The Prophet « drewschnurr.com

Drew Schnurr is a composer, sound artist, and performer from Los Angeles whose work blurs traditional lines in music, media, and sound.

As a composer for media, Drew has produced music and sonic branding for numerous world brands and media conglomerates. He is also an active concert composer and sound artist with a diverse range of international commissions and exhibits.

Revered by his peers, industry professionals, and critics, his work has been called both “rare” and “remarkable.”

“This composer bends and stretches rules within his own aesthetic, weaving his musical ideas in harmonious waves that threaten to drown, yet gently tumble the listener forward with intrigue and anticipation.” -Adam Rosenthal review for Persee: Orchestrated Perception

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The Prophet

for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano [cat. sc17]

A piece setting portions of prose from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. This is a text I became familiar with at a very early age. My mother had this passage hung on the wall in our home. As a child, before I could even read, I used to stare up at the these words, wondering about what they meant. It was not until much later in my adult life, when I fully appreciated the gifts of my upbringing, that I understood the significance of Gibran’s prose.

To this day, when I read this passage, I’m consistently reminded of the self-same wisdom of my own mother, and the gifts given me as a child: patience, understanding, confidence, strength, and love. None of these were ever given conditionally. This musical setting is inspired by the rare beauty of those gifts.

DREW SCHNURR (2008)

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listen to SPEAK OF CHILDREN

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Confessions Distribution

05/21/19

Breaking Glass Pictures acquires world rights to Eco-Terrorist: The Battle for our Planet by Peter Jay Brown with music by Drew Schnurr—a follow-up to the 2010 feature documentary Confessions of an Eco-Terrorist.

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Ascent of Weavers at MACO

05/17/19

Ascent of Weavers, a visual-music film by Rebeca Méndez in collaboration with Drew Schnurr at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Exhibits from November 30, 2018 to May 17, 2019.

info @ rebecamendezstudio.com/Ascent-of-Weavers

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#ARCH1 Prototype

05/15/19

A virtual architecture by Drew Schnurr, the #ARCH1 (Augmented Reality Concert Hall no.1) prototype was completed on May 15, 2019. Research assistants and producers on the project include Rachel Lanik Whelan and Jacob Thede with programming by Ian Afflerbach.

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Assistant Professor of Composition at University of North Texas

04/16/18

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Churchill’s War Premiere

04/02/17

West Coast premiere of Drew Schnurr’s Churchill’s War for orchestra. Performed by OCOC conducted by David Rentz.