ABBIE BETINIS is a composer whose music has been called "superb
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Sorel Medallion finalist "Mary and Gabriel" to make Carnegie Hall debut - posted: June 2009 The racy (and somewhat irreverent) Mary and Gabriel for soloists, chorus and percussion has been named one of three finalists for the annual Sorel Medallion award in New York, and will be performed by the acclaimed chorus Voices of Ascension in Carnegie Hall this October. ABBIE RECEIVES MCKNIGHT ARTIST FELLOWSHIP (and finally uncrosses her fingers) - May 2009 These prestigious fellowships, sponsored by the McKnight Foundation, are intended to reward artistic excellence and to support composers who have reached a critical point in their career development. The judging panel heard three recent works: Nattsanger (Nightsongs), From Behind the Caravan, and Mary and Gabriel. Summer workshop with Zeitgeist - posted: May 2009 Zeitgeist has generously offered Abbie a place in their Composer Workshop, where, alongside colleagues J. Anthony Allen and Justin Merritt, she will be able to use this fantastic ensemble like the laboratory she's always wanted... while hopefully sketching out a new piece for bass clarinet, piano, and percussion. "Nattsanger" receives Honorable Mention in ASCAP Morton Gould awards - posted: April 2009 Abbie's song cycle on the Norwegian poetry of Rolf Jacobsen has received honorable mention in ASCAP's esteemed Morton Gould Young Composer Awards. Listen to the cycle for high voice, clarinet, and piano here.
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