Ermir Bejo: the Scorefollower project

Ermir Bejo, born in 1987 in Tirana Albania, is a
contemporary classical and electronic music composer. Both within
and apart from his music, Bejo draws significant influence from
visual art, cinema, classic literature, mathematics, and
philosophy. Bejo’s approach is grounded in the exploration of
hierarchies and conflicts arising from the treatment of musical
time as a non-linear concept. His music is performed in concert
halls and music festivals by a growing roster of internationally
acclaimed performers and ensembles such as Ums ‘n Jip, Nova,
Amorsima Trio, Duo Chromatica, Irvine Arditti, Malgorzata
Walentynowicz, Elizabeth McNutt, Redi Llupa, Alexander Richards,
Yumi Suehiro, and Juan Sebastian Delgado among others.


Bejo holds degrees in music composition from the University of
North Texas (PhD, 2017), University of Louisville (MM, 2013), and
Skidmore College (BA, 2010). He has additionally participated in
numerous lessons and masterclasses with composers such as Chaya
Czernowin, James Dillon, and Esa-Pekka Salonen among others.
Since 2015, he has served as director of the Score Follower
organization, a leading online new music resource. In
collaboration with composers, performers, major publishers, and
recording labels alike, the organization curates music projects
with a wide international reach and participation. He has taught
music composition and audio technology since 2012. From 2016 to
2017, he served as president of the Composers Forum organization
at the University of North Texas. Currently, Bejo serves on the
board of Kaleidoscope MusArt organization in Miami, and works as
audio reinforcement technical director at the University of North
Texas’ College of Music, which is the largest public university
music program in the United States.

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MUSICAL EXCERPTS IN ORDER
Ermir Bejo, Opus 4 for piano, movement 1
Ermir Bejo, Opus 4 for piano, movement 3



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