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Philip Schuessler – Composer

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    Winner of the 2017 Music Teachers National Association Distinguished Composer of the Year Award, Philip Schuessler holds degrees from Stony Brook University, University of Miami, and Birmingham-Southern College. His teachers have included Charles Mason, Dorothy Hindman, Dennis Kam, Keith Kothman, Daria Semegen, and Dan Weymouth. He has had works performed at notable venues such as June in Buffalo Festival, Festival Miami, the Czech-American Summer Music Workshop, CCMIX in Paris, International Computer Music Conference, MusicX, Spark, Electronic Music Midwest, Juke Joint, and SEAMUS among others. His work has also been recognized by mention in the Bourges International Residence Prize and Random Access Music. He currently teaches music theory and composition at Southeastern Louisiana University.

    Upcoming Performances

    Embers Tour with Richard Schwartz – performing Interruptions III for saxophone and electronics and Driftwood Box Puzzle for saxophone, piano, and electronics February 26th – University of… Read more “Upcoming Performances”

    February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 by wheelitzo

    Sunburst Carousel Published

    Sunburst Carousel for saxophone quartet is now published and distributed through Murphy Music Press, LLC. Scores/parts can be purchased directly through the Murphy Music Press website. Sunburst… Read more “Sunburst Carousel Published”

    July 30, 2018 by wheelitzo

    Upcoming Performances April – May – June!

    Upcoming Performances: April 25th – Looking-Glass Insects for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello – Pottle Auditorium, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana – Hub New Music, WORLD PREMIERE April 26th – Looking-Glass Insects,… Read more “Upcoming Performances April – May – June!”

    April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 by wheelitzo

    October Performances

    October is shaping up to provide a nice round of performances highlighted by the world premiere of Sunburst Carousel by Quartetto Obrigado, commissioned by the Louisiana Music Teachers Association. See… Read more “October Performances”

    September 27, 2017October 19, 2017 by wheelitzo

    Winter 2017 News

    Scores Published I have the honor of having three of my chamber works involving bass clarinet published with Alea Publishing & Recording. These works can now be… Read more “Winter 2017 News”

    January 23, 2017January 29, 2017 by wheelitzo

    Summer News 2016

    I was recently selected by The Cello Loft’s International Call for Scores to write a new work for cello and percussion to be premiered in 2017 by… Read more “Summer News 2016”

    June 9, 2016June 10, 2016 by wheelitzo

    Upcoming Performances

    The coming months feature a lot of exciting events: February 12th – Intervals III for alto saxophone and electronics Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS)… Read more “Upcoming Performances”

    January 27, 2016February 17, 2016 by wheelitzo

    March & April Premieres Plus+

    Greetings, friends! I’m updating those of you in the loop about exciting events planned for the coming months. March will see the premiere of two chamber works… Read more “March & April Premieres Plus+”

    February 22, 2015February 23, 2015 by wheelitzo

    The Witch On Bear Mountain

    Iktus Duo (Christopher Graham, percussion and Hristina Blagoeve, flute) are taking a new piece I wrote for them on their tour through Texas and Louisiana. The piece, The… Read more “The Witch On Bear Mountain”

    January 22, 2015January 22, 2015 by wheelitzo

    Fireflies were making decodable signals on behalf of stranded spirits…

      “…fireflies were making decodable signals on behalf of stranded spirits, or that a bat was writing a legible tale of torture in the bruised and branded… Read more “Fireflies were making decodable signals on behalf of stranded spirits…”

    September 27, 2014 by wheelitzo

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