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Kevin Puts

Advice for young composers—Find your most honest, genuine, uncompromised voice

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Pulitzer Prize winning composer Kevin Puts offers advice for young composers: find out who you are and do that. Tune out the noise. It’s an inspiring segment that all young composers should watch!

Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for his debut opera Silent Night, Kevin Puts has been hailed as one of the most important composers of his generation. Critically acclaimed for his distinctive and richly colored musical voice, Puts’ impressive body of work includes four symphonies as well as several concertos written for some of today’s top soloists. His newest work, The City (Symphony No. 5), co-commissioned by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in honor of its 100th anniversary and by Carnegie Hall in honor of their 125th anniversary, will receive its premiere in Baltimore and New York in April 2016.

For more about Kevin, go to:
kevinputs.com

Mohammed Fairouz

Young Composers Need a Unique Personal Voice

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Mohammed Fairouz, born in 1985, is one of the most frequently performed, commissioned, and recorded composers working today. By his early teens, the Arab-American composer had journeyed across five continents, immersing himself in new sounds and experiences. His catalog encompasses virtually every genre, including opera, symphonies, vocal and choral settings, chamber and solo works. His voice as a composer is personal, filled with imagination and surprises.

For more about Mohammed Fairouz, go to:
MohammedFairouz.com

Thanks to Carnegie Hall for hosting the interview!