Alumni

THE E.T.S.U. DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE FIRST WINNER OF THE KENTON COE COMPOSITION ENDOWMENT AWARD to Bradley A. Fore.   Bradley Fore is an E.T.S.U. Senior studying Music Education.  He is from Glade Spring, Virginia.  Fore is taking composition lessons from Dr. Maria A. Niederberger at E.T.S.U.  One of Fore's formative musical experiences during high school was that he was singing in the Highland Youth Ensemble (HYE).  In spring of 2009, Fore conducted the E.T.S.U. Chorale as they debuted his first major compositional work, Liberty, on their annual semester concert.  The HYE is planning to sing Fore's second movement of Liberty during their Spring 2010 season.