VT
Composer and Double Bassist Evan Premo creates heart-centered music that to connect audiences and performers. His music has been commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Chamber Orchestra, River Town Duo, A Far Cry, The International Society of Bassists, Diana Gannett, Paul Dwyer, The Pine Mountain Music Festival, Capitol City Concerts, and the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra. In November 2018 Aizuri Quartet will premiere his String Quartet no. 1.
As a performer, Evan is a member of New York City based chamber music collective, DeCoda with whom we performs in residencies around the world including four he led in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Evan is artistic director and founder of Beethoven and Banjos, a festival that brings together folk and classical musicians for cross-genre concerts in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Evan lives in Marshfield, Vermont with his wife, soprano Mary Bonhag. Together they are the founders and artistic directors of Scrag Mountain Music, dedicated to presenting innovative, interactive, and affordable performances of chamber music.
Evan holds degrees in performance and composition from the University of Michigan where he studied with Michael Daugherty, Susan Botti, and Evan Chambers. When he’s not composing and performing, Evan enjoys woodworking, hiking, skiing, fishing, and simply being in Nature.
Institution/Business Type:
Artist / Creative (Individual)
Legal Status:
Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
Institution/Business Type:
Artist / Creative (Individual)
Legal Status:
Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
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Music - GeneralAdditional Disciplines:
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$300 - $2,000State of Residence:
Vermont