SEWANEE'S
MUSIC THEORY & COMPOSITION PROGRAM
JASON CARL ROSENBERG
PhD, Music Composition and Theory, University of California, San Diego
MA, Music Composition and Theory, University of California, San Diego
BA, Music and Mathematics, New College of Florida
Jason Carl Rosenberg is an acclaimed composer, conductor, and music cognition researcher. Having worked in Switzerland and Singapore for several years, Dr. Rosenberg is active in several contemporary music scenes in the U.S. and abroad, and seeks to link these communities through collaborative projects and innovative programming. His concert music uses contrapuntal inventiveness and rhythmic vitality to create rich environments of “power and persuasion…and violence” (Herald Tribune). His music also features an interaction with historical models, especially from the Renaissance and Baroque, through an idiosyncratic artistic practice based on evocation and transformation. Rosenberg has been a selected composer at several festivals, including the Royaumont Abbey and the Acanthes Festival, and has received the Salvatore Martirano Award and the Foro de Música Nueva Composition Prize. Dr. Rosenberg is currently an Assistant Professor and Director of Music Theory & Composition at Sewanee: The University of the South.
PRAKASH WRIGHT
MA, Jazz Studies, University of North Texas
BA, Music Theory and Composition, McDaniel College
Prakash is an active and in demand musician on the MD/DC/VA jazz scene and has played venues with his trio and as a sideman for various local artists. Some of these venues include: Twins Jazz club in Washington DC, 49 West Coffee House and Wine bar in Annapolis, MD, The 4th Annual Lakeland Heritage Festival in College Park, MD and the US Department of Education Blue Ribbon School Banquet held in Washington, DC. Known for an impeccable sense of swing, tasteful arrangements, and bold original compositions, Prakash is an absolute pleasure to listen to.
TRENT LEIPERT
Visiting Assistant Professor of Music
PhD, Music Theory and History, University of Chicago
MA, Historical Musicology, University of British Columbia
BA, Art History and Music, University of British Columbia
As Visiting Assistant Professor of Popular Music, Trent Clark Leipert teaches a range of courses spanning popular music studies, music theory, and music technology and production. His research and practice are focused primarily around electronic music and musical multimedia. Trent’s current research project (“Punch up the Jam”) examines historical and technological relationships between EDM, hip-hop, and video games and their music. This is part of his larger book project,Video/Game/Techno, which offers an historical and critical analysis of technological and aesthetic convergences between video-based media, games, and electronic music. As a keyboardist, arranger, and producer, Trent has worked with a wide range of singers, artists, and performers across a number of popular genres and styles. His own creative work is centered around interdisciplinary collaboration and installation, and spans ambient, chiptune, synthwave, and electronic dance music styles.
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ANNIE BOWERS
At Sewanee, your professors will be experts in their fields, but they will also be compassionate, attentive, and inspiring mentors who care deeply about your personal development and growth. The Sewanee Music Department is truly special because they want to create the personalized opportunities and instruction that will help you to fulfill your unique academic goals.