Quinn Mason
Composer of Petite Symphonie de Chambre Contemporaine (après Milhaud)
Quinn Mason (b. 1996) is a composer and conductor based in Dallas, Texas. Quinn has been described as “a brilliant composer just barely in his 20s who seems to make waves wherever he goes.” (Theater Jones) and "One of the most sought after young composers in the country" (Texas Monthly).
His orchestral music has received performances in the US by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Utah Symphony Orchestra, Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Akron Symphony Orchestra, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, South Bend Symphony Orchestra, National Youth Orchestra of the United States (NYO), Marquette Symphony Orchestra, Amherst Symphony Orchestra, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Mesquite Symphony Orchestra, New England Conservatory Philharmonia, National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic, Symphoria, MusicaNova Orchestra, Oregon Mozart Players, Harmonia Orchestra, the River Oaks, Mission and Lowell chamber orchestras and in Europe by the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI.
His compositions for winds has been performed by the Cobb Wind Symphony, Metropolitan Winds, and bands of Southern Methodist University, University of North Texas, Texas Christian University, Penn State, University of West Gerogia, Purdue University, University of Minnesota, and Northern Illinois University, as well as other bands throughout the United States and Canada.
His chamber music has been performed and presented by the Voices of Change, Midsummer's Music, The Cliburn, One Found Sound, loadbang, MAKE trio, Atlantic Brass Quintet, and the Cézanne, Julius and Baumer string quartets and his solo music has been championed by distinguished soloists such as David Cooper (principal horn, Chicago Symphony), Holly Mulcahy (concertmaster, Wichita Symphony) and Jordan Bak and Michael Hall (viola soloists).
A multiple prize winner in composition, he has received numerous awards and honors from such organizations as the American Composers Forum, Voices of Change, Texas A&M University, ASCAP, the Dallas Foundation, Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble, the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York, the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra, the Heartland Symphony Orchestra and the Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra. In 2020, Quinn was honored by the Dallas Morning News as a finalist for 'Texan of the Year'.
Quinn has studied composition with Dr. Lane Harder at the SMU Meadows School of the Arts, Dr. Winston Stone at University of Texas at Dallas and has also worked with renowned composers David Maslanka, Jake Heggie, Libby Larsen, David Dzubay and Robert X. Rodriguez.
As a conductor, Quinn has guest conducted Orchestra Seattle and the MusicaNova Orchestra. Quinn studied conducting at the National Orchestral Institute with Marin Alsop and James Ross, and with Miguel Harth-Bedoya (Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra) and Will White (Harmonia Orchestra). He also counts Richard Giangiulio (Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra), Edwin Outwater (San Francisco Conservatory) and John Axelrod (City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra) as mentors.
Upcoming performances will be by the Utah, Memphis, New World, Mesquite, Amarillo, Auburn, South Bend, Wichita, Boca Raton, Syracuse, Fort Dodge, Wheeling, Heartland, Mansfield, Canton, Silicon Valley and West Virginia symphony orchestras, Reno Chamber Orchestra and Houston Ballet Orchestra. Upcoming guest conducting appearances include the premiere of 'Rise to the Occasion' with the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra.
Quinn is a member of ASCAP and the Conductor's Guild. He is professionally represented by Cadenza Artists.
