Education
Kathryn studied with Michael Gandolfi at New England Conservatory, where she earned a B.M. in Composition with Academic Honors.
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Kathryn Salfelder
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Born and raised in New Jersey, Kathryn Salfelder began studying music and composition at the age of 6 at the Bergen Yamaha Music School in Paramus. At thirteen, she began studying piano with Anthony R. Fedell. She earned an M.M. in Composition from the Yale School of Music, where she studied under Aaron Jay Kernis and David Language.
In 2012, she returned to New England Conservatory to begin her DMA studies.
Achievements
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2012 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Morton Gould Young Composer Award 2012 Tourjee Alumni Scholarship 2009 United States Air Force Colonel Arnald D. Gabriel Award 2009 New England Conservatory Donald Martino Award for Excellence in Composition 2009 New England Conservatory George Chadwick Medal 2008 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Prize 2008 Ithaca College Walter Beeler Memorial Composition Prize Fifth Annual Andrew De Grado Piano Competition - Winner Japanese Society of Boston Toru Takemitsu Award.
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Nationality
United States
Awards
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2012 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award 2012 Tourjee Alumni Scholarship 2009 US Air Force Colonel Arnald D. Gabriel Award 2009 New England Conservatory Donald Martino Award for Excellence in Composition 2009 New England Conservatory George Chadwick Medal 2008 ASCAP/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Prize 2008 Ithaca College Walter Beeler Memorial Composition Prize Fifth Annual Andrew De Grado Piano Competition - Winner Japanese Society of Boston Toru Takemitsu Award2012 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award 2012 Tourjee Alumni Scholarship 2009 US Air Force Colonel Arnald D. Gabriel Award 2009 New England Conservatory Donald Martino Award for Excellence in Composition 2009 New England Conservatory George Chadwick Medal 2008 ASCAP/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Prize 2008 Ithaca College Walter Beeler Memorial Composition Prize Fifth Annual Andrew De Grado Piano Competition - Winner Japanese Society of Boston Toru Takemitsu Award