Meet Student Composers Tomás García and Cody Paul

12/19/20 • 21 min

Composition Professor Eli Fieldsteel introduces two of our student composers Tomás García and Cody Paul. Masters student Tomás García shares a recording of his work for solo alto saxophone Inside the Loop in a performance by Wilson Poffenberger. Doctoral student Cody Paul presents Delta, A Self Portrait for Piano and Chamber Orchestra, in a premiere recording by the Illinois Modern Ensemble.
Composition at Illinois
Website of Tomás García
Soundcloud page of Cody Paul

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