
About Aaron Jay Kernis
Aaron Jay Kernis (born January 15, 1960) is one of the most highly-honored contemporary composers. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and studied at the Manhattan School of Music, the San Francisco Conservatory, and Yale University (under John Adams, Jacob Druckman, Morton Subotnick, and Charles Wuorinen). Notable works include the New Era Dance, his second string quartet musica instrumentalis (which won the 1998 Pulitzer prize), Colored Field for English horn and orchestra (winner of the 2002 Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition)
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Musica Celestis for cello and orchestra
Symphony In Waves
Ecstatic Meditations: No. 2. How the Soul Speaks to God
Symphony in Waves: Still movement
Symphony in Waves: Continuous wave
Musica Celestis
String Quartet No. 2, "musica instrumentalis": I. Overture
Symphony in Waves: Scherzo
Ecstatic Meditaions: No. 2. How the Soul Speaks to God
Salsa Pasada
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