Discipline: Music Composition

Jason Bahr

Discipline: Music Composition
Region: Delaware, OH
MacDowell Fellowships: 2006
Jason Bahr is an American composer born in Kansas City, MO. Bahr received degrees from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, the Kingston University in London, and Indiana University-Bloomington. His work has been performed in 35 states and 12 countries, and he has received annual recognition from the ASCAP foundation, as well as a commission from the Fromm Foundation (2005). Bahr has won competitions such as the Northridge Prize for Orchestral Competition (2005), the Cambridge Madrigal Singers Choral Composition Competition (1999), and has also placed in international competitions such as the 2nd International Frank Ticheli Composition Contest for band music (2009), and the Renee B. Fischer Piano Competition (2003).

Studios

Watson

Jason Bahr 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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