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Michael Wittgraf

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  • Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor, Music
    • Composition, Technology, Theory, Bassoon

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  • Email: michael.wittgraf@UND.edu
  • Office: 701.777.2838
  • Dept: 701.777.2644

Office Address

Hughes Fine Arts Center Room 280
3350 Campus Road Stop 7125
Grand Forks ND 58202-7125

Biography

Website: www.michaelwittgraf.com

Michael Wittgraf is an electronic music composer whose recent work explores live manipulation of feedback, interactive improvisation, site-specific field recording, and time as data.  His music has been performed in North America, Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia, and appears on the Ravello, Eroica, Navona, New Ariel, and SEAMUS labels.  He has awards, commissions, and recognition from ASCAP, Modern Chamber Players, National Symphony Orchestra, Tempus Fugit, Louisiana State University, University of Minnesota, University of North Dakota, Florida State University, PiKappa Lambda, Zeitgeist, Chiara String Quartet, Bush Foundation, North Dakota Council on the Arts, and more.

Wittgraf is a multi-instrumentalist, performing with the Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra on bassoon, in a number of rock-and-roll bands on keyboards, saxophone, and electric bass, and as a solo and collaborative performer on computer.

He holds the title of Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor at the University of North Dakota, where he is Chair of the Music Department.  His teaching specialties are music technology, composition, theory, and bassoon. He studied with Dominick Argento, Andrew Imbrie, Lloyd Ultan, Jay Alan Yim, Alan Stout, Bill Karlins, Phillip Rhodes, Alex Lubet, and Steven Syverud.  He earned the Doctor of Music degree in composition from Northwestern University, the Master of Arts degree in music composition from the University of Minnesota, and the Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from Carleton College.

Music Composition

Electronic Music

Computer Music

www.michaelwittgraf.com

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