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Mark Lanz Weiser is a composer of opera and concert music. His music has been described as “brilliantly expressive” (Washington Post), “potent and well-made” (San Francisco Chronicle), “ravishing” (San Jose Mercury News), and “breathtaking” (The Saxophonist). Awards include the ASCAP Foundation Rudolf Nissim Prize, the Ithaca College International Heckscher Composition Prize, and the NATS National Art Song competition. He has held residencies at the Yaddo colony in New York and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and his music has been published by Boosey & Hawkes and Editions Bim International Music Publishing.
Mark cofounded New Opera West, an opera company dedicated to the creation and promotion of new operatic works. He is Associate Professor in Composition and Director of Music Theory at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music.
