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- Derek Bermel
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- Derek Bermel (b. 1967) studied composition at Yale University and the
University of Michigan, as well as in Amsterdam, Jerusalem, and Ghana.
Among other awards, he has received Fulbright and Javits Fellowships; three
ASCAP awards; Banff, Bowdoin, and Tanglewood summer festival fellowships;
and a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He has received
commissions from the American Composers' Orchestra, the Pittsburgh New
Music Ensemble, and the Albany Symphony to name a few. His instrumental
works are published by E.B. Marks, Inc., New York City. Bermel has performed
internationally as a clarinetist. He has been hailed by the New York Times
as "a truly exceptional talent."
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