Short Resume
Dr. Anne M. Guzzo, Composer
Associate Professor of Composition and Theory
1000 E. University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071-3037
(307) 766-5109 office, (307) 399-5056 cell
guzzo@uwyo.edu, www.anneguzzo.com
EDUCATION
September 2002: Ph.D., Music Composition & Theory
University of California, Davis
June 1996: Master of Arts, 20th Century Performance Practice
University of California, Santa Cruz
March 1992: Bachelor of Music, cum laude, Clarinet Performance
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
EMPLOYMENT
August 2011–Present: Music Department, Associate Professor of Composition and Theory
University of Wyoming, Laramie
August 2006–May 2011 : Music Department, Assistant Professor of Composition and Theory
University of Wyoming, Laramie
OTHER MUSIC POSITIONS
2016–present: Director, The Wyoming Festival
New Music Chamber Festival
Berol Lodge, UW-National Park Service Research Station
Grand Teton National Park, WY, USA
RECENT PUBLISHED WORKS
Guzzo, Anne, 2016, Stories for Our Time: Music for Trumpet by Women Composers
CD recording of composition Jazz Professor Glasses, on MSR Classics, MS189, Thomas Pfotenhauer, trumpet/flugel horn.
Guzzo, Anne, 2013, Kiwi Rings, Redshift Records, Negative Zed Ringtones redshiftrecords.org/releases/tk436/
Guzzo, Anne, 2012, Pride Parade, a round for four part mixed choir, In:
Festival 2012, Denver: Rounds and Chants, Eds. Jane Ramseyer Miller and Mark Howarth, GALA Choirs publication, p.18.
PUBLICATIONS IN-PROGRESS
Guzzo, Anne, CD recording of composition Antelope Pavane for two clarinets.
AdZel Duo, Performed by AdZel Duo: Mariam Adam and Stephanie Zelnick, clarinets
Guzzo, Anne, CD recording of Three Paintings for Orchestra and Carnival of the Microbes
Performed by Colorado Chamber Orchestra, Thomas A. Blomster, conductor
SELECTED COMPOSITION PREMIERES AND PERFORMANCES
2017: Things Bright for violin, viola, cello
Voices of Change: Maria Schleuning, violin;
Barbara Sudweeks, viola; Jeffrey Hood, cello
21st Century Women Composers
March 25, 2017, Caruth Auditorium at SMU Dallas, TX
2016: Carnival of the Microbes for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano and strings
Colorado Chamber Orchestra, Thomas A. Blomster, conductor
Winter Carnival, January 24, 2016, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO
2016: Conigli for flute and piano
NoCo Artists: Cille Lutsch, flute and Richard Shore, piano
Elemental: Fire and Water
January 23, 2016, Midtown Arts Center, Ft. Collins, CO
2015: Three Paintings for Orchestra
Colorado Chamber Orchestra, Thomas A. Blomster, conductor
Myths, Painters, and Composers
October 11, 2015, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO
2014: Two arias from Clinker (Opera-in-progress)
“Powder River Aria” and “Fractures”
Members of the Colorado Chamber Orchestra
Sylvia Schranz, soprano and Thomas Erik Angerhofer, baritone
Thomas Blomster, conductor
Aquila Summer Concert Series, August 7, 2014, John Galt Coffee, Greeley, CO
2014: I Have Loved the Stars for SATB w/divisi and string quartet
Gerard Schwarz, conductor
University of Wyoming Collegiate Chorale
Kaleidoscope Concert with Gerard Schwarz
Fine Arts Concert Hall, February 6, 2014, Laramie, WY
2013: Tango No. 1 for flute, English horn, and piano
Allégresse: Annie Gnojek, flute; Margaret Marco, English horn
Ellen Bottorff, piano
Festival of New American Music
Crocker Art Museum, November 10, 2013, Sacramento, CA
2013: Things Bright for violin, viola, and cello
Synchromy: Iryna Krechkovsky Loucks, violin;
Colleen Sugata, viola; Ross Gasworth, cello
March 14, 2013, Crossroads School, Roth Hall, Santa Monica, CA
March 16, 2013, Pasadena Conservatory of Music, Pasadena, CA
2012: Noturna para Goiás for string orchestra and piano – premiere
Joaquim Jayme, conductor and Diego Caetano, piano soloist
Orquestra Musicâmera de Goiás
Festival Internacional Música Clássica no Coração do Brasil
Teatro SESI, November 27, 2012, Goiânia, Brazil
2011: The Colof or Honey for two clarinets
AdZel Duo: Mariam Adam and Stephanie Zelnick, clarinets
December 9, 2011, European Clarinet Association, Madrid, Spain
2010: Conigli for flute and piano
Mary Fukushima-Kirkendoll, flute
Michael Kirkendoll, piano – premiere
Cortona Sessions for New Music
June 29, 2010, Oasi Neumann, Cortona Italy
HONORS AND AWARDS
2015–2016: Composer-in-Residence for 2015–2016 Season
Colorado Chamber Orchestra, Denver, CO
2014: Ucross Foundation: Ucross-Pollination Fellowship
Science/Art Collaborative Program, Ucross, WY
International Artists’ Residency Program
2013: Vine Orchestra, short form composition competition winner
2012: Extraordinary Merit in Teaching
University of Wyoming, College of Arts and Sciences
2012: Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts Fellow
Brush Creek Ranch, Saratoga, WY
International Artists’ Residency Program (Sept. 4–28, 2012)
2011: Performing Arts Fellow in Composition
Wyoming Arts Council—Cheyenne, WY
2011: A&S Top Ten Teaching Award
University of Wyoming
Voted one of top ten among all Arts and Sciences Faculty by graduating seniors in College of Arts and Sciences