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Composer Justin Merritt (bn.1975) was the youngest-ever winner of the ASCAP Foundation/Rudolph Nissim award in 2001 for Janus Mask for Orchestra. He is also the winner of the 2000 Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Composition Competition Award for The Day Florestan Murdered Magister Raro. In addition his Ravening for string quartet was the winner of the 2001 Kuttner String Quartet Competition and runner-up for the 2001 Left Coast Competition, as was his 5 Preludes for Piano in the 2000 ASCAP Foundation Awards. Other works include music for orchestra, ballet, and opera. He has worked as composer and musical director in dozens of theater productions, ranging from Shakespeare to Dada. Justin is currently an Assitant Professor of Music and at St. Olaf College. He received his Bachelors in Music from Trinity University and a Masters & Doctorate in Music from Indiana University. He has studied composition with Samuel Adler, Sven-David Sandström, Don Freund, Claude Baker, Timothy Kramer, and electronic and computer music with Jeffrey Hass.

Title	Ensemble Type	Composed	Duration	Media
Ravening	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2004	00:12:00	Ravening Ravening
Dissonance	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2004	00:15:00	Dissonance Dissonance Dissonance Dissonance Dissonance
Klang	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2004	00:23:00	Klang Klang
Ephemera	Orchestra	2004	00:23:00	Ephemera Ephemera Ephemera
Cherry Robbers	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2004	00:06:00	Cherry Robbers Cherry Robbers
A London Thoroughfare, 2AM	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2004	00:06:00	A London Thoroughfare, 2AM A London Thoroughfare, 2AM
Adoro te Devote	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2004	00:08:00	Adoro te Devote
Jangle	Unknown	2004	00:06:00	Jangle Jangle
Sierpenski Gasket	Keyboard	2004	00:09:00	Sierpenski Gasket
In Trouble & Shame	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2004	00:12:00	In Trouble & Shame In Trouble & Shame
Inferno	Band	2004	00:06:00	Inferno Inferno
Nightstorm Approaches	Band	2003	00:03:00
Sonata "Liber Universalis"	Keyboard	2003	00:25:00	Sonata "Liber Universalis"
Nuance	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2003	00:07:00	Nuance
Lamentations	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2003	00:06:00	Lamentations Lamentations
Corde natus ex parenits	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	2003	00:04:00	Corde natus ex parenits Corde natus ex parenits
Monster	Orchestra	2003	00:15:00	Monster
Cataphract	Orchestra	2003	00:10:00	Cataphract
Lachryme	Orchestra	2002	00:10:00	Lachryme Lachryme
Reveille Redux	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2002	00:06:00	Reveille Redux Reveille Redux
Sinister Dexter	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2002	00:04:00	Sinister Dexter
A Gauze of Misted Silver	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2002	00:12:00	A Gauze of Misted Silver A Gauze of Misted Silver A Gauze of Misted Silver
Rococo Suite	Keyboard	2002	00:00:00	Rococo Suite Rococo Suite Rococo Suite Rococo Suite Rococo Suite
Windchimes	Keyboard	2002	00:07:00	Windchimes
Trio "Dinner Music	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2002	00:15:00	Trio "Dinner Music Trio "Dinner Music
On Seeing Weather-Beaten Trees	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2002	00:04:00	On Seeing Weather-Beaten Trees On Seeing Weather-Beaten Trees
Crazy Jane on God	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2002	00:05:00	Crazy Jane on God Crazy Jane on God
Sunshine	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2002	00:06:00	Sunshine Sunshine
November	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	2000	00:05:00	November November
Tjadamin	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2000	00:03:00	Tjadamin
Janus Mask	Orchestra	2000	00:12:00	Janus Mask
Dhromi	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2000	00:10:00	Dhromi Dhromi Dhromi
Invocation	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1999	00:06:00	Invocation Invocation
5 Preludes	Keyboard	1999	00:12:00	5 Preludes 5 Preludes 5 Preludes 5 Preludes 5 Preludes 5 Preludes
Bar for Hans Sachs	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1998	00:06:00	Bar for Hans Sachs Bar for Hans Sachs
The Day Florestan Murdered Magister Raro	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1998	00:12:00	The Day Florestan Murdered Magister Raro The Day Florestan Murdered Magister Raro The Day Florestan Murdered Magister Raro
4 Antique Love Songs	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1998	00:00:00	4 Antique Love Songs 4 Antique Love Songs

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