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-Currently based in Rochester, New York, Tucker Johnson's musical practice includes works for soloists, ensembles, and electronic media.
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+Currently based in Rochester, New York, Tucker Johnson's
+musical practice includes works for soloists, ensembles,
+and electronic media.
-His music has been programmed and honored at festivals and events, including the inaugural Dot-The-Line new music festival (Seoul) Longy Divergent Studio (Boston), soundSCAPE Festival (Cesena), Composing in the Wilderness (Prince William Sound & NYC), Shastra Rhythm Workshop (New Jersey), and the National Young Composers' Challenge (Orlando).
-In 2021, he was awarded the Marjorie Jane Brewster Memorial Music Scholarship; a scholarship awarded each year to one graduating Penn State student to pay for graduate studies at another institution.
-Additionally, Tucker received two awards for Outstanding Undergraduate Research at Penn State: the Peter T. Luckie Award in the spring of 2020 (*a presence within reassembly*) and First Place Oral Presentation in 2021 (*Listening to Ghosts, Imagining Lost Futures: Metaphor and Structure in Wears and Tears*).
-Interested in interdisciplinary practice, He served as a collaborative creator in a workshop with artist Nick Cave and the "Music for the Visible Turn" concert at the University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum in 2019.
+His music has been programmed and honored at festivals
+and events, including the inaugural Dot-The-Line new
+music festival (Seoul) Longy Divergent Studio (Boston),
+soundSCAPE Festival (Cesena), Composing in the Wilderness
+(Prince William Sound & NYC), Shastra Rhythm Workshop
+(New Jersey), and the National Young Composers' Challenge
+(Orlando). In 2021, he was awarded the Marjorie Jane
+Brewster Memorial Music Scholarship; a scholarship awarded
+each year to one graduating Penn State student to pay for
+graduate studies at another institution. Additionally,
+Tucker received two awards for Outstanding Undergraduate
+Research at Penn State: the Peter T. Luckie Award in the
+spring of 2020 (*a presence within reassembly*) and First
+Place Oral Presentation in 2021 (*Listening to Ghosts,
+Imagining Lost Futures: Metaphor and Structure in Wears
+and Tears*). Interested in interdisciplinary practice, He
+served as a collaborative creator in a workshop with
+artist Nick Cave and the "Music for the Visible Turn"
+concert at the University of South Florida Contemporary
+Art Museum in 2019.
-He seeks to draw connections between philosophy, mathematics, and design through his work.
-These ideas are often synthesized through a blend of experimentation and highly organized systems.
-Recent explorations in Tucker's music have included prescriptive applications of mathematical relationships/number sequences, the reorganization of improvised materials, and serial structures.
-Experiences reading, greener hiking and amateur botanizing can be found intertwined in his work, alongside interests in open-source software and teaching.
+He seeks to draw connections between philosophy, mathematics,
+and design through his work. These ideas are often
+synthesized through a blend of experimentation and highly
+organized systems. Recent explorations in Tucker's music
+have included prescriptive applications of mathematical
+relationships/number sequences, the reorganization of
+improvised materials, and serial structures. Experiences
+reading, greener hiking and amateur botanizing can be
+found intertwined in his work, alongside interests in
+open-source software and teaching.
-As a performer and improviser on bassoon and electronics, Tucker participates in various collaborative and solo projects.
-His duo project with percussionist Lionel Martinez (spank;) recently released spank; + Logan Barrett, a full-length album of improvised music.
-Tucker has recently performed works by Peter Ablinger, Sam Pluta, and Leah Mullen.
+As a performer and improviser on bassoon and electronics,
+Tucker participates in various collaborative and solo projects.
+His duo project with percussionist Lionel Martinez (spank;)
+recently released
+.I "spank; + Logan Barrett", a full-length
+album of improvised music. Tucker has recently performed works
+by Peter Ablinger, Sam Pluta, and Leah Mullen.
-A consistent supporter of new music, Tucker has helped organize many events, festivals, and concerts.
-From 2017-2019 he served as a production team member, librarian, and logistics coordinator for the {{< yelr words="New Music Consortium at the University of South Florida," >}} a student organization dedicated to the performance and promotion of new music.
-Tucker helped coordinate the 2018 USF New Music Festival, the 2019 International Call for Scores, and several other events during his time with the organization.
-In 2020 he helped to relaunch {{< yelr words="Penn State's Living Music" >}} student organization.
-As president of Living Music, he coordinated several guest lectures, a weekly radio show, and the inaugural Penn State International New Music Festival.
-Currently, he works as an intern with the {{< yelr words="Hochstein School in Rochester," >}} and serves as personel recruiter for the {{< yelr words="Eastman Graduate Composers' Sinfonietta" >}}
+A consistent supporter of new music, Tucker has helped
+organize many events, festivals, and concerts. From 2017-2019
+he served as a production team member, librarian, and
+logistics coordinator for the New Music Consortium at the
+University of South Florida, a student organization dedicated
+to the performance and promotion of new music. Tucker helped
+coordinate the 2018 USF New Music Festival, the 2019
+International Call for Scores, and several other events
+during his time with the organization. In 2020 he helped to
+relaunch Penn State's Living Music student organization.
+As president of Living Music, he coordinated several guest
+lectures, a weekly radio show, and the inaugural Penn State
+International New Music Festival. Currently, he works as an
+intern with the Hochstein School in Rochester, and serves as
+personel recruiter for the Eastman Graduate Composers'
+Sinfonietta.
-Tucker received the BM in music composition from the Pennsylvania State University, where his composition teachers were Baljinder Sekhon and Steven Rice.
-He previously studied with Susanna Hancock and Paul Reller at the University of South Florida.
-Tucker is pursuing the MA in music composition at the Eastman School of Music, where he serves as a teaching assistant for the Eastman Audio Research Studio.
-There he studies with Robert Morris, David Liptak, and Matt Barber.
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+Tucker received the BM in music composition from the
+Pennsylvania State University, where his composition teachers
+were Baljinder Sekhon and Steven Rice. He previously studied
+with Susanna Hancock and Paul Reller at the University of
+South Florida. Tucker is pursuing the MA in music composition
+at the Eastman School of Music, where he serves as a teaching
+assistant for the Eastman Audio Research Studio. There he
+studies with Robert Morris, David Liptak, and Matt Barber.