Ian A. Cook | composer & engraver
Education
- B.A. Music; Music Theory & Composition, K–12 Instrumental Music Education; St. Olaf College; 2012.
- International Summer School; University of Oslo; 2011.
Professional Experience
- Freelance Music Composer and Engraver; Red Pine Music Press; 2008–present.
- Amanuensis (Administrative Assistant); Jake Runestad, Composer and Conductor; 2013–2014.
Administrative Experience
- Nonprofit Services & Development Manager; Charities Review Council; 2015–present.
- Board of Directors, Secretary; MPLS (imPulse); 2016–present.
- Operations Manager; Aliro Voices; 2015–present.
- Financial and Program Assistant; Northfield Youth Choirs; 2013–2015.
- Education Intern; The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts; 2014–2015.
- Administrative Assistant, Amanuensis; Jake Runestad, Composer and Conductor; 2013–2014.
- Program Assistant; Minnesota Music Educators Association; 2013–2014.
- Treasurer, Webmaster; Aliro Voices; 2013–2015.
- Arts Administration Intern; Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts; 2013.
Teaching Experience
- Private Trombone Teacher; 2012–2013.
- Student Teacher, 6th–8th grade bands; Robbinsdale Middle School; 2012.
- Student Teacher, 9th–12th grade bands and marching band; Anoka High School; 2012.
Performance Experience
- Vocal
- Tenor I; MPLS (imPulse); 2015–present.
- Tenor I; National Lutheran Choir; 2014–present.
- Tenor I; Aliro Voices; 2012–present.
- Tenor I; Magnum Chorum; 2012–2014.
- Instrumental
- Trombonist; Lyric Arts Main Street Stage; 2012, 2014, 2018.
- Trombonist; Chaska Valley Family Theater; 2014.
- Trombonist; Mounds View Community Theater; 2013.
- Substitute Trombonist; Northern Symphony Orchestra; 2012, 2013.
Commissioned and Requested Works
- Honor the Light; written for MPLS (imPulse), directed by Samuel Grace; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2020.
- If It Is Honest; written for MPLS (imPulse), directed by Samuel Grace; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2019.
- Amor é um fogo que arde sem se ver; written for Regina Stroncek, voice, and Taylor Burkhardt, piano; Minneapolis, Minnesota 2018.
- The Quiet Listeners; written for Eri Isomura, marimba and voice; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2018.
- Pretty Saro; arranged for Aliro Voices, directed by Michael Jeffrey; Saint Paul, Minnesota, 2016.
- The Garden in the Mists; written for Andrea Myers, flute; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2016.
- A Heaven Full of Stars; written for the First Universalist Church Choir, directed by Randal Buikema; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2015.
- She Moved Through the Fair; arranged for Aliro Voices, directed by Michael Jeffrey; Saint Paul, Minnesota, 2015.
- Nocturne; written for the Esperanza Ensemble; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2015.
- Weaving Memories; written for Lori Sundman and Tapestry Flutes; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2014.
- To See the Sky; written for Aliro Voices, directed by Michael Jeffrey; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2014.
- Zephyr; written for Lori Sundman, flute; Minneapolis, Minnesota 2014.
- On a Piece of Tapestry; written for Aliro Voices, directed by Samuel Kjellberg; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2013.
- O Cool is the Valley Now; written for Maren Beckman, mezzo-soprano; Northfield, Minnesota, 2011.
- The Passing Storm; written for the Lirica Chamber Ensemble, directed by Nicole Parks; Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2009.
Awards, Distinctions, and Festival Selections
- Composer in Residence; MPLS (imPulse); If It Is Honest, Honor the Light; 2019–2020.
- Compose Yourself!; MPLS (imPulse); Out of the River of Tuoni; 2017.
- Aries Composers Festival; Colorado State University; O Cool is the Valley Now; 2013.
- Essentially Choral Award; VocalEssence; Missa Brevis pro Pace; 2013.
- Second Place, Collegiate Composition Contest, Chamber Group Division; Minnesota Music Educators Association; O Cool is the Valley Now; 2011.
- Second Place, Collegiate Composition Contest, Chamber Group Division; Minnesota Music Educators Association; Four Bagatelles for Clarinet and Piano; 2011.
Professional Affiliations
- American Composers Forum (ACF).
- American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP).