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Composers BureauSamuel Magrill
Associate Professor and Composer-in-Residence, Samuel Magrill coordinates the theory and composition division and directs the computer music studio at the University of Central Oklahoma. He obtained his B. Mus. in Composition from Oberlin Conservatory and his masters and doctorate in Composition from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. He has received numerous awards and commissions including ones from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Illinois Arts Council, ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), the Oklahoma Music Teachers' Association, and faculty research grants and merit-credit awards from the University of Central Oklahoma. He is an active member of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States, the Society of Composers, Inc., and the College Music Society. In addition to his work as a composer, he is an avid accompanist, both instrumental and vocal, participates in numerous student and faculty performances throughout the year and is pianist in the Edmond Chamber Players. In May of 1995, he went to Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, where his music was performed in the Alternativa Festival and Art Reality Festival. He also presented a joint piano concert with Sergei Zagny entitled "Meeting on the Moscow River" and he lectured at the Theremin Center, a computer music studio at the Moscow Conservatory. Recent premieres include "Goblin Market" (1996) commissioned by Dr. Lon Dehnert, director of the UCO Concert Chorale and "Festive Fanfare" (1997), commissioned by Dr. Ron Howell, director of the UCO Wind Ensemble. Further Information
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Biography