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The Composers

The 70+ composers who have contributed to America/Beautiful offer a true cross-section of America, representing all ages, races, genders and backgrounds. The group includes multiple winners of Grammys, Emmys, MacArthur "Genius" Grants, Pulitzer, Grawemeyer, Guggenheim, Rome, and Doris Duke Prizes, and more.

"Discovery Composers" are Min Kwon's selections of new and undiscovered talents, chosen for their musical vision, deep passion and drive, humility, plus a certain sparkle in their personality!

Samuel Adler

A Celebration of our Beautiful Nation
Discovery

Bruce Adolphe

America the Beautiful - A Contemplation
Discovery

Leila Adu-Gilmore

United Underdog
Discovery

Timo Andres

American Coda
Discovery

Andrew Bambridge

Oh Beautiful
Discovery

Jonathan Berger

...but wait a minute
Discovery

Victoria Bond

Sea to Shining Sea
Discovery

Kris Bowers

Discovery

Peter Boyer

Still Beautiful
Discovery

Kenji Bunch

Beauty For All (Or For None At All)
Discovery

Theo Chandler

Undimmed By Tears
Discovery

Anthony Cheung

no longer stain
Discovery

Jaehyuck Choi

Portrait I for Piano
Discovery

Charles Coleman

To be Beautiful
Discovery

Viet Cuong

America the Beautiful: Echo Chamber
Discovery

Sebastian Currier

23 Variations on America
Discovery

Richard Danielpour

DESECRATION
Discovery

Tyson Davis

American Tableau (Tableau XI for piano)
Discovery

Justin Dello Joio

Playing with Fire
Discovery

Jed Distler

Ameritango
Discovery

Avner Dorman

A Variation on America the Beautiful
Discovery

Reena Esmail

America/Desh
Discovery

Alan Fletcher

Liberty in Law
Discovery

Michael Gandolfi

Of Liberating Strife
Discovery

Michael Gilbertson

Grace
Discovery

John Harbison

Getting the Upper Hand on America
Discovery

Stephen Hartke

O Genus Infelix Humanum
Discovery

Jake Heggie

Undiscovered
Discovery

Fred Hersch

Little American Variations for the Left Hand
Discovery

Jonathan Bailey Holland

No Man's Land
Discovery

Huang Ruo

Meditation on 'America the Beautiful'
Discovery

Vijay Iyer

Crown Thy Good
Discovery

Pierre Jalbert

Endeavor
Discovery

JP Jofre

Air of America
Discovery

Kristjan Järvi

Look up America
Discovery

Aaron Jay Kernis

Epilogue: End of the Dream
Discovery

Texu Kim

America the Polarized
Discovery

Jiyoung Ko

My America
Discovery

Libby Larsen

Amber (Variation)
Discovery

Hannah Lash

Passage
Discovery

George Lewis

America, the changing same
Discovery

Tania León

Discovery

Lei Liang

America the Beautiful …devastatingly quiet…
Discovery

David Serkin Ludwig

Qaddiš
Discovery

Miya Masaoka

Praying for a Sign
Discovery

Jessica Meyer

Halcyon Skies
Discovery

Patricio Molina

Arabic Homage to America
Discovery

Paul Moravec

America, the Work in Progress
Discovery

Nico Muhly

Refine
Discovery

John Musto

Habanera
Discovery

Qasim Naqvi

America The
Discovery

Daniel Newman-Lessler

Kintsugi
Discovery

Paola Prestini

through eyes that see quite clearly...
Discovery

Dave Ragland

A Most Glorious Grace
Discovery

Shulamit Ran

America Summer 2020 [the Beautiful]
Discovery

Gity Razaz

Beauty of America
Discovery

Gyan Riley

Endure
Discovery

Terry Riley

Crown of Brotherhood
Discovery

Daniel Bernard Roumain

america, NEVER beautiful
Discovery

Greg Sandow

America Slow Dance and 12-Tone America
Discovery

David Sanford

Three Places in America (less than a mile from each other)
Discovery

Paul Schoenfeld

Aramaic Fuel Tube
Discovery

Jeff Scott

Purple Mountains
Discovery

Juri Seo

America the Beautiful - “sotto voce”
Discovery

Robert Sirota

Two Variations on America the Beautiful
Discovery

Derrick Skye

Woven, Gesture, Flow
Discovery

Augusta Read Thomas

FUSION
Discovery

Christopher Trapani

Thine Every Flaw
Discovery

Liliya Ugay

The Beautiful
Discovery

Melinda Wagner

Swinging in My Yard: an American reverie
Discovery

Wang Jie

Under the Same Flag
Discovery

Trevor Weston

A Fantasy on America
Discovery

Pamela Z

Discovery

Judith Lang Zaimont

in darkness veiled
Discovery

Patrick Zimmerli

Melting!
Discovery

Samuel Zyman

Variation on America the Beautiful
Discovery