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John ArrigoNelson 119 North Lehigh Street Munhall Pennsylvania 15120 [email protected] | 401.219.6143 | www.arrigomusic.com EDUCATION Ph.D.: Composition, Stony Brook University, 2007 M.A.: Composition, Stony Brook University, 2001 B.S.: Music Education, Rhode Island College, 1998 B.M.: Classical Guitar Performance, Rhode Island College, 1998 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY 2009 – Present Member: ALIA MUSICA Pittsburgh (AMP) Guitarist and composer member of contemporary music collective dedicated to the creation and performance of new works from the Pittsburgh area. In addition to composing for and performing in the ensemble, duties include participating in composer forums with nonAMP Pittsburgh composers, reviewing call for scores submissions, researching and securing performance opportunities, advertising and promotion. Highlights of recent seasons include: • 2014: Pittsburgh Festival of New Music. Showcasing local music organizations, as well as hosting international acts, including a performance of John Luther Adams’ Inuksuit, Robert Ashley’s Perfect Lives, and a rare piano recital by Frederick Rzewski. • 2013: Hosting worldrenowned flutist and composer Robert Dick for a threeday Pittsburgh residency to include performances of music by Pittsburgh composers, as well as the premiere of Mr. Dick’s flute concerto Meristem. • 2012: Hear/Now Festival of New Sound at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater. Twoday festival of new music featuring musicians from eighth blackbird, Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, AMP, as well as hip hop artist DJ Spooky, and audio artist Pamela Z. GUEST APPEARANCES/LECTURES September 2014 University of Northern Colorado. Greely, CO April 2014 Cornell University. Ithaca, NY April 2010 University of Notre Dame. South Bend, IN October 2009 Texas Christian University. Fort Worth, TX CONFERENCES/RESIDENCIES July 2012 Composers’ Conference at Wellesley College Selected as one of ten Composition Fellows to participate in seminar/concert/lecture series. fluttuazione/attimo for two pianos and two percussion selected for performance December 2005 The MacDowell Colony Fellowship granted for residency to continue work on Quintet for Piano and Strings. June 2004 Summer Institute for Contemporary Piano Performance, New England Conservatory Stephen Drury, director. Studies in Light for piano solo selected for performance November 2003 Society of Composers, Inc. National Student Conference, University of Miami Solo/Duo for violin and piano selected for performance April 2002 Carnegie Hall Professional Workshops – Music of Elliott Carter Oliver Knussen, director. Elliott Carter, lecturer. July 2000 Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt 40 th International Summer Courses in New Music

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John Arrigo‐Nelson 119 North Lehigh Street Munhall Pennsylvania 15120 

[email protected]  |  401.219.6143  |  www.arrigomusic.com  

 

EDUCATION Ph.D.: Composition, Stony Brook University, 2007           M.A.: Composition, Stony Brook University, 2001   B.S.: Music Education, Rhode Island College, 1998           B.M.: Classical Guitar Performance, Rhode Island College, 1998  

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY  

2009 – Present   Member:  ALIA MUSICA Pittsburgh (AMP) Guitarist and composer member of contemporary music collective dedicated to the creation and performance of new works from the Pittsburgh area.  In addition to composing for and performing in the ensemble, duties include participating in composer forums with non‐AMP Pittsburgh composers, reviewing call for scores submissions, researching and securing performance opportunities, advertising and promotion.  Highlights of recent seasons include:    

• 2014:  Pittsburgh Festival of New Music.  Showcasing local music organizations, as                    well as hosting international acts, including a performance of John Luther                  Adams’ Inuksuit, Robert Ashley’s Perfect Lives, and a rare piano recital by                  Frederick Rzewski.    

 

    • 2013:  Hosting world‐renowned flutist and composer Robert Dick for a three‐day      Pittsburgh residency to include performances of music by Pittsburgh       composers, as well as the premiere of Mr. Dick’s flute concerto Meristem.  

           • 2012:  Hear/Now Festival of New Sound at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater.  Two‐day  

    festival of new music featuring musicians from eighth blackbird, Pittsburgh      New Music Ensemble, AMP, as well as hip hop artist DJ Spooky, and audio      artist Pamela Z.    

 

  GUEST APPEARANCES/LECTURES  

September 2014  University of Northern Colorado.  Greely, CO  

April 2014    Cornell University.  Ithaca, NY        

April 2010    University of Notre Dame.  South Bend, IN  

October 2009    Texas Christian University.  Fort Worth, TX          

CONFERENCES/RESIDENCIES  

July 2012     Composers’ Conference at Wellesley College Selected as one of ten Composition Fellows to participate in seminar/concert/lecture series.  fluttuazione/attimo for two pianos and two percussion selected for performance 

 

December 2005    The MacDowell Colony       Fellowship granted for residency to continue work on Quintet for Piano and Strings.        

June 2004                            Summer Institute for Contemporary Piano Performance, New England Conservatory                                                  Stephen Drury, director.  Studies in Light for piano solo selected for performance  

November 2003   Society of Composers, Inc. National Student Conference, University of Miami       Solo/Duo for violin and piano selected for performance  

April 2002    Carnegie Hall Professional Workshops – Music of Elliott Carter       Oliver Knussen, director.  Elliott Carter, lecturer.    

July 2000                        Internationales Musikinstitut Darmstadt                              40th International Summer Courses in New Music