Sebastian Currier
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Sebastian Currier (born March 16, 1959) is an American composer of music for chamber groups and orchestras. He was also a professor of music at Columbia University from 1999 to 2007.
Currier was raised in Providence, RI in a family of talented musicians, including his brother Nathan Currier, who also is a noted composer. Sebastian Currier received degrees from the Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music. His compositions include Crossfade, written for two harps, and Microsymph, described as a "30-minute symphony compressed into 10 minutes."
In March, 2007, Currier's composition Static for flute, clarinet, violin, 'cello, and piano was honored with a Grawemeyer Award. Static is the second Grawemeyer Award-winning piece that does not require a conductor (the other is György Ligeti's Piano Etudes, which won the award in 1986).
Currier has also received a Guggenheim Fellowship and several awards from the American Academy of Arts.
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter has recorded Currier's Aftersong, which the composer dedicated to her.
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