Where Are They Now? spotlights Minnesota Varsity Featured and Showcase Artists from 2011 to 2016.
Composer Max Zelle from St. Paul, Minn. was a 2016 Minnesota Varsity Featured Composer. He recently got in touch with Classical MPR's Christine Sweet to share his latest news.
Max Zelle, 2016 Featured Composer
Age: 14
Hometown: St. Paul, Minn.
Attends: St. Paul Academy, St. Paul, Minn.
I started 9th grade at St Paul Academy this fall. Since last year's Minnesota Varsity experience, I spent five weeks at the Walden School in New Hampshire for another amazing summer of studying musicianship and composition. I am working on a commissioned orchestral piece for the 90th anniversary of the St Paul Jewish Community Center Symphony. I continue to study composition with Sarah Miller at MacPhail Center for Music. And I have joined the Angelica Cantanti Youth Choir, which has been a lot of fun.
(Hear a recent Zelle work for clarinet by clicking the link at the top of the page.)
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