Carter Pann (born February 21, 1972, in

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) is an American

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. He studied composition and piano at the

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and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he earned a

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degree. His teachers include Samuel Adler, William Albright,

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, William Bolcom, David Liptak,

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, and Bright Sheng, and piano with Barry Snyder. His works have been performed by major orchestras, youth symphonies, and ensembles across the United States and internationally, including the

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, City of Birmingham Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, and RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra. He has collaborated with artists such as clarinetist Richard Stoltzman and the Takács Quartet. Pann has received awards and recognition from the

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, Masterprize, the American Composers Orchestra, and

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. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2016. Pann currently teaches composition and conducts the Boulder Altitude Directive contemporary music ensemble at the

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Selected recorded works

*''Antares'' *''Dance Partita'' *''Deux séjours'' *''Differences'' for cello and piano *''Factories: Locomotive/Gothic/Mercurial/At Peace'', for wind ensemble *''Hold This Boy and Listen'' *''Love Letters'' (2000) *''Piano Concerto'' *''Slalom'', for symphony orchestra *''Soiree Macabre: with demons on the dance floor'' *''Symphony for Winds "My Brother's Brain" *''The Bills'', for piano *''The Cheese Grater – A Mean Two-Step'' *''The High Songs'' *''The Mechanics'', for saxophone quartet *''The Piano's 12 Sides'' *''The Three Embraces'' *''Two Portraits of Barcelona'' *''Wrangler'', for wind ensemble

References

External links

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Carter Pann's page at Theodore Presser Company
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