Michael Djupstrom (born 1980) is an American composer. Born in

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, he grew up in

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. After completing undergraduate and graduate studies in composition at the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

, Djupstrom moved to

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, where he completed an Artist Diploma at the

Curtis Institute of Music The Curtis Institute of Music is a private conservatory in Philadelphia. It offers a performance diploma, a Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in opera, and a Professional Studies Certificate in opera. All students attend on a full scholarshi ...

. His music has garnered many awards, and is published by Bright Press and

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. His composition teachers include

Jennifer Higdon Jennifer Elaine Higdon (born December 31, 1962) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. She has received many awards, including the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her Violin Concerto and three Grammy Awards for Best Contemp ...

Richard Danielpour Richard Danielpour (born January 28, 1956) is an American composer and academic, currently affiliated with the Curtis Institute of Music and the University of California, Los Angeles. Early life Danielpour was born in New York City of Persian Jew ...

Bright Sheng Bright Sheng (; born December 6, 1955) is a Chinese-born American composer, pianist and conductor. Sheng has earned many honors for his music and compositions, including a MacArthur Fellowship in 2001; he also was a two-time Pulitzer Prize final ...

and

Betsy Jolas Elizabeth Jolas (born 5 August 1926) is a Franco-American composer. Life and career Jolas was born in Paris on 5 August 1926. Her mother, the American translator Maria McDonald, also studied singing. Together with Betsy's father, the poet and j ...

, among others.

Awards

*2002 – ASCAP/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Prize *2002 – Walter Beeler Memorial Composition Prize, Ithaca College *2003, 2004 – ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award *2004 – William Schuman Prize, BMI Foundation *2005 – ASCAP/

Lotte Lehmann Foundation The Lotte Lehmann Foundation, named for the German soprano Lotte Lehmann, was founded in 1999, and served to preserve and perpetuate her legacy, and to honor her dream of bringing art song into the lives of as many people as possible. The organiza ...

Song Cycle Competition, 3rd prize *2005 – Music Teachers National Association - Shepherd Distinguished Composer of the Year *2006 – Great Wall International Composition Competition, 1st Prize & Audience Prize, Chinese Fine Arts Society *2010 – Charles Ives Fellowship,

The American Academy of Arts and Letters The American Academy of Arts and Letters is a 300-member honor society whose goal is to "foster, assist, and sustain excellence" in American literature, music, and art. Its fixed number membership is elected for lifetime appointments. Its headqua ...

American Academy of Arts and Letters – Award Winners
*2012 –

American Viola Society The American Viola Society (AVS) is an organization headquartered in Dallas, Texas that encourages excellence in performance, pedagogy, research, composition, and lutherie by fostering communication and friendship among violists of all skill levels, ...

's Maurice Gardner Composition Competition grand prize winner for ''Walimai'' *2012 – Delius International Composition Prize *2013 – Columbia Orchestra American Composer Competition winner for ''Scène et Pas de deux'' *2013 – Grand Prize, Washington Awards, S&R Foundation *2014 –

Pew Fellowship in the Arts The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage is a nonprofit organization, nonprofit grantmaking organization and knowledge-sharing hub for arts and culture in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US established in 2005. In 2008, Paula Marincola was named the first ...

, Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

References

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* American male composers 21st-century American composers Living people 1980 births University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni Pew Fellows in the Arts Curtis Institute of Music alumni Musicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota People from White Bear Lake, Minnesota 21st-century American male musicians {{US-composer-20thC-stub