Julie Zhu is appointed to the inaugural cohort of President’s Postdoctoral Fellows at the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Having completed her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in music composition at the department of music and the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics at Stanford University, Stanford, California, she is pursuing creative and research projects full time for the next two years in the department of performing arts technology and in affiliation with the department of organ, where she will perform regularly on the university’s two carillons and work on composing projects for carillon, harpsichord plus electronics, and organ plus violin. In October, the 63rd annual University of Michigan organ conference featured a recital of her works for acoustic carillon, carillon with electronics, and the world premiere of Fulgura Frango for harpsichord.
Previously, Zhu served as carillonist for St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, New York. She holds a diploma from the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen, Belgium, a Master of Fine Arts degree in combined media from Hunter College, New York, New York, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts degree in art from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
For information: juliezhu.net.
Other recent appointments:
Chad Fothergill to Duke Chapel, Durham, North Carolina
