Background
Michelle Ekizian was born in Bronxville, New New York
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Education
She graduated with a bachelor"s degree from the Manhattan School of Music and a master"s degree from Columbia University, having studied with Chou Wen-chung, Mario Davidovsky, Nicolas Flagello and Vladimir Ussachevsky.
Career
Her music has been performed internationally.
Achievements
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American Prix de Rome from the American Academy in Rome, 1988 Commerce Bank International Composition Award, 1987 Indiana State University/Louisville Orchestra New Music Competition Prize, 1990 Aram Khachaturian Award American Counseling Association Recording Award John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship National Endowment for the Arts fellowship.
Awards
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Guggenheim Fellowship; Rome Prize Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France.The Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France.