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Kirsten Volness is a composer, pianist, educator and founding member of Awesome Collective, who works and teaches privately in Providence. She has written electronic and acoustic music for a variety of ensembles. Her music has been featured at festivals throughout the US, Europe and Australia. She holds degrees from University of Michigan (DMA, MM) and the University of Minnesota (BA). She was recipient of the 2010 RISCA Fellowship in Composition, 2007 BMI Women's Music Commission, and recently completed a new piece commissioned by the World Future Council in honor of the United Nations International Year of Forests. Kirsten is on the board of directors for the non-profit Boston New Music Initiative, for which she also serves as Director of Publicity and Marketing, is an affiliate artist of Sleeping Weazel, and pianist with NYC-based new music ensemble, Hotel Elefant.
(http://www.kirstenvolness.com/bio.htm)
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