MJ Halco is a composer from Chicago, Illinois. Halco composes for chamber ensemble, concert band, and film, and enjoys exploring new genres and instrumentations. She has had premieres in Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, and New York. Most recently, Halco has enjoyed successful premieres of her multi-media ballet for concert band, "Together, Triumphant" in 2017, and her tuba-euphonium ensemble work "Invocation" at the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Tuba Euphonium Conference....show moreMJ Halco is a composer from Chicago, Illinois. Halco composes for chamber ensemble, concert band, and film, and enjoys exploring new genres and instrumentations. She has had premieres in Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, and New York. Most recently, Halco has enjoyed successful premieres of her multi-media ballet for concert band, "Together, Triumphant" in 2017, and her tuba-euphonium ensemble work "Invocation" at the 2018 Mid-Atlantic Tuba Euphonium Conference. She graduated with a Bachelor's in Music Composition from Northern Illinois University in 2015, and earned her Master's in Music Composition from George Mason University in 2018. She has studied composition with Dr. Ted Hatmaker, Professor Mark Camphouse, and Dr. Jesse Guessford, and studied euphonium with Charlie Schuchat and
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