Bio
Craig Walsh's acoustic and electro-acoustic compositions have been widely performed across the United States and in Europe. He has received numerous honors including awards and fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, Composers Inc. (Lee Ettelson Composers Award), Meet The Composer, The Russolo-Pratella Foundation (Luigi Rusollo Prize in Electro-Acoustic Music), the International Computer Music Association (Siday Prize), the University of Illinois (Salvatore Martirano Award), MTNA and ASCAP, among others.
Walsh's music is recorded on Albany Records, The Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States CD series, Luigi Russolo CD series, and Centaur Records. His music is published by European American Music and CraigWalshMusic (ASCAP). Walsh's compact disc, 'Bugaboo', featuring The New York New Music Ensemble, was recently released on Albany Records. (www.albanyrecords.com)
Craig Walsh received his Bachelor of Music degree in Composition from the Mannes College of Music (1993) and his Master of Fine Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in Composition and Theory from Brandeis University (1999). His composition teachers included Yehudi Wyner, Martin Boykan, Eric Chasalow, Robert Cuckson, and David Loeb. Before coming to the University of Arizona, Dr. Walsh taught composition and theory at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is a board member of NWEAMO, the New West Electronic Arts and Music Organization.
