Carlos Simon
Composer Alvin Singleton writes of Carlos Simon:
A Morehouse man!!
American Composers Orchestra
ACO has awarded composer Carlos Simon its 2016
Underwood Commission, bringing him a $15,000 purse for a work to be
premiered by ACO on May 23, 2017, at Symphony Space in New York City.
Chosen from seven finalists during ACO’s 25th Underwood New Music
Readings on June 13 and 14, 2016, in one of the most coveted
opportunities for emerging composers in the United States, Carlos won
the top prize with his work Plagues of Egypt.
Carlos says, “I am extremely grateful
to be chosen for this prestigious opportunity. As a composer, there is
no greater honor than to express my gifts through such amazingly
talented musicians. I cannot wait to work with Maestro Manahan and ACO.”
Carlos is a versatile composer, arranger and musician, combines the
influences of jazz, gospel, and neo-romanticism in his music. He was
named the winner of the 2015 Marvin Hamlisch Film Scoring Contest.
Serving as music director and keyboardist for GRAMMY Award winner
Jennifer Holliday, he has performed with the Boston Pops Symphony,
Jackson Symphony and the St. Louis Symphony. Carlos is currently earning
his Doctorate at the University of Michigan, where he has studied with
Michael Daugherty and Evan Chambers. He received his master’s degree
from Georgia State University and his bachelor’s degree from Morehouse
College. He taught music theory at Morehouse. For the 2015-2016 season,
Carlos served as the young composer-in-residence for the Detroit Chamber
Strings and Winds
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