Sebastian Currier, an American composer born on March 16, 1959 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, grew up in Providence, Rhode Island. He graduated from the Juilliard School and the Manhattan School of Music. His early compositions included Crossfade for two harps and Microsymph, a condensed symphony. In October 2005, members of the Berlin Philharmonic performed an evening of his works, including the premiere of Remix. Currier completed the orchestration of Stephen Albert's Symphony No. 2, which was recorded by Naxos Records alongside Albert's Pulitzer Prize-winning Symphony No. 1 Riverrun. Notable recordings include Anne-Sophie Mutter’s performance of "Aftersong". He premiered his own "Time Machines" with the New York Philharmonic. Currier received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1992, the Rome Prize in 1994, and the Berlin Prize in 2005. In 2007, he was awarded the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for Static.
