NEWS ARCHIVE
2006-2009
- 2009 -
“Icarus Dreamt” was performed by the American Composers Orchestra at their Underwood New Music Readings. The piece was conducted by José Serebrier at Columbia University’s Miller Theater on May 7-8, 2009. For more information, see here: http://www.americancomposers.org/press/unmr09.html
Eric was awarded 1st Prize in the 2008 SCI/ASCAP Student Commission Competition for his chamber work Onement. In addition to the prize, SCI will commission a new work to be premiered at a SCI National Student Conference (March 2010), as well as inclusion of the commissioned piece on the SCI CD series and SCI Journal of Music Scores.
Eric will be attending the Aspen Music Festival in the Composition Master Class Program (Christopher Rouse, John Harbison - artist faculty) as a Susan and Ford Schumann Fellow. His chamber ensemble work, “Walls of Light,” will be premiered by the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble.
Eric’s music was selected for performance at the Spark Festival for Electronic Music and Arts, First New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival (NYCEMF), and the Midwest Graduate Music Consortium at Northwestern University.
- 2008 -
Eric was awarded the William Schuman Prize in the 2008 BMI Student Composer Awards for his orchestral work “Icarus Dreamt.” For press release: click here
Eric was awarded a 2008 ASCAP/Morton Gould Young Composer Award for his composition “Onement.” http://www.ascap.com/press/2008/0421_concertMusicAwards.aspx
Eric was awarded 2nd Prize in the 2007 National Association of Composers USA (NACUSA) Young Composer Competition for his trumpet duet “Four Sculptures.” The prize includes a possible performance on an upcoming NACUSA concert.
Eric was awarded the 2008 Dean’s Prize in Music Composition from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. The prize includes a commission (“One Voice”) for the Indiana University New Music Ensemble, to be premiered in their 2008-2009 season.
Eric was awarded the Grant for Young and Emerging Wind Band Composers from the Atlantic Coast Conference Band Directors Association (ACCBDA). This consortium commission by the 12 member schools of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is for a new three-movement work for wind ensemble - to be entitled “Autumn Triptych.” The 12 member schools of the ACC have performance exclusivity of the work until December 31, 2009 and the commissioned piece may receive up to 12 performances by the member schools.
Member schools include: Boston College, Clemson University, Duke University, Florida State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, North Carolina State University, University of Maryland, University of North Carolina, University of Miami, University of Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Wake Forest University.
Eric attended the Composers Conference at Wellesley College where his work commissioned by the Chamber Music Center and the Composers Conference, “Three Sculpture Meditations” for piano quintet, was premiered.
Eric was commissioned to compose a new multi-movement work for Piano Trio and Choir to mark the centennial of the Community Unitarian Church of White Plains, NY (1909-2009). The commissioned piece, “Centennial: A Celebration,” a 15-minute, three-movement work that includes the three works: “Gathering” for piano trio, “Meditation” for solo piano, and “Let Us Light” for solo piano and choir (SATB). The piece was premiered April 26, 2009 by the Damocles Trio, pianist Adam Kent, and the CUC Choir, directed by Lisa Meyer.
Eric received a 2008 ASCAPLUS award.
- 2007 -
Awarded the 2008 Composers Conference and Chamber Music Center Commission. As Commissioned Composer of the 2008 Composers Conference, he will be in residence during the two-week conference at Wellesley College to conduct and rehearse his commissioned piece (“Three Sculpture Meditations”) in two performances with the amateur musicians of the Chamber Music Center.
“Onement” was awarded the 2007 Brian M. Israel Prize from the New York Federation of Music Clubs. The work will be performed by the Syracuse Society for New Music in their 2007-2008 season.
Eric attended the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Music07 Festival where his “Rothko Musings” for Bass Trombone and Percussion was performed.
Eric received a fellowship to the Wellesley Composers Conference where his “Onement” will be performed.
Eric received a 2007 ASCAPLUS award.
- 2006 -
“Nightscape/Daybreak” awarded honorable mention in the 2006 ASCAP/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Prize.
“Nightscape/Daybreak” chosen by the Virginia Chapter of the College Band Directors National Association for its Symposium 32 for New Band Music to be one of three featured works at the festival. Eric will conduct his work with the Virginia Intercollegiate Band and will serve as a guest composer of the festival. Trumpet professor John Adler will perform the solo trumpet part of NIghtscape/Daybreak. The festival takes place at Virginia Tech in February 2007.
Eric was awarded the Beekman Canon Friends of Music Prize from Yale College and the Paul F. Festersen Award from the Yale Bands.
“Nightscape/Daybreak” was performed by the Nishi High School Band in Hakodate, Japan with Yoshiaki Onishi conducting.
“Collage Ritmico” was performed by the Yale Symphony Orchestra (Toshiyuki Shimada, conductor) on their Pacific Northwest Tour (Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Vancouver, Canada; and Bellingham, WA).