Monica Lynn facts for kids

Monica Lynn is an American composer. She creates music and lives in the San Francisco Bay area.

Education and Learning

Monica Lynn went to college to study music. She earned her first degree, a Bachelor of Music, from the University of Texas at Austin. There, she learned from teachers like Stefan Kostka and David Neumeyer. She continued her studies at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. She worked with famous composers such as James Mobberley and Chen Yi. Later, she earned her highest degree, a Doctor of Musical Arts, from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She also taught classes at the University of California, Santa Cruz, while she was a student there.

Awards and Recognitions

Monica Lynn has received many awards for her music. These awards show how talented she is as a composer.

• In 2009 and 2010, she received a grant from UCSC and an ASCAP Award.
• In 2008 and 2009, she earned a fellowship from the European American Musical Alliance. She was also chosen as a composer for a program in Serbia. She was a finalist in several music conferences.
• She received scholarships and fellowships from UCSC and UMKC in 2006, 2007, and 2008. These awards helped her pay for her studies.
• In 2004, she received the Jarene Stanford Graduate Achievement Fellowship.

Musical Works

Monica Lynn has composed many different pieces of music. Her works have been performed all over the world. Here are some of her selected compositions:

• Unole Dayai, for a small group of musicians.
• Le synchronisme, a solo piece for the harp.
• The Words Under the Words, for a chorus singing without instruments.
• Taiheiyo, for the Japanese koto, a stringed instrument.
• Mirror Images, for a string quartet (four string instruments).
• Sylvia, a piece for flute and piano.
• Anabatic, for a chamber orchestra.
• Rejuvenancient, for a small group of musicians.
• Ye Xiang Gu, for the Chinese gu-zheng and Western percussion instruments.
• Half-moon Rising, for a group of four percussionists.
• Han-ji, for the Korean gayageum, another stringed instrument.
• Breaking Symmetry, for a wind ensemble.
• Symmetry, for a chamber orchestra.
• Escaping Constraint, for a percussion quartet.
• Balloons, a solo piece for marimba.
• Soliloquy, a solo piece for clarinet.
• Crosstalk, a duet for flute and clarinet.
• After Words, a solo piece for flute.
• Sylvia Silenced, a solo piece for piano.
• She has also created electronic music pieces like Metal Raindrops, Chaos, and Submerged.