Scott Meister Composer "I am using a small amount of the fellowship to upgrade my M.I.D.I. computer system which will make my compositional process a little more livable and accessible. I am also going to travel to some of the countries that I have been studying and researching over the past few years. In February I will be visiting the most southern east Caribbean country Trinidad and Tobago. I will be there just prior to Carnivale during the heart of Calypso and Soca music and the steel bands will be rehearsing in preparation for the panorama competition. In March I will be in Ireland to research traditional Celtic music in preparation for a new orchestra piece to be premiered in the Spring of 1999. Also, in May I will be in Hawaii to study Polynesian music and its culture. I'm sure my artistic development will be enhanced by observing other cultures and witnessing first hand the musicians and their instruments." Scott Meister has a Doctor of Music Arts in composition and a Master of Music in Performance and Theory/Composition from the University of Miami, Miami, Florida, and a Bachelor of Music from Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio. He is Sharpe Chair Professor of Fine and Applied Arts and Professor of Music at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, where he resides. Return to the NC Artist Grant Award Recipients for 1997-98
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