About Me
Maurice Saylor, born in Neptune, New Jersey in 1957, graduated with a BM. and MM. in Music Composition from The Catholic University of America. His music has been performed by the Contemporary Music Forum, at the Bowling Green New Music & Art Festival, the Delius Festival and throughout the United States, Central America, Europe and the Middle East with broadcasts over commercial and Public Radio.He has received grants from the Maryland State Arts council and The American Composers Forum. Mr. Saylor has received three awards from the Delius Composition Competition, once in 1988 and twice in 1997 and an additional four awards from the Diana Barnhart American Song Competition in 1998 and 1999. His other awards include the 1987 David Lloyd Kreeger Creativity Award in composition; the 1987 Church and the Artist Award; the 1985 National Capital Area Composer's Consortium Composition Competition; and the 1985 Omaha Symphony Guild New Music Competition. From 2003-4 he was composer-in-residence for the Cantate Chamber Singers of Washington DC.Mr. Saylor has received commissions from the US Air Force, The Catholic University of America, George Washington University, the Eakins String Quartet, and from numerous instrumental and vocal soloists.He has served on the board of the Capital Composers Alliance of Washington D.C. since 1987 and as Executive Director since 1991. He is a member of BMI and SCI (Society of Composers, Inc.).Mr. Saylor is also head of the Music Library at The Catholic University of America where he has worked as a music information wrangler for over twenty years.Select scores and recordings are available at http://members.sibeliusmusic.com/MauriceSaylor
