SAMUEL, Virginia

Virginia Samuel started her career as a violist, studying with Dorothy DeLay and Scott Nickrenz at the New England Conservatory and has performed solo and chamber music throughout the US.

She earned her Ph.D. in Music Composition from Harvard University, studied with Donald Martino and Leon Kirchner and has had her music performed in the United States, Canada, Europe and Israel. Her composition awards include the Walter Hinrichsen Award and the Lakond Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1stprize in the Boston Chamber Ensemble Competition, among many others.