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Joshua Shank
- Born in 1980, Joshua Shank is quickly becoming recognized as a talented
and innovative young composer whose music has been widely performed by
high school and professional ensembles alike. He received his undergraduate
degree in Vocal Music Education from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. In
2002, Joshua became the youngest composer ever awarded the Raymond W. Brock
Student Composition Award by the American Choral Directors Association.
The winning piece, Musica
animam tangens (written at the age of 20), was premiered at the 2003
ACDA National Convention.