Curtis Macdonald (also known as Curtis Robert Macdonald) is a composer and

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. He moved to

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in 2003 and lives in

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. He is Faculty at The New School for Jazz. Macdonald has a background in sound design and draws inspiration from this in his work. In 2015 he won a

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for his work on the show Meet The Composer at WQXR and was the Technical Director of The Open Ears Project from

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that was named one of The Best 50 Podcasts of 2019 from the

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that was also Nominated for Best Music Podcast and Honored for Best Series in the 24th Annual

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s. To date he has composed original scores for

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, Aszure Barton, Kate Weare Company and

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among others. Macdonald's work caught the attention of

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prize winner

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and in 2016 Macdonald was a soloist on

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, an album in tribute to Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris In 2013, Macdonald authored ''Introducing Extended Saxophone Techniques'' published by

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Albums

* ''Community Immunity'' (2011) * ''Twice Through The Wall'' (2013) * ''Scotobiology'' (2016)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Macdonald, Curtis Peabody Award winners The New School faculty Living people 1985 births