A California native, Jeffrey Parola began piano studies in his youth, and started to improvise and compose shortly thereafter. He later received a B.A. in composition at UCLA in 2002, and an M.M. in composition at the S.F. Conservatory of Music in 2005. His works have earned for him several honors, including first place prize at the 2005 SFCM Art Song Composition Competition, winner of the 2009 Highsmith Orchestral Composition Competition, and an honorable mention for the 2009 EAMA Prize. Parola is composer-in-residence for the New York City-based ensemble, Choral Chameleon, for the 2009-2010 season, and will begin doctoral studies and teaching at the University of Southern California in the Fall of 2010.
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David Conte [link]
San Francisco-based composer
Frank Ticheli [link]
Los Angeles-based composer
Vance George [link]
American choral conductor
Robin Estrada [link]
Berkeley-based composer
Joseph Gregorio [link]
Bay Area-based composer
Vince Peterson [link]
New York-based composer and conductor
Tony Asaro [link]
New York-based composer and lyricist
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Schola Cantorum San Francisco [link]
San Francisco-based chamber choir
Choral Chameleon [link]
New York-based choir
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music [link]
Where I studied for my Bachelor's degree
San Francisco Conservatory of Music [link]
Where I studied for my Master's degree
USC Thornton School of Music [link]
Where I will pursue a doctoral degree this fall
American Music Center [link]
National community dedicated to new music
American Choral Directors Association [link]
National community dedicated to choral music
ASCAP [link]
Association of more than 350,000 American arists