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Dear Graduate Selection Committee,
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-Please accept this letter as and indication of my interest
-in pursuing the PhD in composition at the Eastman School of Music.
-I am currently completing the MA in composition and Arts Leadership
-Certificate at Eastman where I have studied with Dr. Robert Morris, Dr. David Liptak,
-and Dr. Matthew Barber. At Eastman, I fill a graduate assistant postion in the
-Eastman Audio Research Studio. Prior to my time at Eastman, I completed the BM in
-composition at Pennsylvania State University where I studied with Dr. Baljinder
-Sekhon and Dr. SC Rice. I will graduate from Eastman in May of 2023 and plan to
-begin my doctoral studies in Fall of 2023.
+Please accept this letter as an indication of my interest in pursuing the Ph.D. in
+composition at the Eastman School of Music. I am currently completing the MA in
+composition and Arts Leadership Certificate at Eastman, where I have studied with
+Dr. Robert Morris, Dr. David Liptak, and Dr. Matthew Barber. At Eastman, I fill a
+graduate assistant position in the Eastman Audio Research Studio. Before my time at
+Eastman, I completed the BM in composition at Pennsylvania State University, where
+I studied with Dr. Baljinder Sekhon and Dr. SC Rice. I will graduate from Eastman
+in May of 2023 and plan to begin my doctoral studies in the Fall of 2023.
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My compositional practice includes concert works for soloists, ensembles, and
-electronic media, as well as works designed for indoor or outdoor installation. In
-my composed works I create highly organized systems to build connections between
-philosophy, design, and personal experiences reading and hiking. Much of this work
-also communes with music from other times and places, establishing connections and
-references to histories of musical culture. My compositions have been concertized at
-programs, festivals, and conferences nationally and internationally. My involvement
-at events such as the Shastra Tabla Rhythm Workshop (NJ), Dot-the-Line Festival
-(South Korea), soundSCAPE (Italy), Composing in the Wilderness (AK/NY), and the
-Vibraphone Century (PA) have created strong foundations and connections for future
-collaborations. These engagements highlight my involvement in the larger
-new-music community, building relationships with other composers, performers, and
-researchers.
+electronic media, as well as pieces designed for indoor or outdoor installation.
+In my composed works, I create highly organized systems to build connections
+between philosophy, design, and personal experiences of reading and hiking. Much of
+this work also communes with music from other times and places, establishing links
+and references to histories of musical culture. My compositions have been
+concertized at programs, festivals, and conferences nationally and internationally.
+My involvement at events such as the Shastra Tabla Rhythm Workshop (NJ),
+Dot-the-Line Festival (South Korea), soundSCAPE (Italy), Composing in the
+Wilderness (AK/NY), and the Vibraphone Century (PA) have created solid foundations
+and connections for future collaborations. In addition, these engagements highlight
+my involvement in the larger new-music community, building relationships with
+other composers, performers, and researchers.
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In addition to my productive compositional practice, I am equally committed to
-research in the field. While at Penn State I recieved two undergraduate research
+research in the field. While at Penn State, I received two undergraduate research
awards for research involving computer music: the Peter T. Luckie Award for
outstanding research in arts and humanities for my work
.I "A Presence Within Reassembly"
-and the first place award in arts and humanities for my interactive work for clarinet
-and computer
-.I "Wears and Tears" .
-Currently, I hold a graduate assistantship at the Eastman Audio Research Studio where
-I assist in teaching introductory and advanced computer music students
+and the first place award in arts and humanities for my interactive work
+.I "Wears and Tears,"
+scored for clarinet and computer. Currently, I hold a graduate assistantship at
+the Eastman Audio Research Studio (EARS), where I assist in teaching introductory
+and advanced computer music students and provide sound support for various
+performances at Eastman. My work with the Eastman Audio Research Studio has
+informed the research for my written master's thesis, which focuses on teaching
+computer instrument design. Dr. Matther Barber, the EARS interim director, is
+advising my thesis research. Additionally, I am engaged in an ongoing musical
+partnership with Belgian saxophonist and researcher Floris Van Der Veken. Floris
+Van Der Veken's embodied performance research interacts with my computer
+instrument design work in our collaborative performances and compositions.
+.sp 0.5
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+My composition and research work is balanced by my dedication to service locally
+and globally. Alongside the MA degree, I am pursuing an Arts Leadership
+Certificate from the Institute for Music Leadership (IML). Through the IML, I
+hold a development internship with the Hochstein School in Rochester and will
+work at the WXXI Classical radio station in the spring of 2023. In addition,
+with the Eastman Audio Research Studio, I help to program and produce a concert
+series at Eastman. These concerts feature diverse programming and a wide array
+of electroacoustic styles. Before being at Eastman, I held several roles in
+student music organizations, such as Penn State's Living Music and the
+University of South Florida's New Music Consortium. During my time with these
+organizations, I participated in the organization of international
+calls-for-scores and festivals.
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+The three areas which have guided and helped me construct my career thus far are
+commissions and performances of my original compositions, research, and
+involvement in a new-music community. Over the last three semesters, The Eastman
+School of Music has provided me with a supportive space to grow my compositional
+creativity and career. The dedication to musicianship and rigor delivered by
+both students and faculty at Eastman would continue to provide me with bountiful
+resources to expand my work and grow as a musician and community member. I would
+look forward to spending more time at Eastman, as it has been a spectacular
+place for me.
+
+Sincerely,
+
+Tucker Johnson
+
+Email: tucker@newer.systems/tjohns85@u.rochester.edu
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+Phone: 727-483-3689
+.br
+Website: https://newer.systems
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+Please accept this letter as an indication of my interest in pursuing the Ph.D. in
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+composition and Arts Leadership Certificate at Eastman, where I have studied with
+Dr. Robert Morris, Dr. David Liptak, and Dr. Matthew Barber. At Eastman, I fill a
+graduate assistant position in the Eastman Audio Research Studio. Before my time at
+Eastman, I completed the BM in composition at Pennsylvania State University, where
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+In my composed works, I create highly organized systems to build connections
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+this work also communes with music from other times and places, establishing links
+and references to histories of musical culture. My compositions have been
+concertized at programs, festivals, and conferences nationally and internationally.
+My involvement at events such as the Shastra Tabla Rhythm Workshop (NJ),
+Dot-the-Line Festival (South Korea), soundSCAPE (Italy), Composing in the
+Wilderness (AK/NY), and the Vibraphone Century (PA) have created solid foundations
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+other composers, performers, and researchers.
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+research in the field. While at Penn State, I received two undergraduate research
+awards for research involving computer music: the Peter T. Luckie Award for
+outstanding research in arts and humanities for my work
+.I "A Presence Within Reassembly"
+and the first place award in arts and humanities for my interactive work
+.I "Wears and Tears,"
+scored for clarinet and computer. Currently, I hold a graduate assistantship at
+the Eastman Audio Research Studio (EARS), where I assist in teaching introductory
+and advanced computer music students and provide sound support for various
+performances at Eastman. My work with the Eastman Audio Research Studio has
+informed the research for my written master's thesis, which focuses on teaching
+computer instrument design. Dr. Matther Barber, the EARS interim director, is
+advising my thesis research. Additionally, I am engaged in an ongoing musical
+partnership with Belgian saxophonist and researcher Floris Van Der Veken. Floris
+Van Der Veken's embodied performance research interacts with my computer
+instrument design work in our collaborative performances and compositions.
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+hold a development internship with the Hochstein School in Rochester and will
+work at the WXXI Classical radio station in the spring of 2023. In addition,
+with the Eastman Audio Research Studio, I help to program and produce a concert
+series at Eastman. These concerts feature diverse programming and a wide array
+of electroacoustic styles. Before being at Eastman, I held several roles in
+student music organizations, such as Penn State's Living Music and the
+University of South Florida's New Music Consortium. During my time with these
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+calls-for-scores and festivals.
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+involvement in a new-music community. Over the last three semesters, The Eastman
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+creativity and career. The dedication to musicianship and rigor delivered by
+both students and faculty at Eastman would continue to provide me with bountiful
+resources to expand my work and grow as a musician and community member. I would
+look forward to spending more time at Eastman, as it has been a spectacular
+place for me.
+
+Sincerely,
+
+Tucker Johnson
+
+Email: tucker@newer.systems/tjohns85@u.rochester.edu
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+Phone: 727-483-3689
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+Dear Graduate Selection Committee,
+.sp 0.5
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+Please accept this letter as an indication of my interest in pursuing the Ph.D. in
+composition at the Eastman School of Music. I am currently completing the MA in
+composition and Arts Leadership Certificate at Eastman, where I have studied with
+Dr. Robert Morris, Dr. David Liptak, and Dr. Matthew Barber. At Eastman, I fill a
+graduate assistant position in the Eastman Audio Research Studio. Before my time at
+Eastman, I completed the BM in composition at Pennsylvania State University, where
+I studied with Dr. Baljinder Sekhon and Dr. SC Rice. I will graduate from Eastman
+in May of 2023 and plan to begin my doctoral studies in the Fall of 2023.
+.sp 0.5
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+My compositional practice includes concert works for soloists, ensembles, and
+electronic media, as well as pieces designed for indoor or outdoor installation.
+In my composed works, I create highly organized systems to build connections
+between philosophy, design, and personal experiences of reading and hiking. Much of
+this work also communes with music from other times and places, establishing links
+and references to histories of musical culture. My compositions have been
+concertized at programs, festivals, and conferences nationally and internationally.
+My involvement at events such as the Shastra Tabla Rhythm Workshop (NJ),
+Dot-the-Line Festival (South Korea), soundSCAPE (Italy), Composing in the
+Wilderness (AK/NY), and the Vibraphone Century (PA) have created solid foundations
+and connections for future collaborations. In addition, these engagements highlight
+my involvement in the larger new-music community, building relationships with
+other composers, performers, and researchers.
+.sp 0.5
+.PP
+In addition to my productive compositional practice, I am equally committed to
+research in the field. While at Penn State, I received two undergraduate research
+awards for research involving computer music: the Peter T. Luckie Award for
+outstanding research in arts and humanities for my work
+.I "A Presence Within Reassembly"
+and the first place award in arts and humanities for my interactive work
+.I "Wears and Tears,"
+scored for clarinet and computer. Currently, I hold a graduate assistantship at
+the Eastman Audio Research Studio (EARS), where I assist in teaching introductory
+and advanced computer music students and provide sound support for various
+performances at Eastman. My work with the Eastman Audio Research Studio has
+informed the research for my written master's thesis, which focuses on teaching
+computer instrument design. Dr. Matther Barber, the EARS interim director, is
+advising my thesis research. Additionally, I am engaged in an ongoing musical
+partnership with Belgian saxophonist and researcher Floris Van Der Veken. Floris
+Van Der Veken's embodied performance research interacts with my computer
+instrument design work in our collaborative performances and compositions.
+.sp 0.5
+.PP
+My composition and research work is balanced by my dedication to service locally
+and globally. Alongside the MA degree, I am pursuing an Arts Leadership
+Certificate from the Institute for Music Leadership (IML). Through the IML, I
+hold a development internship with the Hochstein School in Rochester and will
+work at the WXXI Classical radio station in the spring of 2023. In addition,
+with the Eastman Audio Research Studio, I help to program and produce a concert
+series at Eastman. These concerts feature diverse programming and a wide array
+of electroacoustic styles. Before being at Eastman, I held several roles in
+student music organizations, such as Penn State's Living Music and the
+University of South Florida's New Music Consortium. During my time with these
+organizations, I participated in the organization of international
+calls-for-scores and festivals.
+.sp 0.5
+.PP
+The three areas which have guided and helped me construct my career thus far are
+commissions and performances of my original compositions, research, and
+involvement in a new-music community. Over the last three semesters, The Eastman
+School of Music has provided me with a supportive space to grow my compositional
+creativity and career. The dedication to musicianship and rigor delivered by
+both students and faculty at Eastman would continue to provide me with bountiful
+resources to expand my work and grow as a musician and community member. I would
+look forward to spending more time at Eastman, as it has been a spectacular
+place for me.
+
+Sincerely,
+
+Tucker Johnson
+
+Email: tucker@newer.systems/tjohns85@u.rochester.edu
+.br
+Phone: 727-483-3689
+.br
+Website: https://newer.systems