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The composers of tonight's musical program reside in California and are
members of the National Association of Composers, U.S.A. (NACUSA) and the
International Alliance for Women in Music (IAWM). Compact discs of their
music are available for purchase.
Orchestral and sacred choral compositions of award-winning Margaret S.
Meier (Bachelor of Music, Eastman School of Music; Ph.D. in composition,
UCLA) are performed internationally,. published and recorded. Dr. Meier
teaches at Mt. San Antonio College.
Chih-Chen Wei (in Masters Degree program, UCLA) is studying composition
with Ian Krouse. She comes here from Taiwan.
Jeannie Pool (Bachelor of Music, Hunter College of City University of New
York; Master of Music, CSU Northridge; in Ph.D. program in musicology,
Claremont Graduate School) is a composer, music historian, concert and
recording producer, and founder of the International Congresses on Women in
Music, now part of IAWM. She teaches a course on Women in Music at
Fullerton College. Website: www.jeanniegaylepool.com
Mary Lou Newmark (Bachelor of Music, Southern Methodist University;
Master's degree in violin, USC; Master's degree in composition, UCLA) is a
composer of electro-acoustic music, a poet, and a virtuoso violinist specializing
in electric violin. Website: www.Greenangelmusic.com
Deon Nielsen Price (Bachelor of Arts-piano, Brigham Young University;
Master of Music, University of Michigan; Doctor of Musical Arts, USC) is a
touring and recording pianist, commissioned and published composer,
lecturer and author. Dr. Price is immediate past-president of IAWM and
teaches at El Camino College. A catalog of her compositions, books, and
recordings is online. Website: www.CulverCrest.com
Deborah Kavasch (Bachelor of Arts in German, Bachelor and Master of
Music in Theory/Composition, Bowling Green State University, Ohio; Ph.D. in
Music, UC San Diego) has received many grants and commissions for her
compositions, recordings, and international vocal performances. Dr. Kavasch
is a founding member of the Extended Vocal Techniques Ensemble of UC San
Diego and is Professor of Music Theory/Composition and Voice at CSU
Stanislaus.
John Marvin (recently retired Professor, Evergreen State College,
Washington) has pursued studies and a career split between the mathematical
sciences and music performance and composition. His works have been
commissioned, recorded and performed by professional performers at Davies
Symphony Hall in San Francisco.
David Lefkowitz, moderator, is an often-performed composer, a Vice-
president of NACUSA and a member of the composition faculty at UCLA.