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 Born in Arizona in 1974, Mr.
Pierce grew up in Phoenix studying classical guitar. His
primary studies were with renowned guitarist Frank Koonce, with additional instruction from, among others,
Manuel Barrueco, Christopher Parkening, Eliot Fisk and
Pepe Romero. Mr. Pierce began studying composition at
Arizona State University with composer James DeMars, and
later at the Peabody Conservatory and the Aspen Music
Festival and School as a composition fellow under
Christopher Rouse and Nicholas Maw. His primary studies
have been with composers Christopher Theofanidis, and Justin Dello-Joio. He is
currently a Doctoral student at the University of
Toronto under Gary Kulesha.
Mr. Pierce has been
the recipient of many awards; most recently, in 2006 he
was awarded the Karen Kieser Prize for his work
Melody with Gesture, written for the National Arts
Centre Young Composers Programme where it was premiered
in Southam Hall by l’orchestre francophonie canadienne
led by it’s Music Director and Conductor Jean Philippe
Tremblay. Other prominent awards include the Macht
Orchestral Composition Competition, the Virginia Carty
de-Lillo Prize for chamber music, and the P. Bruce Blair
Award in Composition. He has also been honored in recent
years with fellowships and Grants from the National Arts
Centre (Ottawa), Peabody Conservatory, the Aspen Music
Festival, and the Leonard Bernstein Fund.
His works have been
performed by many notable Orchestras and Ensembles
including the Arizona State University Symphony
Orchestra, Aspen Academy Orchestra, Orchestre
Francophonie Canadienne, Peabody Symphony Orchestra, São
Paulo State Symphony, Aspen Contemporary Ensemble,
Interrobang Ensemble, New York Contemporary Ensemble,
Proteus Ensemble, and Quartato Invitato, to name a few.
An advocate of working closely with performers to create
new works, he has worked with many of the leading
artists of his generation including soprano Kathryn
Aaron, accordionist Ina Henning, guitarist Rob MacDonald
and cellist Rebecca Turner.
Among his recently
completed works are Suite for Cello; Variations on
Wondrous Love (2006) for New Zealand born cellist
Rebecca Turner; Melody with Gesture (2006), for
the National Arts Centre in Ottawa; On a Poem of
Baudelaire, ‘Je t'adore à l'égal de la voûte nocturne’
(2005) from Les Fleurs du Mal for high voice, accordion,
two violin and viola for Soprano Kathryn Aaron and
Accordionist Ina Henning; Images, for String Quartet
and Guitar: Evening (Red Tree) (2005) and Suite,
for guitar (2004) for guitar virtuoso Rob MacDonald.
His work is
performed frequently throughout the U.S., Canada, South
America, Europe and most recently, New Zealand. For more
information and upcoming performances visit
www.christopherwilliampierce.com.
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April 29th, 2008
5pm
Griswold Hall
Baltimore, MD
Rob MacDonald and
Tracy Anne Smith
"Adagio and Fugue"
April 27th, 2008
3pm
St. John's United
Methodist Church
Springfield, VA
Rob MacDonald and
Tracy Anne Smith
"Adagio and Fugue"
March 15th, 2008
8pm
Music Gallery
Rob MacDonald and
Tracy Anne Smith
"Adagio and Fugue"
Recent Past Performances:
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November, 2007
8pm
Walter Hall
"Melody with Gesture"
"Suite for Solo Cello"
"On a Poem of Baudelaire"
"Images"
September 6th, 2007
String Theory
Rob MacDonald
"Evening (Red Tree)"
Music Gallery
Toronto, Ont.
WEBSITE
May, 2007
August
26th, 2007
8pm
Sauble Beach Festival of the Classical Guitar
Sauble Beach, Ont.
"Evening (Red Tree)"
solo guitar
WEBSITE
(Check back
for specifics)
Esprit Orchestra New
Wave Festival
Toronto. Ontario
"Images" for Guitar and S.Q.
Listen from home:
March
4th, 2007
"Melody
with Gesture"
(Check back
for specifics)CBC Radio Two
Two New Hours
10 pm
To listen, click the logo:
March 4th, 2007
8pm
The Music Gallery
197 John St.
Toronto, Ontario
(New work for S.Q - no title)
Tickets: $20 ($10 students/seniors)
Available at the door
Feb 4th, 2007
Interrobang Ensemble
Tranzac Club
"Suite for Solo Cello"
"Suite for Guitar"
Jan. 31st, 2007
Toronto, Ont., Canada
CBC Glen Gould Studio
"Melody with Gesture"
Dec 20th 2006
Christchurch, NZ
"Suite for Cello"
Dec 17th, 2006
Auckland, NZ
"Suite for Cello"
Dec 15th - 16th,
2006
Tauranga, NZ
"Suite for Cello"
Contact
For
additional information or for performance materials, please
feel free to send an
email.
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