New Haven resident Garth Neustadter won an Emmy for his original musical score used in the American Masters documentary "John Muir in the New World" which was broadcast last spring on PBS on Earth Day.
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In early Vennskap Lutefisk dinners, outside entertainment was offered and enjoyed by lutefisk diners at our annual lutefisk dinners. At one of these events, a young boy by the the name of Neustadter, accompanied
by his parents on background instruments, came to perform. Young Garth Neustadter entertained his audience with an excellent program of violin solos and various selections featuring his musical trio. Little did we know, his excellent talent would be heard later.
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Neustadter, 25, will graduate in 2012 with a Master's degree in composition, and hopes to continue at Yale in a doctorate program. He was chosen for the "Prime-Time Creative Arts" award over fellow nominees Ron Jones and Walter Murphy, each for an episode of "Family Guy"; Alf Clausen for an eposode of "The Simpsons" and Jeff Richmond for an episode of "30 Rock".
--------------------Lawrence Conservatory, located in Appleton, Wisconsin, founded in 1847, uniquely integrates a college of fine arts and sciences with a world-class conservatory of music. Neustadter has been recognized as a five-time Downbeat Magazine award-winner in the categories of composition, music arranging, classical violin performance and jazz performance as well as multiple awards from ASCAP and The National Federation of Music club.
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Neustadter's musical score from "John Muir in the New World" was performed by Lawrence Conservatory of Music students. Neustadter earned a Bachelor of Music degree summa cum laude in violin and voice performance from Lawrence University in 2010.
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In his interview, Neustadter told the reporter "Winning an Emmy---I think it's going to take a little while for it to sink in. It was quite a shock, quite a surprise to me. I was honored just to be there in the first place, and to actually win it, it's even more of an honor, it's icing on the cake."
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Stay tuned. I'm sure we will be hearing more about this talented local musician..
Hmm....Lutefisk and good taste shouldn’t be in the same sentence. ha~
ReplyDeleteGood for him. A local hero. Did you actually watch the Emmy’s?
No..The gush and gowns are not for me, and the popular presentations are not often viewed here, for some reason..
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