John Fitz Rogers was born in Wisconsin in 1963. He holds degrees from Cornell University, the Yale School of Music, and Oberlin College, where he studied composition, conducting, and piano. His music has been performed by ensembles throughout the United States, including the Louisville Orchestra, Charleston Symphony, American Composers Orchestra, Ensemble Sospeso, Lionheart, World Saxophone Congress, Furious Band, artsEdge Festival, World Saxophone Congress, and the National Flute Association, among many others. His commissions include those from the Albany Symphony, Tulsa Philharmonic, New York Youth Symphony, Dogs of Desire, the American Composers Forum and the Jerome Foundation, Music at the Anthology and the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, Ambassador Duo, and the Dale Warland Singers. Rogers has received numerous grants and prizes for his music; among them are awards from ASCAP, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the American Music Center, MacDowell Colony, and the Heckscher Foundation Composition Prize for his orchestral work, "Symphony of Cities." His recordings include "Transit," a 44-minute work for electric guitar and computer-generated sound, and "Push" on Gale Records (www.galerecordings.com), as well as the Albany Symphony's performance of "Verge" on Albany Records. Rogers has taught on the faculties of Cornell University and the Longy School of Music, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Composition at the University of South Carolina, where he founded and directs the contemporary music series and ensemble, Southern Exposure. His works are published by Base Two Music Publishing; contact the composer for more information.