Professional and Biographical Information
Degrees
Ph.D., University of California , Davis (1994)
M.A., Columbia University (1988)
A.B., Harvard University (1984)
Selected Publications
String Works, Albany Records, Troy 781
Columbine, Octagon Ensemble, Albany Records, Troy 133
Scores published by Lydian Press and Association for the Promotion of New MusicAwards and Honors
Mellon Semester Research Grant, Mellon 8 Colleges, 2005
FRAP awards for faculty research, Amherst College, 2002, 2003, 2004
ASCAPlus Standard Awards, 1998-2005
Excellence in Teaching Award, University of California, Santa Cruz , 1996
Charles Ives Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1993
First Music Commission, New York Youth Symphony, 1990
Junior Fellowship, Harvard University Society of Fellows, 1998-91
Joseph Bearns Prize, Columbia University, 1987
CD Jackson Award, Tanglewood Music Festival, 1985
John Knowles Paine Travelling Fellowship, Harvard University, 1985Scholarly and Professional Activities
Visiting Composer, Yellow Barn Young Artist Program, 2005, 2006
Visiting Composer, Chamber Music Workshop, The School for Strings, 2006
Visiting Lectures at Tufts, Stanford, and UC Berkeley, 2005-2006
Pre-concert Lectures at Portland Chamber Music Festival, 2003-2005
Links
Eric Sawyer's Website
See also: Research Interests and Teaching Interests