Chelsea Loew
Assistant Professor
Dr. Chelsea Loew is a composer/performer whose interests are rooted in emotion, humanity, nature, and interaction. Her music has been described as “beautiful, warm, soft, and sensual” with “bursts of color and brightness” (EarRelevant). Her works often explore the relationships between language, communication, and expression. Her music is highly gestural and textural with interactive and aleatoric elements, and she frequently collaborates with artists from other disciplines.
Loew’s music has been featured at venues and festivals including MOCA Georgia, National ACDA, National Museum of Wrocław, Musica Polonica Nova, Play Kraków, the Composer’s Conference at Brandeis, the National SCI Composers Conference, New Music on the Point, Nief-Norf, and Cameron Art Museum. Her compositions have been performed and recorded by ensembles and musicians such as Chór Narodowy Forum Muzyki, Yarn/Wire, Ensemble vim, Popebama, Latitude 49, Galan Trio, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Peabody Laptop Orchestra, and Tony Arnold. She has been awarded grants and residencies from organizations including the Fulbright Program, the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation, and SongFest.
As a performer, Dr. Loew is a founding member of Ensemble Decipher, a modular, technology-focused experimental music group, and a core alto member of the Taylor Festival Choir, where she serves as composer-in-residence. She is described to possess “ethereal vocalizations reminiscent of the music of Caroline Shaw and Roomful of Teeth.” (New York Theatre Wire)
Dr. Loew is the Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition at UNCW. She also serves as Composition faculty for Nief-Norf Summer Festival.
Education
Ph.D. in Composition, Stony Brook University
M.A. in Composition, Eastman School of Music
B.A. in Music Theory and Composition, College of Charleston
Specialization in Teaching
Courses taught at UNCW:
- Composition Lessons (MUS 185)
- Composition (MUS 203)
- Music Theory III (MUS 211)
- Aural Skills III (MUSL 211)
- Music Theory IV (MUS 300)
- Aural Skills IV (MUSL 300)
- Orchestration and Arranging (MUS 306)
- Honors Work in Music (MUS 499)