Michelle Ekizian

Michelle Ekizian (born November 21, 1956) is an American composer.

Life Michelle Ekizian was born in Bronxville, New York. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Manhattan School of Music and a master's degree from Columbia University, having studied with Chou Wen-chung, Mario Davidovsky, Nicolas Flagello and Vladimir Ussachevsky. Her music has been performed internationally.

Honors and awards American Prix de Rome from the American Academy in Rome, 1988 Commerce Bank International Composition Award, 1987 Indiana State University/Louisville Orchestra New Music Competition Prize, 1990 Aram Khachaturian Award ACA Recording Award John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship National Endowment for the Arts fellowship

Works Selected works include: Octoéchos for Double String Quartet and Soprano The Exiled Heart orchestral cycle, including The Exiled Heart (1986), Morning of Light (1988), and Beyond the Reach of Wind and Fire (1989) Symphony #1: When Light Divided Slow Apocolypse: Fanfare for Orchestra Manque, 1995 A Saint Gregory Moment David of Sassoun, 1992 Sabre Dances for orchestra, 1991 Red Harvest: Concerto for violin and orchestra

Her music has been recorded and issued on CD, including: Works by Michelle Ekizian and Louis Karchin, New World Records American Academy in Rome spring concert, 1989 June 5