Faculty

George Tsontakis

Distinguished Composer in Residence

Composer. Studied composition with Roger Sessions at Juilliard and conducting with Jorge Mester. Recipient of two Kennedy Center Friedheim Awards, for String Quartet No. 4 (1989) and Perpetual Angelus (1992); American Academy of Arts and Letters Lifetime Achievement Award (1995); Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition (2005); Charles Ives Living Award (2006). Music recorded on the Hyperion, New World, CRI, Koch, and Opus One labels; works have been commissioned and performed by the American, Blair, Colorado, and Emerson string quartets; New York Virtuoso Singers; Aspen Wind Quintet; Orpheus; flutist Ransom Wilson; violinist Glenn Dicterow; and many other orchestras, ensembles, and musicians. Faculty member, Aspen Music School (1976– ). Founding director, Aspen Contemporary Ensemble (1991–98). (2003– )
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