Discipline: Music Composition

John Fitz Rogers

Discipline: Music Composition
Region: Cayce, SC
MacDowell Fellowships: 1999, 2001, 2004, 2009

John Fitz Rogers worked on a commission for chorus and chamber orchestra as well as a new chamber music composition. Rogers is an associate professor of composition at the University of South Carolina, where he directs the Southern Exposure New Music Series.

Studios

Watson

John Fitz Rogers 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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