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Kaminsky, Laura (b. September 28, 1956, New York City). American composer of mostly chamber and vocal works that have been performed throughout the world; she is also active as a promoter.
Ms. Kaminsky studied composition with Joseph Wood at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music from 1974-78, where she earned her BA magna cum laude in psychology. She also studied composition with Mario Davidovsky at the City College of New York from 1978-80, where she earned her MA, on a Tuch Foundation Fellowship.
Ms. Kaminsky is also active in other positions. She founded the new music ensemble Musicians Accord in 1984 and has since served as its artistic director. The ensemble is in residence at the City College of New York and works with David Del Tredici and his students. In addition, she served as Director of the Humanities and Film Programs of the 92nd Street Y from 1984-88, artistic director of the Town Hall from 1988-92 and Director of Music and Theater Programs at the New School for Social Research from 1993-96.
She lived and worked in Ghana in 1992-93 and served as director of the European Mozart Academy in Poland in 1996-97. She then served as chairwoman of the music department at the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle from 1999-2004 and has served as dean of the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College/State University of New York since 2004.
E-mail address: Lkaccord@aol.com
Street address: Ms. Laura Kaminsky, c/o Musicians Accord, 171 W. 79th St., #101, New York, NY 10024, USA
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