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Derek Bermel (born 1967, in New York City) is an American composer, clarinetist and conductor whose music blends various facets of world music, funk and jazz with largely classical performing forces and musical vocabulary. He is the recipient of various awards including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the American Academy in Rome's Rome Prize awarded to…
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| Derek Bermel | Born | 1967 (age 58–59) New York City, New York, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Derek Bermel | Occupation | Composer | 1.00 | infobox |
| his own TONK | instance of | performing with groups | 0.80 | text |
| Meredith Monk | instance of | The group and has heard from guest lecturers | 0.80 | text |
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| and John Corigliano | instance of | The group and has heard from guest lecturers | 0.80 | text |
| had pieces read by ensembles such as the American Composers Orchestra | instance of | The group and has heard from guest lecturers | 0.80 | text |
| the University of Michigan | instance of | Bermel also conducts masterclasses at universities and music festivals | 0.80 | text |
| University of Chicago | instance of | Bermel also conducts masterclasses at universities and music festivals | 0.80 | text |
| Yale University | instance of | Bermel also conducts masterclasses at universities and music festivals | 0.80 | text |
| Peabody Conservatory | instance of | Bermel also conducts masterclasses at universities and music festivals | 0.80 | text |
| Bowdoin | instance of | Bermel also conducts masterclasses at universities and music festivals | 0.80 | text |
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