Marc LeMay Music

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MUSICAL INFLUENCES

Olivier Messiaen, Béla Bartók, Györgi Ligeti, Henri Dutilleux, Igor Stravinsky, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Jean Sibelius, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis; American roots music, chamberpop, jazz, African polyphony, Chinese opera, color and spectra.

OTHER INTERESTS

Baroque and Modern art, architecture, theatre, Modernist literature, Existentialism, Eastern philosophy, absurdity, film, linguistics, neurology, mathematics, evolution, physics, folklore, religion, and myth.

EDUCATION

M.A., Composition - University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance

B.A., Music, concentration in Music Technology - University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Music

TEACHING

Aural Skills/Ear Training: Graduate Student Instructor, University of Michigan

Music Fundamentals, Music Appreciation, and Computer Music: Adjunct Instructor, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Private Lessons in Guitar, Music Theory, and Composition: Ann Arbor Music Center, Highlands Day School

PRESS

Interview with Pierre Derycz for the Living Music Project

The Bowling Green News: Review of The Crab and other pieces performed by Craig Hultgren

UAB Arts and Sciences article featuring Marc and The Crab

BIOGRAPHY

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Marc LeMay (b. Birmingham, AL, 1982) is a composer, arranger, guitarist, and teacher currently living and working in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he earned his Master of Arts in Composition from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance in 2010.

Marc writes with a spirit of ecstasy and intensity, humor and indulgence. His music has been performed in concert halls, clubs, and theatres throughout the United States, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Ann Arbor, and Birmingham, as well as a recent performance in Munich, Germany.

As a teenager, Marc was heavily involved in the theatre scene of Birmingham, Alabama, working as an actor, stage manager, assistant director, and sound designer. He meanwhile taught himself guitar, wrote dozens of songs, and played them in coffee shops around town. In 2003, he decided to pursue a degree in Music Technology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, with the intent of learning how to record his own music. He began composing while a member of the UAB Jazz Combo and the UAB Computer Music Ensemble, writing new pieces for both ensembles. This soon led to him writing concert music and giving up his performance focus to pursue graduate studies in composition at the University of Michigan.

In line with his background in theatre, Marc now regularly collaborates with other artists on interdisciplinary projects, most recently with choreographers Austin Selden and Derek Crescenti, theatre directors Jim Manganello and Kacie Smith, and singer-songwriter Steven Lamphear. His goal with such projects is to foster a spirit of creativity and innovation that extends beyond the ambition of a single creator.

As a performer, Marc has played guitar and mandolin in a variety of settings, from musical theatre and the classical concert stage to jazz clubs and coffee shops. He also occasionally conducts his own music.

Marc has studied composition with Bright Sheng, Erik Santos, Michael Angell, and Ronald Clemmons. He is currently completing commissions and collaborative projects as a freelance composer.

			CONTACT
			marc@marclemaymusic.com
			MUSICAL INFLUENCES Olivier Messiaen, Béla Bartók, Györgi Ligeti, Henri Dutilleux, Igor Stravinsky, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Jean Sibelius, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis; American roots music, chamberpop, jazz, African polyphony, Chinese opera, color and spectra. OTHER INTERESTS Baroque and Modern art, architecture, theatre, Modernist literature, Existentialism, Eastern philosophy, absurdity, film, linguistics, neurology, mathematics, evolution, physics, folklore, religion, and myth. EDUCATION M.A., Composition - University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance B.A., Music, concentration in Music Technology - University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Music TEACHING Aural Skills/Ear Training: Graduate Student Instructor, University of Michigan Music Fundamentals, Music Appreciation, and Computer Music: Adjunct Instructor, University of Alabama at Birmingham Private Lessons in Guitar, Music Theory, and Composition: Ann Arbor Music Center, Highlands Day School PRESS Interview with Pierre Derycz for the Living Music Project The Bowling Green News: Review of The Crab and other pieces performed by Craig Hultgren UAB Arts and Sciences article featuring Marc and The Crab
	BIOGRAPHY
	Marc LeMay (b. Birmingham, AL, 1982) is a composer, arranger, guitarist, and teacher currently living and working in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he earned his Master of Arts in Composition from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance in 2010. Marc writes with a spirit of ecstasy and intensity, humor and indulgence. His music has been performed in concert halls, clubs, and theatres throughout the United States, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Ann Arbor, and Birmingham, as well as a recent performance in Munich, Germany. As a teenager, Marc was heavily involved in the theatre scene of Birmingham, Alabama, working as an actor, stage manager, assistant director, and sound designer. He meanwhile taught himself guitar, wrote dozens of songs, and played them in coffee shops around town. In 2003, he decided to pursue a degree in Music Technology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, with the intent of learning how to record his own music. He began composing while a member of the UAB Jazz Combo and the UAB Computer Music Ensemble, writing new pieces for both ensembles. This soon led to him writing concert music and giving up his performance focus to pursue graduate studies in composition at the University of Michigan. In line with his background in theatre, Marc now regularly collaborates with other artists on interdisciplinary projects, most recently with choreographers Austin Selden and Derek Crescenti, theatre directors Jim Manganello and Kacie Smith, and singer-songwriter Steven Lamphear. His goal with such projects is to foster a spirit of creativity and innovation that extends beyond the ambition of a single creator. As a performer, Marc has played guitar and mandolin in a variety of settings, from musical theatre and the classical concert stage to jazz clubs and coffee shops. He also occasionally conducts his own music. Marc has studied composition with Bright Sheng, Erik Santos, Michael Angell, and Ronald Clemmons. He is currently completing commissions and collaborative projects as a freelance composer.