JESSE AYERS' music has been performed in Japan, New Zealand, South Africa, Russia, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, and over 100 U.S. cities, and has twice had his music selected to represent the United States at the prestigious World Music Days festival. Much of Ayers' music is scored for large, "surround-sound" forces and explores the intersection of the spiritual and natural worlds and the redemptive intervention of a very real God in the affairs of the human race.
Jesse Ayers Awarded MacDowell Fellowship
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The MacDowell Colony has announced that composer Jesse Ayers has been awarded a MacDowell Fellowship for the Fall of 2010. The Colony provides time, space, and an inspiring environment to artists of exceptional talent. MacDowell Fellows are selected by admissions panels, which are comprised of a revolving group of distinguished professionals in each artistic discipline. Past fellows incude Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Dubose and Dorothy Heyward, James Baldwin, and Thornton Wilder. |
Maestro Christopher Wilkins: "Ayers' JOHN BROWN a knock out"
"Jesse Ayers' The Passion of John Brown is a total knock-out. On a purely visceral level it is magnificent. The audience was overwhelmed, and their powerful response has continued unabated. I keep hearing from people how moved they were by the music, the drama, the pacing, and the haunting 'flashbacks.' —Christopher Wilkins, Music Director, Akron Symphony Orchestra
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