Meri von KleinSmid

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Meri von KleinSmid (born 1974) is an American musician, artist and composer.

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Life

Meri von KleinSmid was born in Los Angeles, California, and studied choral music, piano, violin and flute as a child. She was educated at the University of Washington and Columbia College Chicago, where she studied music history and ethnomusicology. She lived for a while in Cambridge, England, but later moved to the Seattle/Vancouver area. She has been a member of the experimental musical collective SoniCabal and the Chinese Music Society of North America, among other organizations. [1] The CD 60X60, including her work, won an award at the Just Plain Folks Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee. [2]

Works

Selected works include:

Her work has been issued on CD, including:

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References

  1. clouvel, paul; bassal, dominique; auteurs, divers. "elektramusic electroacoustic & experimental music, issue 01".Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Meri von KleinSmid" . Retrieved 23 December 2010.