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Vincent Calianno | |
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| Born | December 1, 1979 Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Origin | New York City, United States |
| Genres | Modern classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | droplid |
Vincent Calianno (born December 1, 1979 in Buffalo, New York) is a New York City and Tucson based composer of contemporary classical music, sound artist, and filmmaker. [1]
Calianno began writing music at age 11, beginning his composition studies with Livingston Gearhart at the University of New York at Buffalo. He formally studied composition at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, [2] the Eastman School of Music, [3] and New York University studying with John Luther Adams, Lewis Nielson, Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon, David Liptak, Zack Browning, and Mark Suozzo. [4]
His music has been commissioned and performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, JACK Quartet, the Thalea String Quartet, Nouveau Classical Project, [5] Ensemble Mise-en, Rocket City New Music, Jennifer Koh, John Pickford Richards, Kivie Cahn-Lipman, the American Composers Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, [6] the Bruges Philharmonia, Artifact Dance Project, and others.
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