(For full bio effect, please imagine James Earl Jones reading this aloud):
A proud native of Louisville, KY, Jeremy Podgursky is a composer of chamber, orchestral and electronic music. He received his B.M. and M.M. in music composition and piano from the University of Louisville where he studied composition privately with Steve Rouse, Marc Satterwhite, and John Gibson and piano with Brenda Kee. He taught music theory/aural skills and private composition lessons at the University of Louisville, and created and taught multiple after-school composition programs in Louisville area public high schools. Currently located in Bloomington, IN, Jeremy has a Jacobs School of Music Doctoral Fellowship (D.M.) at Indiana University where he studies with Don Freund, Claude Baker, John Gibson, Alicyn Warren, and Jeffrey Hass.
Jeremy’s music has been featured in venues and festivals in the United States, Europe and Japan. His music has been performed by professional groups such as ALARM WILL SOUND, ARSENAL TRIO, LOST DOG NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE, Dana Winograd (cellist), JUVENTAS! NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE, and the NORTH/SOUTH CONSONANCE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA. Recent awards and honors include first-place winner of the 2007 NATIONAL SCI/ASCAP COMMISSIONING AWARD, honorable mention in the 2008 MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA COMPOSERS INSTITUTE, winner of the 2009 NORTHRIDGE PRIZE (Cal State University Northridge) for orchestra, participant in the 2009 AMERICAN COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA/EARSHOT readings with the COLORADO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Delta David Gier, conductor), and participant in the inaugural MIZZOU NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL 2010.
Jeremy is the founder/singer/songwriter/guitarist of the psychedelic/indie rock band THE PENNIES. Having shared the stages with the likes of My Morning Jacket, Mike Watt, The Grifters, Superchunk, Archers of Loaf, and the Apples in Stereo, THE PENNIES have entertained audiences all over the U.S. and Europe.
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