Adam Schoenberg (born November 15, 1980) is an American composer. A member of the Atlanta School of Composers, his works have been performed by numerous orchestras and ensembles in the U.S. Schoenberg was the 2010-2012 guest composer for the Aspen Music Festival, the 2012-2013 composer-in-residence for the

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, the 2013-2014 composer-in-residence for the Lexington Philharmonic, and the 2015-2017 composer-in-residence for the Fort Worth Symphony. Schoenberg's honors include a 2009 and 2010

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fellowship, the 2007

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Young Composer Award from

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, and the 2006

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from the American Academy of Arts & Letters. A graduate of

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, Schoenberg earned his Masters and Doctor of Musical Arts from The

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, where he studied composition with

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and

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and wrote his thesis about noted film composer

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. While at Juilliard, Schoenberg was awarded the Palmer-Dixon Prize (for "Most Outstanding Composition"). A resident of

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, Schoenberg is Assistant Professor of

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. He is married to playwright and screenwriter Janine Salinas Schoenberg.

List of compositions

Orchestral

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Finding Rothko ''Finding Rothko'' is a composition for chamber orchestra by the American composer Adam Schoenberg. The work was commissioned by the Germantown, Tennessee-based IRIS Orchestra under the conductor Michael Stern. It was first performed by the IRIS ...

'' (2006) for chamber orchestra *''Up!'' (2010) for orchestra *''

American Symphony The ''American Symphony'' is a symphony for orchestra by the American composer Adam Schoenberg. The work was commissioned by the Kansas City Symphony and was completed in early 2011. It was first performed by the Kansas City Symphony under the d ...

'' (2011) for orchestra *''La Luna Azul'' (2012) for orchestra *''

Picture Studies ''Picture Studies'' is an orchestral suite by the American composer Adam Schoenberg. The work was commissioned by the Kansas City Symphony and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. It was first performed by the Kansas City Symphony conducted by Micha ...

'' (2012) for orchestra *''Bounce'' (2013) for orchestra *''Canto'' (2014) for orchestra *''Scatter'' (2015) concerto for

PROJECT Trio PROJECT Trio is a chamber music ensemble based in Brooklyn, New York. It consists of Greg Pattillo ( flute), Eric Stephenson (cello), and Peter Seymour (double bass). Their extensive repertoire consists of original compositions and arrangements ...

and orchestra *''Go'' (2016) for chamber orchestra *''Stars'' (2016) for orchestra

Band

*"Symphony No. 2 - Migration" (2017) for wind ensemble *"Finding Rothko" (2006/2017) for wind ensemble, transcribed by Lance Sample *''Rise'' (2018) for concert band

References

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* * 1980 births Living people People from Northampton, Massachusetts American male classical composers American classical composers American film score composers American male film score composers Aspen Music Festival and School faculty Juilliard School alumni Oberlin Conservatory of Music alumni Occidental College faculty University of California, Los Angeles faculty Classical musicians from Massachusetts {{US-composer-20thC-stub