Eastman Showcase 2004
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Eastman Composer is Competition Finalist
Afterlight, an orchestral piece by Associate Professor of Composition Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, is one of five finalists in the Malaysian Philharmonic International Composers Competition, chosen from hundreds of entries from composers all over the world. Sanchez-Gutierrez, who joined the Eastman faculty in 2003, found out about the competition from one of his students, submitting his entry just before the cut-off date of the composer’s 40th birthday.
Sanchez-Gutierrez will visit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from November 23-27, to take part in master classes and to hear Afterlight conducted by the orchestra’s Associate Conductor Kevin Field. (The orchestra’s performance hall is located in Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Towers, the tallest building in the world - 1,453 feet high.) The winning composer will receive $30,000, commissions for a chamber work and another orchestral work, and repeated performances during the orchestra’s 2005-2006 season. Besides the grand prize, Afterlight and the other finalists will also be eligible for a separate Audience Prize. For more information on the orchestra and competition, visit www.malaysianphilharmonic.com.
Sanchez-Gutierrez is currently writing a choral piece for the San Francisco choir Volti, and Five Pieces for Orchestra, written for the Johns Hopkins Symphony, both scheduled for March 2005 premieres. In April, Eastman will present his chamber opera Just Look and a concert of his chamber music. For more information about Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, and to hear audio samples of Afterlight and other compositions, visit www.carlossg.com.