Eric Guinivan

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Eric Guinivan (born 1984) is a composer, percussionist, founding member of the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet, [1] and was principal timpanist of the YMF Debut Orchestra. He has received commissions from Chamber Music America, the Fromm Foundation, New York Youth Symphony, the International Horn Society, Lake Union Civic Orchestra, the Firebird Ensemble, Staunton Music Festival, the Lotte Lehmann Foundation, and the Society of Composers, Inc., among others. His output includes works for orchestra, wind ensemble, percussion, brass band, chamber orchestra, film, and a wide variety of chamber ensembles and solo instruments. He currently serves as Associate Professor of Composition at James Madison University, and was previously a graduate teaching fellow at the University of Southern California.

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Early life and education

Guinivan was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware, and began studying percussion at age 10. [2] He earned his Bachelor of Music (2006) in composition and percussion performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and his Master of Music (2008) and Doctor of Musical Arts (2011) in composition from the USC's Thornton School Of Music. [2]

Performing career

Eric was a founding member of Los Angeles Percussion Quartet and has performed with orchestras and chamber ensembles across the country. During his time with LAPQ, Eric presented concerts throughout California and recorded his work Ritual Dances at Skywalker Sound on the Sono Luminus label. Guinivan's first professional performance as soloist was on his "Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra", a piece he composed and premiered with the Downey Symphony and University of Southern California Symphony Orchestra. [3] [4] He premiered his new work "Meditation and Awakening" with the New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall in May 2011. [5]

Recognition

Guinivan's compositions have garnered multiple awards, including the 2007, [6] 2010, [7] and 2011 [8] BMI Student Composer Awards, the 2008, [9] 2011, [10] and 2014 [11] ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, and second place in the 2009 Lotte Lehmann Foundation Art Song Competition. [12] In 2013, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance for his work on Rupa-Khandha with the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Los Angeles Percussion Quartet".
  2. 1 2 "Eric Guinivan". WQXR 105.9 FM.
  3. ↑ Sherwin, Joyce (March 24, 2011). "A rare first for the Downey Symphony". The Downey Patriot. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25.
  4. ↑ "Downey Symphony set to end its season with a blast". Press Telegram. March 31, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.
  5. ↑ Tommasini, Anthony (May 23, 2011). "Young Talents With a Fondness for Applause". The New York Times .
  6. ↑ "55th Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced".
  7. ↑ "58th Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced".
  8. ↑ "59th Annual BMI Student Composer Award Winners Announced".
  9. ↑ "The ASCAP Foundation Names Recipients of the 2008 Morton Gould Young Composer Awards".
  10. ↑ "The ASCAP Foundation Names Recipients of the 2011 Morton Gould Young Composer Awards".
  11. ↑ "2014 ASCAP MORTON GOULD YOUNG COMPOSER AWARDS ANNOUNCED".
  12. ↑ "ASCAP and Lotte Lehman Foundation announce winners of art song competition for young composers".
  13. ↑ "Exploring The Classical Field Nominees".
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