Discipline: Music Composition

Chris Rogerson

Discipline: Music Composition
Region: Amherst, NY
MacDowell Fellowships: 2011

Chris Rogerson worked on fulfilling his second commission as the Composer-in-Residence with Young Concert Artists and a new work for mezzo-soprano and orchestra for the New York Youth Symphony. Also an avid sports fan, he wrote a fight song for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008.

Studios

Watson

Chris Rogerson worked in the Watson studio.

Built in 1916 in memory of Regina Watson of Chicago, a musician and teacher, this studio was donated by a group of her friends, along with funds for its maintenance. Originally designed to serve as a composers’ studio with room for performance, Watson was used as a recital hall for chamber music for a…

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