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                            JESSIE MONTGOMERY
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                            Composer, Violinist and Educator
                            C omp o s e r ,  V i o l i n i s t  an d  E d u c at or
                            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
      jessiemontgomery.com
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