Composer-in-Residence Events
Now in her 14th year as Composer-in-Residence at Canisius College, Persis Parshall Vehar has had works commissioned and performed by leading orchestras, opera companies, ensembles, soloists and schools throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. She has received many of today’s most prestigious honors and awards for composition including ASCAP Awards, American Music Center Composer Assistance Grants and Meet-the-Composer Grants.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
2:30 p.m. / MCC
“Opera and Politics”
Persis Vehar, composer
Thursday, February 16, 2012
2:30 p.m. / MCC
“Voices – 1, 2, and More”
Persis Vehar, composer
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
7:30 p.m. / MCC
Persis Vehar, composer
10th Annual WNY Student Composers’ Day
Winners of the Second Annual “Persis Vehar Competition for Excellence in Composition”