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Jeremy Spindler, born 1979, currently resides in Boston, MA where he is the Irving Fine Music Fellow and a Ph.D. candidate in music composition at Brandeis University. A former trumpet player, Jeremy has studied composition with Martin Boykan, Eric Chasalow, David Rakowski and Ladislav Kubik. His focus is primarily on chamber music; however he has an ever growing interest in electronic media and music for large ensembles. Currently, Jeremy is working on his dissertation, which includes the composing of an original composition, as well as an analytical essay. The essay will focus on compositional techniques of Geörgy Ligeti, with an emphasis on his use of expansion and contraction as a structural element.
Mr. Spindler is a recipient of the 2004 Leroy Robertson Prize in Music, was a finalist in the 2002 Kubik International Prize in Composition for Kammermusik I, and has been a resident at the I-Park Artist Enclave in E. Haddam, CT, and the Dorland Mountain Artist's Colony, in Temecula, CA. Jeremy has had the privilege of working with ensembles such as the Lydian String Quartet, Canyonlands New Music Ensemble, Bala Brass, NotaRioutous, and the Fauxharmonic Orchestra.
Jeremy currently holds an M.A. from Brandeis University, an M.M. from The University of Utah, and a B.M. from Ball State University, and expects to complete his Ph.D. in the Spring of 2011. In March of 2010 he was awarded a Mellon Dissertation Year Fellowship in order to work exclusively on dissertation research and composing. His academic interests focus on 20th-century music with an emphasis on the music of Geörgy Ligeti.
In addition to composing Jeremy also thoroughly enjoys teaching. Over the last 8 years he has had the privilege of teaching and assisting at Brandeis, MIT, The University of Utah, and Ball State. His experience includes a range of classes including harmony, counterpoint, piano-lab, music history, ear-training, and academic writing. One of his great pleasures is conversing about music - both inside and outside of the university - and expanding his knowledge as much about possible.
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