Michelle Ekizian

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

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