Education
In 1981 she received a Doctor of Philosophy in Composition from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York where she held the Edgard Varèse Fellowship in Composition and studied with Morton Feldman.
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Bunita Marcus
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Marcus" music has been consistently praised for its beauty and rare sensitivity. Kyle Gann of the Village Voice has called her one of his favorite female composers of all time. He applauds her piano work Julia for its "touching and unassuming depth," which "had the audience hushed under the impact of deeply communicated feeling." Los Angeles critic Alan Rich says her work Adam and Eve "states an eloquent case for the persistence of pure beauty in contemporary composition."
Bunita met Morton Feldman in 1976, beginning a long association that lasted until his death in 1987.
Foreign seven years they were inseparable.
Feldman and Marcus composed side by side, sharing musical thoughts and ideas. In 1985 Feldman dedicated to her his new piano composition: "Foreign Bunita Marcus." Today, Doctor Marcus lectures, coaches and writes regularly on Morton Feldman"s music
Bunita Marcus has written commissions for Bang on a Can All-Stars (Meet the Composers/Reader"s Digest Consortium Commission), the Kronos Quartet, Aki Takahashi, NYSCA & the Gageego Ensemble, Morton Feldman and Soloists, Tokyo"s "Sound-Space ARK" ensemble, and others From 1985-1990 Doctor Marcus produced the Salon Concert Series with painter Francesco Clemente in New York City.
Today she is active as a composer and conductor, appearing in concerts and festivals around the world.
