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Composer: Cary Boyce (1955*), 1998
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Cary Boyce (b. 29 October 1955) is artistic co-director and
composer-in-residence of the production company and musical ensemble Aguavá
New Music Studio, which specializes in producing projects involving
contemporary music.
Boyce's music has been heard around the world in more than 25 countries, on
nationally syndicated public radio and television, in concert and festivals,
and in two films by Prix-de-Rome-winning director Evelyne Clavaud — Aria ou
les rumeurs de la Villa Medicís and her artistic documentary, Mandiargues:
L'amateur d'imprudence, about the French Surrealist author. His credits
include original music and the recording the soundtrack for the documentary
American Horizons: The Photography of Art Sinsabaugh, part of the Sinsabaugh
exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago and currently touring museums in the
midwest. His oratorio, Dreams within a Dream, is the subject of a public
radio special released in 2004. His music was featured on the Dale Warland
Singers Cathedral Classics nationally syndicated radio special, as well as
on their concerts in Minnesota. His music, performed by his Aguavá ensemble,
has also been featured on such syndicated shows as Harmonia, Center Stage
from Wolftrap, and CD-Tipp syndicated in Europe by Deutsche Welle. His
cantata, Ave Maris Stella, was premiered by Aguavá New Music Studio at the
International Cervantino Festival in Mexico, and subsequently broadcast
throughout Latin America. His Hodie Christus natus est premiered at
Washington National Cathedral's 50th anniversary holiday concert, winning
the National Young Composers Award. His quartet, Nightshade, was recorded
for Aguavá by the Corigliano String Quartet. Boyce is the recipient of
numerous grants and awards, including awards from Arts International, the
National Endowment for the Arts, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Indiana
Arts Commission. Boyce frequently tours with Aguavá as a pianist or singer.
Born in Santa Rosa, California, United States, Boyce was raised in
Sacramento where he found his first musical training singing high school
choruses and teaching himself to play the piano. He went on to earn a
bachelor of music degree with a double major in voice and theory/composition
at California State University, Sacramento, and later a master of music
degree at the University of North Texas under the guidance of Martin Mailman
with a cognate in piano studying with Joseph Banowetz. He earned his
doctorate at Indiana University Bloomington with teachers Eugene O'Brien and
Claude Baker with minors in conducting and theory.
Boyce also trained as a figure skater since he was 16, and skated with
Holiday on Ice in Europe for a time in the early 80s. This experience added
to his love of ballet and dance genres. He left professional skating to
teach for Ice Capades Chalet at the Dallas Galleria while working on his
master’s degree at the University of North Texas.
His education was assisted by scholarships and teaching fellowships while he
worked steadily as a church and synagogue musician, a practice that shaped
his understanding of choral genres. Between degrees Boyce traveled widely
through the United States and Europe. Upon settling in Bloomington, Indiana,
he has pursued a career based on his commitment ot the idea of the composer
as a voice for the community. He has been an active participant in artistic
and musical outreach endeavors of the city, not only as a composer, but also
as a producer and music essayist with public radio, online journals, major
orchestras, and community presses.
Boyce's music is published by Boosey & Hawkes and by Aguavá New Music
Studio. He remains active as a tenor, pianist, and conductor. |
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