Jeff Manookian
Jeff Manookian (November 24, 1953 – July 10, 2021) was an American pianist, composer, and conductor from Salt Lake City, Utah.[1][2]
Manookian shared 1st prize in the 2017 International Piano Competition of the World Piano Teachers Association.[3] He has been a recipient of commissions by the Barlow Endowment of Brigham Young University,[4][5] the Abramyan String Quartet[6] and the National Endowment for the Arts[7]
Manookian has been Music Director of the Theatre Orchestra of Tucumán (Argentina),[8] Intermountain Classical Orchestra (Salt Lake City, Utah),[9] University of Utah Summer Arts Orchestra,[10] Westminster Chamber Orchestra (Salt Lake City, Utah),[11] and Artistic Director of the Oratorio Society of Utah (USA).[12]
References[]
- ^ Jeff Manookian, Requiem Survey.
- ^ "Salt Lake Symphony Guest Artist: Jeff Manookian". Salt Lake Symphony website. Salt Lake Symphony. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ "9th World Piano Conference (catalog)" (PDF). Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "1999 Annual Report". Barlow Endowment for Music Composition. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "2005 Annual Report". Barlow Endowment for Music Composition. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ Edward Reichel (April 29, 2001). "Abramyan Quartet to play firsts". Deseret News.
- ^ "Salt Lake Symphony Guest Artist: Jeff Manookian". Salt Lake City Symphony. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Renowned pianist, composer and conductor Jeff Manookian joins the Utah Conservatory faculty". Andy Bernhard. Park Record. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Edward Reichel (Dec 28, 1997). "Orchestra set to give Gershwin a grand 100th". Deseret News.
- ^ Michael Herman. "American Symphonies: A Discography of CDs and LPs" (PDF). MusicWeb International. p. 93.
- ^ Jo-Ann Wong (May 17, 1992). "WESTMINSTER ORCHESTRA WRAPS UP SEASON SATURDAY". Deseret News.
- ^ Musical America: International directory of the performing arts. United States: Primedia Information. 2004. p. 364. ISBN 9781891131387.
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