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University of Wyoming

Dr. Anne Marie Guzzo


(307) 766-5109
guzzo@uwyo.edu

Anne Marie Guzzo

Anne Marie Guzzo earned her Ph.D. in theory and composition (2002) from the University of California, Davis, where she studied composition with Ross Bauer and Pablo Ortiz. Her masters degree is in 20th Century Music from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and she received a bachelor of music in clarinet performance from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

Guzzo is principal clarinet in the Denver-based experimental and interactive orchestra, UnStaged, and also serves as the composer-in-residence for that ensemble. Her Fanfare for Mountains and Peace recently received its premiere in La Paz, Bolivia with the University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Michael Griffith and her compositions have been heard at numerous festivals, including the 2007 International Cello Encounter in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium (OBFCS) performed by New York new music ensemble, Fireworks. In 2004 she was the recipient of a Crumb Commission from the OBFCS for a new work that celebrated the 75th birthday of renowned composer, George Crumb. As a composition fellow, Guzzo studied with master composer Chen Yi at the Ernest Bloch Festival of Music in 2003, and her music has been played by the San Francisco Bay Area modern music group, the Empyrean Ensemble; the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra; Third Angle in Portland, Oregon, and a number of other ensembles.

Research interests include the music of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, Shulamit Ran, the cartoon music of Carl W. Stalling, and silent movie music. Guzzo currently serves as assistant professor of theory and composition at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.