Bio
Craig Walsh's music has been described by Richard Buell of the Boston Globe as "teemingly imaginative, from a composer whom we want to hear more." Robert Carl of Fanfare Magazine remarked, "The energy in this music..gives one a buzz." And Records International noted, "a particular sensitivity to the nuances of timbre and the possibilities afforded by the use of unusual instrumental combinations."
Walsh is the recipient of numerous awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship, Meet The Composer Grant, The Lee Ettelson Composers Award, The Salvatore Martirano Award, The Luigi-Russolo Electro-Acoustic Music Prize, and honors from MTNA, ICMA, and ASCAP.
His acoustic and electro-acoustic music has been presented in the United States, Europe, South America, New Zealand, and Asia. Notable performances include those at Weill Recital Hall, the Mondavi Center, Merkin Concert Hall, Hong-Kong City Hall Theatre, Bourges International Electronic Music Festival (France), the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Trinity and Royal Northern Colleges of Music (UK), and Hogeschool Gent Conservatorium (Belgium), among others.
His music has been performed by such groups as the New York New Music Ensemble, Empyrean Ensemble, Indiana University New Music Ensemble, Lontano New Music (UK), Mallarme Chamber Players, NYU New Music Ensemble, the Lydian String Quartet, Middle Voices; and soloists Rhonda Rider, Daniel Stepner, Stephen Gosling, Madeleine Shapiro, Todd Rewolt and F. Gerard Errante.
Walsh's music is recorded on Albany Records, Centaur Records and the Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States CD series. His music is published by European American Music and CraigWalshMusic (ASCAP).
Craig Walsh studied at the Mannes College of Music (B.Mus.) and Brandeis University (M.F.A., Ph.D.). His composition teachers included Martin Boykan, Eric Chasalow, and Yehudi Wyner. He is currently associate professor of composition at The University of Arizona. Prior to his appointment at the University of Arizona, he taught at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Brandeis University. He is a board member of NWEAMO, the New West Electronic Arts and Music Organization.
