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Blake Clawson is an American Prize-winning composer who works at the intersection of composition, conducting, education, research, and performance. Currently serving as Upper School Music Teacher at Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver, Blake is an active member of music community in Colorado. Blake also directs Boulder’s Parlando Choir.
Recent composition projects include choral arrangements for a double album by recording artist John Van Deusen, an Icelandic-language choral cycle commissioned by the Rocky Mountain Chorale, and Evergreen Cycles, a trio for two flutes and harp exploring the life cycle of forests. Blake’s choral works have been performed by ensembles across the country, including KC VITAs (dir. Jackson Thomas), Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble (dir. Loren Pontén), and the Rocky Mountain Chorale (dir. Jimmy Howe). His instrumental music has been performed by professional and collegiate ensembles alike, including ~Nois saxophone quartet, the Whitworth Orchestra (dir. Philip Baldwin), and the CU Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra (dir. Renee Gilliland).
During graduate studies in composition and choral conducting at the University of Colorado Boulder, Blake served for three years as the director of the new music choir Renova New Music Ensemble. He also taught Aural Skills courses, served as a Graduate Assistant in the choral department and taught composition, piano, and jazz at Parlando School of Musical Arts. His primary research focus is Icelandic choral music, both past and present. Blake’s teachers include Coreen Duffy, Elizabeth Swanson, Annika Socolofsky, Carter Pann (CU Boulder), Marc Hafso, Brent Edstrom (Whitworth University), Leonie Holmes, Karen Grylls (University of Auckland), and Kirk Marcy (Edmonds Community College). Apart from music, Blake enjoys skiing, looking at birds, basking in the fresh stillness of a misty forest, and hanging out with his super cool wife.
Blake Clawson is an American Prize-winning composer who works at the intersection of composition, conducting, education, research, and performance. Currently serving as Upper School Music Teacher at Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver, Blake is an active member of music community in Colorado. Blake also directs Boulder’s Parlando Choir.
Recent composition projects include choral arrangements for a double album by recording artist John Van Deusen, an Icelandic-language choral cycle commissioned by the Rocky Mountain Chorale, and Evergreen Cycles, a trio for two flutes and harp exploring the life cycle of forests. Blake’s choral works have been performed by ensembles across the country, including KC VITAs (dir. Jackson Thomas), Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble (dir. Loren Pontén), and the Rocky Mountain Chorale (dir. Jimmy Howe). His instrumental music has been performed by professional and collegiate ensembles alike, including ~Nois saxophone quartet, the Whitworth Orchestra (dir. Philip Baldwin), and the CU Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra (dir. Renee Gilliland).
During graduate studies in composition and choral conducting at the University of Colorado Boulder, Blake served for three years as the director of the new music choir Renova New Music Ensemble. He also taught Aural Skills courses, served as a Graduate Assistant in the choral department and taught composition, piano, and jazz at Parlando School of Musical Arts. His primary research focus is Icelandic choral music, both past and present. Blake’s teachers include Coreen Duffy, Elizabeth Swanson, Annika Socolofsky, Carter Pann (CU Boulder), Marc Hafso, Brent Edstrom (Whitworth University), Leonie Holmes, Karen Grylls (University of Auckland), and Kirk Marcy (Edmonds Community College). Apart from music, Blake enjoys skiing, looking at birds, basking in the fresh stillness of a misty forest, and hanging out with his super cool wife.