Mary Ellen Childs (Composer)
Born: 13th April 1957, Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Nationality: American
Mary Ellen Childs is an American composer and multimedia artist and founder of the ensemble Crash. She grew up as a dancer and writes music often influenced by dance rhythms. She currently administers the McKnight Artist Fellowships for Dance.
Her music is chiefly for small instrumental groups, especially for percussion, string groups or solo piano, and it usually has an essential theatrical or visual dimension. Her collaboration with accordionist Guy Klucevsek led to several works for that instrument. Her works have been widely performed by major ensembles, including a commission from the Kronos Quartet.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ellen_Childs
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