STEPHEN GRYC

Academic Degrees

• B. Mus. in Music Education (Magna cum laude, 1971), The University of Michigan
• M. Mus. in Music Theory (1978), The University of Michigan
• M. Mus. in Music Composition (1978), The University of Michigan
• D.M.A. in Music Composition (1983), The University of Michigan

Principal Composition Teachers

William Albright, Leslie Bassett, William Bolcom

Academic Employment

Associate Professor of Music Composition and Theory, The Hartt School of The University of Hartford, 1980 to present.

Awards, Grants, Fellowships, and Honors

• Ucross Foundation Residency, 1996
• Citation of Merit from the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, 1995
• University of Hartford Summer Stipend, 1995
• Delius Competition Performance Award, 1991
• Vincent Coffin Grants, University of Hartford, 1988, 1990, 1993
• Charles Ives Center Fellowship, 1988
• Vox Nova Wind Quintet Composition Contest Winner, 1988
• MacDowell Colony Fellowships, 1985, 1988
• Artist's Project Grants, Connecticut Commission on the Arts, 1984, 1988
• Rudolf Nissim Prize for Orchestral Composition, ASCAP Foundation, 1986
• ASCAP Standard Awards, 1986-1995
• Newly Published Music Award, National Flute Association, 1985
• Project Director, Centers for New Music Resources Grant, The National Endowment for the Arts, 1985
• Grants for Young Composers, ASCAP Foundation, 1979

Commissions

• The National Flute Association
• The New Mexico Brass Quintet
• The Greater Hartford Youth Wind Ensemble
• The Organization of American Kodaly Educators
• Oboist Bert Lucarelli
• Percussionist Rosemary Small
• The Trio Bell'Arte
• The New World Chamber Ensemble
• The Connecticut State Teachers Association
• Hornist Peter E. Landgren
• The Jacob/Provost Duo
• The Soni Fidelis Wind Quintet
• The Greater Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra

Performances

• The Agon Percussion Quartet (Prague)
• The Goldman Memorial Band
• The Hartford Symphony Orchestra
• The Kansas City Symphony Orchestra
• The Lansing Symphony Orchestra
• The Metro Wind Quintet (St. Louis)
• The Minnesota Orchestra
• The New lersey Percussion Ensemble
• The OAKE International Children's Choir
• Parnassas (New York City)
• Res MusicAmerica (Baltimore)
• The U.S. Coast Guard Band and many more

Music Performed In:

26 American States and the countries of Australia, Austria, Canada, Colombia, The Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Japan, and Spain.

Music Published By:

• Acoma/Nambe Editions, Toronto
• Alphonse Leduc et Cie., Paris
• Robert King Music Company, North Easton, MA
• Windsor Music Company, Windsor, CT
• Vivace Press, Pullman, WA
• and accepted for publication by Boosey and Hawkes

Music Recorded On:

Opus One Recordings