VEHAR, Persis

Hailed by the New York Times for her musical “honesty, clarity and compositional skill”, Persis Parshall Vehar has had works commissioned and performed by leading orchestras, opera companies, ensembles, soloists and schools throughout the United States, Canada, Asia, South America and Europe. With over 300 compositions ranging from solo song to full orchestral works and operas, Vehar’s works have been performed at many of the leading concert venues including the Royal Festival Hall (London), Graz Music Festival (Austria), Copenhagen Hall (Denmark), McMaster & Brock Universities (Canada), Uppland University (Sweden), Ohio State University, Duke University, Kleinhans Music Hall (Buffalo, NY), Spoleto USA (Charleston, NC), National Women’s Historical Museum (Seneca Falls, NY), New York State Fair on “Equality & Social Justice Day”, and Carnegie Recital Hall.

Vehar is included in the International Museum’s Collection of Distinguished Musicians in London and the Biblioteque Internationale De Musique Contemporaine in Paris. She is the recipient of 47 annual ASCAP Plus Awards for excellence in composition, five Buffalo News Music Critic’s Yearly Awards, and seven Meet the Composer Grants. She is listed in the International Who’s Who in Music, and the International Encyclopedia of Women Composers. Among her publishers are C. F. Peters and Boosey & Hawkes. Her compositions are broadcast regularly on National and International Public Radio & Television.