Persis Parshall Vehar




		Composers Bureau Persis Parshall Vehar Biography Persis Parshall over two hundred vocal and instrumental compositions, ranging from chamber music through large ensembles and including two operas, have been performed internationally. Among the places where her works have been heard are Carnegie Recital Hall (New York City), Royal Festival Hall (London), Graz Music Festival (Graz, Austria), McMaster & Brock Universities (Canada), Piccolo Spoleto Festival (Charleston, SC), and Rockefeller Kennedy Center Voice Competition for Excellence in American Music (New York City). An award-winning composer, she has been the recipient of five Meet the Composer Grants, sixteen ASCAP Awards, and a Margaret Fairbank Jory Award. Her compositions have been published by Tenuto, Leyerle, and Dorn Publications, Shawnee Press, Kendor Music, Plymouth Music Company, Northfield Press and Almitra Music. Ms. Vehar's works may be heard on Aeolian, MMC and Fleur de Son recordings. As pianist, Vehar has premiered many new works and served as judge for the internationally known Crane Festival of New Music Solo Performer Competition. She has recorded for Fleur de Son and Mark Records, and performed as soloist with many orchestras including the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra & Ars Nova Chamber Orchestra. Her compositions and piano performances are broadcast on National Public Radio & Television. Ms. Vehar holds degrees from Ithaca College and the University of Michigan. Her composition studies were with Warren Benson, Ross Lee Finney, Roberto Gerhard and Ned Rorem. She is currently Composer-in-Residence at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. Selected Works Choral Vocal Opera Solo Keyboard Solo Instrumental Instrumental Chamber Music Wind Ensemble Solo Concerti Orchestral Dance Further Information Pan Pipes 2004-2005 Annual American Composer Update Pan Pipes 2002-2003 Annual American Composer Update Pan Pipes 2000-2001 Annual American Composer Update Pan Pipes 1999-2000 Annual American Composer Update Pan Pipes 1998-1999 Annual American Composer Update Pan Pipes 1997-1998 Annual American Composer Update Pan Pipes 1996-1997 Annual American Composer Update SAI's Music for Young People section Contact Information 65 Hyledge Drive Buffalo, NY 14226-4211 E-mail: PPVehar@aol.com Page 1 \| Page 2 \| Page 3 Alphabetical List Categories Search Pan Pipes Annual Composer Updates Composers Bureau Archives Music for Young People Publishers More American Music Links
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Persis Parshall Vehar