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Published on: 7/14/2006
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Abbie Betinis of Minneapolis, Minnesota Abbie Betinis (b 1980) has written music in a variety of genres, but her greatest passion is for the human voice.Included in her catalogue of nearly 40 works for voice are commissioned pieces for Cantus, Dale Warland Singers, The Rose Ensemble, The Schubert Club, and The Young New Yorkers' Chorus, among others.
After receiving her BA in music from St Olaf College, where she studied primarily with Peter Hamlin and Mary Ellen Childs, she was accepted on scholarship to the European American Musical Alliance composition program, and spent two summers in Paris as a student of Philip Lasser (The Juilliard School) studying counterpoint and harmony in the tradition of Nadia Boulanger.Always an enthusiast of language, Betinis has set texts in English, German, ancient Greek, Irish, Latin, and gibberish, and is currently working on a song cycle featuring the Norwegian poetry of Rolf Jacobsen.
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Betinis is currently completing her MA in music composition from the University of Minnesota.She serves as a Composer-in-Residence for the Schubert Club, and was recently named 2006-07 Composer-in-Residence for The Rose Ensemble, both in St Paul.
More information can be found on her website: www.abbiebetinis.com.