Drawing, Carnegie Hall, Music, Foreign Affairs, University, Kronos Quartet, Letter, English National Ballet, Education, Grawemeyer Award, Musical composition, Life, Entertainment, San Francisco Bay Area, Chorus

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Serbian-American composer Aleksandra Vrebalov (VREH'-bah-lawv) has won the 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition for "Missa Supratext," a nontraditional choral work for string quartet and girls' chorus.

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  • LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Serbian-American composer Aleksandra Vrebalov (VREH'-bah-lawv) has won the 2024 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition for "Missa Supratext," a nontraditional choral work for string quartet and girls' chorus.
  • "Vrebalov's music transports and envelops the listener," said Matthew Ertz, music award director.
  • "Her winning piece emphasizes the universality of human expression through music, bypassing a single language, style or tradition.
  • She blends together diverse harmonies, rhythms, styles and improvisations, conveying her devotion to music and to the uniqueness of all things."

Massachusetts Mayflower Academy Now Accepting Applications for 2023-2024 School Year

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023
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BOSTON, May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Not every student thrives in a traditional school setting. Some students need more flexibility on their path to success. Online learning is an increasingly popular option for secondary education. In addition to gaining a flexible path to a diploma, students have access to diverse and exciting learning opportunities that not only meet their academic needs but also provide opportunities to explore career interests. To help students realize their potential in a safe, supportive online learning environment, Massachusetts Mayflower Academy (MMA), a full-time online private high school, is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year at https://go.vhslearning.org/applynow.

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  • To help students realize their potential in a safe, supportive online learning environment, Massachusetts Mayflower Academy (MMA), a full-time online private high school, is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year at https://go.vhslearning.org/applynow .
  • MMA is an accredited online high school powered by VHS Learning , a nonprofit providing high-quality online courses since 1996.
  • This fall, MMA will also offer several new courses, including IT Fundamentals, Accounting, and Music Composition and Songwriting.
  • Through simulations, assignments, spreadsheets, and QuickBooks Online, students will analyze transactions and complete the accounting cycle, and create and analyze financial statements.

Julian Anderson's 'Litanies' wins Grawemeyer music prize

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Monday, December 5, 2022
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Notre Dame Cathedral fire and the death of an esteemed colleague influenced the creation of "Litanies," said Julian Anderson, a British composer who today was named winner of the 2023 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition for the work.

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  • British composer Julian Anderson today was named winner of the 2023 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition for his work, "Litanies."
  • "The piece explores virtually every sound a cello and orchestra can make together," said Marc Satterwhite, who directs the Grawemeyer music award.
  • A professor of composition and composer-in-residence at Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London since 2007, Anderson also has taught music composition at Harvard University and the Royal College of Music.
  • Schott Music Ltd. publishes his compositions written after mid-2014 and Faber Music, those written before.

MELODY MCKIVER TO RELEASE OFFICIAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK FOR AWARD-WINNING FILM RETURNING HOME

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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Composed on solo viola and electronics for the award-winning documentary Returning Home, McKiver's official motion picture soundtrack explores tandem themes of trauma to the land and waters and the ongoing repercussions of residential schools.

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  • Composed on solo viola and electronics for the award-winning documentary Returning Home, McKiver's official motion picture soundtrack explores tandem themes of trauma to the land and waters and the ongoing repercussions of residential schools.
  • The film has received top recognition at three western Canadian international film festivals in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver taking home the best Canadian documentary award from three respective juries.
  • Melody McKiver recorded the soundtrack on location in Sioux Lookout, Ont., and mastered at Grey Market Mastering in Montreal, Que.
  • They are directing any profits from the official Returning Home soundtrack towards mutual aid for residential school survivors from Lac Seul First Nation McKiver's matrilineal community.

Opera exploring gender identity wins Grawemeyer Award

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Monday, December 6, 2021
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The opera , an unconventional piece embracing a vast range of musical styles from Tudor-era ballads to modern electronic sound layering, was commissioned by Vienna State Opera and premiered on its stage in 2019.

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  • The opera , an unconventional piece embracing a vast range of musical styles from Tudor-era ballads to modern electronic sound layering, was commissioned by Vienna State Opera and premiered on its stage in 2019.
  • The book, which shows how gender can be fluid in different circumstances, is considered a feminist classic and has been extensively studied by scholars focusing on women's, gender and transgender issues.
  • "'Orlando' is an enormous, supremely ambitious work," said Marc Satterwhite, who directs the Grawemeyer music award.
  • "The libretto and multifaceted score challenge our preconceptions of gender and sexual roles and test our ideas of what opera is and is not.

Opera exploring gender identity wins Grawemeyer Award

Retrieved on: 
Monday, December 6, 2021
Sexual attraction, Virginia, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Vienna State Opera, Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition, University of Louisville, Adventure, Virginia Woolf, Woman, San Francisco Art Institute, Religion, Grawemeyer Award, University, Education, Male, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Biography, Female, Psychology, Musical composition, Berlin, San Francisco, Life, Entertainment, Toy

The opera , an unconventional piece embracing a vast range of musical styles from Tudor-era ballads to modern electronic sound layering, was commissioned by Vienna State Opera and premiered on its stage in 2019.

Key Points: 
  • The opera , an unconventional piece embracing a vast range of musical styles from Tudor-era ballads to modern electronic sound layering, was commissioned by Vienna State Opera and premiered on its stage in 2019.
  • The book, which shows how gender can be fluid in different circumstances, is considered a feminist classic and has been extensively studied by scholars focusing on women's, gender and transgender issues.
  • "'Orlando' is an enormous, supremely ambitious work," said Marc Satterwhite, who directs the Grawemeyer music award.
  • "The libretto and multifaceted score challenge our preconceptions of gender and sexual roles and test our ideas of what opera is and is not.