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Born in 1957, the music of
American Composer Greg Sanders has been called "powerful" by
the New York Times and is in increasing demand both in this
country and abroad. Dr. Sanders is currently a Professor of
Music at Texas A&M University-
Kingsville where he serves as Coordinator of Theory/ Composition
Studies. He has taught at Bradley
(IL.) University, Arkansas
State University, and the University
of North Texas. He has studied with an eclectic assortment of
teachers including: Larry Austin, Jared Spears, Phil Winsor, Claude T.
Smith, Francis McBeth, and Aaron Copland.
His music has been performed on almost
every continent and all 50 States by such diverse groups as the
Indianapolis Symphony, Samara National Symphony (Russia), Boston Metropolitan
Wind Symphony, Lakeshore Wind Symphony (Milwaukee), Peoria Symphony,
Northeast Arkansas Symphony, Central Illinois Youth Symphony,
North/South Consonance (NY), Gregg Smith Singers, Res Musica
International Festival, Virginia Intercollegiate Band, Bodensee
(Germany) Music Festival, Philadelphia New Music Festival, Memphis New
Music Festival, Saint Louis Cathedral (LA), University of Taipei
(Taiwan), Royal Danish Marine Band as well as over 2000 Universities
and Secondary School performances.
His numerous commissions include both
professional and non-professional groups, as well as younger
performance groups. His music is published by Southern
Music, MMB Music , LarAsh
Music, and American Composer's
Alliance. He is a member of Broadcast
Music Incorporated (BMI).
His music shows a sense of maturity and
accessibility not found in his contemporaries. His music appeals to a
wide spectrum of listeners as demonstrated by many favorable reviews
and numerous Awards. Honors include composition awards and grants from
Broadcast Music Incorporated, Texas Orchestra Directors Association,
Sigma Alpha Iota, ASCAP, College Band Directors National Association,
Phi Kappa Lambda, MENC, National Federation of Music Clubs, Music
Teacher National Association, the Lilly Foundation, and a Pulitzer
Prize Nomination for his orchestral work "Prairie Dreams: The
River's Echo",
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