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The music of Chris Arrell, described as "sensuous" and "highly nuanced" by critics James L. Paulk and Pierre Ruhe of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, has been commissioned and performed by such ensembles as Boston Musica Viva, Sonic Generator, Sospeso, Thamyris, Bent Frequency and newEar, among others, at venues across the US and in South America, Europe, and Australia. Honors include commissions from the Fromm Foundation of Harvard University, Music at the Anthology, Spivey Hall, and Cornell University, prizes from the Salvatore Martirano Composition Competition, the League of Composers/ISCM, SCI, and ASCAP, and residencies from the MacDowell Colony and the Atlantic Center for the Arts. Commercial recordings of Arrell's music include “A is for Andiamo” and “Reel” on the Electroshock label, and forthcoming releases of “Ghosts” and "Argot" by Beauport Classical and Capstone Records, respectively.
Arrell is Assistant Professor of Music at College of the Holy Cross and taught previously at Clayton State University in suburban Atlanta. A West Coast native, he attended the University of Oregon for his undergraduate education before moving to the Lone Star State to pursue graduate studies as a pupil of Dan Welcher at the University of Texas. Upon moving to New York, Arrell earned his doctorate from Cornell University, studying with Steven Stucky and Roberto Sierra, and also participating in the Cornell-Columbia Exchange Scholar Program under the tutelage of Tristan Murail. |
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