Courtney Bryan (composer)

Courtney Bryan is an American composer and pianist whose work combines influences from jazz and gospel traditions.

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Early life and education

Bryan was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She obtained her Bachelor of Music from Oberlin College, her Master of Music from Rutgers University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Columbia University, where her advisor was composer and trombonist George Lewis.

Career

Bryan is an assistant professor in the Newcomb College department of music at Tulane University, where she serves as Albert and Linda Mintz Professor of Music. Additionally, she serves as composer-in-residence for the Jacksonville Symphony.

Awards

2018: Alpert Awards in the Arts.
2018: Hermitage Fellow
2019: Bard College Freehand Fellow
2019-20: Samuel Barber Rome Prize in musical composition.
2020: United States Artists Fellowship
2020-21: Civitella Ranieri Fellowship
2023: MacArthur Fellow

Recordings

Quest for Freedom This Little Light of Mine

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