Andrew Bleckner is an American composer. Described by National Public Radio's “Sacred Classics” as "part of the next generation of exciting composers," Bleckner studied composition with George Crumb at the University of Pennsylvania, and received a Ph.D. in composition in 1995. With an eclectic approach to composition his concert music is inspired by sacred texts and African drumming. Recognized as an important voice in the composition of new music, Bleckner has received composition awards, grants, and fellowships from ASCAP, the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, the American Composers Forum, the University of Pennsylvania, and MacDowell. Bleckner has also received commissions from the Singing City, The Commonwelath Youthchoirs, Dale Warland Singers (1999 Choral Ventures Program), Westminster Choir College, the Virginia Beach Symphony, Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Virginia Wesleyan University, and Voces Novae et Antiquae. In addition to his choral works, Bleckner's music has been performed by ensembles such as the American Composers Orchestra (1996 Whitacre Readings) and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. His music is published by Boosey & Hawkes, Alliance Music, Transcontinental Music Publications, and Southern Percussion
Andrew Bleckner
Studios
Garland
Andrew Bleckner worked in the Garland studio.
Marian MacDowell and friends originally named this studio in memory of Anna Baetz, the nurse who helped care for Edward MacDowell in the waning years of his life. With generous support from the Garland family, the studio was renovated in 2013 and renamed the Peter and Mary Garland Studio. The inward opening, diamond-pane windows were replaced…