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Composer, Violinist and Educator
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Jessie Montgomery, Musical America’s 2023 Composer
of the Year, is a GRAMMY -winning composer, violinist
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and educator whose music interweaves classical music
with elements of vernacular music, improvisation,
poetry and social consciousness, making her an acute
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interpreter of 21 -century American sound and experience.
Montgomery’s Rounds for piano and string orchestra won
the 2024 GRAMMY Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition.
the 2024 GRAMMY Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition.
Her profoundly felt works have been described as “turbulent, wildly colorful and
Her profoundly felt works have been described as “turbulent, wildly colorful and
exploding with life”
exploding with life” (The Washington Post) and are performed regularly by leading
orchestras and ensembles around the world. In July 2021, she began a three-year
orchestras and ensembles around the world. In July 2021, she began a three-year
appointment as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Mead Composer-in-Residence.
appointment as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Mead Composer-in-Residence.
Her growing body of work includes solo, chamber, vocal, and orchestral works, as
Her growing body of work includes solo, chamber, vocal, and orchestral works, as
well as collaborations with distinguished choreographers. Montgomery has been
well as collaborations with distinguished choreographers. Montgomery has been
recognized with many prestigious awards and fellowships, including the Sphinx
recognized with many prestigious awards and fellowships, including the Sphinx
Medal of Excellence and the Leonard Bernstein Award from the ASCAP Foundation.
Medal of Excellence and the Leonard Bernstein Award from the ASCAP Foundation.
jessiemontgomery.com
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