Michelle Ekizian
Michelle Ekizian is an American composer.
Life
Michelle Ekizian was born in Bronxville, New York. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Manhattan School of Music and a master's degree from Columbia University, having studied with Chou Wen-chung, Mario Davidovsky, Nicolas Flagello and Vladimir Ussachevsky. Her music has been performed internationally.Honors and awards
- American Prix de Rome from the American Academy in Rome, 1988
- Commerce Bank International Composition Award, 1987
- Indiana State University/Louisville Orchestra New Music Competition Prize, 1990
- Aram Khachaturian Award
- ACA Recording Award
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship
- National Endowment for the Arts fellowship
Works
Selected works include:Octoéchos for Double String Quartet and SopranoThe Exiled Heart orchestral cycle, including The Exiled Heart, Morning of Light, and Beyond the Reach of Wind and Fire Symphony #1: When Light DividedSlow Apocolypse: Fanfare for Orchestra Manque, 1995A Saint Gregory MomentDavid of Sassoun, 1992Sabre Dances for orchestra, 1991Red Harvest: Concerto for violin and orchestraHer music has been recorded and issued on CD, including:Works by Michelle Ekizian and Louis Karchin, New World Records