John Muehleisen

John Muehleisen specializes in works for choir and solo voice. Since 1996, he has served as composer-in-residence and artistic advisor for the Seattle-based Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble and has written more than fifteen works for the group—most recently Eat Your Vegetables! for mixed choir and clarinet. John holds a Bachelor-of-Music degree in saxophone performance from California State University, Sacramento and a Master of Music degree in composition from the University of Washington. John was the 1988 recipient of the Louisville Orchestra’s Orchestral Composition Competition Award and has received awards from ASCAP, the University of Washington, and Indiana University. Commissions and performances of his works have been supported by grants from the American Music Center, Meet the Composer, the Jerome Foundation, the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University, and the National Endowment for the Arts. John was a finalist in the 2000 Dale Warland Singers Choral Ventures Program, and subsequently served as composer-in-residence for the Dale Warland Singers for their final season.