Francine Trester
Position
Professor
Affiliated Departments
Telephone
617-747-2906
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Career Highlights
- Former faculty at Tufts, Longy, Yale University, and Austin College
- Assistant to the directors of Live Wires and Live Culture at the English National Opera; composer in residence, Queenswood School
- Commissions from the Mirror Visions Ensemble, Richard Lalli, Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Nahant Music Festival, the Scottish Clarinet Quartet, and the Rivers School Conservatory
- Premieres at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Jordan Hall, Florence Gould Hall, Kosciusko Foundation, Joseph Papp Public Theater, and SubCulture
- International performances in Scotland, Russia, China, France, and England
- Performances by vocal soloists Elizabeth Anker, Robert Honeysucker, Richard Lalli, Sarah Pelletier, Jayne West, and Donald Wilkinson
- Recipient of a Tanglewood Fellowship
- Works recorded on Albany and Crystal Records; published by Clear Note Publications
- Recipient of grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and Fromm Foundation
Awards
- Fulbright Scholarship in composition, Cambridge University (England)
- American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award
Education
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School NameYale UniversityState or ProvinceConnecticutDegreeDoctor of Musical Arts (DMA)Field of StudyCompositionDate Degree Received
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School NameYale UniversityState or ProvinceConnecticutDegreeMaster of Arts (MA)Field of StudyCompositionDate Degree Received
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School NameYale UniversityState or ProvinceConnecticutDegreeMaster of Music (MM)Field of StudyCompositionDate Degree Received
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School NameYale UniversityState or ProvinceConnecticutDegreeBachelor of Arts (BA)Field of StudyMusicDate Degree Received
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School NameThe Juilliard SchoolState or ProvinceNew YorkDegreeHigh School Diploma (HS)Date Degree Received
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