User:Ericakyree

A Brief Introduction

There are many things that I, Erica Glenn, am not: A gourmet chef, for example, a brilliant scientist, or the figure skater of my childhood dreams. However, among the things that I am (which titles include student, traveler, playwright, and valued consumer of Reese's peanut butter cups), I am a contemporary classical composer. Welcome to my Wikipedia user page!

A Slightly Less-Brief Summary of my Musical Philosophy

Words, to me, are music. I can't read a well-crafted poem or listen to a theatrical performance without musical voices threading their way through the spoken narrative. When setting a text, my own voice joins with the writer's in a unique way to form a new, or rather, renewed creation. Almost every piece I compose is inspired somehow by a poem, a theatrical idea or even just a word or phrase. I also tend to "renew" modal and tonal systems by imbuing them with my own personal voice (which ranges from emotional to quirky!). Tonal music originally developed from vocal models, and my style tends to be governed by the lyricism and melodic phrasing associated with vocal writing, no matter my medium. But I certainly don't restrict myself. I love to explore!

A Very Brief List of Links

Some pages you may or may not be interested in visiting:

My Home Page

The School I Currently Attend

The School I Previously Attended

The International Alliance for Women in Music