Sebastian Currier
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Sebastian Currier (born March 16, 1959) is an American composer of music for chamber groups and orchestras.
Currier was raised in Providence, RI in a family of talented musicians, including his brother Nathan Currier, who also is a noted composer. Sebastian Currier received degrees from the Julliard School and Manhattan School of Music. His compositions include Crossfade, written for two harps, and Microsymph, described as a "30-minute symphony compressed into 10-minutes." In March, 2007, his composition Static was honored with a Grawemeyer Award. Currier has also received a Guggenheim Fellowship and several awards from the American Academy of Arts.
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter has recorded Currier's Aftersong, which the composer dedicated to Mutter.
