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American composer, pianist and teacher Missy Mazzoli was born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania on 27 October 1980. She studied at Boston University's College of Fine Arts, Yale and at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague in the Netherlands. Her teachers included Louis Andriessen, Martin Bresnick, John Harbison, Aaron Jay Kernis, David Lang and Martijn Padding.
Her output includes four operas, orchestral and chamber music, and has been performed and recorded internationally by many high profile artists and groups.
More information: missymazzoli.com
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