Michael Kurek

Michael Kurek was recognized as a former winner at the BMI Student Composer Awards 50th Anniversary Ceremony, June 7, 2002, in New York, NY.  The May/June 2002 issue of Savannah (GA) Magazine had a feature article about the city's influence on his music.

Premieres

On April 19, 2002, John Kochanowski and Mark Wait introduced Kurek's Sonata for Viola and Piano, at Vanderbilt University.  Concertino for Celesta and Orchestra:  "Fairy Dreams" premiered October 25-26, 2002, with Charlene Harb and the Nashville Symphony, under Kenneth Schermerhorn.

Performances

In 2002, the Clarion String Quartet played his String Quartet No. 2 at the University of Southern California, April 25; at the Colburn School for the Performing Arts, in Los Angeles, August 6; and in Missillac, France, August 17.  The Tomsk (Siberia, Russia) Philharmonic performed Symphony No. 1:  "Sirens", March 3, 2002.

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