Welcome to the official website of composer/arranger/pianist Erica Seguine. Here you will find information about my works, performances, scores, and about Community of the Spirit. If you would like to join the mailing list to receive notifications on shows, news, etc, please contact_me and write "SUBSCRIBE" in your message.
Starting this week, there will be a free download every week of some clip, whether it be a scanned sketch, a "demo recording," a clip from our gig, etc.
Our first clip is from our recent Community of the Spirit gig at Puppets on July 14th, 2010. This is the transition from "Bay of Tsunu" to "Edge of the Mountains." It is a free improvisation between myself on piano and Shannon Baker on flute. Enjoy!
Transition_From_"Bay_of_Tsunu"_to_"Edge_of_the_Mountains" Right click (ctrl-click for Macs) on the link to save the file.
With my piece, "Gray Sky," I won 1st place in the Zurich Jazz Orchestra Composer Competition, chosen out of 48 entries around the world (6 of whom were finalists and attended the finale in JazzClub Moods, Zurich, Switzerland). I am honored to have heard such wonderful music by the other composers at the finale, and I've learned so much from them and the judges (Rainer Tempel, Frank Sikora, and George Gruntz.) Press and Photos in the links.
The New York Youth Symphony commissions one person each year (through their First Music program) under the age of 30 to write a piece for the Jazz Band Classic (standard big band). Five other composers receive special recognition for their submissions. Erica was one of five composers who received special recognition.
Erica's piece, "Departures", was recently commended to Honorable Mention in the 2009 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Awards
The competition was open to all US jazz composers under the age of 30.