County College of Morris professor of music José Beviá has been selected to participate in the Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute (JCOI) at the University of California, Los Angeles, this summer, according to a Wednesday press release from the college.
Beviá, who was selected from a national pool of candidates, will compete with as many as 34 other composers to earn a spot as one of the five composers who will be asked to write an original orchestral piece. The winning composers will have their work premiered in 2013.
Beviá has also, for the second year in a row, been awarded a residency at La Cité internationale des Arts in Paris, France this summer. During the seven-week program, Beviá plans to work on a harp chamber orchestra piece and his second symphony.
“I’m a very lucky guy. I’m very grateful to have these opportunities and to also teach at CCM,” said Beviá, according to the press release. “Experiences such as the institute and the residency allow me to develop my craft and then to come back here and share that with my students.”
Beviá is a native of Spain who studied music in Europe, at Berklee College of Music and at Florida State University. He holds a doctorate in music theory and composition and teaches music theory, electronic music and piano and other courses at the County College of Morris, where he is also the director of the college's chamber ensemble.
Kathy Kingero
8:55 am on Monday, June 11, 2012
CCM? That is a bad school for bad kids. I do not think this artice is appropriate for the patch. Please take this down NOW!!!! I do not want my kids seeing this article in response to going to CCM
LR
1:49 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
Insulting comment Kathy! Please take your comment down now!!!!
EC
2:02 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
Just because you dislike a school doesn't mean it is a bad school or only for "bad kids". The community colleges in this state provide an excellent opportunity for MANY people of all ages. Do you have any idea how good the nursing program at CCM is? Once of my friends went through the program and is now an amazing nurse at St Clares. You might do well to do some research before calling CCM a "bad school" in the future!
Steve T.
2:03 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012
KR - you obviously missed the sarcasm that is oozing from the above post.
scout98
8:54 am on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
I'm glad to see free speech is alive and well in Chatham. What political persuasion are you that you're first impulse is to take down a story about a school you obviously know nothing about. How do you think the people who attend CCM feel about what you just said? CCM has many good programs and many good professors.
Debbie O'Neill
9:09 am on Monday, June 11, 2012
This is really lovely to see; I've been to a number of concerts and productions at CCM and have always been extremely impressed with their music program. So nice to see one of their esteemed professors being recognized.
James Blanco
7:48 pm on Monday, June 11, 2012
The guy isn't very nice... he loves to dismiss his students when he finds better ones.
Joseph Keyes
10:25 am on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
I don’t know whether or not Kathy Kingero’s comment was serious or facetious. As a graduate of CCM in its beginning years, I can attest to the quality of course offerings and effectiveness in providing graduates with a great starting point towards a career and continuing on to a four-year institution. Having been an evening student who worked full-time during the day, my experience may have been different from Ms. Kingero’s. There were no “bad kids.” There were adults with enough initiative to continue their education and pay for it themselves. I had a lot of great teachers in my life—many were from CCM. Mrs. Virginia Anderson tutored me in the subtle points of writing. Dr. Bruce Altner showed me the universe in CCM’s planetarium and spurred my already enthusiastic and life-long interest in science. I could go on, but the long list would blow the comment limit here. CCM? It’s a good start.