Amy Scurria (born September 24, 1973) is an American composer.

Biography

Amy Scurria was born into a military family and showed an early interest in music, memorizing the piano assignments of her sister Jackie. At age 11 she took lessons under the Suzuki method and began composing.[1] Scurria graduated from Rice University in Houston, Texas, in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in composition. In 1998 she received a master's degree in composition from Johns Hopkins University. She completed her doctoral degree in 2015 from Duke University in Durham.[2] Dr. Scurria has also studied at La Schola Cantorum in Paris, France.

Teachers she studied with include: Chen Yi, Robert Sirota, Narcis Bonet, Anthony Kelley, and Stephen Jaffe. Her compositions have been performed in the United States, England, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, France, and Japan.[3] She was a composer-in-residence at Shepherd College in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, in 2001.[4]

Personal life

In 2004, Amy Scurria married Zane Corriher. They have a daughter, Lily,[5] who is also a composer.

Honors and awards

Works

Selected works include:

References

  1. ^ "Today in Music History". Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Biography". Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Dees, Pamela Youngdahl (2004). A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Women born after 1900.
  5. ^ a b "Pearl: An Opera in Two Acts" (PDF). Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  6. ^ "Amy Scurria, Composer". Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  7. ^ "Amy C. Scurria, Composition". Retrieved November 9, 2010.

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