Education
Duke University - Durham, NC - 2007-Present
PhD Candidate
La Schola Cantorum - Paris, France - 1999
Summer Composition Program
Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD - 1996-1998
Masters of Music Composition
Shepherd School of Music at Rice University - Houston, TX - 1991-1995
Bachelor of Music Composition
Aspen Music Festival - Aspen, CO - 1994
Summer Composition Program
Westminster Choir College Composition Program - Princeton, NJ - 1990
Summer Composition Program
Commissions
Fort Wayne Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota - Present
Orchestral Work – premiere scheduled for opening concert of 2008/2009 season
Long Leaf Opera Company - Present
Chamber opera to be performed at the Carrboro Arts Center
Richmond Symphony - 2005
Wildcats of Deep Run High Alma Mater – Orchestration
Private Commission - 2005
i thank you God for most this amazing for SATB choir and organ
Commissioned for performance by the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church Choir
Philadelphia Orchestra & Minnesota Orchestra - 2003
We Are Met at Gettysburg for full orchestra composed by Amy Scurria and Steve Heitzeg
Youth Pro Musica - 2003
What is the Beginning? for SSAA choir
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church - 2003
In His High Service for SATB choir in honor of Jeffrey Brillhart
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church - 2002
Thou Who Art Over Us in honor of Jack Moon
Shepherd College Concert Choir, Scott Williamson, Director - 2001
Press Onward for SATB choir
SHE, NYC - 2001
Blossoms for SSAA choir
Vermont Youth Orchestra - 2001
Blessings of Liberty for full orchestra
Private Commission - 2001
Hagar’s Prayer for soprano, piano and trumpet
for the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church
Bryn Mawr Presbtyerian Church - 1999
Salmo 100 for SATB choir
MarthaSmith - 1994
Variations on Reflection for solo piano
Employment
Concert Composer - International - 1994-Present
- Commissions from Philadelphia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Vermont Youth Orchestra, Youth Pro Musica, as well as others (See above for full list of commissions)
- Founder and owner of Adamo Press
Commercial Composer - National - 2005-Present
- Composed music for Twin Lakes Hospital commercial in Leitchfield, KY in collaboration with Group Nine Marketing Company, Louisville, KY
Education, Marketing, Advertising and Service Director – Richmond Piano – Richmond, VA - 2006-2007
- Created and maintained new website
- Developed and ran education program
- Created ads and facilitated marketing for the company
- Piano sales
- Served as service manager
Paralegal - 2003-2006
- LeClair Ryan, P.C. - Richmond, VA
- Tort Litigation Paralegal: Medical Malpractice
- Swartz Campbell, LLC - Philadelphia, PA
- Paralegal, Workers Compensation, Employment and Insurance
Music Education Partnership Coordinator – Settlement Music School - Philadelphia, PA - 1998-2000
- Integrated music instruction for children ages 7-13 in Philadelphia public schools
- Interviewed and hired music instructors for program
- Prepared financial reports detailing year end and projected budgets
- Collated information necessary for grant requests to justify private and government funding
Music Teacher - 1996 – 2000
- Children’s Music workshop teacher based on Orff and Kodaly methods, Settlement Music School - Philadelphia, PA - 1999-2000
- Private Piano Teacher - Houston, TX - 1995-1996
- Private Piano Teacher - Richmond, VA - 2006-2007
Publishing - 1998-Present
- Owner Adamo Press - Durham, NC - 2001-Present
- Hildegard Publishing Company, Assistant to the President - Havertown, PA - 1998-1999
- Music Copyist - Finale - 1993-Present
- Contracted copyist for the Women's Philharmonic - 1998-2000
- Projects for Individual Composers and Self - 1993-Present
Pre-Concert Talks / Presentations
- We Are Met at Gettysburg Premiere - 2003
- Pre-concert discussion / interviews - Kimmel Center - Philadelphia, PA
- Post-concert Meet the Composers – Kimmel Center – Philadelphia, PA
- Interview and CD distributed to children in public schools throughout Philadelphia
- http://www.philorch.org/imaginations/wearemetatgettysburg/amy_diary.htm
- Bus Tour to Gettysburg - Gettysburg, PA – Presentation of We Are Met at Gettysburg
- Union League - Philadelphia, PA - Roundtable with Richard Moe, Author
- Philadelphia Public Schools - Philadelphia, PA – Presentations of We Are Met at Gettysburg
- Pre-concert discussion – Concert Hall – Minneapolis, MN
- Post-concert Meet the Composers – Concert Hall – Minneapolis, MN
- Minnesota History Center - Minneapolis, MN – Presentation of We Are Met at Gettysburg
- YWCA - Minneapolis, MN – Presentation of We Are Met at Gettysburg
- Guest Composer in Residence – Shepherd College - Shepherdstown, WV - 2001
- Performances of Scurria works throughout the week
- Masterclass with Individual Student Composers
- Panel discussion
- Choral concert with premiere of commissioned work, Press Onward as well as other works
- Pre-concert talk at premiere of Press Onward
- Post-concert discussion at premiere of Press Onward
- Pre-Concert Talk – Beyond All Walking Premiere - 1998
- Tweeter Center (formerly the E-Center), Camden, NJ
Honors and Awards
- Music performed in the Contemporary Japanese and American Music (CJAM) in Japan - 2007
- Inclusion in Theodore Presser Composer Gallery - 2002-Present
- ASCAP Award Recipient - 1999-Present
- Winner of Haddonfield Young Composers Competition – Beyond All Walking - 1998
- Beyond All Walking selected for reading by Peabody Conservatory Orchestra - 1998
- Co-Founder of Peabody Conservatory Recording Cooperative - 1998
- Music highlighted at National Convention for Women in the Arts, Rice University - 1996
- Participant in a Master Class with John Corigliano, Peabody Conservatory - 1996
- Winner of N. VA Composition Competition - 1990
- Superior rating in National and State Piano Guild - 1988-1991
Radio Performances and Interviews
- Interview on WRTI, Philadelphia, PA (NPR) featuring We Are Met At Gettysburg
- Interview on MPR, Minneapolis, MN featuring We Are Met At Gettysburg
- Radio performances on:
- WRTI, Philadelphia, PA
- MPR, Minneapolis, MN
- WCVT, Burlington, VT
- WPRB FM Classical Discoveries, Princeton, NJ
- Kohlrobi Classics, 90.7 FM, Kohlrobi, CA
Online and Print Articles
Style Weekly – The Ivory Trade
New Music Box Feature
Tom and Arnold Broido of Theodore Presser
Classical Net Review by Steve Schwartz
Piano Lane – Interview with a Rising Star
The Civil War News
Classical Discoveries Playlist
Preservation Online
We Are Met At Gettysburg for the Philadelphia Orchestra
Today in Music History
The Philadelphia Orchestra E-News
Committees
- Student Representative for the Alumni/Student Panel to present issues relevant to Peabody students - 1998
- Student Representative for a Special Committee on Student Relations at Peabody - 1996-1998
List of Compositions
Published by Theodore Presser Company
A Prayer - SATB Choir - 1999
And He Shall Be Like a Tree - SATB Choir - 1999
Beyond All Walking - full orchestra - 1998
Published by Adamo Press
Brass Trio - trombone, euphonium, tuba - 2008
Adaptations - solo piano - 2007
something borrowed, something blue - solo piano - 2007
i thank you God for most this amazing - SATB choir and organ - 2005
We Are Met at Gettysburg - full orchestra - 2003
What is the Beginning? - SSAA choir - 2003
In His High Service - SATB choir - 2003
Thou Who Art Over Us - SATB choir and organ- 2002
Press Onward - SATB choir - 2001
Blossoms - SSAA choir - 2001
Blessings of Liberty - full orchestra - 2001
Hagar’s Prayer - soprano, trumpet and piano - 2001
Advent - soprano and piano - 2000
Salmo 100 - SATB choir - 1999
Amen - 8 Amens for SATB Choir - 1999
Passion for Guitar - 1998
Five Haiku - soprano, baritone and chamber orchestra - 1998
Fugue and Chorale - for String Orchestra - 1997
Impromptu - tenor and piano - 1996
Rains Alive - tenor and piano - 1996
Games Children Play - solo violin - 1995
Variations on Reflection - solo piano - 1994
A Winter of Flowers - song cycle (four songs) – soprano and piano - 1994
A Wedding March for Jacqueline - organ and trumpet - 1993
Fantasy for Piano - solo piano - 1993
Duo for Clarinet and Horn - 1993
Vocalise - solo piano - 1992
Furchte Dich Nicht - flute, trumpet, two violins, viola, cello, and double bass - 1991
After Tomorrow - solo piano - 1990
Unforgettable Moments - solo piano - 1989
Class of '91 - solo piano - 1991
Silent Words - solo piano - 1991
Charlotte - solo piano - 1988
Simple Thoughts for solo piano - 1988
The Irish Song - solo piano - 1989
Upon Reflection - solo piano - 1989
A Fork in the Road - solo piano - 1989
Sometimes in the Evening - solo piano - 1986
Volunteer and Other Interests
Chester United Methodist Church – Youth Group Volunteer - 2005 – 2007
Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) - Volunteer - 2005 - 2006
Maymont - Volunteer - 2005
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church Choir - Bryn Mawr, PA - 2000 – 2004
Albemarle Hopeline Women and Children’s Center - Elizabeth City, NC - 1994-1995
- Mentor
- Organized and ran a children’s music program to aid in expression and self confidence
- Volunteer to accompany children to visits to courthouse and police departments
Houston Area Women’s Center (HAWC) - Houston, TX - 1991-1996
- Member of Students Organized Against Rape (SOAR), Rice University
- Made presentations at local high schools on the importance of respect and personal boundaries
- Co-Wrote and Acted in Scruples, a play for incoming Rice University Freshman on the issues of dating, date rape, personal boundaries and respect
Rice University Cycling Team (only female team-member) - Rice University, Houston, TX - 1993-1994
Peer Counselor - Robert E. Lee High School – Springfield, VA - 1991
- Acted as peer counselor to high school and elementary aged students
- Made presentations at local elementary schools on the issue of peer pressures and self-confidence
Competitive Equestrian - 1981-1991
Flying Airshow - 1989-1991
- Served as aircrew loading passengers into bi-planes
- Performed various acts and stunts as part of the show
