Frederick Speck composer

date of birth: 12.07.1955

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Frederick Speck, Director of Bands and Professor of Music at the University of Louisville, conducts the Wind Symphony and New Music Ensemble, and teaches conducting and composition. Under his leadership, the Wind Symphony has been invited to perform at KMEA Conferences, CBDNA Southern Division Conferences, the MENC National Conference and the CBDNA National Conference. His music has been performed by such ensembles as the Louisville Orchestra, the Denver Symphony and Speculum Musicae, and recorded by such artists as Richard Stoltzman. Twice the recipient of the University of Louisville President?s Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity, his work has also been recognized the through fellowships and commissions from such organizations as the Barlow Endowment, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Indiana Arts Commission, and the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts. He holds the B.M. and M.M. from Bowling Green State University and the D.M.A. from the University of Maryland.

Website: www.louisville.edu/music/bios/speck.html

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Speck Frederick
*12. Juli 1955. Speck studierte an der Bowling Green State University und an der University of Maryland, wo er zum Dr. of Musical Arts promovierte. Er gehört derzeit (2008) als Blasorchesterdirigent und Professor für Dirigieren und Komposition dem Lehrkörper der University of Louisville an.