Jonathan Elliott is an American composer and teacher. Born in 1962, Elliott grew up in

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, studying piano from the age of six. He went on to study composition at

Vassar College Vassar College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. Founded in 1861 by Matthew Vassar, it was the second degree-granting institution of higher education for women in the United States, closely fol ...

, where his teachers included Annea Lockwood and the pianist Todd Crow; Elliott subsequently received his PhD from the

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, where he studied with Ralph Shapey and Shulamit Ran. He received two Broadcast Music, Inc. Student Composer awards in 1985 and 1987. Elliott is currently composer in residence at Saint Ann's School, in Brooklyn, New York, where he has taught since 1988. He previously taught at Chicago, Vassar, and

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. He has received fellowships from

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, the

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, and the

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(1989, 1990), and has been in residence at institutions such as the

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. Elliott's compositions have been performed at venues and institutions such as the

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, the

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, the

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, the

University of Hartford Hartt School The Hartt School is the comprehensive performing arts conservatory of the University of Hartford located in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, that offers degree programs in music, dance, and theatre. Founded in 1920 by Julius Hartt an ...

, Penn State Hazleton,

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, Museum of Art, Seoul National University, the

, the

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, and the

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Selected works

Orchestral

* ''In Silence'' (1989) * ''Tableaux'' (1991)

Chamber

*''Peacock Fantasia'' (2018) – flute, viola, piano *''Quartet for Saxophones'' (2010) * ''Then'' (2009) * ''Hommage a B.B.'' (1997) * ''Field Music: Spiral'' (1997)

Instrumental duo

*''River'' (2014) – alto saxophone and cello *''Szellem'' (2012) – alto saxophone and guitar *''Five'' (2010) – flute and piano *''Field Music Ash'' (2005) – alto saxophone and cello *''Friss'' (2001) – flute and cello *''Odd Preludes'' (2000) – alto saxophone and piano

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Jonathan 1962 births Living people Vassar College alumni University of Chicago alumni 21st-century classical composers 20th-century classical composers 21st-century American composers 20th-century American composers American male classical composers American classical composers Musicians from Philadelphia Classical musicians from Pennsylvania 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians