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biography
Based in Boston, Gregory Cornelius is an emerging composer who is fascinated by the nature in which technology expands and reshapes expression. Whether using microphones, loudspeakers, and audio editors to listen into the sound or building new tools to aid in performance and composition, Gregory strives for both clarity of idea and a strong sense of vitality in his creative work. His music stretches between the acoustic and electroacoustic genres, and as a performer Gregory enjoys experimental improvisation.
Some of the recognition that Gregory has received for his work includes a residency prize in the 34e Concours Internationaux de Bourges in 2007 and an honorable mention in the 2008 ASCAP/SEAMUS Student Commission both of which were received for Earth in Green, which will also be released on CD on Volume 18 of the Music of SEAMUS series. In 2007, he also was invited to participate in the Composers Conference at Wellesley College, during which Handwoven for fourteen players was premiered.
Gregory was born in Hastings, Nebraska, and spent his childhood trouncing through the snow in St. Paul, Minnesota and then absorbing music in the jazz clubs of St. Louis, Missouri. Since then, he has studied saxophone and composition at Truman State University and Bowling Green State University, and now is nearing completion of a D.M.A. degree in music composition at The University of Texas at Austin.
His principal teachers include Warren Gooch, Burton Beerman, Mikel Kuehn, Marilyn Shrude, Elainie Lillios, and Russell Pinkston with additional instruction from Gerard Pape, Yves Daoust, Louis Dufort, Alain Savouret, Paul Koonce, Larry Austin, and Jonty Harrison. In addition, the time Gregory spent working as a technician for Mario Davidovsky as he composed his Synchronisms No. 11 was particularly influential.
Currently, Gregory is working on a multimedia work for saxophone, video, and electroacoustic sound centered the poem "Neither" by Samuel Beckett commissioned by saxophonist Michael Straus.
equipment
My home studio as of 5/2006.
hardware
- macintosh g5 (dual 2.0 GHz)
- macintosh macbook
- motu 828
- genelec 1029A near-field monitors
- genelec 7050A subwoofer
- m-audio oxygen 8
- behringer BCF2000 control surface
- behringer FCB1010 MIDI foot controller
- shure sm57
- sony 7506 headphones
- selmer series III tenor saxophone
- yamaha custom alto saxophone
software
- logic studio
- max/msp/jitter
- grm tools
- supercollider
- sibelius