karlblench.com

Composer and Conductor

Karl Blench is a doctoral student in composition at the Shepherd School of Music and is studying with Kurt Stallmann. He holds a master’s degree from the Shepherd School in composition, and bachelor’s degrees in theory and music education from the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Blench’s primary teachers include Kurt Stallmann, Pierre Jalbert, Shih-Hui Chen, and Andrew Boysen. His music has been performed in Europe and the United States, including Carnegie Hall. Recently he finished a summer study in Germany, where he studied composition at the Freie Universität Berlin with Samuel Adler. He is the recipient of the 2007 Cooper Prize in Composition for his Abstract No. 1 for Orchestra, and the winner of the Fourth Annual H. Robert Reynolds Composers Competition in 2003 for his wind ensemble piece, Momentum. His Symphony on Death and Dying is published with C. Alan Publications. Prior to coming to Texas, Mr. Blench taught in the public schools in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, played trombone in salsa and jazz bands in New England, and played occasionally with the Boston Philharmonic.

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