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email: jason AT atkinsonmusic.com
Jason Atkinson lives in Rome, Italy. He composes music, plays the classical guitar, and writes.
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Here he is with Daniel and his astronaut. Eleanor Rust took the photo.
VOCAL MUSIC
dddddd PETS I HAVE KNOWN (2007)Three Songs for Guitar and Soprano, 9’
• Music, Lyrics by Sally Dawidoff
Recorded by Oren Fader, guitar; Eileen Clark, Voice
TWO POEMS OF WALT WHITMAN (2001)
Guitar and Voice, 5’
TAKING A WALK WITH YOU (2000)
Choir, 4’
THE EMPEROR OF ICE CREAM (1997)
SONG OF MYSELF (PART 52) (1997)
Alto and Piano, 5’
Premiered by Ginger Wilson, Alto; Thalia Stevenson, Piano
WIND ENSEMBLE
ROUGHING IT, 6’ (2007)
Commissioned by Christopher Woodruff, CalPoly University
ORCHESTRAL
TSUNAMI, 5’ (1998)
CHAMBER
WILLIAMSPORT (2006)
Cello and Piano, 14’
Premiered by Andrew Rammon, Cello; Holly Roadfelt, Piano
[ganges] (2007)
BODEGA VARIATIONS (2005)
Cello Choir, 6’ and 5’
Commissioned for Lycoming College “Cellobration”
INTERNET VIDEOS (2005)
Violin, Flute, Clarinet, Cello; 11’
` Recorded by John Eaken, Reuben Councill, Andrew Rammon, Colleen Hartung
WHO GOES WITH FERGUS (2001)
Woodwind Quintet and Soprano; 11’
THE LITTLE RED BALLOON (1997)
String Quartet, 5’
Recorded at the Cleveland Institute of Music
JAZZ ENSEMBLE
BRAND NAME BEVERAGES (2000)
Violin, Bass, Drum, Tenor Sax; 3’
Recorded at the Cleveland Institute of Music
WATCH MY FACE FOR THE PRIMITIVE EMOTION (1999)
Big Band; 5’
THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES (1998)
Big Band Arrangement, 3’
Theater Music LOOKING GLASS THEATER, New York, NY
Composer and Sound Designer (May 2007)
•"The Odyssey" directed by Kate Marks
DRAMAHAUS THEATRE COMPANY, New York, NY
Composer and Sound Designer (February 2007)
•"Her Majesty the King," directed by Patrick Mcnulty
SPURN, New York, NY
Composer and Sound Designer (February 2002-present)
•Various Sketch Comedy at different NYC venues, created by Neil Trivedi
PROSPECT THEATRE COMPANY, New York, NY
• Pit guitarist, Musical: “Book of The Dun Cow.”
West End Theatre (February 2006)
PROSPECT THEATER COMPANY, New York, NY
Composer and Sound Designer (January 2004)
•"The House of Bernarda Alba," Federico Garcia Lorca, directed by Cara Reichel
REPERTORIO ESPANOL, New York, NY
Composer and Sound Designer (July 2004)
•”Luces De Bohemia,” by Ville Inclan; directed by Jerry Ruiz
CLUBBED THUMB THEATER COMPANY, New York, NY
Assistant Sound Designer (July 2004)
•”The Typographers Dream,” by Adam Bock; directed by Drew Barr
PRAXIS THEATRE COMPANY, New York, NY
Sound Designer and Sound Operator (March 2003)
· “How His Bride Came to Abraham,” Karen Sunde; directed by Courtney P. Mitchell
SONNET REPERTORY THEATRE, New York, NY
Composer and Sound Designer (March 2003)
· ”Much Ado About Nothing,” William Shakespeare; directed by Jonathan Hadley
TOM X. CHAO, New York, NY
Sound Designer (August-December 2002)
•”The Scientists,” Tom X. Chao
BECK CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Cleveland, OH
Composer and Sound Designer (April 2002)
· “The Ride Down Mt. Morgan,” Arthur Miller; directed by Carol Dunne
CLEVELAND PLAYHOUSE, Cleveland, OH
Composer (March 2002)
• “Measure for Measure,” William Shakespeare; directed by Lou Rackoff
CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATER, Cleveland, OH
Composer, Sound Designer, and Sound Operator (March 2002)
• “The Hairy Ape,” Eugene O’Neill; directed by David Herskovits
CLEVELAND PLAYHOUSE/CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, Cleveland, OH
Composer and Sound Designer (December 2001)
· “The Real Inspector Hound,” Tom Stoppard; directed by Ron Wilson
Film Music THE WIDOW CLEVELAND IN ROME (2008)
Director, Writer, Composer
Screened at The American Academy in Rome
CALCIO CON CAVEH (2007)
Composer; Short Film by Caveh Zahedi
Screened at The American Academy in Rome
DRAWN INTO A DREAM (2006)
Composer; Animated Short by Tifa Chen
Screened at The New School (NYC)
CLEVELAND CINEMATHEQUE TRAILER, Cleveland, OH (2001)
Composer ; directed by Robert Banks
Teaching NYC TEACHING FELLOWS, New York, NY
PS 176; Special Education (Autism only); Setember 2006-May 2007
PS/MS 95; General Education; June 2004-May 2006
MUSIKA, New York, NY
Teaching Staff (October 2003-May 2005)
•Classical Guitar Instructor
Awards VH1 “Save the Music” Grant (2005)
VH1 “Save the Music” Grant (2006)
DONORS CHOOSE Grant (2005)
Recordings POST ADULT CONTEMPORARY, Songs (2007)
GENIUS FAMOUS CAST ALBUM, Musical (2005)
FRIENDLY RADIO, Songs (2004)
Publications ZYZZYVA (2008), Fall, Caveh Zahedi/Jason Atkinson "Thomas the Obscure"
Education CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, New York, NY
M.M. (Spring 2006)
CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC, Cleveland, OH
M.M. (May 2002)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Columbia, SC
B.M. (May 1999)
Languages Italian (Reading, Speaking)
Other LEONARD BERNSTEIN ESTATE, New York, NY
Temporary Assistant (2003)
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, New York, NY
•Usher (December 2002-April 2003)
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