For Good Measure

SAGE SHURMAN (b. 2005) is a composer, orchestrator, and multimedia artist from Los Angeles. She is interested in art as a sensory experience and is known to create driving emotional narratives. Amongst other awards, Sage is an ASCAP Morton Gould winner, a John Green Prize winner, and a YoungArts winner. She has been commissioned by groups including Hub New Music, the Taos Chamber Music Group, the Cincinnati May Festival, and ChamberQUEER. Additionally, her works have been performed by ensembles including the Los Angeles Philharmonic String Orchestra, members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the Southeast Symphony, Sandbox Percussion, the Thalea Quartet, the Parker Quartet, Ensemble 4 These Times, members of the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), NKCC, Triple Helix, and Recap Percussion Quartet. (full bio: sageshurman.com)