Lansing McLoskey

Described as "a major talent and a deep thinker with a great ear" and "one of the best composers of [his] generation," Lansing McLoskey's music has been performed across the U.S. and in ten other countries. Among his many awards are First Prizes in the Omaha Symphony International Competition, Kenneth Davenport National Competition for Orchestral Works, the Lee Ettelson Composers Award, Paris New Music Review International Composition Competition, SCI/ASCAP National Student Composition Competition, and the Charles Ives Center Orchestral Composition Competition. He was awarded the distinguished Charles Ives Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts & Letters, and most recently was the runner-up in the 2004 Swan International Prize for Orchestral Works.

Lansing has received dozens of commissions and grants, including from the N.E.A., The Fromm Foundation, ASCAP, the Barlow Endowment, Music at the Anthology, MAG for pianist Grant Johannesen, and the American-Scandinavian Foundation. He has written for The Hilliard Ensemble, Speculum Musicae, and the New Millennium Ensemble. Lansing completed his Ph.D. at Harvard University and holds degrees with honors from U.C. Santa Barbara and the U.S.C. Thornton School of Music, with additional studies at The Royal Danish Academy of Music. Prior to joining the faculty of the Frost School of Music he taught at Harvard, Wellesley College, and the Longy School of Music. His music is available on Wergo Schallplatten, Capstone, Tantara, LogX, and Petroleum By-Products Records.

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