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Amelia Brey

Amelia Brey
2019-20
Past Honorable Mention Mentor

Amelia Brey’s music has been described as possessing “haunting beauty” and “a deep, disquieting power” (National Sawdust Log). Her accomplishments include premieres by Ensemble Dal Niente, Carnegie Hall’s Ensemble Connect, and members of Ensemble Intercontemporain and the New York Philharmonic, as well as commissions from Musical Mentors Collaborative, HUP! Productions, and Project eGALitarian. Brey serves as the Composition Coordinator for zFestival, a virtual new music workshop for composers, performers, and audio engineers. Hailing from Tallahassee, Florida, Brey is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and a current doctoral candidate at the Juilliard School.