Marjorie Halloran Music

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Marjorie Halloran

Marjorie Halloran Music

Marjorie Halloran (b. 1985) is a synesthetic composer, songwriter, and performer based in Austin, TX. Her choral music blends together lush and memorable melodic lines, contemporary harmonies and textures, the occasional abrupt change in time signature or key (just to keep things interesting), and equally important roles for all voices-- especially altos. Halloran holds a BA in music theory/composition from the University of California at Davis, and an MFA in composition/songwriting from the ...show more Marjorie Halloran (b. 1985) is a synesthetic composer, songwriter, and performer based in Austin, TX. Her choral music blends together lush and memorable melodic lines, contemporary harmonies and textures, the occasional abrupt change in time signature or key (just to keep things interesting), and equally important roles for all voices-- especially altos. Halloran holds a BA in music theory/composition from the University of California at Davis, and an MFA in composition/songwriting from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She has extensive experience both as a choral performer and composer in California, Texas, Vermont, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, and around the world. She is the co-founder and coordinator of the VCFA Choral Workshop, a program for students interested in learning choral composition, and has studied with Alice Parker, Abbie Betinis, Michael Early, Jonathan Bailey Holland, and Don DiNicola, among others. Halloran has been the winner of the 2015-16 WomenSing "Youth Inspiring Youth" choral composition competition, a finalist for the I Kromatika composition competition in 2015, and a semi-finalist for the American Prize in Composition (choral division) in 2018. Her favorite symphony is Robert Schumann’s 2nd, and her favorite instrument beyond voice is the viola. She loves the color yellow, biodegradable glitter, peanut butter, cocoa with mint, chords in first inversion, The Little Mermaid, and reading alto clef. She has a husband, an orange cat, and an obsession with rainbows, and her favorite Pokémon are Pikachu and Koffing. Once, she camped in Antarctica. show less