Evan Ziporyn is an American composer and clarinetist born on December 14, 1959 in Chicago. Ziporyn achieved professional recognition for a musical career characterized by post-minimalist music and cross-cultural orientation. He achieved professional recognition for a career that began after studying at the Eastman School of Music, Yale University, and the University of California, Berkeley. Ziporyn achieved professional recognition for traveling to Bali in 1981 and 1987 to study with the musician Madé Lebah. His recording career began as a co-founder of the ensemble Bang on a Can All-Stars in 1992. Ziporyn achieved professional recognition for founding the ensemble Gamelan Galak Tika at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1993. He achieved professional recognition for receiving a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance in 1998 as a member of the ensemble Steve Reich and Musicians. His discography included the solo recording This Is Not a Clarinet (2001) which reached top 10 lists nationally. Ziporyn achieved professional recognition for the theatrical work ShadowBang (2001) and the opera A House in Bali (2009). He achieved professional recognition for being named a USA Walker Fellow in 2007. His musical career included performing with the musicians Iva Bittová and Gyan Riley in the ensemble Eviyan from 2012.
