Our vibrant new music program, combined with an internationally renowned faculty and excellent facilities makes the BGSU composition program one of the most visible and thriving in the country. Our four talented and diverse full-time composition faculty members, Christopher Dietz, Mikel Kuehn, Elainie Lillios, and Marilyn Shrude, work well together to foster a supportive, creative environment in w
hich young composers can thrive. Our history of excellence spans more than three decades. Students in the BGSU Composition program are given the opportunity to interact with guest composers and ensembles through a variety of residencies, reading sessions, and the annual New Music Festival hosted by the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music. In past years, guests to the program have included:
John Adams
Samuel Adler
Milton Babbitt
William Bolcom
Anthony Braxton
John Cage
Chen Yi
John Corigliano
George Crumb
Mario Davidovsky
Anthony Davis
Paul Drescher
Philip Glass
John Harbison
Lou Harrison
Karel Husa
Joan La Barbara
David Lang
Paul Lansky
Robert Morris
Pauline Oliveros
Shulamit Ran
Bernard Rands
Terry Riley
Christopher Rouse
Frederic Rzewski
Gunther Schuller
Joseph Schwantner
Bright Sheng
Steven Stucky
Morton Subotnick
Joan Tower
Vladimir Ussachevsky
BGSU also provides composition students with the opportunity to have their music performed through composer forum concerts, as well as concerts hosted by our SCI student chapter, Praecepta. There is no shortage of performance opportunities for composers at BGSU!
