Darien Shulman - Composer

Darien Shulman was born on July 2nd, 1980, in New York City. He began composing concert music at age 20, when he transferred out of Northwestern University's theater department and into NU's School of Music. There, he studied with Augusta Read Thomas and Amy Williams, and composed numerous solo and chamber works. He also remained active in NU's theatre and film departments, composing original music for several short films, including How It Is (2002) and The Caseys (2003). His music was prominently featured in NU's mainstage production of King Lear (2003), directed by Ann Woodworth and Dawn Mora.

Upon receiving his Bachelor of Music from Northwestern in 2003, Darien returned to NYC where he studied with Daron Hagen. That year, Darien completed his first piece for orchestra, Glass Pyramids (2003), and the following year he composed the song cycle Whispers of Heavenly Death (2004).

In May of 2006, Darien received his Master of Music from the Juilliard School, where he had studied with John Corigliano. During his time at Juilliard, his second orchestral work, Chroma's Morning (2005), won the Juilliard Orchestra Composition Competition, and was premiered at Alice Tully Hall on May 2nd, 2006. Since receiving his M.Mus, he has composed various vocal and chamber works as well as a large-scale work for choir and orchestra. He also continues to compose for film, having completed the score to the feature film trigger, as well as several animated and live-action shorts.

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		bio Darien Shulman was born on July 2nd, 1980, in New York City. He began composing concert music at age 20, when he transferred out of Northwestern University's theater department and into NU's School of Music. There, he studied with Augusta Read Thomas and Amy Williams, and composed numerous solo and chamber works. He also remained active in NU's theatre and film departments, composing original music for several short films, including How It Is (2002) and The Caseys (2003). His music was prominently featured in NU's mainstage production of King Lear (2003), directed by Ann Woodworth and Dawn Mora. Upon receiving his Bachelor of Music from Northwestern in 2003, Darien returned to NYC where he studied with Daron Hagen. That year, Darien completed his first piece for orchestra, Glass Pyramids (2003), and the following year he composed the song cycle Whispers of Heavenly Death (2004). In May of 2006, Darien received his Master of Music from the Juilliard School, where he had studied with John Corigliano. During his time at Juilliard, his second orchestral work, Chroma's Morning (2005), won the Juilliard Orchestra Composition Competition, and was premiered at Alice Tully Hall on May 2nd, 2006. Since receiving his M.Mus, he has composed various vocal and chamber works as well as a large-scale work for choir and orchestra. He also continues to compose for film, having completed the score to the feature film trigger, as well as several animated and live-action shorts. Download Darien's complete resume. [PDF/84kb]