BIOGRAPHYComposer, conductor, & GRAMMY® nominated music educator Andrew David Perkins (b.1978) holds an advanced specialist certificate in orchestration from the Berklee College of Music, a Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Michigan State University. Finalist for The National Band Association Revelli Award, Merrill Jones Award, and The Ravel International Composition Prize, Perkins' music is regularly performed at state, national, and international contests & conferences, and at the Midwest International Band Clinic. Mr. Perkins is the winner of the 2018 National Band Association/Alfred Publishing Young Band Composition Contest, and the 2021 American Prize in Wind Band Composition. His concert band suite "TUEBOR" was selected as the winner of the 2023 American Bandmasters Association Sousa/Ostwald Composition Contest.
Mr. Perkins has received commissions from a number of organizations including The Royal Academy of Music London, Le Conservatoire de Limonest, The Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association, Bowling Green State University, The Flint Youth Symphony Orchestra, and his works have been performed by hundreds of ensembles around the world. His music is exclusively published through APOLLO STUDIOS Music Publishing (ASCAP) and he resides in Michigan with his family. CONTACTemail: composer@andrewdavidperkins.com
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