Copyright 2000 by Carly Gartman

Richard Cornell begins his second tenure as the New England Philharmonic's Composer in Residence during the 2000-01 season, a position he previously held from 1989 to 1983. Mr. Cornell was born in Boston and received early training at the South End Music Centre. He is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, the New England Conservatory, and the Longy School. He has served on the faculties of MIT and the Longy School, and currently is Assistant Professor of Composition at Boston University and Director of Composition for the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. His work has received awards and recognition from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New England Foundation for the Arts, the MacDowell Colony, and Yaddo, among others. His works have been performed by the New England Philharmonic, Dinosaur Annex, the Pro Arte Orchestra, ALEA III, Spectrum Ensemble of the University of Michigan, the Contemporary Ensemble of New England Conservatory, Composers in Red Sneakers, Marimolin, Tricinium and Capital Brass. His recent electronic works for the Blue Heron Theatre, New York, and Beth Soll & Co., Boston, have been performed in Los Angeles, New York, Santa Fe, Yaruslavl (Russia), and Boston.