Illinois composer Erin Gee was chosen to create a new piece of music for Kronos Quartet’s Fifty for the Future project. Gee will travel to India this spring to record insect and bird sounds as inspiration for her composition. Photo by Jonah Sutherland
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Composer Erin Gee , a professor of composition-theory in the University of Illinois School of Music , is one of 10 composers selected to participate in Kronos Quartet's Fifty for the Future project in 2017. Over the course of five seasons, Kronos Quartet is commissioning 50 composers to create music to help young amateur and early career professional string quartets develop their skills. Each of the compositions will be premiered by Kronos Quartet, a renowned and influential string quartet. Gee met the members of Kronos Quartet after a performance at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, and they expressed interest in her work. "I'm very honored to be part of that group. It's a really striking group of musicians," Gee said of the group of composers chosen for the 2017 season.
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