Marc LeMay Music

Marc LeMay is a composer, performer, and educator from Birmingham, Alabama, currently living and working in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He prefers concise bios in list format for those with precious little time.

Marc composes music in a variety of mediums, including:

Orchestral and chamber works
Electroacoustic pieces
Jazz tunes
Film scores
Music for theatre

His works have been heard throughout Alabama, with recent performances also in New York, St. Louis, and Bowling Green, Ohio. His compositional aesthetic is comprised of making music that sounds good. Among many influences, his include:

Olivier Messiaen
Béla Bartók
Ludwig van Beethoven
Igor Stravinsky
Sergei Prokofiev
Richard Strauss
Dmitri Shostakovitch
Claude Debussy
Charles Mingus

Recent Press:

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

As a performer, Marc has played in a variety of settings:

Professional classical guitarist for weddings, parties, and other events
Electric guitarist with the BAMA Players
Guitar, bass, keyboards, saxophone, clarinet, and vocals for a variety of popular music ventures
Guitarist for the theatre, most recently for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s production of Man of La Mancha
Budding piano player (he prefers not to use the label "budding pianist")

As an educator, Marc has served as:

Adjunct instructor teaching courses in Music Fundamentals, Technology, and Appreciation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Private guitar instructor to over 70 students in the past four years

In 2007, Marc earned his Bachelor of Arts in Music with a concentration in Music Technology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His composition teachers were Michael Angell and Ronald Clemmons. He graduated with numerous awards and honors, including:

Dean’s Award for the School of Arts and Humanities
Department of Music’s Outstanding Undergraduate Student
Summa cum laude

He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Composition from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; where he studies with Erik Santos.

He came to study music after exploring photography, filmmaking, theatre, writing, and rock stardom in his youth. Marc is a fixture in the Birmingham theatre community as a sound designer and occasional stage manager. He reads lots of books. His professional affiliations are with:

Marc LeMay is a composer, performer, and educator from Birmingham, Alabama, currently living and working in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He prefers concise bios in list format for those with precious little time.
Marc composes music in a variety of mediums, including: Orchestral and chamber works Electroacoustic pieces Jazz tunes Film scores Music for theatre His works have been heard throughout Alabama, with recent performances also in New York, St. Louis, and Bowling Green, Ohio. His compositional aesthetic is comprised of making music that sounds good. Among many influences, his include: Olivier Messiaen Béla Bartók Ludwig van Beethoven Igor Stravinsky Sergei Prokofiev Richard Strauss Dmitri Shostakovitch Claude Debussy Charles Mingus			Recent Press: 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

	As a performer, Marc has played in a variety of settings: Professional classical guitarist for weddings, parties, and other events Electric guitarist with the BAMA Players Guitar, bass, keyboards, saxophone, clarinet, and vocals for a variety of popular music ventures Guitarist for the theatre, most recently for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s production of Man of La Mancha Budding piano player (he prefers not to use the label "budding pianist")
As an educator, Marc has served as: Adjunct instructor teaching courses in Music Fundamentals, Technology, and Appreciation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Private guitar instructor to over 70 students in the past four years
		In 2007, Marc earned his Bachelor of Arts in Music with a concentration in Music Technology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His composition teachers were Michael Angell and Ronald Clemmons. He graduated with numerous awards and honors, including: Dean’s Award for the School of Arts and Humanities Department of Music’s Outstanding Undergraduate Student Summa cum laude He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Composition from the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; where he studies with Erik Santos. He came to study music after exploring photography, filmmaking, theatre, writing, and rock stardom in his youth. Marc is a fixture in the Birmingham theatre community as a sound designer and occasional stage manager. He reads lots of books. His professional affiliations are with: Society of Composers, Inc. ASCAP Birmingham Art Music Alliance