Manuel Martinez de Murga
Associate Professor of Music; Composition; Director of Composition
Manuel de Murga's music has received international performances at concerts and music festivals in the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia.
- PhD, composition, Eastman School of Music
- MA, composition, Eastman School of Music
- BM, Boston University
Biography
Manuel de Murga is an Associate Professor of Music at Stetson University. He received both his master of arts and PhD degrees in composition from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. He completed a bachelor of music degree (summa cum laude) at Boston University.
His music has received international performances at concerts and music festivals in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia by performing ensembles and soloists such as the Amernet String Quartet, the Florida Orchestra, the Stetson University Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra with conductor Anthony Hose, guitarist Stephen Robinson, and the CORE Ensemble. Among his awards and grants are the 2000 Florida State Music Teachers Association Commission and the 1998 Kubik International Prize in Composition. He is published by C. Allen Publications and his compositions can be heard on the Clear Note and GM Recordings labels.
De Murga is a pianist and has previously taught music technology, film music, improvisation, and music theory courses. He currently teaches composition and orchestration and serves as Director of Composition at Stetson University.
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Areas of Expertise
- Composition
Course Sampling
- Composition
- Orchestration
- Improvisation
- Music Theory