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Patrick Morganelli
From: Los Angeles, California. LA Opera: Hercules vs Vampires (2015, debut).
Composer Patrick Morganelli holds degrees in music from both California State University Northridge and the USC Thornton School of Music where he studied piano with Daniel Pollack and Composition with Frederick Lesemann and Tamar Diesendruck, graduating with distinction. He also holds a postgraduate certificate in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television from USC, where he was the first recipient of the prestigious Joe Harnell Memorial Scholarship. Mr. Morganelli composed the music and adapted the text for Hercules vs. Vampires, which had its premiere in Portland at Opera Theater Oregon in 2010. Critics have lauded Mr. Morganelli’s work in film and television as being uniquely evocative and haunting in a way that persists long after the music has ended. He has worked with filmmakers such as Academy Award nominee Randall Wallace and composers Christopher Young and Michael Giacchino. He has been Artist-in-Residence at the Yosemite Conservancy and was featured on the California State University San Bernardino Distinguished Artist Series. In addition to his work in film, television and opera, he also is active in the world of concert music, with commissions including a violin concerto, a large work for solo piano and the song cycle Songs of Late Summer for mezzo-soprano and orchestra. He lives and works in Los Angeles. (PatrickMorganelli.com)
From: Los Angeles, California. LA Opera: Hercules vs Vampires (2015, debut).
Composer Patrick Morganelli holds degrees in music from both California State University Northridge and the USC Thornton School of Music where he studied piano with Daniel Pollack and Composition with Frederick Lesemann and Tamar Diesendruck, graduating with distinction. He also holds a postgraduate certificate in Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television from USC, where he was the first recipient of the prestigious Joe Harnell Memorial Scholarship. Mr. Morganelli composed the music and adapted the text for Hercules vs. Vampires, which had its premiere in Portland at Opera Theater Oregon in 2010. Critics have lauded Mr. Morganelli’s work in film and television as being uniquely evocative and haunting in a way that persists long after the music has ended. He has worked with filmmakers such as Academy Award nominee Randall Wallace and composers Christopher Young and Michael Giacchino. He has been Artist-in-Residence at the Yosemite Conservancy and was featured on the California State University San Bernardino Distinguished Artist Series. In addition to his work in film, television and opera, he also is active in the world of concert music, with commissions including a violin concerto, a large work for solo piano and the song cycle Songs of Late Summer for mezzo-soprano and orchestra. He lives and works in Los Angeles. (PatrickMorganelli.com)