Michael
Rose’s compositions have been
performed by eighth blackbird, Richmond County
Orchestra, Momenta String Quartet, Brooklyn
Conservatory Classical Choir, Sounds New, Inoue Chamber
Ensemble, cellist Juho Laitinen, bass clarinetist Andrew
D’Angelo, pianist Beth Levin, soprano Julieanne Klein, and
mezzo Emily Howard, among others, and his arranging can be
heard on Angelique Kidjo's new album "You Can Count on
Me." His opera “Ugetsu” is currently in development at
American Opera Projects, which will present the first
scenes April 16, 2010 at Galapagos in Brooklyn. Other
upcoming premieres include a chamber orchestra work for the
CUNY-based Contemporary Music Ensemble. Michael has
received numerous awards, including a Fulbright grant in
2006-07 to study music and theater at the Kerala
Kalamandalam in India, and residencies at Djerassi and
Centrum artist colonies. Also a pianist, he has
performed as accompanist at Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall,
Trinity Church, Queens College, Bard College, at auditions
for Andrew Lloyd Webber and Paul Simon, and with the Harlem
Opera, Connecticut Grand Opera Company, OMNI Ensemble, and
the jazz group NYAXE. He received his B.A. and B.M. from
Oberlin College and Conservatory, with further study at the
Juilliard School and with Seymour Bernstein, Peter Susser,
and John Eaton. Michael has taught piano, composition,
theory, and music history at the Brooklyn Conservatory
since 1995 and is founder and organizer of the
conservatory's New Music Collective concert season, now in
its 7th season. further
study at the Juilliard School and with Seymour Bernstein,
Peter Susser, and John Eaton. Michael has taught piano,
composition, and theory at the Brooklyn Conservatory since
1995 and is founder and organizer of the conservatory's New
Music Collective concert season, now in its 5th
season.
