Yasinitsky Awarded Artist Trust Fellowship
Greg Yasinitsky, a Regents Professor in Music at Washington State University, was awarded a 2009 Artist Trust Fellowship Award in Music. Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting Washington State artists working in all creative disciplines. Since 1987 Artist Trust Fellowship awards have recognized Washington State artists’ exceptional talent and demonstrated ability, professional achievement and continuing dedication to an artistic discipline. Fellowship recipients receive an unrestricted cash award. This year 382 Fellowship applications from artists working in Music, Media, Craft and Literary Arts around the state were received. Yasinitsky was one of three musicians to receive Artist Trust Fellowships. Yasinitsky is also the winner of a 2009-2010 ASCAPLUS Award for Composition from ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. ASCAPLUS is an awards program that provides recognition to established writers whose main activity is outside of broadcast media and whose catalogs have prestige value. Yasinitsky has received awards from ASCAP for 24 years.
Yasinitsky joined the WSU faculty in 1982. He is Coordinator of Jazz Studies and teaches saxophone and composition.
New Yasinitsky Composition to be performed internationally
Greg Yasinitsky, a Regents Professor in Music at Washington State University, will have his composition "By Chance" performed internationally as part of the "60x60 International Mix." series of concerts. Composers for the 60x60 series are selected by means of a juried, international selection process. In 2008, 60x60 received over 1000 submitted compositions. The International Mix was premiered in Columbus, Ohio on October 3rd and will receive additional performances in the US in New York City, San Francisco, St Louis, Central Michigan University, Los Angeles Harbor College, Kansas City, and the New Music Juke Joint in Mississippi, and internationally in Strasbourg, France and Limerick, Ireland. Many of these concerts will include 60 one minute dances by different choreographers; others will include video. A 60x60 concert contains 60 works from 60 different composers. Each composition is 60 seconds (or less) in duration sequenced together to create a one hour performance. Highlighting the work of a great many composers, 60x60 testifies to the vibrancy of contemporary composition by presenting the diverse array of styles, aesthetics and techniques being used today. The 60x60 International Mix will also be released on CD on the Vox Novus label.
Yasinitskys Perform and Record in Europe
Music faculty members Ann Marie Yasinitsky (flute) and Greg Yasinitsky (saxophone and composition) traveled to Europe last July for a recording and performance of Greg's Concertino with Ann as soloist at the 13th International Festival of New Music for Orchestra and Chorus in Vienna, Austria. Greg also presented a number of performances in Italy with pianist Teo Ciavarella and other top jazz musicians.
Professors McCarthy and Savage perform in Asia
In June 2008, Assistant Professor of Oboe, Keri E. McCarthy and pianist Jeffery Savage performed in a recital tour of Bangkok, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore. The two appeared together in concert, premiering new works for oboe and piano by leading Southeast Asian and American composers. This recital program received its US premiere on September 4 in Bryan Hall.
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