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hartford commissions
james sellars, composer:
At age 17, James Sellars left his native Arkansas to study composition at Juilliard and Manhattan School of Music, where his principal teachers were David Diamond and Ludmila Ulehla.
He later took a Ph.D. at North Texas University, and presently divides his time between New York and Hartford, where he was on the composition-theory faculty at The Hartt School until his recent retirement.
His music has been performed throughout the US and abroad by performers like Bang on a Can All-Stars, The California E.A.R. Unit, the New Hampshire Orchestra, the London ensemble Spectrum, bassist Robert Black, the Lions Gate Trio and many others.
In addition, figures like director Peter Sellars, composer and conductor Lukas Foss and NY choreographer Yoshiko Chuma have been directly involved with performances of his music.
Most recently, a CD of seven piano works, performed by seven cutting-edge pianists from around the world, was released by C.R.I.
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