Christopher Cook

composer

Christopher Cook received the Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University where he served as a member of the composition faculty and assistant director of the Center for Electronic and Computer Music. He has recieved awards and honors from the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University, the National Endowment for the Arts, ASCAP, the Society for Electro-acoustic Music in the United States, MTNA, and the National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies. He served as Composer-in-Residence for the city of Somerset, Pennsylvania and the Monroe County Community Schools Corporation (Indiana). While a guest composer, his works were featured at Amherst College and the University of Evansville. He currently teaches composition and music technology at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia. His compositions are widely performed in university and festival settings, including June in Buffalo, Music of Our Time, the Indiana State University Contemporary Music Festival, The Society of Composers Inc. National Conference, Annual American Music Week (Sofia, Bulgaria), and the Utrecht Music Festival (The Netherlands). His Electro-acoustic works have been presented at conferences and festivals including the International Computer Music Conference, Society for Electro-acoustic Music in the United States, Florida Electro-acoustic Music Festival, Electronic Music Midwest, and the InterMedia Manifold TechArt exhibit.

News

•Prelude (wind ensemble) was performed by the Christopher Newport University Wind Ensemble with Mark Reimer conducting.

•Gamaka (computer music) will be released on CD this year by Vox Novus.

•Jungle Urbanus (computer music) is included on the 2007 Vox Novus 60x60 Midwest Mix.

•Commission received from the Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University to compose a new work, Sun, Moon, and Talia for trombone, piano, and interactive computer music. The performers will be William Bootz, trombone and Mary Hellmann, piano. [more info]

•I Started (computer music) was heard on Afternoon New Music, WKCR 89.9 FM, New York, NY on June 26th, 2007.

•I Started (computer music) was heard on Tom Lopez's Foldover radio show May 14th, 2007 in Oberlin, OH (WOBC 91.5 FM).

•University of Evansville (IN) (February 07): --Orbits: Concerto for Trombone and Wind Ensemble was performed by the UE wind ensemble with soloist William Bootz and Timothy Zifer conducting.

•the Society for Electro-acoustic Music in the United States: --I Started (computer music) is released on 20 Year Anniversary 1984-2004 (Music from SEAMUS: EAM-2006-2) .  



•Gamaka (computer music) is included on the 2006 Vox Novus 60x60 Midwest Mix and International Mix.

•Bloomington (IN) Arts Week Concert (February 07) --Paradox (computer music) was performed.

•Indiana University Center for Electronic and Computer Music Concert (January 07) --Gamaka (computer music) was performed.

•Électroacoustiques université Concordia university Electroacoustics (ÉuCuE) (November 06-Montreal, QC, Canada) --I Started (computer music) was performed (webcasted and podcasted).