Versatile, sophisticated, and accomplished, Clarice Assad is a sought after composer, arranger, producer, pianist, and vocalist of musical depth and ability. Her music embraces a wide variety of styles, including her own original musical concepts. Ms. Assad is the recipient of such awards as the Aaron Copland Award, several ASCAP awards, Meet The Composer’s Van Lier Fellowship, the Franklin Honor Society, as well as a nomination from the Latin Grammy Foundation for best contemporary composition. She has been commissioned by Carnegie Hall, Fundação OSESP, the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra, Concordia Chamber Players , the Albany Symphony, San Jose Chamber Orchestra, PRO MUSICA Chamber Orchestra, the BRAVO! Music Festival and the New Century Chamber Orchestra, to name a few. Clarice has also written for theater and ballet. Works include Ópera das Pedras, written and directed by visual artist Denise Milan and co-directed by Mabou Mine’s co-founder and director Lee Breuer; an original soundtrack for the play A Lição de Anatomia by Argentinian playwright Carlos Mathus, the ballet Steps to Grace, by choreographer Lou Fancher and Essentials of Flor by Kristi Spessard. Assad’s Impressions, a suite for chamber orchestra, has been choreographed in the United States & Brazil. She has attended numerous artists residenciesm including the Aaron Copland house, The Harrison house, the MacDowell Colony and Yadoo. Miss Assad holds a Bachelor of Music from the Chicago College of the Performing Arts, Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois, and a Masters of Music in Composition from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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