Background
Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, he grew up in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.
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Michael Djupstrom
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After completing undergraduate and graduate studies in composition at the University of Michigan, Djupstrom moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he completed an Artist Diploma at the Curtis Institute of Music.
Career
His music has garnered many awards, and is published by Bright Press and Boosey & Hawkes.
Achievements
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2002 – American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Prize 2002 – Walter Beeler Memorial Composition Prize, Ithaca College 2003, 2004 – American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award 2004 – William Schuman Prize, BMI Foundation 2005 – American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers/Lotte Lehmann Foundation Song Cycle Competition, 3rd prize 2005 – Music Teachers National Association - Shepherd Distinguished Composer of the Year 2006 – Great Wall International Composition Competition, 1st Prize & Audience Prize, Chinese Fine Arts Society 2010 – Charles Ives Fellowship, The American Academy of Arts and Letters 2012 – American Viola Society"s Maurice Gardner Composition Competition grand prize winner for Walimai 2012 – Delius International Composition Prize 2013 – Columbia Orchestra American Composer Competition winner for Scène et Pas de deux 2013 – Grand Prize, Washington, South&R Foundation 2014 – Pew Fellowship in the Arts, Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
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United States
Awards
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2002 – ASCAP/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Prize 2002 – Walter Beeler Memorial Composition Prize, Ithaca College 2003, 2004 – ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award 2004 – William Schuman Prize, BMI Foundation 2005 – ASCAP/Lotte Lehmann Foundation Song Cycle Competition, 3rd prize 2005 – Music Teachers National Association - Shepherd Distinguished Composer of the Year 2006 – Great Wall International Composition Competition, 1st Prize & Audience Prize, Chinese Fine Arts Society 2010 – Charles Ives Fellowship, The American Academy of Arts and Letters 2012 – American Viola Society's Maurice Gardner Composition Competition grand prize winner for Walimai 2012 – Delius International Composition Prize 2013 – Columbia Orchestra American Composer Competition winner for Scène et Pas de deux 2013 – Grand Prize, Washington , S&R Foundation 2014 – Pew Fellowship in the Arts, Pew Center for Arts & Heritage2002 – ASCAP/CBDNA Frederick Fennell Prize 2002 – Walter Beeler Memorial Composition Prize, Ithaca College 2003, 2004 – ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Award 2004 – William Schuman Prize, BMI Foundation 2005 – ASCAP/Lotte Lehmann Foundation Song Cycle Competition, 3rd prize 2005 – Music Teachers National Association - Shepherd Distinguished Composer of the Year 2006 – Great Wall International Composition Competition, 1st Prize & Audience Prize, Chinese Fine Arts Society 2010 – Charles Ives Fellowship, The American Academy of Arts and Letters 2012 – American Viola Society's Maurice Gardner Composition Competition grand prize winner for Walimai 2012 – Delius International Composition Prize 2013 – Columbia Orchestra American Composer Competition winner for Scène et Pas de deux 2013 – Grand Prize, Washington , S&R Foundation 2014 – Pew Fellowship in the Arts, Pew Center for Arts & Heritage