James Dorsa is a composer and harpsichordist who is currently a member of the faculty at California State University Northridge's Music Department. He is most recognized for his award-winning composition of "Jupiter's Moons".
Debut Album In 2016, Dorsa released his debut album, Io, which featured "Jupiter's Moons", "Martinique", "The Tea Party", and "Melting Away to Nothing". He won the Aliénor Harpsichord Composition Competition for "Jupiter's Moons".
Educational Background
Dorsa has a Bachelor of Music in Composition from California State University, Northridge in 2001, Master of Music in Harpsichord Performance at Cal State Northridge in 2004, and a Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2008.
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https://www.harpsichord.org.uk/sounding-board-archive/ Sonia Lee | Pianist, Harpsichordist, Educator, Scholar http://www.music.umich.edu/research/stearns_collection/documents/Stearns19-1.pdf
http://www.wherevent.com/detail/Mariana-Ramirez-CYAN-Ensemble
https://www.linguitar.com/documents/SteveLin_Resume.pdf Historical Keyboard Society 2012 Joint Meeting & Festival
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