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Good Afternoon,
Attached below is a press release regarding Maxine Miller (Meira) Warshauer, a talented music composer who was recently named a 2006 Artist Fellow by the South Carolina Arts Commission.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 20, 2005
MIDLANDS COMPOSER HONORED WITH STATEWIDE FELLOWSHIP
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Columbia composer Maxine Miller (Meira) Warshauer has been named a South Carolina Arts Commission 2006 Artist Fellow. As one of the five new Fellows selected by the Arts Commission, Warshauer, who was also named an Artist Fellow in music composition in 1994, is receiving a $2,000 award and an honor earned by few state artists. Artist fellowship news release
"We are honored to organize a program that recognizes South Carolina artists for their superior artistic abilities and helps advance their artistic careers," said Arts Commission Executive Director Suzette M. Surkamer, who noted that the Arts Commission also recognizes alternates who are considered notable in the competitive selection process.
A graduate of Harvard, New England Conservatory of Music and the University of South Carolina, Warshauer is the daughter of Dr. Sam and Miriam Warshauer of Wilmington, N.C. She studied privately with Mario Davidovsky and Jacob Druckman. Her music has been described as "spiritually ecstatic," "a beautifully-felt...representation of (the) mystical creative process," which reflects her personal spiritual journey.
Commissioned by Paula Robison, Richard Nunemaker, Daniel Heifetz, Dayton Philharmonic, South Carolina Philharmonic, Zamir Chorale, Cantors Assembly, and others, her music is published by Oxford, MMB, World Music Press, and Kol Meira Publications. Recordings include Land of Promise: The Jews of South Carolina and Spirals of Light (Kol Meira), Bati l'Gani (I entered my Garden) on Robison's Places of the Spirit (Pucker Gallery), and Revelation on Robert Black Conducts (MMC). For more information about Meira Warshauer, visit her website at www.meirawarshauer.com
Poetry - Debra A. Daniel, Blythewood, Richland County
Alternate - Philip Belcher, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County
Prose - Kris McGuire, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County - Alternate - Mindy Friddle, Greenville, Greenville County Crafts - David Ross Puls, Charleston, Charleston County Alternate –
David Grey Russell, Camden, Kershaw County
Visual Arts - Mana D.C. Hewitt, Columbia, Richland County Alternate - Leslie Kendall Rech, Columbia, Richland County
Fellows and alternates are selected through a competitive application process. Out-of-state review panelists make recommendations for selections based solely on a review of work samples. The panel's recommendations are approved by the board of the SC Arts Commission.
The categories for the 2007 Artist Fellowships are prose, poetry, acting, directing, visual arts and craft. The deadline for applying is October 1, 2006. To receive an application and guidelines or to inquire about the Artist Fellowship program and the South Carolina Arts Commission, visit www.SouthCarolinaArts.com or call (803) 734-8696.
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To receive Warshauer's complete biography or to inquire about the South Carolina Arts Commission, please contact Misty Moore at 803-734-8620. Public Information Coordinator South Carolina Arts Commission 1800 Gervais Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 803-734-8620 Media Contact: Ken May (803) 734-8689
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