William Zuckerman
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109
Email: Billz@umich.edu

Education

•    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. B.M. in Composition candidate (2007-2011).  
Private Composition studies with Bright Sheng and seminar studies with Michael Daugherty.

•    Yellow Barn Young Artist’s Program (2007). Lessons with Chris Theofanidis, Sebastian Currier, Lewis Spratlan, and program instructor Steve Coxe.

•    New England Conservatory Preparatory School, Boston (2005-2007). Composition studies with Rodney Lister.

•    Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artist’s Composition Program (2006). Private composition studies with Martin Amlin and Brett Abigana.

•    The Walnut Hill School: private piano lessons with Todor Stoinov (2003-2007).

•    Franklin High School Class of 2007 (2003-2007).

Selected Works/Performance Dates List

•    Alapa, Jor, Jhala -8’- for guitar solo (2007).
      Commissioned by Matthew Cmiel.
      To be performed at the San Francisco Conservatory in Spring 2008.

•    Epicycle -15’- for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano (2007).
 To be premiered at the University of Michigan in 2008.
 
•    Dragon Zodiac - 10’- for standard piano trio (2007).
Commissioned by the Yellow Barn Young Artist’s Program.
Premiere Performance Date: June 29th, 2007.

•    Serenade - 4’- for solo piano (2007).
Premiere Performance Date: May 26th, 2007.
     
•    Interrupted Dances- 2’- for toy piano (2007).
Commissioned by Rodney Lister.
Premiere Performance Date: April 2007.
 
•    Fantasia - 10’- for violin and piano (2007).
Premiere Performance Date: March 4th, 2007.
 
•    Twelve Sixty-Second Caprices - 12’- for solo violin (2007).
Commissioned by violinist Charles Yip.
            Premiere Performance Date: January 2007.
     
•    On Twelve - 7’- for strings and percussion (2006).
Premiere Performance Date: August 6th, 2006.

•    Mater - 6’- for string quintet (2006).
Premiere Performance Date: May 2006.

•    String Quartet - 10’- for string quartet (2006).
Premiere Performance Date: March 6th, 2006.
 
•    Impromptu - 6’- for electric guitar, electric bass, and drums (2006).
Premiere Performance Date: February 2006.
     
Awards and Honors- Institutional, Regional, State, National, and International

•    One of four composers selected for a commission by the New Music Project (Newmusicproject.org) (Youngest composer to receive this honor) (2007).

•    New England Conservatory Preparatory School Composition Departmental Honor (Highest award given to student composer in the institution) (2007).

•    One of six composers selected for attendance at the Yellow Barn Young Artist’s Program (2007).

•    Frances Eddy King $1000 scholarship (given in memory of those who have served in war) (Regional Scholarship) (2007).

•    University of Michigan Alger Memorial $10,000/yr. scholarship recipient (2007).

•    Finalist - ASCAP Morton Gould Prize (international competition) (2007).

•    Finalist - NACUSA Texas Chapter Composition Competition (national competition) (2007).

•    Finalist - Indiana University $40,000 scholarship competition (national competition) (2007).

•    Recipient - New York Art Ensemble “Emerging Composer” Award (national competition) (2007).

•    Award from the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts in the 2007 NFAA YoungArts competition (one of seven composers in the nation to score in the top 5 percent of the 7,000 + applicants competition) (2006).

•    Music Teacher’s National Association Honorable Mention citation (2006).

•    One of 12 composers selected to attend the Boston University Tanglewood   
      Institute Young Artist’s Composition Program (2006).

Selected Venues Where I Have Performed/Where My Music Has Been Performed/Presented

•    Tanglewood

•    New England Conservatory

•    Boston University

•    Amherst College

•    Harvard University

•    The Walnut Hill School

•    Copley Plaza in Boston

•    University of New Hampshire

•    University of Massachusetts

•    University of Michigan

•    Texas State University

•    National Guitar Workshop

•    Community Music Center of Boston

•    Home of Ambassador Swanee Hunt