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Patricia Alessandrini
Patricia Alessandrini (born 1970) is an American composer, sound artist, and musicologist. A 2022 Guggenheim Fellow and 2024 MacDowell (artists' residency and workshop), MacDowell Fellow, Alessandrini specializes in electronic music and sound art. She is also an academic who specializes in the interdisciplinary study of music and technology, having worked in the faculty of Stanford University and Goldsmiths, University of London. Early life and music career Patricia Alessandrini was born in 1970 in the United States. She attended Bologna Conservatory, Conservatoire de Strasbourg, and IRCAM; Ivan Fedele, Tristan Murail, and Thea Musgrave were her composition teachers. As an artist, Alessandrini specializes in electronic music and sound art, as well as social and political issues and the reexamination of canonical works. She won first prize in the 2009 Sond'Ar-te Electric Ensemble Composition Competition and a 2012 Darmstädter Ferienkurse ''Förderpreis'' in composition. She also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are Grant (money), grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, endowed by the late Simon Guggenheim, Simon and Olga Hirsh Guggenheim. These awards are bestowed upon individuals who have demonstrated distinguished accomplishment in the past and potential for future achievement. The recipients exhibit outstanding aptitude for prolific scholarship or exceptional talent in the arts. The foundation holds two separate competitions each year: * One open to citizens and permanent residents of the United States and Canada. * The other to citizens and permanent residents of Latin America and the Caribbean. The Latin America and Caribbean competition is currently suspended "while we examine the workings and efficacy of the program. The U.S. and Canadian competition is unaffected by this suspension." The performing arts are excluded from these fellowships, but composers, film directors, and choreographers are still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |