Alyssa Weinberg, Composer
Critics have praised Alyssa Weinberg's music for pairing a contemporary voice with enduring appeal — Ouest France described it as "at once contemporary and classic," and Bachtrack pointed to its "heavyweight emotional dimensions." Much of her creative work grows out of collaborations with artists in literature, dance, and the visual arts.
Across the 2016/17 season, her music is performed and developed through collaborations with arx duo, ensemble mise-en, Shattered Glass, So Percussion, and sTem Trio. Her catalogue has also been performed by the Aizuri Quartet, Contemporaneous, the Curtis 20/21 Ensemble, the Dover Quartet, Ensemble39, Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, the Louisville Orchestra, Panic Duo, PUBLIQuartet, and Sandbox Percussion, as well as performers including Ricardo Morales, Philip Setzer, and Shai Wosner.
Her work has been commissioned by the Barnes Foundation, the Curtis Institute of Music, FringeArts, the Pennsylvania Ballet, the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, LiveConnections, Music from Angel Fire, Nadia Sirota, and One Book One Philadelphia.
duende: A Home for Music and Movement
In 2013, Weinberg co-founded duende with cellist Gabriel Cabezas and dancer/choreographer Chloe Felesina — a Philadelphia series dedicated to experimental music and dance. The project presents events in a variety of settings and alternative venues, treating movement and music as equal partners and exploring in depth the places where the two disciplines intersect.
Education and Mentors
Weinberg holds an Artist Diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music, an M.M. in Composition from the Manhattan School of Music, and a B.M. in Composition and Theory from Vanderbilt University. She has studied with Richard Danielpour, Jennifer Higdon, Stan Link, David Ludwig, and Michael Slayton. In the fall of 2016 she began doctoral studies as a fellow at Princeton University.
Hear more of her work at weinbergmusic.com.
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