Michael Kropf Education:
(203) 867-2957 makPNO@gmail.com www.michaelkropf.net
New York University – September 2010 – December 2013 – Major: B.M. Music Composition – Studied composition with Justin Dello Joio and Luboš Mrkvička – Studied violin with Stephanie Chase
New York, NY
European American Musical Alliance Summer Program – July 2013 – August 2013 – Studied composition with David Conte
Paris, France
Wilton High School – September 2006 – July 2010 – Studied violin with Netta Hadari
Wilton, CT
Employment: Footsteps to Brilliance – December 2010 – March 2011 – Composed music for 12 interactive ebooks designed for low income preschools Touch of Classics – May 2011 – present – Composed music for 9 ebooks on the iPad
Notable Performances of Compositions: Dynamic Music Festival – Kinesthesia – For large ensemble – To be performed April 2014 Pulsing and Shaking New Music Festival – Two Pieces for Guitar and Cello – For cello and guitar, commissioned by Susan D. Mandel and Kenji Haba – February 28th, 2014 Duo Anova –Two Pieces for Guitar and Cello – To premiere at Carnegie Hall Weill Hall on January 27th, 2014 NYU Symphony Orchestra – Current – Premiered November 22nd, 2013 at Loewe Theatre NYU Composer's Collective Chamber Music Concert – Three Pieces for String Quartet – Premiered November 21st, 2013 at Provincetown Playhouse NYU Symphony Orchestra – Mountain – Premiered December 4th, 2011 at Loewe Theatre
Honors: – NYU Dean's List (2010-2013) – Recipient of NYU Steinhardt Challenge Grant (2013) – Won the American Chamber Orchestra Concerto Competition (2010) – Assistant Concert Master of Norwalk Youth Symphony (2010)