Susan
LaBarr named the 2012 Missouri Composer Laureate
Susan
was recently chosen to be the 2012 Missouri Composer Laureate
by the Missouri Verses and Voices organization chaired by Missouri
First Lady Georganne Nixon. Susan will write a commissioned choral
piece for the 2012 Verses and Voices concert which will be performed
by singers from across the state.
Susan
LaBarr - winner of the Opus Award
In
July 2011, Susan became the recipient of the Missouri Choral Director's
Association Opus Award for her composition Songs of Love Lost,
commissioned by the Parkway South High School Chamber Choir. This
award is given to one composer each year and is nominated and
voted on by Missouri choral directors.
What
is Susan working on?
-Commission for the Missouri Verses
and Voices 2012 Concert in Jefferson City in the Missouri capitol
rotunda.
-Commission for the Chattanooga Girls Chorus as the 2011-2012 Composer-in-Residence.
-Arrangement for the Missouri State University female a cappella
group A Cub Bella's 10 year reunion.
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