Born
in 1984, composer Sheridan Seyfried has received performances of his music in
major venues throughout North America, South America and Europe. His string
quartet, Pro and Contra, was awarded a 2001 ASCAP award. In 2002, he was named a
Presidential Scholar in the Arts and performed his own music at the Kennedy
Center in Washington, DC. Sheridan has been frequently commissioned by
orchestras and in 2004 his work Subtle Electric Fire was read by the Minnesota
Orchestra as part of their Composer Institute and Reading Sessions. That same
year the State College Choral Society premiered his concert-length arrangement
for chorus and string quartet, Voices of the Holocaust. A 2006 Presser Music
Award recipient, he was also a composer-in-residence at the 2006 Music From
Angel Fire (NM) festival. Sheridan continues a long-standing relationship with
Louis Scaglione and the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra as the orchestra’s
composer-in-residence for the 2007-2008 season. In June 2008, they will premiere
his Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra with soloist Zachary Bond at
Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall. Sheridan holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the
Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Richard Danielpour, Jennifer
Higdon, and Ned Rorem.
Born
in 1984, composer Sheridan Seyfried has received performances of his music in
major venues throughout North America, South America and Europe. His string
quartet, Pro and Contra, was awarded a 2001 ASCAP award. In 2002, he was named a
Presidential Scholar in the Arts and performed his own music at the Kennedy
Center in Washington, DC. Sheridan has been frequently commissioned by
orchestras and in 2004 his work Subtle Electric Fire was read by the Minnesota
Orchestra as part of their Composer Institute and Reading Sessions. That same
year the State College Choral Society premiered his concert-length arrangement
for chorus and string quartet, Voices of the Holocaust. A 2006 Presser Music
Award recipient, he was also a composer-in-residence at the 2006 Music From
Angel Fire (NM) festival. Sheridan continues a long-standing relationship with
Louis Scaglione and the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra as the orchestra’s
composer-in-residence for the 2007-2008 season. In June 2008, they will premiere
his Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra with soloist Zachary Bond at
Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall. Sheridan holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the
Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Richard Danielpour, Jennifer
Higdon, and Ned Rorem.
