Gala Flagello
Composer
| Years at Source: | 2017 |
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| Biography: | The music of composer Gala Flagello (b. 1994) “is both flesh and spirit, intensely psychological without sacrificing concrete musical enjoyment” (Lana Norris, I Care If You Listen). She is also the Festival Director and co-founder of the nonprofit contemporary music festival Connecticut Summerfest. Gala is a recipient of the Edward Diemente Prize (The Hartt School), the Artist Scholarship (Artists for World Peace), and the Dorothy Greenwald Graduate Fellowship (University of Michigan). She is the winner of the 2020 Sinta Quartet Composition Competition, the 2020 Michigan Music Teachers Association Commissioned Composer Prize, and the 2017 Dulciana Vocal Ensemble Call for New Works. Gala was also commissioned by the Albany Symphony for their web premieres series during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gala is enthusiastic about collaborating with artists of all kinds. Collaborative projects include Educational New Music for Developing Voices (2017), The Contemporary Solo Horn (2018), and DAMET Percussion's Natural Beauty. Gala's "Self-Talk" is featured on Vanguard Reed Quintet’s album, Red Leaf Collection. Gala holds a BM in Composition degree from The Hartt School, a MM in Composition degree from the University of Michigan, and is currently pursuing a DMA in Composition at the University of Michigan. |
| Website: | www.galaflagello.com |
| Source Moment: | Libby Larsen's lecture on text-setting; visiting and meeting with staff at ACF; getting to know the other composers and art song duos! |