Maria Newman | |
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| Born | January 18, 1962 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Occupations | Composer, conductor, arranger, musician |
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| Years active | 1980–present |
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| Father | Alfred Newman |
Maria Louise Newman (born January 18, 1962) is an American composer of classical music, as well as a violinist and pianist. She is the youngest child of Alfred Newman, a prominent Hollywood film composer. Maria holds the Louis and Annette Kaufman Composition Chair and the Joachim Chassman Violin Chair at the Montgomery Arts House for Music and Architecture in Malibu, California. She is also a founder of the Malibu Friends of Music.[1]
Her compositions span a wide range of genres, including large-scale orchestral works, ballet pieces,[2] chamber music, choral and vocal works, and collaborative scores for vintage silent films. Newman has been recognized for her contributions with numerous awards and commissions.[3]
She has received musical commendations from the United States Congress (2009), the California State Senate (2009), the California State Assembly (2009), the City of Malibu (2010), and the Annenberg Foundation (2011).[4]
- ^ "Malibu Friends of Music". malibufriendsofmusic.org.
- ^ "Music, dance and architecture". The Malibu Times. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Maria Newman, Louis and Annette Kaufman Composition Chair Composer-in-Residence, Malibu Coast Chamber Orchestra". Malibu Friends of Music.
- ^ "Grantee". Annenberg Foundation. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.