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Jeremy Turner (composer)

Jeremy Turner (born June 18, 1975 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist living in California.

Jeremy Turner
Background information
Born (1975-06-18) June 18, 1975 (age 48)
Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation(s)Composer, musician
Instrument(s)Cello, piano, guitar, voice
Websitejeremyturnerstudio.com

Biography edit

Jeremy Turner began playing the piano and the cello as a young child. After his family moved to Michigan where his father was Director of Admissions at Michigan State University, Turner attended East Lansing High School.[1] He then furthered his musical studies at The Juilliard School as a pupil of Harvey Shapiro. In 1997, before graduating Juilliard, Turner joined The Metropolitan Opera[2] Orchestra at just 21 years old, becoming one of the youngest members ever to join[3] the ensemble. At the end of his first season Turner was invited to join the Met Chamber Ensemble[4] in its inaugural year. In 2005 he took a leave of absence from the Met to be the interim Principal Cellist of The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra[5][6][7] in New Zealand. After returning to the Met in 2006, Turner played his final season in 2011 before leaving the orchestra to pursue composition.[8]

Composer/performer edit

Turner has recorded with musicians such as Paul McCartney, David Byrne, Sufjan Stevens, and The National,[9] has performed with various artists that include Renee Fleming, Joshua Bell,[10] and Arcade Fire[11] and as a conductor has appeared twice at the LACMA Art + Film Gala.[12] In 2013, he collaborated on original music with James Murphy for the Broadway revival of Harold Pinter's Betrayal,[13][14] directed by Mike Nichols. As a composer, Turner has been nominated for two Emmy Awards, won the Music & Sound Award (UK), won the International Documentary Association award[15][16] for best music, was a 2015 Sundance[17] fellow, and was named in NPR Music's Favorite Songs of 2014.[18][19] He received the AICP Award[20] for best original music for his score to Google's first ever television commercial,[21] "Parisian Love", which debuted during the broadcast of Super Bowl XLIV .[22][23] He has performed on Saturday Night Live with My Morning Jacket,[24] the Late Show With David Letterman with Dirty Projectors,[25] and performed with Renee Fleming at the opening of Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall. In 2015 he composed music for Chris Doyle's exhibition "Night Lights at Wave Hill",[26] featuring the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Turner was a member of Low City,[27][28][29][30][31] a musical duo based in Brooklyn. In 2014 he appeared with Simon Spurr in the September issue of Vanity Fair[32]

Selected film and television scores edit

Main titles/themes edit

Concert works edit

  • Shorebirds (2022) written for solo violin
  • Six Mile House (2021) written for piano, clarinet, violin, and cello
  • Suite of Unreason (2017) written for clarinet, cello, piano and percussion
  • Swell (2017) written for The Flux Quartet
  • The Inland Seas (2016) written for James Ehnes and Chris Thile
  • The Lightening (2015) written for the Brooklyn Youth Chorus
  • The Fluid (2014) written for woodwind ensemble, cello, and piano
  • The Bear and the Squirrel (2014) written for yMusic

Selected album appearances edit

References edit

  1. ^ "East Lansing Orchestra". Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Front Row". Houston Public Media. November 23, 2009. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Mayor, Jonathan. "The Cellist". 1985. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "The Met Opera Archives". Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  5. ^ Dart, William (October 16, 2005). "Auckland Philharmonia at Aotera Centre". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  6. ^ ""NOT a Silent Night" now a three-concert event". Scoop. November 24, 2005. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  7. ^ Dart, William (November 23, 2005). "Auckland Philharmonia Silver Jubilee Concert at Auckland Town Hall". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  8. ^ "Strike Up the Band: Big Foote Signs New Composer". SourceEcreative. October 28, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  9. ^ "Jeremy Turner Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  10. ^ "Medici TV". Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  11. ^ Shrum, Tony (December 10, 2014). "Low City Premieres First Music Video". New Noise Magazine. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  12. ^ Dubin, Alesandra (November 8, 2011). "First Lacma "Art + Film" Gala Brings Gucci as Sponsor, Raises $3 Million". BizBash. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  13. ^ "Betrayal Playbill". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  14. ^ "James Murphy On 'Betrayal,' Producing Arcade Fire, And Despacio". Soundcheck. New York City. September 26, 2013. WNYC. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  15. ^ "'The Square' Nabs Best Feature at IDA Documentary Awards; 'Inside Man' Best Limited Series". Deadline. December 6, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  16. ^ McNary, Dave (December 6, 2013). "'The Square' Takes Top Trophy at International Documentary Awards". Variety. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  17. ^ Lee, Angela (June 30, 2015). "Sundance Institute unveils Music and Sound Design Lab fellows". ScreenDaily. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  18. ^ Huizenga, Tom (December 10, 2014). "NPR Music's Favorite Songs of 2014". NPR. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  19. ^ "Backtracking with yMusic's Balance Problems". Textura. October 2014. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  20. ^ "AICP". Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  21. ^ Goldman, David (February 8, 2010). "Super Bowl ad breaks Google's TV silence". CNN. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  22. ^ Bielenberg, Mike (May 14, 2010). "Music Sync of the Week: How Jeremy Turner's piano track wound up in a Super Bowl ad". Music Revolution. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  23. ^ Parisian Love. YouTube. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  24. ^ "My Morning Jacket-'Evil Urges' Live on Saturday Night Live". Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  25. ^ "Dirty Projectors-'About to Die' Live on David Letterman". Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  26. ^ Wu, Winnie (May 13, 2015). "Wave Hill Puts Spotlight on Art to Celebrate Its Gardens and Lure Visitors". New York Times. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  27. ^ Brewington, Winston (December 10, 2014). "Low City Grooves Hard in Skyline Video Premiere". Earmilk. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  28. ^ Sacher, Andrew (January 26, 2015). "indie/classical duo Low City working w/ members of Bon Iver and Dirty Projectors, have a new single". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  29. ^ "Stitchers Music Guide: Full Stop". Disney Playlist. August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  30. ^ Hasty, Katie (February 18, 2015). "Get Up on Low City: Exclusive Premiere of Race Up Race Down Video". Hitfix/Immaculate Noise. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  31. ^ "yMusic Remixed: Weekly World Premieres". WXQR. December 22, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  32. ^ Diehl, Jessica (September 2014). "Cut to the Future". Vanity Fair. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  33. ^ "Time". Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  34. ^ "Independent Lens". PBS. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

External links edit

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