Composer Justin Merritt (bn. 1975) is an Associate Professor and Composer in Residence at St. Olaf College. He was the youngest-ever winner of the ASCAP Foundation/Rudolph Nissim award in 2001 for Janus Mask for Orchestra. He is the winner of many other awards including the 2010-11 McKnight Fellowship, 2008 Copland Award, the 2008 Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute Award for River of Blood, the 2006 Polyphonos Prize for Hay Días, the 2006 VocalEssence Essentially Chorale Competition for Adoro Te Devote, the 2000 Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Composition Competition Award for The Day Florestan Murdered Magister Raro, and the 2001 Kuttner String Quartet Competition for Ravening. Other works include music for orchestra, ballet, and opera. His music has been heard across North America, Europe, and Asia. Hear more music by Justin Merritt at www.mooneast.com
Merritt earned his D.M. from Indiana University where he studied composition with Sven-David Sandström, Samuel Adler, Don Freund, Claude Baker, and electronic and computer music with Jeffrey Hass.
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Awards & Recognitions
- 2010-11 Mcknight
- 2008 Copland Award
- 2008 Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute
- 2006 Polyphonos Prize
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