Gene Coleman is a composer, musician and director. He has created over 50 works for various instrumentation and media. Since 2001 his work has focused on global culture and music’s relationship with architecture, video and dance. Coleman is the recipient of the 2013 Berlin Prize in Music Composition and was composer in residence at the American Academy in Rome (Fall 2011). He has collaborated with a wide range of composers; from Jim O’Rourke and Otomo Yoshihide to Helmut Lachenmann and George Crumb. Groups that have commissioned music and film work include Klangforum Wien, The Japan Society, The Ernst von Siemens Foundation, Chamber Music Now, Network for New Music, Ensemble On-Line, Phace Contemporary, I-House Philadelphia, E-Mex Ensemble, Tom Buckner, MoMA, The Crossing and others. More info at: http://vimeo.com/genecoleman (and soon) http://genecolemancomposer.com.
