Discipline: Music Composition

Mike McFerron

Discipline: Music Composition
Region: Lockport, IL
MacDowell Fellowships: 2001

Mike McFerron is professor of music and composer-in-residence at Lewis University, and he is founder and co-director of Electronic Music Midwest. His music can be heard on numerous commercial recordings as well as on his website at www.bigcomposer.com.

Studios

Watson

Mike McFerron 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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