I compose jazz/fusion pieces, and arrange them for various sizes of groups and instrumentation. I also have composed electronic music.
I played in the Twin Cities Institute for Talented Youth jazz band every summer while in junior high and high school, and I have taken lessons on trombone, piano, guitar and drums. I then studied at Berklee School of Music in Boston. While there, I took classes in music theory, ear training, composition and arranging, and played in many different ensembles. Currently, I am studying classical theory with Paul Renz of the West Bank School of Music. I also have a B.A. and J.D. from the University of Minnesota.
I obtained money from the Minnesota Composers' Forum to have one of my big band compositions ("Impressions of the Working World - I (The Rotten Job)") read by the University of Minnesota Jazz Band. Several of my compositions have been included in Sonic Circuits Annual Minnesota Composers' Forum / Macalester College Electronic Music Festival. The Roseville Community Jazz Band has performed a number of my works, including "Impressions of the Working World - II", "Starting Now", and "Roseville Blues" at concerts which were given in public parks. I also have performed a number of my compositions on the trombone, along with a taped MIDI backup, at the fall showcase series at the Minnesota State Law Library, and will be participating in the Walker Art Museum / Minnesota Composers' Forum series "Late Night at Gallery Eight" this spring.
Julie can be reached at juliestenberg@ichange.com.
Tribute for My Father (draft) page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4, page 5 This is a score for four trombones that I'm particularly interested in getting input on. [Warning: the layout is 'landscape' format, but they are displayed in 'portrait' format for normal printing. You'll have to turn your head sideways to view them on screen or rotate them with your viewer.]
Original Jazz Charts / sam@bsharp.org
