Emily Anna Bridges
Born: 29 May 1977, New Hampshire (USA)
Died:
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Music
Annotated List of Works
- Oconee Bells (2005) for solo piano.
- All Things Bright and Beautiful (2004) for SSAA choir.
- Caduceus (2004) for solo piano.
- Shifting Towers, Dunes of Stars: Mirage for String Nonet (2003)
- Happiness (2002) for mezzo-soprano, flute, violin, cello, and piano. Poetry by Stephen Dunn.
- Snacks for a Giant: Two Movements for String Quartet (2001)
- A Child’s Prayer (2001) for SATB chorus. Author unknown.
- Annabel Lee (2001) for SATB chorus, poetry by Edgar Allen Poe
- Log Phase (May 2000) for solo piano.
- Movements in Color (April 1999) for dancer and five solo instruments.
- Art (April 1999) for mezzo-soprano, viola, and piano. Poetry by Kevin Peckham.
- Tapis (August 1998) for chamber orchestra.
Biography
Emily Anna Bridges, a native of New Hampshire, graduated with a B.A. in Music from Colby College in May of 1999. She studied there in Waterville, ME with Jonathan Hallstrom and Philip Carlson, and was the winner of the Comparetti Music prize for composition. Her pieces were played by the Colby Symphony Orchestra as well as the Portland String Quartet. After college she moved to Boston, where she studied privately with John McDonald for three years. Her pieces were performed in concert by the Arden String Quartet as well as Musica Sacra, conducted by Mary Beekman. She is presently working on her doctoral dissertation as a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was awarded a William Penn Fellowship. Her teachers there include Jay Reise, James Primosch, Anna Weesner, and Ingrid Arauco. She has presented her work at Haverford College and West Chester University and participated in readings by Network for New Music and the Curtis Symphony Orchestra. She is also a soprano and in addition to professional performance in Early and 20th/21st Century styles, teaches voice lessons as part of the College House Program at Penn.
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