John Mayrose

composer :: electric bass :: classical and electric guitars

John Mayrose (b. 1975) holds a Ph.D. in composition from Duke University and a B.M. in guitar performance from the University of South Carolina Honors College. His teachers have included Stephen Jaffe, Scott Lindroth, Sidney Hodkinson, and Anthony Kelley. John's music has been played throughout North America and Australia by, among others, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Fireworks, pulsoptional, Duo d'amore, Metamorphosen, and the University of North Carolina Wind Symphony. His work Vivaldiana is available on Duo d'amore's CD Incantations and Inspirations. John has participated in the Aspen Music Festival, the Oregon Bach Festival, and the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival. He is the recipient of the William Klenz Prize in Composition, the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer's Award, and the Mary Duke Biddle Fellowship and Bass Named Instructorship at Duke University. John remains active as a performer on classical, electric and MIDI guitars as well as electric bass.