Natalie Draper is an American composer who teaches composition at

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's Setnor School of Music.

Biography

Draper completed her Doctor of Musical Arts at the

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in 2017. Her teachers include

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and Joel Hoffman. In 2015, Draper was a Fellow at the

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. Draper has been featured by GAMMA-UT, MusicX, SEAMUS, the Fromm Scholarship ensemble, Lunar Ensemble, and SONAR New Music Ensemble. Her works has been recognized by the ''

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'', ''Portland Press Herald'', and ''

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, among others.'' Draper's work, ''Timelapse Variations'', was commissioned by

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and premiered in November 2016. Works such as ''Decadent Music Box'' have garnered various awards and positive mentions. In 2018, Draper collaborated with NASA to help provide music from ''Timelapse Variations'' for a major research presentation on the impact crater of the

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. Draper has also published an article on

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Partial list of works

* ''Decadent Music Box'' * ''Deflected Harmlessly into the Ceiling'' * ''O Sea-Starved, Hungry Sea'' * ''The Ravens of Unresting Thought'' * ''Strains in the Signal'' * ''Timelapse Variations'' * ''Water in the Glass''

Discography

* 2016: ''

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'': ''Timelapse Variations.'' Also includes Jonathan Russell: ''Light Cathedral''; Andrew Posner: ''The Promised Burning''. (

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ST03) * 2012: ''Mix Tape / Compilation #1'': ''One Bird Flew South''. (Collaboration with Danny Clay.) Include additional works by various artists. (Don't Be A Stranger DBS-001)

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* * * 1985 births Living people 21st-century American composers Musicians from Maryland American women composers 21st-century American women musicians 21st-century women composers Carleton College alumni Peabody Institute alumni Tanglewood Music Center alumni Shenandoah University faculty Syracuse University faculty University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music alumni {{US-composer-stub