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BIOGRAPHY Connecticut native Scott Perkins enjoys a multifaceted career as an international prize-winning composer, a versatile performer, an award-winning scholar and a music educator. His music includes art songs, musical theatre, solo instrumental works, choral music, electroacoustic installations, and music for film and church, and has been performed throughout North America and Europe. Devoted particularly to early and new vocal music, Scott has concertized as a tenor throughout the United States, England, Mexico, Scotland, and Norway. He is a featured soloist on CDs produced by Bridge Records and Loft Recordings. A choral enthusiast, Scott is a member of the Christ Church Choir in New Haven, CT; he has also sung with numerous professional and church choirs in the Rochester, NY, and Boston areas. For six years, Scott was the assistant director of the Christ Church Schola Cantorum (Rochester), during which time the group recorded three CDs for Loft Recordings Scott is a co-founder of Encore Music Creations, a new organization the provides concerts, church festivals, workshops and a host of other musical events and products. Since its inception in 2010, Encore has given concert tours in New England and Norway with programs for organ, jazz piano, voice and alto saxophone. For more information, please visit www.EncoreMusicCreations.com Scott is completing his doctoral studies with Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon at the Eastman School of Music. He received his master's degree in music theory and music theory pedagogy from Eastman, and he holds a bachelor's degree in music theory and composition from Boston University's College of Fine Arts. He has taught courses at Eastman and at Nazareth College in ear training, music theory, orchestration and music technology, and he has given private composition lessons at Nazareth. |