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Colin Stack     Composer/Songwriter

Colin Stack, 11 Anson St. Apt 3, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: (617-877-0178) 
email:  colin_stack@hotmail.com


Teaching Positions
National Guitar Workshop, New Milford, CT -
Classroom instruction on composition, songwriting, guitar,
piano, music theory, and voice.  ( 2004 - present )

Brookline Public Schools (2005 - present)


Principal Commissioned Works
    Identity Crisis, for a six piece chamber ensemble ( Winner of the 2004 NEC Honors Competition )
        Commissioned by Eliot Gattegno, 2003

    Another Roadside Attraction, for a nine piece chamber ensemble
        Commissioned by Lori Smukala, 2003

    Beautiful Girl Syndrome, for string quartet
        Commissioned by Gabriel Schlaffer, 2003

    Confession, for voice and guitar (also scored for chamber ensemble and voice)
        Commissioned by Steven Lin and Heather Chew

     Several Shades of Reflection, for twelve saxophones
        Commissioned by The Boston Conservatory Saxophone Ensemble, 2002

     Radio Child, for wind quartet
        Commissioned by Chaycie Krammer, 2002

     Perpetual Dejvau, for saxophone quartet
        Commissioned by Mike Anklewicz, 2002

     Public Alley 809, for chamber orchestra
         Commissioned by The Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, 2001

     Elements of a Recurring Dream, for small chamber ensemble
         Written for the DaCapo Chamber Players, 1997
    
Premieres of Works
    John Knowles Pain Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2003
    Jordan Hall, The New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, 1998-2004
    Seully Hall, The Boston Conservatory, 2002
    Symphony Hall, Boston, MA, 2002
    Providence College, Providence, MA, 2002
    Holy Cross Church, Kingston, NY, 2001
    Olin Hall, Annandale on Hudson, NY, 2001
    Brown University, Providence, MA, 2000
    Williams Hall, The New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, 1998-2004
    Brown Hall, The New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, 1998-2004
    Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, NY, 1997
    Blume Hall, Bard College, Annandale on  Hudson, NY, 1997
    The Diana Performing Arts Center, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, 1996
    The National Guitar Summer Workshop, New Milford, CT, 1994-96

Awards and Honors

          John Heiss' Contemporary Ensemble,  Boston, MA,  2004
          Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, 1997
          Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, 1997-98
 
Education
            Bachelor of Music in Composition, 2002
            Masters of Music Composition, anticipated 2004
        
Principal Teacher- Michael Gandolfi

 Additional Studies With
        Joel Thome                                   Lee Hyla                Susan Powell
        Michael Jefry Stevens                  Rodney Lister           Mark Dziuba
        Eleanor Hovda                              Matt Smith            Robert Ceely
        Malcome Peyton

Studies in Guitar With
Steven Gravino, Robert Krout, Mark Dziuba, Peter Einhorn

Studies in Piano With
Micheal Jefry Stevens, Sarr Strong

Studies in String Bass With
Susan Powell


Masterclasses
Easley Blackwood, John Adams, Michael Colegrass, Osvaldo Golijov.

Recordings
Commercial Suicide, 2002 (popular)-17 pop-art song album of broadway influenced works
One Time Around the Block, 2002 (classical) –for orchestra and chamber ensembles
Cream, Sugar, and Dirty Secrets, 2000 (popular)-15 song album of classical, pop and jazz influenced works
Scenes From a Dream, 1997 (popular)-15 song album of jazz, Latin, swing, blues, and rock influenced works