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==Life==
==Life==
'''Born:''' 28 October 1979
'''Born:''' 28 October 1979 in Oakland, California


'''Biography'''<br>
'''Biography'''
Nick Vasallo has received awards in the classical, film, and rock music platforms. For his choral piece "Lumen et Tenebras" he won the 2007 [http://class.csueastbay.edu/music/Choral_Composition_Competition.php CSUEB Composition Contest] and as a [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2126758/ young film composer], he has received recognition for his scores in both [http://10kbullets.com/reviews/s/sinful film] and [http://www.doomedmoviethon.com/reviews/179sinful.htm television]. Nick Vasallo is currently completing his DMA (Doctor of Musical Arts) at University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) with a specialization in [http://class.csueastbay.edu/music/vasallo_Interview.php World Music].
 
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Nicholas Vasallo is an American composer.
 
He graduated from California State University, East Bay with a B.A. in Music, and holds a M.A. degree from University of California, Santa Cruz in Music Composition. Vasallo is currently a President's Fellow and Doctoral candidate at University of California, Santa Cruz. His teachers included David Evan Jones, Paul Nauert, David Cope, Hi-Kyung Kim, Frank La Rocca, Jeffrey Miller, Rafael Hernandez, Ken Ueno, and Francois Rose.
He taught at the University of California, Santa Cruz and Los Medanos College. He teaches at California State University, East Bay and Gavilan College.
 
As a composer, Vasallo's work has encompassed a variety of genres and projects. Most notably with his post-metal group [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=3044 Antagony], [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2126758/ film music career], and concert music works. Polystylism or Eclecticism has been linked to his [http://www.sequenza21.com/cdreviews/2008/03/nick-vasallo-the-burning/ compositions] which range from orchestral, wind band, trombone ensemble, solo piano, choral, and instrumentations utilizing the overdriven sound of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YW7rdr6IOI electric guitar]. His compositional approach involves mixing disparate elements from Extreme Metal to Taiko, Spectral Music, and various 20th-century compositional techniques. Vasallo is a recipient of the [http://vasallo.netdojo.com/test/images/sc_sentinel.jpg 2010/2011 President's $21k Dissertation-Year Fellowship], the first Arts student to ever receive the honor.
 
His music has been performed internationally by groups such as Contemporary Music Ensemble Korea, Del Sol String Quartet, San Francisco Choral Artists, [http://www.piccolospoleto.com/schedule/default.aspx?perfid=2450 Atlanta Schola Cantorum], and Watsonville Taiko. Currently, Vasallo is working with San Francsico Conservatory of Music's BluePrint ensemble as well as collaborating with top-selling deathcore group - All Shall Perish.
 
As a performer, Vasallo is active as an electric guitarist and extreme metal vocalist.
 
==Awards==
* [http://www.macromusic.org/applications/winners.html 2011 Truman State University/MACRO Composition Award]
* [http://news.ucsc.edu/2010/06/3905.html 2010/2011 President's Dissertation-Year Fellowship Winner]
* 2009/2010 UCSC Music Department Discretionary Funds Award
* [http://www.sfca.org/composers-newvoices.php 2009 San Francisco Choral Artists New Voices Award]
* 2009 Porter College Graduate Arts Research Grant Award
* 2008 David Cope Award for Compositional Excellence
* 2008 Seattle Pianist Collective Award
* 2008 UCSC Student Orchestral Competition Winner
* [http://www.voxnovus.com/60x60/2007-2008_Pacific_Rim_Concert_Program.htm 2008 60x60 Project (Pacific Rim mix) Official Selection]
* 2007/2008/2009 UCSC Chancellor Chancellors Doctoral Fellowship
* [http://class.csueastbay.edu/music/vasallo_Interview.php 2007 CSUEB Student Choral Competition Winner]


==List of choral and vocal works==
==List of choral and vocal works==
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*''Sunset…sunrise…blue skies'' (2008) 4 min. for SATB
*''The Burning II'' (2005) for flute, piano, harp, organ, soprano, violin, cello, horn
*''Judicabo te'' (2008) 4 min. for SATB
*''Without A Dream'' (2007) 4 min. for baritone, piano
*''De civitatibus'' (2007) for SATB choir
*''De civitatibus'' (2007) for SATB choir
*''Dolor Laetus'' (2007) for SATB choir
*''Dolor Laetus'' (2007) for SATB choir
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*''Lamentation'' (2006) for soprano, alto, guitar, cello, and percussion
*''Lamentation'' (2006) for soprano, alto, guitar, cello, and percussion
*''Lumen et Tenebras'' (2006) for SSAATTBB choir
*''Lumen et Tenebras'' (2006) for SSAATTBB choir
*''[[Sigillum Sextum (Nick Vasallo)|Sigillum Sextum]]''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/b/b9/Nick_Vasallo_-_Sigillum_Sextum_op33.pdf http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/84/Icon_pdf.gif]&nbsp;[http://vasallo.netdojo.com/uploads/playlist/op33.mp3 {{mp3}}]&nbsp;)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2005) for SSAATTBB, piano, cello, bass, timpani, drumset
*{{NoCo|Sigillum Sextum}} (2005) for SSAATTBB, piano, cello, bass, timpani, drumset
*''The Vertigo Series I. Monolith'' (2005) for soprano, tenor, trombone, 2 electric guitars, electric bass, synth organ, 2 percussionists
*''The Vertigo Series I. Monolith'' (2005) for soprano, tenor, trombone, 2 electric guitars, electric bass, synth organ, 2 percussionists
*''The Vertigo Series II. Necromantic Dances'' (2006) for SATB, synth piano, electric guitar, electric cello, 2 trombones, amplified clarinet, timpani, percussion
*''The Vertigo Series II. Necromantic Dances'' (2006) for SATB, synth piano, electric guitar, electric cello, 2 trombones, amplified clarinet, timpani, percussion
*''The Vertigo Series III. Confrontations'' (2007) for soprano, trumpet, bass trombones, Percussion Quartet, electric guitar, synth
*''The Vertigo Series III. Confrontations'' (2007) for soprano, trumpet, bass trombones, Percussion Quartet, electric guitar, synth
*''[[Vivi In Infernum (Nick Vasallo)|Vivi In Infernum]]''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(&nbsp;[http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/4/42/Nick_Vasallo_-_Vivi_In_Infernum_op40.pdf http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/84/Icon_pdf.gif]&nbsp;[http://vasallo.netdojo.com/uploads/playlist/op40.mp3 {{mp3}}]&nbsp;)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2005) for SSAATTBB choir
*{{NoCo|Vivi In Infernum}} (2005) for SSAATTBB choir
 


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==Discography==
;Studio albums
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==Publications==
|-
[http://pioneer.csueastbay.edu/PioneerWeb/PioneerNews1-10-08/PioneerFrame1-10-08.html The Pioneer newspaper]
! Year
[http://www.freewebs.com/peterstanchek/interviews.htm The Harbinger webzine interview]
! width="230"| Album details
[http://class.csueastbay.edu/music/vasallo_Interview.php CSUEB Interview]
|-
| 2007
| '''''The Burning'''''
* Released: 2007
* Label: [http://www.amazon.com/Burning-Nick-Vasallo/dp/B000ZTDWAG Ars Nova Classics] <small>(ARSNOVA 0105)</small>
|-
| 2009
| '''''Days of Night'''''
* Released: 2009
* Label: [http://www.deepsend.com/?page=5&id=864 Deepsend Records]<small>(DSR 041)</small>
|-
|}


==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://nickvasallo.com Official website]
* [http://nickvasallo.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.gavilan.edu/dir/facultyPage.php?p=724 Gavilan College faculty spotlight]
* [http://vasallo.netdojo.com/test/images/sc_sentinel.jpg "Music student gets $21,000 fellowship"] by Bonnie Horgos - ''Santa Cruz Sentinel'' (May 2010)
* [http://www.anti-mag.com/nick_vasallo.html "Classical Mayhem"] by Jo Ann L.B. Duggins - ''Anti-Mag'' (March 2008)


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Latest revision as of 15:35, 21 November 2020

Life

Born: 28 October 1979 in Oakland, California

Biography

Nicholas Vasallo is an American composer.

He graduated from California State University, East Bay with a B.A. in Music, and holds a M.A. degree from University of California, Santa Cruz in Music Composition. Vasallo is currently a President's Fellow and Doctoral candidate at University of California, Santa Cruz. His teachers included David Evan Jones, Paul Nauert, David Cope, Hi-Kyung Kim, Frank La Rocca, Jeffrey Miller, Rafael Hernandez, Ken Ueno, and Francois Rose. He taught at the University of California, Santa Cruz and Los Medanos College. He teaches at California State University, East Bay and Gavilan College.

As a composer, Vasallo's work has encompassed a variety of genres and projects. Most notably with his post-metal group Antagony, film music career, and concert music works. Polystylism or Eclecticism has been linked to his compositions which range from orchestral, wind band, trombone ensemble, solo piano, choral, and instrumentations utilizing the overdriven sound of electric guitar. His compositional approach involves mixing disparate elements from Extreme Metal to Taiko, Spectral Music, and various 20th-century compositional techniques. Vasallo is a recipient of the 2010/2011 President's $21k Dissertation-Year Fellowship, the first Arts student to ever receive the honor.

His music has been performed internationally by groups such as Contemporary Music Ensemble Korea, Del Sol String Quartet, San Francisco Choral Artists, Atlanta Schola Cantorum, and Watsonville Taiko. Currently, Vasallo is working with San Francsico Conservatory of Music's BluePrint ensemble as well as collaborating with top-selling deathcore group - All Shall Perish.

As a performer, Vasallo is active as an electric guitarist and extreme metal vocalist.

Awards

List of choral and vocal works

  • Sunset…sunrise…blue skies (2008) 4 min. for SATB
  • Judicabo te (2008) 4 min. for SATB
  • Without A Dream (2007) 4 min. for baritone, piano
  • De civitatibus (2007) for SATB choir
  • Dolor Laetus (2007) for SATB choir
  • In Tribulatione (2007) for Soprano and Alto
  • Lamentation (2006) for soprano, alto, guitar, cello, and percussion
  • Lumen et Tenebras (2006) for SSAATTBB choir
  • Sigillum Sextum (2005) for SSAATTBB, piano, cello, bass, timpani, drumset
  • The Vertigo Series I. Monolith (2005) for soprano, tenor, trombone, 2 electric guitars, electric bass, synth organ, 2 percussionists
  • The Vertigo Series II. Necromantic Dances (2006) for SATB, synth piano, electric guitar, electric cello, 2 trombones, amplified clarinet, timpani, percussion
  • The Vertigo Series III. Confrontations (2007) for soprano, trumpet, bass trombones, Percussion Quartet, electric guitar, synth
  • Vivi In Infernum (2005) for SSAATTBB choir


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Discography

Studio albums
Year Album details
2007 The Burning
2009 Days of Night

External links

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