Lewis Krauthamer, composer
H O M E Selected works / Downloads B i o Intro to my musical style OFF THE BEATEN PATH MUSIC SERIES (OBPMS) L i n k s contact: lewis.krauthamer@yahoo.com |
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![]() Lewis is a composer of
microtonal/sixth-tone music. His music has been performed by soloists, chamber
groups and orchestras throughout the US and abroad. Many of his works feature
microtonal guitar, lap steel guitar, trickeyboard, and other unconventional
instruments. Lewis
Krauthamer was born in New York
but grew up in Wheaton, Maryland. As an undergraduate, he studied
composition at the New England Conservatory and the Longy School of
Music, finishing at Longy. He pursued his graduate studies in France,
receiving an MM in Musicology from the
Université Jean Monnet in Saint-Étienne. Lewis has received numerous awards as
a composer, including grants from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts and Meet
the Composer. Lewis is also a professor, pianist
and author. His recent article, "An Analysis of Two Large-Scale Works by
Christian Wolff," is published in Perspectives of New Music, vol. 55, no.
1 (Winter, 2017). Since 2014, Lewis has served on the faculty of the University
of the District of Columbia, where he teaches courses in music theory,
analysis, orchestration and music history. In addition, he teaches privately
and directs the Washington D.C. - based Off the Beaten Path Music Series
(OBPMS). See also Intro to my musical style. |